Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-30
CITY NEWS.


trbutcd 1l2 turkeys among their em-
ploy,s yesterday.
The creditors Of Alison Bradley OF
Williston. who flied It voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy. at Il meeting Friday
decided to object to his discharge.
a now system Of registration has been
Installed in the office ut the Van Ness
lio,s,. Each guest signs card instead
of the old registration book aud this
card is kept ON iilo.
petition in bankruptcy was filed
Thursday Ivy Edward Mcdonald. Il stone
cutter of " iililu.t' WI II" has Liabilities
OF $3.50 ana assets of $500 "f which
$3.50 are claimed exempt.
The hebrews of this city have raised
nearly 500 to ale viate the suffering or
their countrymon in Russia. There will
probably be no more money collected In
this city for that purpose.
li,ati, officer Courtney accompanied
Mrs Michael ,;roeon of ritkin street to
the state hospital for the iiisal" vt Wa
tcrbury MONDAY. Her five children were
rec ntlv placed in the Providence orphan
asylum.
jhc turkeys and geese which were seized
1T Swanton by customs officials will be
sold ut auction next Tuesday at 10 a. m.
at the office Of the Burlington Beef CO.
b. e. l.. Alexander. deputy collector and
Inspector of customs.
Attorney G.. J. Russell will on Friday
assume the duties of county clerk to
succeed Q. 4. Ray Mr.. Russell was ap-
pointed by the assistant Judges after the
i,,,.. fi,,,, r,f Mr. IA Ind boon tot, 80
cd Mr. Ray will spend the winter in the
West.
William j. Clark. aged 81 years. died
Sunday morning Of pneumonia. MIR
clark was the father of NJ. q. Clark
Of this city and had resided with him.
rho remains were taken Tuesday to
Portland. Nc. for burial.
TWO cases were entered in the county
clerks office Saturday for trial at the
March term Of county court. One was the
appeal in the estate of Mary kiddcr
'hamborlin and the other was that of
H. Moulton ". tn" Pioneer Wooden
'rnp1ny
William l;cnvny of Richmond WAS be-
ore .JlStlcc j. II. Muc"inb.r Tuesday
and furnished bail in the sum of $50, in
case against him growing ont of
'oizure Of liquor made at tho Bellevue
louise by putty Sheriff Lord The ease
VIII y. tried December Is.
q. T.. Whitney has purchased Tie pacing
,,rsc Angus Pointer ard VIII add him
his string of trotters r"Nt summer
rho price paid is said to he $500. This
a"rse is considered to he III" most pronl-
e,ns for next season of amy in the Coun-
IN II. las Il record Of 1h4 :.
y meeting of the college Street Congrc-
.ltiunal Church was held Thursday for
h' purpose of receiving the report OF the
omntt.c on pastor. The committee rec
lnmcnd,d that a call he extended to the
Rev. /. c. Smart of Pittsficld, Mass, and
without taking decisive action the meet
NJ was adjourned for Two weeks.
Joseph Iacross was in city court YES
oIday for being drunk. He pleaded guilty
Joseph 1across was in city cour Tues
'ay for being drunk. lie pleaded guilty
ma was fined IS and costs of 1913. Daniel
G. Wilson of bennington also pleaded
guilty to being drunk. He was fined 81
and costs of 1919. which nc paid.
\ petition in bankruptcy was filed TUES
t.ay by Robert Borne He has liabi-
tics of 1865 80 and assets of sS7o.5o. of
tilitics sIO4 are secured claims ss,7 50
unsecured and $3.50 is due help. Ills as
st. consist of $500. stock in trade;
So. household goods: Sic! pcrsonai prop
trtN. s2i6 debts due on account.
Thomas Young Of Peru street. who has
been brakeman on tho local Central Yer
mont railway freight train running be-
tween this city and ESSEX Junction, has
b"cn pronoted to he spare conductor on
the passenger train ON the same run.
AArl HcnerS of Nortl avenue bra ke-
lncn on tho latter train. has been chang
"a To the Burlington a. I.amoille
uivison.
Hector I. I'm died Of ,lropsy at his
home North street Saturday morning.
MI. till, who WAS a native of Georgia,
uad resided in this city about ~ years,
p'inc employed at the thamplain shops.
iiC is survived hy wife and two sons.
Edward e. and Ira L. iiill OF this city.
Tia, funeral was held from the home
Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock. with
Ntcrucnt in Lake View cemetery.
Alfred Sweeney. tho nan who went tn
sleep alongside Of the Burneton lrac-
ilon cOmpany's tracks on Pine street Sun
day morning and who was rendered un-
conscious when a car struck HIM, nwoke
from hos stupor Monday and was re-
leased from tho Mary Fletcher hospital.
Vic only injury was the cut in ms fore
head and the stCpor must have been
caused from an overload Of soln, thing
| Manager Ioons of tho Champlaiu
transportation company went Tuosdu V
7" Shelburnc harior to inspect the y, "
tth" steamer. which is being constructed.
'Ihe snake stack, rudder and air COM
hrcSSdr used on the riyct mauh in. were
'k'n Tuesday to the harhor Mr..
Marble, PRESIDENT Of the Marble Ship
luildinc company. has added l., m,n f.,
III" force at work there.
Mrs. Zolc PntcnaiIdc di,d 'Tlurs,i,,
morning ut slX tclock at the HON. ,G
\cnant l'laiS on GrCN" street. Sir. Yeas
Hi years Of ag" and had resided I'm III.
rity about three years. She was \ NIL
tive Of 81, Phillip. =. O., whore she 81, If
most nf her life. Her maiden nam, MAS
Eol"r.,'. she leaves no near IcI1tivcs
The body WAS taken on .;ainrl,,
morning to St. Edward, l.. e.. vl.r, the
f,,rrtl Was held aud ut'rnout ma,i,,