Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-12
CITY NEWS.

tetreet there is boy BABY for adoption III
some good family.
A petition in BANKRUPTCY was filed Thurs
day by Golman Shelepsky. a peddler of
this city He has liabilities of 50 2o5 and
assets of 81, 400 of which 500 are claimed
exempt.
George NJ. Bliss of Swanton was Thurs
day appointed deputy collector OF
customs with station at St. Adams. He
succeeds w. c. Robbie, who was recently
promoted.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed Fri
day by Ira a. Pierce. peddcr of
Montpelier. He has liabilities of So
294s7 and assets of $3.50, none of which
are claimed exempt
In city court yesterday Judgment
was rendered in the case of Agcl Bros.
VS.. Warren Dean for the plaintiff to
recover damages of s17.25 and costs OF
1924.
The marriage of Benson F. Van
Nliet and Miss Alice f. Whiting will
occur this morning at teen o'clock
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Me-
Connell..
Judgment was rendered saturday ny
Justice J. T. Stearns in the case of
Miles e Perry VS. Roy Bentley for the
plaintiff to recover damages of So and
costs of s3.25.
Through the courtesy OF c. G. Miller.
the members of the Vermont Pharmaceu-
teal association and their ladies were
shown through the Ethan Allen club
house last evening
The new steamer Ticonderoga will bc
placed In commission august /, at which
time the Chateaugay will discontinue her
present daily route and he used for ex-
cursions, the new steamer taking her
place.
William Heed was in city court Tues
day morning and pleaded guilty to breach
of the peace. receiving fine of So ard
costs of s1247 with an alternative sentence
Of 81 days in the House of Correction at
Rutland.
In the eiectmont case of :. NJ. Ather-
ton VS.. c. w, Gonyou, judgment was
renderedin city court Monday for
the plaintiff to recover possession of
the premises demanded, damages of IS
and costs Of 1925.
from the medical department of the Uni
versity of Vernon, this year is spend
ing few days in Boston. From that city
he will go to Yonkers. Y Y. to he on the
medical staff of St. Josophs hospital
Larry Hayes. an old ard we'll known
resident of South Willston. died at his
home Tuesday, aged 50 years Ii months
and IS days. The funeral will be held
this morning at ten o'clock at St
Mary's Cathedral in this city
Word was received Monday in this
city Of the death In Washington. d. c..
on July of Mrs Caroline Cooke, wife
of Prof. Wells W. Cooke for many
years professor of agricultural chem
istry in the University of Vermont
In probate court yesterday the will in
the estate Of Jonathan G. Talcott Of Will
liston was proved The estate was de-
creed to Adeline b. Talcott, who was APP
pointed executor. In the estate Of ~ f.
Tonlinson of Richmond, Oscar j. Tomlln-
Eon was appointed administrator.
Miss Melvina Laline died on Satur-
day morning at the st. Josephs or
phonage after a long illness with
chronic heart trouble She was %
years OF age ana was an orphan. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon
at three o'clock from the orphanage,
the Rev. John Galligan officiating
Humane Agent John Fuller has located
horse in Jericho which is suffering from
n badly diseased hip. The horse belongs
10 a man named Buskin and will be killed
by the humane agent. Mr.. Fuller will 20
10 South Willston shortly to kill a horse
which he found there with its fore legs
sprung.
An old time printer is visiting friends in
this city. He is Francis McLaughlin and
he learned the business at the Free Press
office, where he was employed from 1854 TO
'1s57. and also after the Civil War for a
time. He IS now printer in Brooklyn,
n. Y. lie has a brother living in Winoo-
Bki,
Two petitions in bankruptcy We're
filed Monday. They were those of
Siias f. Holloway a farmer of Green's
.boro, who has liabilities Of s3SS55 and
assets Of $50. all of which are claimed
exempt; and of Charles Cook. a farmer
Of Gilmore, who has liabilities of ST.
6940S and assets Of s2,699, of which
$3.50 are claimed exempt.
DR.. Francis +. Joyner Monday
filed with the county clerk petition
for annulment of his marriage with
Louise A. Rathbone. The petition sets
forth that the couple Were married in
1901 and that in 1905 the petitioner
discovered that his wife was at the
time of their marriage the legal wife
Of Charles f. Simmons of Iion, y. V
Marcus Y. Peck, who graduated from
the University of Vermont this year and
was captain of the base ball team this
season, left Monday noon on his way
10 Oklahoma, where he has n permanent
position with his brother Cassius r.
Peck formerly of this city
William II. Fox of Boston las been APP
pointed manager Of the local ex-
change OF the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company to succeed L.
IT. Emerson. who has resigned Mr. Fox
will assume the duties Of the position
August !.
At dinner given Thursday evening by
Miss Lila D. Woodbury. to twelve
young ladies and gentlemen, announce
ment was made of the engageent of
Miss Maude Ballard, daughter OF Hon.
and Mrs. Henry Ballard, and Harry
Eugene Wood, University Of Vermont.