Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-07-25
CITY NEWS,

Miss Lora f.. Bunker. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin NJ. Bunker, and Capt.
william Henry Wilson, L. S. A., will be
married at st. Paul's Church this after
noon at 4 O'Clock.
A. F.. Myette, who has been assistant
secretary at the Y. NJ. G. A. for some
time. has resigned his position and will
go to Underhill. where he has a position
In a store there.
The president OF the Humane society
acknowledges receipt Of $40 from Moses
TarboX of Essex Junction, and hopes to
receive many such gifts before July comes
to an end.
The pilgrimage to the shrine of 81.
Anne at Isle La Motto Yesterday on the
steamery Chateaugy, under the auspices
of st. Joseph's Church. was attended by
nearly 1000 people.
F. D.. Aberncthy left Monday noon for
New York city. where he Will remain sew
eral days on business. He will then leave
for Europe to spend several weeks on
business and pleasure.
NJ. L. Sanborn was taken suddenly III
on Saturday morning and in the after
noon went 10 the Fanny Allen hospital.
where he was operated upon for Appendix
cltis.
Charles Goodrich of Shelburnc wa.
arrested Tuesday on a body writ in
favor of James A. Kelley of this city.
Peter Bolos was arrested on a body
writ in favor of Anna George.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed yes
terday in the office of the district clerk
nv Pan Con orp,acD nf q, An..-
lahorer, with liabilities of sl25 and assets
of $40.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Sherwin have
issued invitations for the marriage of
their daughter, Edith NJ. to Harry W.
Chase of this city on Wednesday even
ing, August /.
Maurice sullivan, the oldest resident Of
winston, died on Saturday at his home
in That town at The age of ~ years. The
funeral was held Monday morning at ten
o'clock from st. Mary's Cathedral, with
|ntcrment in st, Ioseph's cemetery.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Bertha Alice Aldrich of Cambridge, |
Mass, to Walter Alden Dane of Wash
ington, ID. c. Mr.. Dane is a recent
graduate Of the University OF Vermont
oIti - dI present private secretary 10 llG |
assistant secretary OF the navy.
George McWilliams was arraigned in
city court Saturday afternoon charged
with violating the hack ordinance, which
requires all hackmen to wear a badge
Tie pleaded not guilty. The city's evidence
was put in and the case was held
open.
Mrs. Joseph Giroux died at her home
a. Lakeside Sunday morning of
tuberculosis. after a long illness. She
was % years of age and is survived by
a husband The funeral was held
from St. Anthony's Church Tuesday
morning.
The case against Peter Rolos for breach
of the peace was Tuesday mol pressed
in city court. awrence Wclch. arraign-
ed for intoxication, pleaded not guilty
but upon hearing was found guilty and
fined 81 and costs of $105l. He appealed
the case to county coury.
Mildred Aline. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
". f. Gotta of Il North Winooski avenue,
died early Friday morning at the age
of nine years and ten months. The funer-
al, which was private, was held Friday ,
at the home, and burial was in Lake
' 4tNt tlHeLtIy,
During the electric storm Saturday
afternoon, lightning struck ono of the
chimneys on the house at 90 North Will
lard street and knocked off the upper
half of it. Inside the h,ouse, the stove
pipe was shaker down and the house |
was Uttered with SCOT, but the damaee l
was not large. I
The proprietors of the dry goods.
clothing and shoe stores in the city have ]
agreed to close their places of business ]
every Friday afternoon during the re- l
mainder of this month and August so
as to give their employees a half holiday.
An effort will he made to have the
stores close on Monday evenings also. {
The following petitions in bankruptcy ,
have been filed in the office of the clerk :
Essex, tradesman. liabilities. $1,721.53. no =
assets; Paul Shepard of st. Adams city. :
plumber, liabilities, $3.50, assets, 500, 4
claimed exempt; Henry Lazelle of ST.
Adams, machinist. liabilities, s463, assets,
}15, claimed exempt, $3.50.
Assistant Judges John II. Lyon Of Col r
chester and William NJ. Barber Of Will \
liston We're in the city Saturday con- :
= ~ 80 I'S'lu " I'IdiIS 10 TIE court I
house which are to he made before the 8
opening of the September term of court. r
New lavatories are to he Installed in the {
basement, tho roof is to he painted and S
other repairs will be made.
Fleeing clouds did not wholly inter l.
f"re with the observance of the eclipse
Of the moon last night. It was in pro-
gress from 1903 p, m. to Al minutes past
midnight. AT the middle of the eclipse, d
. l:22 o'clock, a little more than six v
Of the moons surface was hid
don by the earth's shadow, the orb of IL
night was completely obscurod by rain a
clouds. IA
Petitions in bankruptcy have been filed q
IN tho office OF the districlrlerk by the Il
following parties: Merton J.. Cheney Of o.
Berlin. stonccuttcr, Liabilities, s.. So. %. as q
Gets, s.. 40; George II. Davis of st AL 81
bans, engineer, liabilities 1863, assets. a
exempt, $500; Philip a. Sweet Of p
Richford, farmer, liabilities, 1925 So; as IA
sets, s3SS, exempt, 1904. o'
Drs. r. II, Stone and II. l.. White of q.
the State laboratory returned Saturday
from Johnson, where they were called
10 perform an autopsy upon the body
Of Frank Whitcomb. Saturday afternoon =
they left for Bolton, accompanied by 3
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