Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-13
CITY NEWS,

A petition in bankruptcy was iilod yes
tcrday by Peter f. Reno Of St Adams.
He has liabilities If sisi.5o and assets
Of so. all of which arc claimou exempt
A petition in bankruptcy WAS filed Tues
day by Lyman ". May. n lumbernan
Of Vernon. Tie has liabilities of Sol? and
assets of siei all of which are claimed
exempt.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
Thursday by Joseph r. Morrill,. hotel
keeper and liveryman of Swanton. He
has liabilities Of s2eo6.5s and assets of
s5,451.s1. Of which $500 are claimed exempt.
Michael Ryan. who was arrested on
charge If ASSEMBLING Ernest Rogers
few weeks ago. was placed in jail yes
,ordav, his hondsman. ". r. Thomas hav-
ing surrendered him. Tho bail was fixed
al $500.
News was received in the city Fri
day of the death of Mrs IIonora Quinn at
Hartford Conn. She was formerly a resi-
dent IF Burlington. She is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Thomas Connolly OF
Hartford.
News has been received here Of the death
at Cambridge Of Fred W. Corhett. who Is
w,ll known in Burlington Tho funeral
was held Sunday morning at ten o'clock
at l'nderhill
Officer T.. T. Nc Eligott. who has been
m the sick list for the past four weeks.
returned to duty on saturday evening.
He suffered with sprancd ankle anu
tatcr with crysipclas.
Mrs Sarah Tatro was taken Tuesday
% the House of Correction in Rutland.
.he was recently released on a conditional
carbon. She violated the terms of the
,ardon and was returned to the ipstitu.
ion to complete her sentence.
The engagement is announced of Ted Coll
ms. formerly druggist of this city. to
Hiss Anna NJ. Greed of Taunton, Mass,
IN. wedding will take place October Is at
Taunton. Mr.. Collins will continue in thu
'rug business in Boston.
Miss Lcona Bingham Of Binghamvile
, sister of Or l.. NJ. Bingham Of this
city. is resting comfortably following
serious operation performed at the
Mary Fletcher hospital. and hopes are
entertained Of her complete recovery.
Il
rennant of Hnlyoke, Mass. and Franklin
Ming Riker of this city is announced.
Hiss Tenant is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Ms. Henry G. Tenant. The latter is a
rster of George G Mayo of this city and
commander Henry T. Mayo. L. S. N.
Applications from both residents and
1on-residents for admission IT, the high
school IN the fall arc now being received
n such numbers as to indicate that. with
The large class from the grammar school,
the entering class next year will he larger
Man the average.
Civil service examinations were held
Yesterday IN the high school building for
FIRST and second grade customs work
There were II candidates for first grade
md three for second grade work. The
examinations were in charge of c. l..
Alexander of the local customs service.
Professor Isaac Thomas principal Of
he high school. who attended the recent
educational convention in Providence. X.
/. is now in Guilford. Mass. where he
has taken cottage and has been joined
|, his daughters Julia, Ma,ior and Ads-
line and his son. Richard They viii spend
the rest of the summer there.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed Sat.
nrday by Gordon Bros. of Lyndon. The
concern has Liabilities Of S75S4.32. l. II
Gordon has liabilities Of $3.50 and assets OF
sl0o. l.. ". Gordon has no liabilities anc
has assets Of Sej3. Of which 500 are claim
cd exempt. \ petition was also filed by
W II Clapp of Troy He has liabilitiei
nf SEQ 50 and assets Of $50.
The summer Sunday runs ~ the steam
or Vermont were begun Sunday Dur
in, the summer months the boat will ar
rive in this city on Sunday morning from
Plattshurgh. Bluff Point and Port Ken
Al sos. leaving at a:15 for Fort icon
horoga and Intermediate" landings max
ing train connections for Lake Gcorg
ana the south, Nii Whitehall.
William Cuylor was arrested Thursda'
BY the police on a charge of intoxication
Suspicion was also directed against hin
N the matter Of the theft Of II watch.
pair of earrings and a finger ring. Hi
house WAS searched but nothing wa
fmlrd TIo denied being drunk and ais
denied that he mad stole the goods whc
were taken from Mrs Spear of Colchrs.
avenue.
Mrs. Nora Van cor, wife of T. f.. VA
r'ur died al her home on North Win osk
avenue carly Yesterday morning. MIR.
Van cor had been III for about a Yea
and had been a great suffcre'. She is SUI
wed by her husband and by one daugl
ter. Maud. the wife Of Il G. Shlanklc u
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. The funeral will h
Id from tho one Friday afternoon II
two ',lo X with huia' IN Lake Nie'
cemetery.
A FIRE IN d y aft"rrool did e, inside
able CANA G To Il @ leco ptinn I, ON
can't. r.. y. Woo1hury's re id,n =
Brooke Vsnue one of the children WI
phvIns with matches when the lace ;lrhl
ares over one of the windows ,gnitc1 an
weIe Consumed briskly. The flames spr a
% tho woodwork which was considerahl
rharred and also rea he'd tho cafntt an
some Of the furniture. I he IRE wds -
tmguishod through the use of water b
members Of the Woodbury. household
The Hon W. J. Van Patton has in
vitcd Brigadier-General James
Wade. T.. = A, in command Of tn
Atlantic division Of the army, Ia h
present at the dedication of Ethan Al
len Tower on August ID. The lette
also contains a request for the order
ing Of the regiment OF the Sth infar
try. II companies of infantry and ban'
from Plattsburgh barracks to be pres
ent on that day in this city to TAX
he nd lodi o.