Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-10

Ing melons from Napoleon Myers. They
pleaded guilty ana each received n fine
OF 81 and costs OF $751;. which will be
| paid Edward Masure pleaded guilty to
| breach of the peace. and was fined s.
and costs OF s5S His specific offence
consisted In striking one NJ 1ersburg.
Andre Anderson and Kari vikman. two
Swedes, who claim Northneld as their
| homes, appeared before Justice Stearns
yesterday morning to answer to charges
of intoxication Both men pleaded guilty
| and were fined 81 each. with costs. or
the alternative sentence Of ten days In
Jail. They will serve their time. for lack
| OF funds The men were arrested at the
railroad station.
The Vermont Construction company re-
cent purchasers Of tho Brown & Glossy
| Pneumatic Tool company plant in Mont
| pclor. have completed the removal of
the plant to this city, where II has been
erected and will he placed In operation
the last of the week. It will mean
considerable increase In business for the
Construction company. Twelve addl-
| tIona men will be needed to care for the
additional work, increasing the force to
90 or 90
Thomas hathaway was In Justice
q. W. Dcbcrvillcs court Tuesday and
pleaded guilty to breach OF tho peace
He was f1ncd 81 and costs of $50
which he Will pay. William Cillcy was
convicted Of stealing an umbrella from
James Reynolds ana fined So and costs
Of $999, with an alternative sentence
OF ri days in the House of Correction
at Rutland. William Cuyler. convicted
last week OF cruelty to a horse. with
drew his appeal and will serve 81 days
in the House Of Correction at Rutland
| q. j. McMastcrs, claim agent of the
| Rutland Railroad company. was In
Burlington Tuesday In conference
with the city officials over tho land
damages 10 be paid in connection with
the underpRss which is to be built at
the Lakeside crossing of tho road. The
company Is ready TO begin on the
work rs soon as tho question of dam
ages is settled. The company will
pay co per cent. Of the cost. the state
% per cent and the city OF Burlng
ton the remaining Is per cent
Ray Collins aud Marcus ], burlington,
the weil-kuown University OF Vermont
for the North Adams. Mass. team the rc-
mainder of the season. Both men have
been WORKING with the Bangor team In
the Maine state League tho past summer
since the school season closed. where
Collins lost but two games lie will join
, the Red sox pitching staff at Boston next
June Both men refused to play sunday
, ball for the North Adams fans.
William Boyd was arrested by the po-
, lice department last evening on a charge
, OF intoxication and breach of tho peace
Mr. Boyd caused considerable disturbance
by falling through tho window of the
2 store Mt the corner OF Cherry and Bat
terry streets. man by tho name OF
Henry was also arrested on charge o.
intoxication. Henry Mason. a man witt
claims his home to be Detroit, Mich
was given a nights lodging In jail upor
his own request.
r bill" Higgins of the University o
V Vermont, and who has been elected
coach of the college base ball team
. has been signed by the Boston Re'
Sox Of the American League. Higgin
has been with Rochester In the East
ern League the past season and wa
. catching department IN case something
should happen to CriEer or Donahue
Carr,gan, a Boston substitute catcher
is now on the hospital list.
While an empioye OF the Walker gar
S age was filing the gasoline tank OF
W. Taft's automobile yesterday after
n noon. the tank overlooked and the gaso
line caught fire. Immediately the ma
chine was in flames and the fire depart
ment was called. The flre was however
= quickly ext,nguisired by the chemical en-
l CINE The box and the upper part of III
machine were badly burned. but no seri
Gus injury was done to Mr.. Taft VII
II was in the machine at the time the auto
bile caught fire.
Alberta Horner Of Cambridge Bore
Joseph McGrath. Leo Collins, Fran
, Monloney, and Cornelius Sullivan, a
u arragned in city court Monday. peade
= guilty to first offences of intoxicatto
and each received q fine of s. and costs
- with an alternative sentence of 10 day
-" In TALL Bernard German was convicte
of a second offence OF intoxication bu
v appealed and furnished bail, Berth
IF James Dewey pleaded guilty Of n1iscor
y duct and was sentenced 70 serve nc
I less than two and one half nor NOR
Of than three months In the House OF Coz
Of rection at Rutland.
The annual convention Of the agent
p OF the Metropolitan L!fe Insuranc
ir company was held OF the company
IN building on Main street Friday even
" ing. Reports were submitted by rer
le resentatives from all over the Stat
2 and the home office wns represente
by w. F. Dobbins. superintendent
agencies for New England who wit
Thomas Magner. local manager, az
~ dressed the meeting. The entire part
:" enjoyed a sail on Lake Champaign Sa'
- urday and a dinner at Bluff Point 6
~ the guests OF Mr.. Magner.
Word had been received IN this city
the death In Los Angeles. Cal August
aS OF Mrs. Louise Russell Vose CogEin Nj
=" Coggin was the widow OF + g. Cogg
and died In her eth year, NJ the home
II her daughter Mrs. Ralph T. Hubha
% OF Los Angeles. Mr. ard Mrs. CogE
III we're former residents Of burlington, y
b" Coggin being connected with the nr
OF b. g. Nichols q Co. Both were We
ng active IN what was then known as I
en White Street Congregational Churc
la now the First Church. Mr.. CoREin I
he ing superintendent of the Sunday sch'
an for many years.
~, Mrs carrie y. (Carleton) Richar
son. wife OF C. W. Richardson of 3
South J'pion street, died early Satl