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

gains" at the stores you must read the
ads.
Miss Madge Alberts and Eugene A.
Smith, Jr., were quietly married last even
ing by the Rev. e. c. Bennett at his
residence.
Will Stanley was before Justice Web
ster yesterday on a charge of intoxica-
ton. He pleaded guilty and was An s.
and costs which were paid.
Judgment was rendered Tuesday in
city court in the case of F. J. Cowles
VS.. Max Agel for the plaintiff to re-
cover damages of s49577 and costs,
A. II. Chesmore and w. y. Brigham of
Jericho were before Judge Mower in city
court Thursday and pleaded guilty TO
charges of ntoXcation. They were fined
s. and costs of S9@. Both mon paid
William Kelley. travelling agent Of the
Wisconsin central railway. wishes us to
announce that the G. \. r. tickets have
been reduced to SELLS from any Vermont
point to st. Paul and return.
Walter Bracken was arrested Fri
day on charge of breach of the peace.
He was taken before Justice Webster.
He was convicted and fined S. and
costs. which he paid
The button guessing contest at A. Il.
Holhrookss shoe store WAS won by Miss
E. r. Peters of 15l North Union street.
The number of buttons $3.50 and Miss
Peters guessed 5,5S2, getting the prize of
doll and carriage.
Frank Butler and Alfonso Berard were
arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
Ravlln and were taken before Justice
+. G. Webster Il charge of breach of
the peace. They were each fined 81 and
costs The amounts were paid
William McGinns. who was shot in
the thigh at the Industrial school at YER
gennes recently returned FRI
day to his home in Nergennes. He is
obliged to walk with crutches but ex-
poets soon to be fully recovered.
James Flynn who recently con-
victed of intoxication in city court, was
before Judge Mower again Friday and
withdrew his appeal. The fine and costs
amount to s23,71. He will serve the
alternate sentence of ten days in Jail.
Judgment was rendered Thursday by
Justice A. V. Spaldng in the case of
Hymen Gladstone VS.. j. Major for the
plaintiff to recover damages of 80 and
,osts of s443 Possession of the premises
sued for was also given. The defendant
'ook an appeal,
Two petitions in bankruptcy were
fled yesterday. Maurice Kelley, a mason
Of St. Johnsbury, has liabilities of $751;
s. and assets of s9ss, of which s420 are
claimed exempt p. f. Baker. a laborer
IF Newport, has liabilities of 1888. So and
assets of 100, of which 5000 are claimed
exempt.
A petition was circulated Thursday ask
lang the mayor to call a city meeting to
see II the city would appropriate money
to build a filtration plant. The necessary
number of signers were secured and the
mayor called meeting for Tuesday even
Ing, August Z, at 1880 o'clock The sum
mentioned for the plant is not more than
$4,000
Arthur Mossey OF this city, an employe
of the Hudson River Telephone company
in Glens Falls. ~ Y. while working
at the top Of telephone pole received a
shock from a heavily charged wire, 1900
volts passing through his body. His cs-
cape from death was miraculous, the
young mans weight alone saving him as
1t swung him loose from the wire His
right hip was broken : the fall to the
ground.
Capt. L. s. Miller, who has been in
structor in military science and tao
tics at the University of Vermont for
the past three years, left Monday night
for Mount Gretna, Pa where he will act
IS one of the umpires in the army
manoeuvres during the month of Au-
gust. Captain Miller was recently
transferred from the 103d company of
coast artillery TO the unassigned list.
Letters received in this city from the
Rev. George y. Bliss, who with Mrs
Bliss is travelling in England, announce
their safe arrival in that country. They
spent six days in rural England visiting
Chester, birmingham and other places
before proceeding to London, where the
letter was mailed. Dr. and Mrs. Bliss had
also visited Canterbury and were about
to leave for Oxford.
Howard Bordo committed some time
ago to the Industrial school at Vergennes
from this city, was recently arraigned be-
fore an Enosburgh Falls justice of the
peace charged with entering orchards and
destroying property. He was again COM
mitted to the Industrial school, this time
for the remainder OF his minority. The
boy was taken from the school and was
living in Bordoville. in the hope that
country life might reform him.
Patrick Drown was arrested Saturday |
by Sheriff Horton and was in city court |
on a charge of breach of the peace lie |
was fined 81 and costs A warrant for |
browns arrest had been out for a week
but on two or three occasions when the |
sheriff had been to his home on Main |
street Drown has skipped out the rear
toor as the sheriff came in from the |
street. Saturday the sheriff took Deputy |
Lord with him. AS the sheriff entered |
the rear door Drown came out Of the |
front door and met Deputy Lord.
Word was received in this city yester- |
day of the death in Brooklyn, n. Y, |
after a lingering Illness, of DR.. Harry H. |
Atwater, a grand of Ambrose and |
Sally Atwater. DIR. AtWater visited in |
this city few years ago, Being q mem
Der OF the old Atwatcr family, h, has |
many friends here He was a graduate
OF Cornell university and until some
time time ago had practiced medicine |
in st. Regis. He married Miss Grace Nc |
Gee, by whom, with his parents, Henry
II. and Mary Atwater, and his sisters, |
Mrs. Frank Van Dyke and Miss Florence |
and Edith AtWater he la suryiyed J,,r,a