Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-02
WINOOsKI.

MT. ana MIS-. william Na1ctte or
West street are the parents of a son
born yesterday. Mrs. vaiette was for
merry Miss Anna Patnaude.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Dupont of Main
street announce the engagement of
their daughter Miss Eva. to George
Fourier. THE wedding will take place
September 3.
The eleven months old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Basary of Center street died
Tuesday. The funeral was held at st.
Mary's Cathedral in Burlington yesterday
afternoon.
william Andrew Chris was drawn into
a pair Of rollers in the wooden mill yes
terday and was badly crushed about the
arms and shoulders. DR.. Hill dressed both
injuries.
Yesterday man, representing him
self as an advance agent for the Prim
rose minstrels, called on a number of
the merchants in the village and stat
ed that as the company had cancelled
its engagement in Burlington he would
like the return of the Autographs end
the complimentary tickets which were
given out but Il few days ago. None
of the merchants doubted his word and
he was given both the tickets and the
paper AS the tickets entile the hold
er to n reserved seat, 1t Is probable
that he disposed of them to good ad-
vantage and profit to himself
Three young boys, named Deforge,
Bousquet and Dcvarney having a de-
sire to go bathing and not having the
| requisite clothing, passed tho White
Bargain Store where several suits were
displayed on the outside The boys
seeing no one in sight helped them
| selves The matter was placed in the
hands of officer Bergeron, who had
| little trouble in locating the thieves
and recovering the property. 1t is
probable that they will be prosecuted.
A large number from here attended
the annual boatride and picnic yestcr
| day to st. Adams bay on the steamer
| Chataugay. which was held under the
| auspices Of Frances u. Stevens Chap
! ter, Order of the Eastern Star. The
day was an ideal one and all report a
| pleasing time.
Tho funeral of the late Joel w. Cilley
was held yesterday morning at eleven
| o'clock from the home of Mrs. Mary
| Daggett at Winooski Park. The SER
! vice was conducted by the Rev. Ed
! ward Hungerford of Burlington and
| the bearers were Messrs. Cole H. T..
| Reynolds and George b. Catlin. The
remains were taken to Richmond for
interment. The arrangements were in
charge of A. f. Clement.
The employees of the Stevens shops
will hold their annual outing and pic
mic at Malletts bay on Saturday.
Gilbert Parmar. who was arrested
| n 70 h,-
geron and Special officer Lavalley for
| intoxication, was up before Justice
Graves yesterday morning He pleaded
| guilty and was fined IS and costs
which he was not able to pay.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Bernard
have gone to Quebec for a few weeks
stay.
Mrs. C. G. Allard and daughter, Zoe,
left yesterday for u two weeks visit
with friends and relatives in Hoosick
| Falls and Troy. n. Y.
Mrs. William Abair. who has been
| Ill for the past week. is improving.
Miss Kate Wardwell and a party of
ten young ladies are spending a week
camping at Hinekburgh pond.
| Mrs. H. V. Horton and Mrs. Graves
and Masters George Horton and Tho
| MAS w dTuWcll nave returned from an
outing at Malletts bay.
| The funeral of the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Basary was held
yesterday afternoon from st. stephen $
Church. The Rev. J. z. Rand officiat-
ed and the intcrment was in st. Jo-
/ seph's cemetery in Burlington.
| Miss Agnes Hart of Clinton, Mass,
| is spending a few days in town as the
| guest of friends.
| Arthur Brace. colored man, was ar
rested late Monday evening by Officer
| Wardwell and Constable Yandow for In
| toxcation He was escorted to the lock
up and the constable held him while the
| officer was unlocking the door. In some
manner the key broke in the lock and
| Constable Yandow went in search of Of
ficer Bergeron to get his key On his
absence the prisoner attempted to get
| away. He raised his hands and brought
| the handcuffs down on officer Wardwell' =
head. He failed to knock him out how
ever, and both men became mixed up in
a lively scuffle with the officer as best
man. After the arrival of Officer Bergeron
and the constable the man again tried to
get away but he was securely locked be-
hind the bars, Tuesday morning he was
| arraigned before Justice Graves and fined
81 and costs. Being without money he
| Will serve the alternate sentence of ten
days in Jail. Brace halls from st. Adams
and word was received from that place
yesterday saying that Brace was wanted
| there on several indictments. During the
mix-up both the prisoner and Officer
| Wardwell were cut about the head, thei,
injuries being dressed by DIR, Sheehan
| Frank Scribner, who was arrested Tues
| toxlcat!on, was sentenced to the work
| house at Rutland for 80 days.
| James Shannon, formerly clerk at the
Central Vermont freight office in Bur
ping department of the wooden mills.
| John Fitzgerald and Michael Nugent
and families are spending a few weeks
in camp at Maletts bay.
| Mass, is spending few days in town as
the guest of her sister, Miss Margaret
| McAvoy.
| Miss Nellie Walton of Lebanon, y. II d,
Is in town for short visit as the guest
OF her aunt, Miss Margaret Shepard,
Patrick Sullivan, ST. who suffered a
paralytlc shock few weeks ago is able
to be about
Misses Katharine McNaly and Kath-
larine Wardwell of Richmond are spend