Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
CITY NEWS.

81 us Sdlu as l 1tbu. nus INC types
advertise MS a thousand fold more widely
than "our loving friends.
y. G. Florence and j. n. Glngras have
rented ono of the front offices in the block
OF the g. :. Blodgctt 60. ON Bank street
and will conduct an insurance business.
John Kelley OF West Rutland was in
city court Monday for INVESTIGATION. lie
pleaded guilty and was fined s. and costs
ct 500. lie will serve the 10 days in jail.
New deputy shcrins were appointed Sat
urday by Sheriff Horton as follows; {. a,
1,ibbard of Burlington, Frank troto or
Wlliston and j. Il. Claxton Of charlotte
\ petition in bankruptcy was filed Satur-
day by Fred W. llawlcy, a merchant OF
Norwich lie las liabilities of S5,0lo37 and
assets " .-9l ~, OF which 500 are claimed
exempt
The ice went out of the Lake Champlain
SATURDAY. having remained G6 days. This
is about the average time The Chateau
gay will commence her regular trips be
tween this city and Plattsburgh to-day.
During the mouth OF March the col
l"'tions iu the customs district OF Yer
,uout amounted to s51.G5oS2. about 5000
loss than for the corresponding; pcrud last
year. ! he imports dllpNlN'l ~ f'Vf'H'i'
Intelligence has been received in this
city Of the death of Theudorc NJ. Burton
in New York city. April :. We was the
brother Of the late oscar A. Burton OF
this city.
John tlilyon. after travelling here from
PENNSYLVANIA. got drunk and was ar
rested. lie pleaded guilty Tuesday IN
citl court aud was fined 81 and costs OF
S>79
\ petition i'm bankruptcy was Sled Y'--
,or,lav hv Harrison Gaut, u farmer Of 81.
Adams. lie has liabilities of 1928 and as
sets Of 2leo al Of which are claimed e.
rupt.
Tho water i'm the lake is NOS as high
this spring as usual and is now about
three feet lower than last season at TINS
period This is attributed to the lack
Of snow during the past winter.
Potter Gokcy and Mrs. Roso Bcnot were
married on Tuesday evening at 81. Jo-
scph's Church 10y tho 1T. N"V. Mgr.
tloarec. \ reception was afterwards held
at the bridogroom's homo on North street.
4 dividend Of A-loN Of mlc per cent.
las bccu declared by Referee George W.
bcbcrvillc in the bankrupt estate Of II.
H. ROSENBERG and the amount will he
raid to the creditors 10y j. L. LaVcll the
trustee.
Thomas H. Nicholson and Elton o..
Rawsor Of Montreal came Ia this city
Tuesday and after securing marriage
license at the city clerks office were
married ny G. y. Grafton. justice of the
peace They lcrt the city immediately
for n wedding trip.
Z. e. Wells, for tho past six years
connected with the Merchants Nation
al bank and at present a receiving
teller, is about to sever his corncc-
1iun with that bank and on Friday
evening will leave for Oakland, cal,
where he has a lucrative position with
the central bank
Daniel O'E,icn, Patrick Cooucy and
farvoy Mcrrihcw. school directors Of
South Burlington, at meeting Thursday
morning elected Mrs. George u. Spear
superintendcnt Of schools in that town, to
succeed Miss Agnes Wheeler, resigned.
Miss Prior has been chosen teacher in the
Fourth street school, South Burlington.
Arthur T. Pope. a graduate OF the
University of Vermont, who has for
nearly two years been employed by
the General Electric Co. at schemes
tady. \. ". has secured a position with
the j. q. White GO. i'll New York city
and Will have supervision of the out
pat of their products. lie Will go to
New York Monday to assume his new
dutics
Tho T;cv. Gvmout Graves was in Rutland
yesterday to attend the funeral of his
brother Charles H. Graves LII. D., ii
former prominent citizen ot New Iiaven.
Conn, who died in a s;ina' orium at Dams
Vile, y. y, April T. Mr. Graves was
horn in Ira, VI, December 10 1890, the
son Of the late George and Adclane Iu-
crctia collins Graves, for many years
residents of Rutland. The burial of
charles Graves occurred m Rutland yes
terday afternoon.
William II. Blodgctt Of Washington.
H. c., brother of Major G. :. lilodgctt
died on Thursday. In carly lie Mr..
Elodgctt was teller in the old Farmers
and Mechanics bank here. lie later
went to Buffalo, but in 1862 entered
the army service in the quartermaster S
depot at Annapolis, In 1865 he became
clerk in the treasurer department,
where he remained until last July. He
was rs years old at death. :.
The steamer Chateaugay will make
Der first regular trip to-day, leaving
the wharf at the foot of King street a,
nine o'clock for Plattsburgh and Other
ports on the return trip she will reach
here at 4:3O o'clock in the afternoon. The
officers ON the boat are the Same as las,
year with the exception of first mate
that position now being filled by William
llerworth.