Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-09

Joseph Stannard on South Champlain
street Saturday night. Justice Webster
decided that the two cases OF beer seized
were intended for private use. He ordered
them returned and Stannard was dis
charged.
Minor LaBanche or White was in
city court yesterday afternoon and en-
tered a plea of guilty when arraigncd
for intoxication. He was fined SIS and
costs of S9.79. This man, who is col
orcd, has been around the city for some
time. claiming to be a detective He
was detected" at one o'clock ycster-
day morning in such an advanced state
of intoxication that he was run in by
| the police.
| The school commissioners met ycster-
day afternoon at four o'clock and trans
acted considerable amount of routine
business. The designations of Miss Reed
| a teacher in the Adams school. and Of
Miss Beach, who has taught kindergarten
| in the Star hose building. were accepted.
At the conclusion of tho meeting the COM
| missioners went to the grammar school
| building to examine the work being done
! there.
| r. n. r. Emerson. a graduate of the
burlington high school in the class of
1900 and Of the University of Vermont
in the class of 1904. and for the past
! two years a student in the Harvard
Law school. recently passed the Mass
achusetts state bar examinations. Mr.
| Emerson is the son of Prof s. r Emer-
son of the University of Vermont. He
has another year to finish his course
at Harvard Law school.
| The many friends of the Hon Cassius
Peck will regret to learn of the death
of his daughter Mary Aurelia Peck,
wife of Or. c. A. Shaw, of Northfeld.
Mrs. Shaw died at her home Sunday af-
ter a long Illness. She was 81 years
Vermont in the class Of sc. and leaves
a husband and twin boys six years old.
The funeral was held from the home
in Northteld Tuesday morning at ten
| o'clock and intorment was in Brook
field.
Col. LeGrand E. Cannon is seriously
i'll at his home, Overlake On Tuesday
he was stricken with acute indigestion
and for time he was in a very grave
condition. He rallied yesterday and last
evening was reported TO be resting COM
fortably, although not out of danger Col
Cannon was 80 years old last November
and his advanced years lend a more ser-
Gus aspect to the outcome Of his illness
although his vigorous constitution has
borne the strain remarka bly,. He Is at
! tended by DIR. D. c. Hawley.
Mrs. r. Edward Dooley died yesterday
I ,l,a
Fanny Allen hospital the result of an
operation, performed last Saturday. 1t
was at first thought that she would re-
cover, but late Tuesday evening her con-
dition grew rapidly worse. She was SO
years of age, She is survived by a hus-
band and daughter and father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Sullivan
She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Patrick
Kennedy and Mrs. William Provost The
funeral arrangements are not completed
There will r-obably be a shake-up in
the location of the postal stations in
this city. Heretofore the operators of
the stations have received $500 a year
for their services but their pay has
now been reduced to 5000. Eugene
Gosselin & Brother, who have conduct
ed the station on North street refused
to keep it for that price and yesterday
it was moved to the drug store of Tref-
file Duhamel on Elmwood avenue
Those who conduct the other three sta
tions are said to be dissatisfied
BY consent of the oratrix and with
out hearing. a pro forma decree has
been entered in the chancery case of
Annie NJ. Bean, executrix of Catherine
a. Atkinss estate and guardian of Beu-
lah Atkins. vs. Alfred Atkins, George
Atkins and Morris Atkins, dismissing
the bill and holding the supplemental
answer of George and Morris Atkins,
filed by leave of the court, sufficient.
The oratrices were given leave to APP
peal and through her solicitors, f. C.
Mower and Cowles & Moulton, the APP
peal has been made by the executrix.
The funeral of George r. Richardson
was held Mindav afternoon at three
o'clock at the family home with burial
in Elmwood Avenue cemetery. In the
death Of Mr.. Richardson which occurred
Saturday, Burlington loses one of its
oldest residents and one whose integrity
and sterling worth were recognized by
all who knew him. He died in the house
which ndu DcPn MS nome netWeen % and
50 years He Is survived by one son, e |
c. Richardson of Muskegon. Mich, and
two daughters, Mrs W. W. Weaver of
Somervile Mass, and Mrs. J. d. Bea-
cnam Of Brooklyn, n. Y
e. G. Mason, for a number of years
connected with the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society, and for the past few years
A resident of this city, has resigned 10 |
accept general agency for the Massa- |
chusetts Mutual Life Insurance COM
paHy of Springfield. Mass. the field as |
signed being northern New York ind
western Vermont. The office headouar- |
tiers for New York are at % North Pearl |
street, Albany, and for Vermont, No. 100 |
Church street, Burlington Mr. Mason's |
family will reside in Albany Mr.. Mason
has. since the death of the late w II |
s. Whitcomb. the distinction of being the |
Oldest active life insurance agent in tho
State and was one of the oldest OF the
Equitable agents having commenced IN |
write business for them in 1871 The
many friends Of Mr.. Mason will wish him
cess in the new departure.
Wylie b. Jones. who suffered a broken
leg In runaway accident Sunday.
started Monday afternoon for Ruc.
falo, n. y, on stretcher, Mrs. Jones |
and DR.. +. +. Joyner accompanied him
and DR. sam Sparhawk went as far no |
Albany. Mr. Jones was onxIou, 60 no.