Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-02

| HOSDltul LIT. J. r.. hNSWPtncN SuCCF'uS
! Dr. s r. Maynard as operating surgeon
and Or. II. W. Johnson becomes attend
ing physician.
The water in tho lake registered six
| feet above low water mark yesterday
| and is now less than one foot and a half
below the level of the dock at the foot
of King street. There was considerable
open space in the harbor yesterday and
! some water was visible outside the
breakwater. Great piles OF white ice are
also to be observed around Juniper ISL
and. which is not usually the case until
the lake is nearly clear.
Green Mountain Lodge. No. I. T. o. o.
r. will go to Milton Friday evening
| April 10 confer tho third degree on ten
candidates A special electric car will
leave the foot OF Church street in the
afternoon al 40 for Essex Junction and
will be at Essex on the return o. the
train from Milton in the evening. An
invitation is extended to all odd Fol
lows who wish to make the trip, wheth-
cr members of Green Mountain Lodge
or not
The defense Wa reached in Chittcn1en
county cour; Tuesday in the trepass
case of +. .. Bcaupre vs.. j. f. Taggart.
This is the suit over the line determining
the limits Of the properties OF the par
ties ou Bank street In the case of Min
ME T. Root ". porter O. Stone judy
mont was entered Tuesday for the
plaintiff, the defendant having default
ed Tho divorce petition of clara 5.
Hawlev vs. William G. Hawley was filed
Tuesday. the grounds alleged being in
tolcrablc severity.
Mrs. oliver Dupius Of Park street died
late on Thursday evening after long
! Illness She was - years Of age and
was a native of Canada. hut had lived
| H. Vermont the greater part of her lie.
She had resided in this city FOR about II
| Years She is survived b. a husband and
three daughters Mrs Edward Blair. Mrs.
| Nellie Cadet and Mrs. Olive Bordo ali
| OF this city She also leaves brother
and sister. Mrs. Charles Fisher Of South
Fra minghan. Mass. and Lawrence Cur
rier Of IIinsdale, y. II. Tho funeral was
held sunday afternoon at two
o'clock from st Joseph's church. with
intermcnt in Mt Calvary cemetery
The funeral Of Sister Mary Battsta
was held on Saturday morning in the
chapel Of Mount St Marys academy
celebrated The Rev Eugene cray o'
Barr, was celebrant. tho Rev J. f. Gill
lis waJ deacon and the Rev. W. p. Cros-
by was sub-doacon Interment was in
the convent cemetery. Sister Mary Bat
tiSta (i\encfiCk) was 20 years of age and
was a native Of Barre She ia survived
by father and mother and three broth
ers. Joseph. James and Mitchell all Of
Barre.
The third new player TO be engaged by
Manager Daley OF the Lowell base ball
team of the New England League is l..
l.. Grow of Essen Junction, an outfelder.
He was member of the class of 100.
OF the University Of Vermont. He was
member Of tho varsity team for sew
cral years. has played in independent
teams several seasons and ii is believed
. that he will be moro than fas enough for
the New England League. His work as
. member of the Portland, Ne, team last
season was commended by experts in
base ball
The annual meeting OF St Mary's Ro-
man Catholic Mutual Benevolent asso-
citation was held last evening. the re-
ports of the various officers showing the
organization to be in hourshing condi
ton. Officers for the ensuing year were
elected ms follows: President, the Rev
= +. j. Barrett; first vice president, Thorn
as L. OConnor second vice president. G.
l.. Dolan; recording secretary, T. p.
$ McEllieott corresponding and financial
secretary, T a. Delaney; medical exam
liner. DR.. p. f McSweeney. marshal
Walter Hoy; investigating committee
= ward one. James ONeill: ward two. Rob
.. Z.
ward four. Patrick Hogan: ward i've. r.
II. Ftzsimmons; ward six. r. j. Brown.
4 The water in Lake Champlain rose six
inches between Saturday at noon and
r Monday at noon. The water is now less
I than two feet from the top o. the Cham
$ plain Transportatio ton CO.'S dock at tho
i foot Of King street and at this rate the
I freight sheds and Offices of the com
= pany will be flooded. II has often been
e necessary in the past to build a platform
8 few feet above the level OF the freight
i. shed floor TO keep the freight out of
the water and tine same measures Will
probably have 10 he taken this spring
n The Ice Is fast becoming honeycomh"d
c and near the shore 1t has dlsappea rod
4 It is the general opinion Of la';cmen tAat
, good stiff wind from the south viii
break up the broad lake IN short order
. No one has ventured on the Ice for tho
= past week It's condition being considered
y too dangerous.
= The detective who on Monday arrest
| cd in Toronto. Ont. NJ. 3. Boyle who is
charged with absconding with funds from
| the local office Of tho Home Life Insur-
ance company and who ran away with
- Miss Emma RarnoN, the ~ years old
- daughter of Mrs. Rosa Barney of Soutl
Champlain street. is rather clever fell
tloW, as lhe members Of the Swastlk
= club can testify. ON Saturday the detoc
tive appeared In town i'm the role Of a
appeared at the Swastika club rooms
II where Boyle was formerly "A shining
q light The detective Immediately on
g throned himself In tho hearts of the clui
: members and before leaving learned
,, everything of the habits and traits %
d Mr. Boyle. Relying on the information
IS gained, he left for Canada finding Boyle
y on Monday.
The death of Mrs Paulna WethcrbN
occurred early Saturday morning at the
home of her son, Henry l.. Wetherhl
!, at 49, South Union. Had Mrs. WctherbS
~ lived until Monday she would have beel
-, 81 years Of age She had been in feeble
| health for some time and her death wa
. due to pneumonia, following II cold. She
was born In Fletcher the las