Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-30

General o. O. Howard received word
Tuesday of the death on Monday Of his
brother, General Charles u. Howard OF
Chicago Early in the war for the Union
General Charles Howard was assigned
to duty as aide de-camp upon the staff
of his brother. and fought with great
gallantry all through the war. heing sew
eral times wounded. He received many
brevets and promotions, and was mus
tered out with the rank Of brtgadier gem
eral. General q. O. Howard and his son.
n. S. Howard. left on the noon train
Tuesday for Chicago.
Reuben Peasley. charged with a Soc
ond offence OF intoxication, was Mon
day arraigned before Justice j. r.
Stearns. acting city Judge He plead
ed guilty and was fined SIS and costs
% $500, the alternative sentence be-
ing - days in jail. Pcasley's disclo-
sure was taken. lie claimed that he
went to his fathers house on North
street and there treated himself to
som. whskeY which he found there
He was remandcd to Jail for further
disclosure.
In the Williams College base bail
schedule there Is "A game scheduled with
the University of Vermont team to he
played at Williamstown April %. The
teams Will not meet in Burlington. The
local college team are to take a southern
trip at Easter time. which will continue
for about ten days. On this trip Iehigh
University, April A. and Harvard. April
II. are among the games to he PLAYED
The schedule of the Vermont team is
nearly completed and will be out soon.
Larry Gardner IS captain and John Chase
manager of the nine.
Byron n. Clark received word Thurs
day of the death in Woonsocket, r. l., on
January 16 OF Mrs. W. P. Paul, a former
resident Of this city, She was the mother
OF Mrs. Mabel CPauD Smith, Who for
several years was the organist at the
Unitarian Church, and prominent
musician OF the city. The family resided
here for a number of years and Mrs.
Paul will be remembered by her many
friends az woman Of much Intellect
wide sympathy and exceptional talent
in painting. The funeral was held in
Woonsocket, with interment in Concord,
n. II.
"Lauri Nyberg, a globe trotter, who Is
crossing the continent on foot. was in the
city Saturday for short stay. Nyberg
is a Swede. about 20 years OF age. He
started on his tour from Rumford Falls
Me, and struck Burlington. expecting to
cross the lake into New York State, being
much disappointed when he found that
the lake was not yet frozen over. He is
a taxidermist by trade and says he is
N In ht,,
simply working when his services are re-
quired. He had with him a curious hand
sleigh Of his own manufacture. The
pedestrian left burlington Saturday after
noon bound south.
Mrs. Anna Dougher ty, widow OF Henry
Dougherty, died at her home. 20 ST. Paul
street. the evening Of January % of
diseases incident TO old age. She was
formerly Miss Anna Arnold of Montreal.
September 26, 1875, being in her s3rd year
at her death Mrs. DouGherty came to
Burlington with her parents in the sixth
year Of her age and has resided here over
since She was always Of a quiet dis
position and her greatest delight was in
her family by whom she was dearly be-
lDNtu. I1tT loss Is IbuTIltN DN large
number of relatives and friends. She is
survived by one son, Frederick Dougherty.
of Portland, Maine, and three daughters,
Mrs l.. NJ. Truit of North W!lbraham,
Mass, Mrs. H. NJ. Briggs and Miss
Celia Dougherty, both of this city,
The water in Lake Champaign reg
listers at the present time three feet
water mark. Mondays thaw clear
ed the harbor inside the breakwater
Of ice, and up to date there is no WIS.,
ible sign of the lake closing over. In
1906 the broad lake was open on Feb
ruary 9Th. with no ice inside the
while in three days from
that time. February sth, the lake was
closed and there was no opeA water
In sight, In 1907 the lake froze to
the breakwater for the first time Jam
uary l7th with ice in Shclburne har-
Dor two and one-half inches thick. and
on January 25th tho lake closed for
the season with no water in sight.
The Ice on March 4, 1907. was 20
inches thick.
The case OF the c. 4. Shortsleeves Con-
struction company VS. Mrs. Rose Ia.
visne was finished Saturday f,crnoon in
city court with the exception of the ar.
guments, which will be made after Judge
Mower returns from a vacation. This
case has occupied seven days in it's trial
and is the longest heard In the city court
III many years. The case has been stub
bornly contested at every point on both
slices and as hard fought az though II
had been tried in a higher court. The &C
lion Is on. In book account to recover
balance OF Ss904 claimed by the plaintiff
to be due on total OF S4;39s.37 alleged TO
be the price of constructing FOR the de-
PENDANT four-tenement block at the
corner of School street and North street
in this city. The defendant pleaded offse,
In the amount of between $500 and $500
foi alleged damage on account Of poor
workmanship and non compliance on the
part of the plaintiff with the accented
plan and specifications. Judge II. s
Peck appeared for the plaintiff and Mar
tin s. Villas for the defendant
In these days OF rush and hustle when
every person Is running inadly after the
dollar, when every man is lying awake
nights thinking OF the dollar and when
corporate enterprises are ruthessly grind
ing the people beneath their heels to
squeeze out the dollar. it Is soothing, re-
freshing and restrul to hear Of small in
cidenls where charity and thoughtfulness
for others oNertops greed. Railroads and
railroad trains are supposed to be the
pinnacle Of the aforesaid corporate greeds,
but the following will prove that 1t Is
not true in every instance. As the r.