Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-03


cessions last year were LIZA volumes and
46S pamphlets. or this increase. s71 came
from the gathering together for preserva-
ton Of serial publications. III being bound,
and the other $50 being tied into Manila
cardboard covers. Tho number Of serial
publications currently received was 4s3
News was received in the city Sun
day Of the death that morning at
| I'VE o'clock in Estancia, New Mexico. of
| Ildora Marie. wife of l.. a.. Rousseau.
The funeral was held Monday from
the Catholic Cathedral at Santa Fe, New
Mexico. She was u years Of age. Mr..
ana Mrs. Rousseau left this city about
| four years ego for Estancia for the pur
pose of beneflting MIR. Rousseau's health.
| Mrs. Rousseau was the daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. 7. s. Dubic of Ans Colchester
avenue BESIDES her parents she ls sur
vived by three sisters and brother,
Mrs. G. o. Coutu. Mrs. Alexander Soy
mour and Miss Cordoba Dubuo and
George Dubuc. all OF this city.
While L. r. McCalc was excavating
for j. j. Brodic's new hla ok NTH shop
rear the corner Of South Wfnooski
avenue and Main street with a two
horses stepped Off the steep bank
there. Mr.. McCale unfnstencd the
harness IRON the scrapcr, which let
tho horse roll down tho bank Mr.
McCale became entangled in the har-
ness and rolled down the bank with
the horse. the animal sometimes roll
Ing over him. Animal and man land
ct IN the rHvine together both little
the worse for their adventure.
There was a hearing Saturday before
Justice j. T. Stearns on the disclosure
made several days ago by Edward Mar
telle who was convicted Of intoxication
and who testified that he bought his
stuff at the second class license place of
OBrien & O'Brien on South Champlain
street. Martelle's stories Of the pur-
chase Of tho liquor we're conflicting
Harry n. Thomas testified that he VAS
IN the liquor shop when Martelle en-
tered and that he shook his head 10 the
clerk not to give Nartelle anything, the
| clerk refusing when the request for some
stuff was made r. 2. O'Bren, who APP
peared for the firm. was discharged at
the conclusion of the hearing.
| The case against Mrs. Josephine
Stannard for violation of the liquor
| law was taken up IN city court Tues
| day but continued To- Dccem-
Der s The police made a search at
Mrs Stannard's early sunday morn
| ing and carried away GONE beer and
! whisky. At Tuesdays hearing. John
J. Eurigl attorney for Mrs stan
nard. raised the question that tho
search was made outside Of the war
rant. The warrant provided for the
search of Mrs STANDARDS house ana
the goods seized We're found in an out
building. Hence Attorney Enright
maintains that there is no case against
Mrs. Stannard. Judge Mower with
held his decision.
Assistant Judges William NJ Bar
Der and r.. W. quinn were at the
county court house Tuesday trans
actin4 business incidental TO the be-
ginning OF the biennial county period
They announce the following appoint
mcnts: Treasurer, ". G. Isnam Of
Burlington; auditor. T. +. Hopkins OF
Burlington road commissioners w
| w. l1iSbee Of Charlotte. ". G. McNal
OF Milton. II. NJ. Page Of Iinesburgh
| Jail commissioners II. s Johnson Of
Wtlliston. j. II. Lyon of Colchester
and f. w. Henry Of Inderhil. Messrs.
Lyon and Henry succeed y. r. Hol-
brook and ]. ". Lavgne. All others
are reappointments The various
county officers. including notarics
public, received their commissions
| Tuesday.
The third annual meeting Of the Yer
mont section Of the Classical association
of New England will he held at tho
Williams Science hail at the University
next SATURDAY with sessions al 10 a. m.
and 80 p. m. Topics Of interest to elias
steal teachers and scholars will be dis
cussed by leading Vermont educators.
| the speakers including Or. Franzen s.
vedius of Middlebury College, Principal
A. S. Hartman OF Middebury high
school James r TAYLOR of Vermont
Academy. Principal J. Harold Fuller OF
Brandon nigh school Principal Isaac
| Thomas OF Rutland high school. Prof
MarburN n. Ogle of the University OF
Vermont. Principal J. l.. Coburn Of Bel
lows Free Academy and Harlan y.
| Wood Of st. Johnsbury Academy Be
tween the two sessions luncheon will
| be served to the visiting teachers "A,
Commons hall. guests of the univer-
sty.
| AT a meeting Of Stannard Post SO .
| Friday evening officers for the year 1870,
We're nominated as follows: Pos, com
mandey, Heman ". Allen: senior vice.
| commander Henry O. Wheeler. junior
| vice commander. John W. Boutwell,:
quarterinaster, John NJ Stafford surgeon.
| Nelson r. Tracy; chaplain. Harley Shei-
! man; officer of the daN. James Miles and
| Charles Van Ste.nherg; officer OF the
guard. TIerrick A. Tilcy. The post mem
| hers viii observe. the centennial of the
| birth of Abraham Lincoln on February
! l. with appropriate exercises. pro
gram has been maize out by the national
committee that will probably he fol
lowed. The program consists Of
an address on the life of Lin
coin, quotations from his speeches
and writings and his Gettysburg adj
dress, the singing Of Whitter's centen-
NAL hymn, etc. The clergy will be re-
quest"d to have special services in
! churches. Sunday schools and svna-
cogues on the Sunday preceding Fehrn-
any l., l.mcoln's birthday. II Will also
! be requested that colleges public and
parochal schools observe the dsy The
national committee s composed Of Allan
G. BLACKWELL. chairman. St Clair A. Mu,-
| holland, j. Payson Bradley. Wilbur T.
| Brown and IIeman W. Allen