Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-10
CITY NEWS,

James Doyle pleaded guilty Mon
day to being intoxicated and received
in city court u fine Of s. and costs
with an alternate sentence OF ten days
in Jail.
Joseph Muir was brought into city
court Monday morning to answer 10
q charge of intoxication. He PLEADED
guilty and received IA fine OF 70 ana
costs of siO.2S, which he paid
In city court Thursday judgement was
rendered in the case of William Beaure-
gard vs. Mary Foundry for the plaintin
10 recover damages Of $3.50 and costs OF
a similar amount.
The initial performance at The Strong
Theatre this season, Haverly's Mastedon
MINISTRIES. brought out a full house Tues
6ay evening, and one which thoroughly en-.
joyed the performance.
Hugh Smith went Tuesday to Brook
lyn. n. Y. MIR. Smith has for some years
been employed in the Office Of the Aetna
Life Insurance company in this city and
ne now has a United States custom serv-
ice position in the Brooklyn navy yard.
Three new corporations have been
registered in the office of j. p. Cush-
man, state tax commissioner. They
are the Stamford Light. Heat & Power
Co. capital stock, $4,000: the kidder
Lumber CO. of Rutland, capital stock,
10000; White River Water Co. of
Hartford, capital stock, 10000.
Cards have been received in this
city announcing the marriage In New
York July 81 of ]. II. Michel OF
this city and Miss Kathryn Brodhead
OF New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
will be at home in the Walker BLOCK
on st. Paul street after September I.
Patrick II. Collins OF E.nosburgh Falls
fled a petition in bankruptcy FRIDAY
in this city, He gives his occupation as
night Waterman and has liabilities OF
ESQ with assets of 500. claimed AS exempt
a petition in bankruptcy fas also been
flied by William Bca arcgard of Burlng-
ton. a meat cutter. He has liabilities OF
stcl "A and assets of s25o26, of which T5
is claimed as exempt.
Sarah Jane Bcro wife OF c. f. Bero,
lied at her home ON North street Sun
dav morning at 2:30 o'clock. She is sur
vvcd by two sisters and three brothers,
Mrs Abner Rogers Of HominCford +. g..
Mrs. George Monty and Albert Bosca OF
Fast Chazy. n. V, and Joseph ana Dori
Rosca Of Lowell, Mass. The body was
sent Tuesday morning TO Keesevillc.
n V. her former home, whore intcrment
was made.
Jacob Hoffman died Saturday morning
Of tuberculosis at his home on Canf'eld
street. He was A. years OF age and was
n native of Germany. For the past "a
\, to ntnd nf
late had been in poor health. He is sur
vlved by a wife. daughter. Miss Anna
Hoffman, and n son. Charles Hoffman.
The funeral was held Monday morning at
nine o'clock from St. Mary's Cathedral.
Three petitions for divorce were filed
in the office Of County Clerk Ray Mon
day. They were those of Cassus
F, Williams, who seeks n divorce from
Hattie I. Williams on the ground OF
infidelity; Dorothy A. Dubuque. who
seeks separation from Joseph Dubuque
on the ground of intolerable severity
md refusal to support. and Henry
Prince, who seeks divorce from Ange-
line Prince. alleging infidelity.
Miss Margaret Quinn. aged II years and
Ia months, daughter of MIR. and Mrs. W.
p Quinn. died at the family home. 144
North Willard street. at 80 o'clock yes
terday afternoon OF anaemia- Besides her
parents. Miss Quinn is survived Ivy two
brothers, Lester and William Quinn. botf
of this city. The funeral will be held from
st Mary's Cathedral tomorrow mornnii
At an hour to be announced later ano
burial will be made in St. Josephs GENE
terry.
A delightful social event was the recep
+. Henry Powell and Miss Powell in homo
of Mrs. Spring. The affair. which wa
attended by about go people. was hell
at the home Of the Powell's, 20 William
street, between the hours of four and 81,
o'clock. The guests were received by Mrs
Powell, Miss Powell. and Mrs. Spring
Mrs A. f. Richardson and Mrs. q. G
Benedict poured. while Miss Florenc
Lyman. Mrs. Harry +. Perkins, Miss Mel
lie Hickok. Miss Elizabeth Van Patte
and Miss Julia Smith assisted in the par
,ors.
George W., or "Doddy' Kelley, VIII
was injured on North avenue Alonda
evening. continues to improve at tn
Mary Fletcher hospital. where he wa
taken Immediately after the nights oc
currenco Doubt has arisen as to wheth
er Kelley was really shot. If he wa
shot, it seems quite inaccountable thu
none of the residents, whose homes ar
quite near the spot where the affair oc
CURED. should have heard reports froI
the firearms used. 1t was stated at III
hospital last evening that perhaps ther
night he "A little doubt whether Kelley
scalp wounds were the result Of she
,r shots from firearms, but il was the
impossible TO make a definite state men