Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-09


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committee on membership. A. Arcand
Charles Belts
The following judgments for plaintiffs
were entered yesterday in city court;
| Frank II. brown VS.. =. j. Smith of
| Mortified damages of slo4S and costs Of
,.,9 Margaret NJ. Sears VS. James
| Ryan damages Of $50 and costs of
$50: IIoba'. j. STANLEY e Co., vs. J. w.
Dascy. damages Of St46 and costs Of
tS.5i spaulding. Kimbal e. CO.. VS. ".
l.. Dean Of Abursh, damages Of $40 and
costs Of sg,5j.
| Tho members or the James W, Flvn,
| Camp, United Spanish War Veterans
held their annual meeting Tuesday night
and elected the following officers: Com
mandcr, Charles Rashaw; senior vice.
commander, }. W. t.aughton; Junior vice.
commander. j. \. Campbell; adiutant, l..
W. Fonncll office VI the day, II. II.
S.mmcrug; officer Of the guard. g. W.
! Sharploy. chapl lin. =. a. pmbard; sur
seon, William Wiscman.
The funeral of John J, Kccfo was held
Friday morning at nine o'clock from
st Msry's Cathedral the Rev. J Z.
ellis officiating. Floral tributes were
sent by the brotherhood OF Railroad
! TrAinmen. Of which the deceased was a
member, from the Lady Forcsters and
| from friends. The bearers were John
polin. Michael Malloy. Edward q Bricn,
William O'Brcn. Martin Hoffron and NJ
| Hogan lntcrmcnt was in St, Joscph's
cemetery.
Tho nuai installation Of officers of
Vermont Lodge. y l.. o. r., occurred
Tuesday night, tho installing officer being
deputy Grand Warden G.. T. $. Pierce
of Nergennos. assisted by 6. W. Richard
son as grand chaplain and L. G. Burn
ham as grand guide. The officers elected
last MONTH whose names have already
appeared. were installed. At the conclu-
sion of the exercises, refreshments were
served and a social hour brought the
evening to a close.
At n meeting of Green Mountain En-
campncnt. No. 2, !. o. .. r.. Thursday
night. the following officers were installed
by DR.. +. W. Baylies. ID. q. r.: L. j.
Chambers. c. p; i. +. Nash. II. p;
George l.. Edwards s. W; H. W Thorn
son. scribe; X. A. Spear. treasurer F.
5. I.anou. j. W; Il. w. J. Hawkins. r. c.
a,
L. King. hall trustee: c. G. McCarey
grand encampment.
Inc death of Miss Florence F. IIatha-
way. only daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Frank r. hathaway of % Isham street
occurred Tuesday night at $50 o'clock.
after an lines of three weeks OF typhoid
fever. Miss Hathaway was 10 years of
age and was a member of tho d class OF
the Burlington high school Up to within
the last few days her condition was con-
sidered much improved, and her sudden
death came az a great shock to her
parents. She Is surviv hy her father
and mother.
John p. RobcrEe died Friday morn
Ing at $40 o'clock at his home on Front
street. He had been i'll long time with
kidney disease. He 50 wears of age
lie is survived by a wife two brothers
and sister. Theodore and Hubert and
Mrs William Morriscau Of this city. The
funeral was held Monday morning
Mt nine o'clock from s.. Joscph's Church
with interment in Mt. calvary cemetery.
The members Of the Society Of St. John
Baptist, OF which the deceased was
member, attended in a body.
Henry Francis Grant. who died sun
day morning at eight O'Clock al his home.
o. South Union street. Of pneumonia. at
the age OF g. years came to Burlington
three months ago from Middlebury.
where he had resided for over 20 Years.
He is survived by his wife ana two
children, daughter. Nellie, and a son.
Edward. The remains were taken to
Brandon for burial Tuesday morning a
$50 o'clock, the funeral being held at the
Catholic Church there on the arrival OF
the funeral party.
At the meeting of st. Jol n Baptist So
ciety Tuesday night the following officers
were Installed by Leon Beauprc, Isaac
Patient being master of ceremonies: Pres.
ident Louis Boivin; first vc,- president.
Octave Lambert; second vice president.
Leon Ruel; secretary. Albert Gravel. as.
sistant secretary, Arscnc Boucher, CORE
spending secretary. f. X Joachim;
treasurer l'rgcl Bcauregard; collector.
Louis bore; assistant collector Hubc. t
Brisson. cashier Clement Roaupro: mar.
shals. Joseph Bouchard ana Et!cnno La
tulippc.
states Attorney A. +. sherman and
Justice J. T. Stoarns were I'm Iudcrhiu
yesterday 10 conduct hearings in the
cases Of two Young boys of that town.
Claude Graves and Ralph Styles. both
Of whom We're charged with iutoxlcation.
The boys pleaded guilty and were fined
s. each, which they paid. Upon disclosure
they said they were treated on Christmas
day with diluted alcohol, by FLOYD Jock
also minor. Jock has departed to escape
the prosecution which he anticipated
would follow the disclosure OF the boys.
II Is not known where he is.
News was received In the city on Sat
urday OF the death in Toledo, Ohio, OF
David Brennan at the age Of 81 years
Mr.. Brennan was native Of ireland and
at the GO of n came to the United States
.caving his parents in the old country He
ships and at the age Of q arrived in this
city on "a sailing vessel having come by
the way of Montreal and the Rchelieu
river tie was employed in tie lumber
yards and along the lake front here for
many years and in 1897 went to Chicago.
where he had chars" of the construction
Of some of the smaller exposition build
ings lie subsequently, settled in Toledo.
The members of court Gsncral Howard.
No 4j7G. Independent Ord"r of Forrsters.
installed officers last evening. orator
Georsr Touchcttc was the installing Of
fcer The officers N" as follows: chief
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