Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23

Webster: Fairfield, Edward Nowland,
Fletcher. @. q. Carpenter: Franklin. w.
J. Towle: Georgia, Newell Coburn, Sid
ncy l.. Judd; lIighaate, u. q. Powers;
Montc emery, J. w. GoodApecd: Richford,
u. Marcy: Sheldon, u. J. Brown ST. Al
bans city, Henry Coleman, George G.
Duling; for ovcrsecr OF the poor George
G.. Story; for listers. John g. Keenan, for
three years, Frank Menard or two years
and Jerry II. Cummings for one year; for
auditors, Michael +. Sullivan for three
years, Chas. L. Bingham for two years
ard ]. Il. Wiley for one year; for city
grand Jurors. A. H. George. Charles u.
Watson and John g. Keenan,; for trustee
of the United states deposit fund, T.. J.
Houghton; for library trustees. for three
years, Alfred A. Hall and Nathan N.
Post. The city committee was empowered
to fill vacancies that might occur.
The democratic caucuscs of wards four
five and six were held ut the conclusion
Of the city caucus In ward four no
nomination was made for alderman. but
the ward committee was empowered ID
certify on the name Of n candidate before
the time limit expired on Monday night.
Fed W. Hyde was rencnnated for school
commissioner. In ward Ave, Patrick Ryan
was named for alderman and Charles W
Buckley for school commissioner Ward
six nominated james Kennedy for alder
man and George w. Ewyer for school
commissioner.
| Tho republican city caucus held ut the
city hall Monday night was largely at
tended and enthusiastic gathering and o
straight party ticket was placed In nomi-
nation as follows: For mayor II. Elmer
Wheeler; for city clerk and treasurer. Il.
Melvin Hopkins; for constable and tax
collector. Fred Demcrs; for listers, Jerry
VI. Cummings for three years, Franklin
II. Dcwart for two years and Elmer john
son for one year: for grand jurors. Nathan
n. Post. Eugene NJ. Blake and George c.
stevens: for oversecr of the poor, Ma
poleon ]. Jarvis; for auditors. a. w. Rob-
inson. Henry W. Hatch and A. C. 3. Bee
man; for trustee L. S. deposit fund.
Francis J. Houghton; for trustees. st.
Adams public library, Alfred A. Hall.
Nathan n. Post.
The results In the wards were ms fol-
lows: Ward ono II. ". Ballard alder
man ana H. Charles Royce school COM
missioner: ward two. ~ J. Jarvis alder
man and Alexander Tuscany school COM
err ward three. Peter ]. Belhumeur alder
man and .Alcxandery Tuscany school conf
missioner. ward four, Norman n. Atwood
alderman and Fred w. Hyde school COM
missioner; ward five, George .. Mitchell!
alderman and Robert II. Ford school coni-
missioner; ward six. Frank Charbonnoau
alderman and George W. Dwycr school
commissioner.
At the ward one democratic caucus,
Charles l.. Bingham was named for al
d"rman and II. Charles Royce for
school commissioner. Tho ward two
democratic caucus endorsed Jarvis for
alderman and Carey for school com
missioner. In ward four the demo-
Gratis endorsed Atwood for alderman
and in ward three the democrats en-
dorsed Bclhumeur for alderman
School Commissioner Perron Of ward
three. who was defeated for renom-
inntion in his caucus. has filed indc-
pendent nomination papers and will
make IA run for his old job.
owing tn TIL fact that ii murder case
Will be tried at the sprn. term of Frank
lin County Court, which convenes here
, on Tuesday, March "A. the following
vcnirc of grand jurors has been 'iraWi
Ia consider the case of Giovanni Eiscun,
who is lying in FranIln county jail
charged with the murder Of Franc Phillip
at Swanton Junction on October ~ last
''hc grand jurors arc: Baksrsii, Id. W. 5
Euwney: Berkshire. Ezra +. Smith. philc
.. Kendall: EnosNureh. Eugene Law.
renee. y. +. Leach; Fairfax, Dan n
story; St Adams town, Sidney Shutters
The list of petit jurors who ore drawn tC
serve during the coming term follows
. bakersfield, Harmon r. Soule. JOSEPH
, Maloett; Berkshire. Homer b. Lovorin
, Charles t.wrs: ErosbLrgh. Eli n Judd
Wesley Il. Ovitt: i'ariaN. r. NJ. Bal
lard. Dougla; Buck; Fairfield. Eugene
Waite. ". t. Hcn'lrick.'. II l.. Abel
Fletcher, r. a. Ke2er: t'rar kiln. Charlie.
l.. Culcord. George II. Anderson: Georgia
Henry w. Smith. Edward y. Curtis. ben
! i"inin Dinsmore: liiehgate, Y. r. Smith
, a. u. Seward. Montgomery. Gallery c
Combs, Hcman C. Campbell: Kichford
" y. Starhopc. Elias Combs: Sheldon
a. \. Marvin, W. y. Willy: st. Adams
City. II. C.. Babcock, John Brennan. n. +
, Clark; St. Albans towr. G. II Beals
Jlrncs Mooney: Swanton. NJ. Crcnin, c
II. Reynolds.
, The call for the annual city meeting
to be held Tuesday. March :, has beer
! issued. 1t contains besides the article re
lating to the election of officers and tn
license question. an article to sec if tn,
. city will vote to exempt the members D
, the fire department from paying pol
, tax the coming year and also to see /
, tho city will vote to appropriate $500 t
maintain two free beds for the sick ant
injured ut the st Albans hospital.
Charles l.. bingham, who was nominal
, ed as the democratic candidate for alder
man in ward one. has declined TO ALLOW
the use Of his name. thus leaving ii. w
, Ballard clcor field.
William Bcvins was arragncd befor
Judge i'llotson in city court Tuesda.
, morning and fined s. and costs for Il frs
offcnse of intoxication. Bevins. VIII
claims to hail from Georga, was scel
going up Fairfield street Monday even
ing and as he appeared to he lost. tn
officers were notified and found hin
asleep near the foot of Fairfield hill
:, Bevins would surely have frozen to dealt
, had he not been taken care of.
James II. Daley has been appointe,
, general foreman of the Central Vernon
car shops and has assumed the dutie
of that position.
II. NJ. Mott. referee in bankruptcy
, has received word that his daughter
: Mrs. W. r. Clark. Is dangerously i'll a
her home at Yazoo City. Miss.
Miss Ida Rand Hill of High stree
left Tuesday for Providence. r. l.
where she will make her home in tn
| futurn Merrill 7 Hill cynerte m lon ~