Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-08

ington. D. C.. After short stay there ht
expects to go on three years cruise
Mrs. Holden will remain In Burlington foi
the present with her mother, Mrs. Char.
lotte II. Walker.
| Ernest Hitchcock of the taxation com.
mission is in this city arranging for tn,
examination of tax inventories in Addison
| Chittenden and Grand Isle counties MIR
Hitchcock has engaged Claude d. Orator
| to examine the inventories and records IL
| Burlington and Archibald l.. Daniels
Jesse II. Sinclair and Guy NJ. Page, all OF
| this city, to examine inventories and rec.
ords In the outlying towns
Agnes Gibson. arraigned in city court
Friday, pleaded guilty to being in.
toxicated and was fined s. and costs of
$685. She was unable to pay and will
serve the alternate 10 days in Jail.
! Edward Parent pleaded guilty to first
offence of intoxicaton and was fined S.
and costs of sll.97. Isaac Brisette pleaded
guilty TO breach of the peace and was
fined s. and costs of ss.5S.
A story comes from Clayton, ~ Y. of
young man who approached a minister
and arranged with him to perform a
marriage ceremony. At the time set, the
bridal pair did not show up, and meeting
the young man on the street a few DAYS
later, the clergyman inquired IL he had
engaged some one else to tie the knot
to which tho young man replied mo. I
changed my mind and bought a motor
boat"
George Merrell of Williston drove off the
steamer Vermont yesterday morning wi tn
pair OF horses that were hardly able to
stand The wagon was heavily loaded
and the horses were making an effort to
get UP the King street hill, when they
were stopped by Humane Officer John
Fuller, and taken to the ba I'm in the rea =
OF his residence. The driver was ordered
to get new team, and the humane officer
will have the horses taken care Of One
OF them will probably have to be shot
The death Of Mrs. Maria S. Richardson
occurred at eight o'clock last evening at
her home. 65 Pine street. Mrs Richardson
was IS years Of age and was born In Wills
boro. n. Y. She came to burlington when
very young and had resided in this city
ever since She is survived by one sister,
'hiS' ouIla r harrington or W aSnlnEtOn,
D. G., a daughter Mrs Anna b. Kle!nle
of New York, and a son. Charles V. Rich
ardson of South Burlington. The funeral
will be held from e5 Pine street. Saturday
at 2:3O D. M
The death Of John w. Hoffnasle Of
81 St. Paul street occurred Thursday
afternoon at the age of 50 years. He
tn
to Burlington II years ago, having re-
sided here ever since. He is survived,
by wife ana five children, Mrs. Rant
of Willsboro, \. Y, Mrs Walton Smith
of Attleboro, Mass, and the Misses
Lois, Josephine and Susan, who reside
in this city. The remains were taken
to Essex. \. Y, on Saturday morning
at nine o'clock. and the funeral was
held at st. Johns Episcopal Church in
Essex at ten o'clock with burial in
that village.
A force Of men from Shelburne harbor
began work Friday morning on the
arcade which will be built along the
Champlain Transportation companys
dock at the foot OF King street. The
arcade will be erected on the south side
OF the roadway, beginning at the corner
of the freight shed and will be IS feet
long by "A feet wide. It will be support
ed by posts u feet high. the roof pro-
jecting feet on each side The lumber
for the arcade was cut and fitted at the
ha rbor, and sent to Burlington in readi-
ness for use. This protection Is intended
for passengers landing In wet weather,
and = portion Of II will be used for
freight to relieve the conges,ed condition
Of the regular shed.