Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-03


ditor, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Tobcy; superintend.
emit Mrs. G.. r. Burritt; advisory COM
mittec, Elihu Il. Taft. IT, w. Allen, lT
q. Wheeler. IT was decided to rcsume
the sewing class on the last Saturday
of this month and various phases OF
the work came under discussion.
A special meeting of high school
teachers was held yesterday afternoon
lat -four o'clock to discuss arrange
ments for the teachers convention to
be held In this city October 17-Io
Principal Z. X. Lcvcnworth of Castle
ton, chairman of the executive COM
mittec of the state Teachers associn-
ton, was In the city Tuesday. confer
ing with Principal Thomas regarding
the Official program which is nearly
completed ana will be published the
first of tho week.
Cards have been received in Bur
lington announcing the marriage in
St Louis, Mo, Saturday Of Charles G..
| Matthews, formerly of this city. and
! Miss Charlotte T.. Sorrel. the ccrc-
mony being performed at the home Of
| the brides parents. The couple will
reside at 321 Highland terrace, st,
Louis. Mr.. Matthews Is now engaged
rs n civil engineer in st. Louis. The
bride is n graduate of Washington
University and is a pianist of ac-
! conlplishment, who has scored many
successes In the West.
The case Of Bixby VS.. Coutures occu-
pied short time in Chittenden county
court saturday before a recess was taken
! until Wednesday morning. The follow
ing bills of divorce were granted: Ell
lott NJ. Sutton VS. Hattie l.. Sutton. de-
serton; Fanny S. Parker VS.. Forrest s.
Parker, neglect and REFUSAL to support
! Lconaulinc Shaunt Forant VS.. Joseph
Forant, infdcity the petitioner being
allowed to resume her maiden name. A
hearing was held Saturday afternoon on
the petition of Adele Guyette vs.. Albert
| +, Guyettc.
The State fair at White River Junction
is advertised to be the last agricultural
meeting for the season, but entcrprisinG
| little Hincsburgh goes them ono better
and gives a matinee race meeting Sat
urday afternoon with three races on the
program. The special between John
| Noonans Butcher Boy and A. l.. Wit
tcr's John f, is sure to be close and cx-
Tho free tor-all has Nellie Concy. 2:2S
who is ready to meet any and all corners
All that is needed to make the meeting a
success is good weather
Mrs. Lucy (Savoie) Bushey died yes
terday morning at ten O'Clock at the
age of 6S years. Her death was FASTENED
by stroke Of paralysis, suffered some
time ago. She is survived by five sons
and two daughters, Charles X. Of North
Troy, Peter J. of ST Adams Frank n.
of Milwaukee. Wis. and William H. and
Edward A. Of this city. She also leaves
a sister. who resides In SwantOn. The
| funeral will be held tomorrow morning
at eight o'clock from st. Joseph's Church,
with interment in the Catholic cemetery
| at Essex Junction.
The jury in the case of Arbuckle com
| pany VS.. T. d. Scutakes. which twice
reported disagreement Thursday. spent
| Thursday night in the court house and
| Friday morning at nine O'Clock again
reported Disagreement. Judge Powers
admonished the Jurors % the deslrabilty
of rendering a verdict and again sent
them out to deliberate A. 1880 Disagree
ment was again reported, when the
Jurors were excused. It is understood
that tho case stood 10 to . for the plain
tiff. The attention of the court was oc-
cupied throughout the day Griday
with the case OF Bixhy. VS.. CouaTes
Notwithstanding the cold and gloomy
weather. the annual autumn leaf ex-
cursion of the Champlain Transportation
Co, running to and from all ports Sat
urday, was patronized by about $50 PEG.
pie, many stopping off in Burlington
from other points and others leaving here
for the north and south. About go ar
rived In the city at noon Saturday on
the steamer Chateaugay coming from
Lake Placid and other stations to Platts-
burgh over the Cheateaugay branch OF
the Delaware and Hudson railroad. The
party returned at 6:25 p. IN. on the Yer
mont
At special meeting Of the board o!
directors of the Y. NJ. g. A. Monday
night Harry II. Brown was appointed
new assistant secretary OF the associa-
ton. Mr.. Brown has been connected with
the Bailey Music house for about five
years as an expert piano tuner, being q
graduate of the piano tuning department
Of the New England Conservatory OF
Music. He will take up his new duties
with the association in the near future
and will be succeeded ~ Bailcys by II
h. Clement OF Buffalo, who was former,
connected with this house. Nothing wa.
done with respect TO the appointment Of
n new physical director 10 succeed C. A
Van Cor, who finished his duties Tues.
day,
A petition in involuntary bankruptcy
was filed Monday in the office Of tn,
clerk of the district court by the
creditors OF the W. A. Choate Manu-,
featuring company, whose headquarters
are NJ Wilmington, where lumber and
school office furniture business is car
ried on. The petitioners set up that they
have probable claims amounting In the
aggregate. in excess of securities, to $500
They claim that the company committed
an act of bankruptcy at Wilmington
: September y by admitting in writing 1t,
, inability to pay it's debts and its willing
ness to be adjudsed bankrupt. Tn,
petitioners and their claims are: Mandus
, II. Lyman of Dover. note, sS3l. 3s; Charlie,
II. Parmelcc of Wilmington. for sup
plies, 800; Albert f. Wheeler of Whining
ton, for work performed, 1852 90; tota
claims, 81, 0s3@
Mrs. Amelia Hastings, an elderly WON
an who resides on the Malletts Ba.
} road, has an interesting relic in a sam
pier made by her grandmother 1876 year
ago The sampler has for groundwork
a brown baizc Ike material and enclrcle'
in maroon border of clover leaves an