Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-24

| &c t'U boiNihE Sltih III the IuCdl ONCE OF
the New York Life Insurance company
They will take up their residence ON
| Buell. street
| Farmers In the city yesterday from
Fairfax and neighboring towns were all
of the same opinion regarding the present
| drought ITS thu worst ever "thcy
| said. Especially on the Hill farms"
! Some OF the farmers in Fairfax are not
sure whether they will attempt to take
| their potatoes out of the ground this
season. They are so small that they
think II is not worth while The out put
| of milk from many diaries has
diminished very materially because OF
| the lack of green fefd.
| Thu tools and stock in the Brodie G.
Clark blacksmith shop In Mechanics
lane and the unexpircd term of a five
year lease OF the premises were sold at
auction Saturday afternoon by Sheriff
Allen. the successful bidder being ". G.
Smith and the purchase price $40. TIL.
sale was made on an execution I'm favor
of the Strong Hardware company.
Messrs. Brodc & Clark have dissolved
partnership.
| u. Il. Wing OF Boston, who Is employ
cd IN the city just now, was In city
court Monday morning and pleaded
guilty to a breach of the peace and In
tox!cation. For the former offence he
| was fined s. ana costs of $685., and for
the latter s. and costs of S7ao lie set
tied in fun. Arthur Murray pleaded
guilty to a FIRST offence and was fined
s. and costs OF s195
-ersr 90 tl,A
Of the University of Vermont ard coach
Of the varsity base ball team arrived in
the city yesterday. Higgins has played
with Rochester in the Eastern League
during the summer and was recently
signed substitute catcher by the Dos
ton Red Sox Of tho American League
Dope Hunt, last years second varsity
pitcher has also arrived
The farm of Charles King In South
Burlington was n scene of carnage Mon
day when 81 head of tuberculou cat
tie were killed by order Of the state
cattle commission. Nineteen, appraised
between 80 and s45 were the property
Of j. ". Jones of this city; -. appraised
on an average ut &2S-O, were the
property Of Peter Stacey of Charlotte.
ana eight belonged 10 states Attorney
\. l.. Sherman being taken from his
Charlotte farm.
The water in Lake Champlain Is now
at the lowest point known in the his
tory of navigation on the lake. with the
exception Of the year 1881 Capt. l..
r. Rockwell at that time had charge
of the launching of the old Reindeer.
which used to land Mt the foot of COL
bna 40,
been launched in September Of 1881.
Tho water was go low. however, that
tho attempt was given no. The water
was then loss than four inches below
where 1t is now.
Former Constable + y Frechette
| Monday sold az auction lot No. IS on the
easterly side of North avenue to Charles
Ston" for s262. The property was owned
by Mrs. Ellen T. Hall OF Danbury,
Conn, the sale being made to satisfy
unpaid taxes OF 81. The sale of the
property of Honora Connolly. situated
on South Champlain street, was post
poned until next Tuesday afternoon.
Constable Frechettc stated Monday
that he will proceed ut once to advertise
for sale all properties on which the
8. taxes for 1905 have not been paid
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