Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-21

sisted mostly of goods in the piece con-
tanning about enough cloth for n SUIT.
and the buyers were many. The goods
were sold regardless of cost and some
of the best pieces that were left went
very cheap Some amusement was
caused by the bidders who raised each
other about five cents each time. but
on the whole each one got good value
for his money.
At the annual meeting of ST. Mary ;
Roman Catholic Benevolent association
held last evening in the Hayward block
+. II. Cprley was elected treasurer for the
22nd consecutive time, having served IN
that Office since the organization of the
association. The following officers were
elected: President. the Rev. 7. j. Bar
rett; first vce-presdent. NJ l.. Sanborn:
second vice-president, T, f. O'Connell;
recording secretary, 7. j. Mcdonald;
financial secretary, T. A. Delaney; treas
urer, = H. Corley; grand marshal. Ed
ward Hyndes examining physician, DR..
ID. j. Nolan; investigating committee, j.
is. OBrien, Patrick Hogan, Edward
Dwyer. r. j. Brown, f. F. McElligott,
Robert Greene.
Word was received Friday Of the
death of Mrs. F.. J. Appleton. in Ports
mouth y. H., where she has been living
with her son, since last October. Mrs
Appleton had resided in Burlington near
ly all her life, her home being at 30 De
cateur street. The remains arrived in
burlington Saturday afternoon and
the funeral was held in the chapel
at Lake View cemetery, the Rev. j. H.
George officiating. Mrs Appleton is sur
vived by one son, Fred of Portsmouth
n. H., and a daughter liza Appleton of
this city. Mr.. Appleton died many years
ago.
Larry Butler. who was arraiEned in city
court Saturday afternoon pleaded guilty
to a second offense Of intoxication and to
two offenses OF larceny. For the first
charge, he received fine OF SIS and costs
of $595. but he will serve the aternat tive
sentence OF 70 days in the House OF Cor
| rection at Rutland. The two larceny
counts charged Butler with stealing three
hens and a rooster from Joseph Benoit
and five hens from George Francis The
court adjudged the two latter offences to
be Of the same gravity and for each, the
respondent was sentenced 10 not less than
| two nor more than two and one-half
months in the House Of Correction.
| Copies of the quarterly bulletin Of the
State board of health We're received in
this city Thursday. During the three
months ending February 2S. 1867. 1879
examinations of samples of milk were
made at the state laboratory. OF this
number only "a were found 70 he above
| standard. Nearly every one Of the %
samples that were declared to be below
standard was characterized as dirty
| OF the 80 samples submitted by milk men
and grocers in Burlington, q were found
to be dirty. or the IL miscellaneous food
and drug analyses made during the
quarter the only articles found below
standard were some Poultncy butter and
some Hardwick and ST. Johnsbury
whiskey.
A letter received in this city Sunday
| from G. G. Benedict who is in St Angus
tine, Fla, speaks of a number OF Rurling-
tonians who are in that city Mr.. and
Mrs. G. b. Wetherby had Just reached
there from Sea Breeze and report that DR..
l.. NJ. Bingham had improved very mark
edly during mis- stay in Sea Breeze. Dr..
and Mrs. Bingham were expected in St.
Augustine In a few days, as were also Mr..
and Mrs. G. II. Holden, who have been
in Ormond. Mr.. and Mrs II. e. Percval,
Mr. and Mrs C. n. Mosley and Mr. and
Mrs. +. r. Clarkson were to leave St.
Augustine for the north on Friday. Mr..
l II