Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-02-20

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| lowance before the commssi toner's APP
| pointed and acting in the estate of Ed
| ward W. Peck. late of burlington. The
claim is for $1,000.
Walter Baker was arrested last
| evening by the police department,
charged with breaking into five cot
| tages at starr Farm Beach. After be-
ing taken into custody. Baker admit
ted having broken into two Of the
cottages whore he procured articles
| Of clothing which he SOLD. These
sales led to his being discovered as
the thief responsible for the depreda-
tions committed.
| Announcement was made Friday of
! the marriage Of Miss Cathleon Sears and
/ Charles Cov"v IN Troy. y. Y. febru-
airy T., at tho home of the bride Tho
groom is an electrical engineer, having
! graduated from he university last
| year and being at present in the em-
ploy Of Mcintosh & Crandal Tho bride
| is also well and favorably known in
| burlington. MIR. and Mrs COvcy viii
be at home to their friends after Feb
ruary o. at No. South Union street.
| At the annual business meeting Of the
Mems club of the Episcopal church last
! evening the following officers were elect
cd: President. j. T. Stcarns; first vice
president. +. j. Abcrncthy: second vice
| president. H. j. Stanley; treasurer, s.
| W. Hndes: secretary, A. W. Hin. Fol
| lowing the. business meeting the club
was entertained hy a very interesting
and instructive illustrated talk by the
Rev. G. y. Bliss on ms recent trip
abroad.
| The check lists will be posted this
afternoon. Voters are urged to take
| special notice whether their names
are on the list as a count of the names
by Constable Florence, February IL.
| shows over LOO delinquent for the
past year. The first meeting of the
city council to correct the voting lists
| will be held next Monday evening.
February -. No meeting to correct
the lists will be held after February
81.
Colonel and Mrs. Thomas II. Hand
bury have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Ethelwynne c.
Lewis, to +. w. Ritter Of Ticntsn,
China. The wedding will take place
March GO at 80 Bluff Road, Yokohama,
Japan, where Miss Lewis and her sister
have been keeping house the past year,
Col and Mrs. Handbury having Joined
them there in November. Miss Lewis is
a niece of Col. and Mrs. Leach and
visited them during Col. Leach's station
IN Burlington.
A. j. Payne of South Union street, a
Cn amor pi ia TRAY slnr ,1,nt txrifl
cidcnt Friday that will confine him to
his homo for two or three weeks He
was boarding a southbound train at
| White River Junction on that afternoon
and as he assembled the steps at the rear
of passenger coach an engine was
coupled to the other end Of the train
with such impact as 10 throw Mr.. Payne
against the iron gate and fracture three
ribs. He was attended by DIR. {. w.
Worth"n and came to Burlington Satur-
freu Hoourich ot SCUM burlington
VINO was gwen rearing IN city court
laSt weeh cHarsen win hunting on
0unuaE' WAS No'oaH discharSod b!
Judge mower inc aIIeGcd ohence was
communion last oc'opor' c'oodrlch was
seen win a gun ana Two dogs ana II
was supposed that ne was hunting but
on the witness stand he SAID he never
went hunting IN MS ne. the dogs were
not hunting dogs and the gun belonged
to the respondents father who carried
II INTO the feid 10 shoot woodchuck
valued at 500 went through the ice or
the lake Monday morning and wa,
drowned The driver Of the horse. who
was on the animals back at the time
also went into the water with tie hors,
and ha, narrow escape from drown
ing The work OF cutting ice was being
: resumed, and the team was being driver
! toward the brcakwatcr AT n point inst
this side of the breakwater, the wate,
To the breakvatcr. making I, worry IN.
safe II was AT this noint that tho mo,
and horse went into Tho Lake
Joseph Wan died on Saturday morning
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