Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-22


tion is not encouraging.
The Gorham brothcrs, Earl and T.c
Grand. have purchased Edward G. Soy
crance's fine largo farm in tho eastern
part OF the town and will take possession
next month. The price paid is understood
TO have been $500 Joseph Larrcau will
occupy the premises
There arc unclaimed letters at tho ocal
postohic" having the following addresses:
BENJAMIN T. Ashley, Fred Il. Brown, T..
y. Chambcrlin, Charles W. Hardy and a.
l.. Wood.
William T.. Anuis OF Weybridgc, who re-
Gently had two trials by jury on charges
of petit larceny and was acquitted each
time. was up again Saturday forenoon b"-
fore Justice charles /. Button Of Middle
bury on charge of grand larceny. the
same being claimed to have been com
mitted by tic stealing OF about so worth
Of grass seed and small farming tools
from Daniel Wright. After herring the
testimony Justice Button put tho rcspon-
dent under $3.50 bonds for his appearance
before tho county court. Bsil was fur
nishcd by brothcr-in-law, Carl j. Snc-
don Of Walthan.
Theodore Jandou of East Middcbury.
To havc been acting uucory and who for
the past two days has been undor re-
straint and IN confinement here, was on
Saturday adjuised to be insane. lie was
taken uu the Saturday afternoon Boston
mail train to- the state hospital for the
insane at Waterbury and was accompau-
led on the trip by Oncer w. NJ. Jackson.
The E"I. Father shannon announced 10
needed to finish the Interior of the new
church had been pledged, and it is OK
pccted now that the work of completing
tho church viii go right ahead the com
ing season.
Examinations are in progress at the
college this week and the term viii close
on Friday. with the Junior play and prom
enadc concert in the evening. The village
schools will close the following Friday
and the spring term will open April ..
Mail Carrier Henry Il. Hagar of Wcy
bridge has purchased from, nr L. w.
Allen the Piper homestead which the lat
ter recently bought from Leon Chapman,
and will move to town with his family
this spring.
Only two carloads of live stock were
shipped by tho local buyers to market
from this section Monday morning. Both
Of these went to Boston and consisted of
cows and calves, hogs lambs and poul-
try.
john Kane died ~ his home on Court
street at about two O'Clock Tuesday
morniuE, aged about 80 wears. The cause
uf death was consumption. from which he
had suffered for more than u year Mt
Kane was u wcll-known young man, who
had many friends and no enemies. lie
leaves ono sister, Miss Mary Kanc. with
whom he had made his home since the
death of his parents as he had never
married. The funeral services will be
held at St Marys Church at $50 o'clock
on Thursday morning and the intcrnlent
will be in the Catholic cemetery
II is understood that Pcrlcy Withcrcll,
II former Mddlebury young man. was on
board the ship British King, which went
to the bottom Of the Atlantic near Sable
island "A week ago. Mr.. Witherelrs
friends here have not learned as Vet
whether he was among the lost or tho
rescued division of the crew.
II. D. Hewitt, for many years a rcsi-
deut of West Salisbury, started on the
flyer Tuesday moon with his family for
! lis new home near Castle Rock, Colo,
where he owns Il large cattle ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Fletcher of Bird
port announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Brota, to Dr. H. T.. Col
Vim Of Burlington.
There arc unclaimed lctcrs in the
local post Office addressed 10 tho fol
lowing persons: Mrs. George White
Joseph w. Broad. Avery Gull, Manuel
Gallant George Milburn, Joseph King,
w II. stanton, Mr.. Miner and L. H.
| LcaVitt.
The students Of the Middlcbury high
school have decided to give a minstrel
| performance in the opera house and
have settled on Thursday and Friday
evenings April "a and -, as the dates.
Jesse III. Campbell viii have the gem
cral management ana direction Of the
performance.