Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
ST. ALBANS.

Pudvah is a little better.
ST. ALBANS.
The annual stockholders meeting Of
the West River Railroad company was
held Thursday at the Central Vernon,
offices in this city. The stockhol iers
| organized by electlng the following
board of directors: Walter C. Noyes
John c. Averill and Justus A. South
ard of New London, 0bnn.. Edward c.
Smith, George c. Jones, William f.
Mullins and Chester W. Writer'S of
this city. The directors elected Wal
ter c. Noyes. president: George c.
Jones, vlce-presidcnt, and Wesley IT,
Chaffce, clerk and treasurer
Chief of Police J. F. Mahoney is trying
to get the record of a man supposed to be
FELIX Burton. or Bertrand, of Attleboro.
Mass who began a campaign of criminal
operations in this city on Saturday. On
Saturday morning Burton stole rain
coat valued at SIC from the team of Err
nest Roya of Sheldon. while the team was
standing at Gilmores stables. Burton
went at once to Sweet second hand
store. where he sold the coat for 50. He
then got a few drinks and disappea red
Mr. Roya on going for his team missed
his coat and an investigation was started
and Chief Mahoney notified. The coat
was found at Sweet and n description of
the man obtained. 1t was learned that
Burton had hired "A single rig at Fuller S
to drive to Swanton. Just as Chief Ma
honey and Mr.. Sweet were about to start
for Swanton. a telephone message was
received from officer Beebe, making IN
quiries about the team, the report being
that the man driving the rig had fallen
from the carriage. badly intoxicated and
was under arrest. When Chief Mahoney
reached Swanton, he found that Burton
had tried to disguise the rig as much as
possible, by taking parts OF the harness
Oft the horse, cut tho loop of the check
rein and also cut Fuller's name off the
whip. 1t was learned that he picked up
a woman on the highway near Swantou
and gave her a ride into town. He told
the woman that he was United States
officer, looking for a stolen horse, which
he thought was in Canada. Burton was
arraigned before Justice Gates charged
with intoxication and given ten days In
the county jail He was brought back here
by Chief Mahoney and when he has
served his ten days. will he arraigned on
the charge of grand larceny and possibly
horse stealing.
A son was born Friday night to Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander Ferguson of Ma
son street.
Mrs. William Mulcahcy died Sun.
day at her home ON Fairfield street
after an illness of hut few days with
pneumonia. Besides her husband she
is survived by five children, two sons
Arthur Mulcahey and Benjamin Null
cahev. and three daughters, Mrs
Charles a. sharon of Montreal, Mrs
John l.. Murphy and Miss Lillian Null
cahey of this city. The funeral was
held from ST. Mary's Church at nine
o'clock on Tuesday morning.
The Tanner place on South Main street
was on Saturday sold at auction. John
r. Patterson being the purchaser at 81
$50
A daughter was born Saturday morning
to Mr., and Mrs. Charles H. Westerberg
of New York. Mrs. Westerherg is pass
ing the summer with her mother. Mrs
John A. Bedard OF High street. Mr..
Westerherg arrived Saturday morning
and will spend few days here
Walter r. Eastman. who has been
travelling passenger agent of the Central
Vermont railway for some time past,
has been appointed assistant chief clerk
to John w. Hanley, chief clerk NJ the
passenger department r. NJ. Hyde has
been appointed travelling passenger agent
to succeed Mr. Eastman.
The marriage engagement has been an,
Of Miss Florence w. Hatch
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Hatch
Of North Main street. and George n. Lewis
of Rutland.
The engagement IL announced of
Miss Dora l.. Willett daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Willett of Farrar
street, to Percy Phillips.
The Free Press takes pleasure in maxi
nE the announcement on the highest au-
hority that certain prominent and
reality people have definitely decided that
new Weldon mouse shall be built. and
hat in the near future. Plans and esti-
mates are now being considered and it is
luite probable that work on the structure
will he begun this fall, More details of
he matter will be given later,
The death OF Mrs. Martha Louise (Sher-
Locke Gildard wife of e. ]. Gildard oc-
Cured at the St, Adams hospital at three
,'clock Tuesday morning from pneu-
monia phthisis. after an illness Of few
months Mrs. Gildard was a native of
Hartford, Conn, where she was born
March s. 1867 Besides her husband she Is
survived by two young children, her
mother, Mrs. John Sherlock of New
Britain, Conn, two brothers John Sher-
lock of Kansas city, Mo, and Peter
Sherlock Of Omaha, Neb., and two sisters,
Mrs. Kate f. Cummings OF Hartford and
Mrs r. r. Gaffney OF New Britain. Conn. |
The remains were taken on the 1O:5s train
hat night to Hartford. Conn. where the
uneral was held Wednesday.
The programme for the Memorial day
exercises was completed yesterday. and
the order will he as follows. The exer-
,ises will begin with the decorating and
fag@lng of the graves in the morning in