Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
In Champlain. ". y, Mrs ChamberlIn's
home for many years.

Thomas Redmond. Henry Ready. Charles
Ready and A. G. Collins were given hear.
ings in city court Monday afternoon
charged with violating the hack ordinance
by carrying passengers without displaying
their badges CITY Attorney J. n.
Macomber prosecuted ana the hackmen
were defended by J. J. Enright aud II. e.
Brown. The courts decision was with
held. Similar cases against Thomas Mann
and Barney Foley were continued.
Orvis A. Smith of Winooski, proprietor
of a second class license place in Tim,
town. was given a hearing in city cou-.
Friday on the disclosure OF Fdwa r.,
Lynch, person to whom liquor may no,
be sold legally. Lynch was recently
convicted in city court OF second Of
Tense OF intoxication. There was not hing
to show that Smith or his clerk knew
who Lynch was or that he was on the
list and Smith was discharged.
A. S. kennison, convicted before JUS
tice Deberville Of stealing a ride on n
passenger train, was taken Saturday TO
Rutland to serve the alternative sen-
tence OF IS days in the House of Cor
rection. kennison claimed that the
Woodbury. Granite company owed him
s2 and he thought he could straiphten
things out with that money but COM
munication with tho company elected
the information that they owed him
nothing.
Joseph Wilson, who was in city court
Saturday morning. pleaded guilty to a
second offence of intoxicaton and was
sentenced to serve 30 days in fail Being
sworn for disclosure, Wilson said he
was sitting beside n Montreal excurs,on-
list In city Hail park when the excur-
sionist produced a bottle Of whiskey.
The two repaired 10 tho corridor of the
old library building, drink the Contents
of the bottle with the result that Wilson
became drunk
William Drinkwine was before Justice
g. w. Ieberville. Monday and ,leadcd
guilty to being intoxicated paying a fine
of s. and costs Of $40 As Drinkw,ne Is
listed as n pauper he had 10 disclose. lie
said that long succession OF people
came into his bicycle shop on North
Cha mplain street. none OF whom no
knew, Most Of them asked him to drink
and he pnrtook OF beer. whiskey. gin
and wine, with result which does not
need to be rcstated. T. C.Bushey pleaded
guilty to first offence OF intoxication
and paid a fine OF s. and costs OF s. 20
Fred Benoit and Henry Liberty, who
were given partial hearings several days
ago on the charge Of stealing Charles
11bomhard's watch. were In city court
Saturday morning and we're bound over
TO county court, bail being fixed NJ 500
In each case. Neither was able 10 raise
the necessary bonds. Tho mon put In no
defence. Lubomhard testified that he en-
countered the men In Battery park and
that after giving him sone drinks they
asked what time Il WIS. grabbing his
watch when he produced IT,
The kindergartens In the Archibald
street and Lawrence Barnes schools
VIII be taken out of their respective
buildings, being combined and located
In the Bacon block at the corner OF
Rose and Cedar streets. Miss Kath-
crime Coventry. who formerly had
charge of the Lawrence Barnes kinder
garten will teach at the new location.
The room formerly occupied by the
kindergarten at the Archibald street
school will be used for the A inter-
mediate. and c grammar class will
be added to that school.
The suit OF William d. Lund, executor
of the will OF William Mead Of Burl,ng-
ton, and Edward A. Mead OF Essex VS.
the Central Vermont Railway company
was entered IN Chittenden county court
Tuesday. In this action the plaintiffs
seek to recover damages of $500 for the
loss by fire OF a barn. corn-crib and re
house. situated on the north side Of the
railroad in burlington not far from Ath-
letic Park. II is alleged that the build
ings took Are from sparks thrown out by
a passing Central Vermont locomotive.
John NJ. Hebert died on Saturday
evening at 7:15 O'Clock at his home on
North street aftcr an illness of eight
days with gastrits. He was q years OF
age and was born IN ST. Alexander. near
Ibervlle. Que. He came to this city when
he 30 years OF age, and has since
resided here. He was member OF the
St. Josephs society. He Is survived by
two sons, Joseph and Peter and two
daughters, Mrs. Paul Bonnette and Mrs
Marie Pepin. The funeral wns held
Tuesday at nine o'clock from St.
,seph's Church. with intermcnt IN Mt
Calvary cemetery.
Word was received In the city Sunday
day of the death in Oak Park, III. on
Sa turday OF Deacon II. A. Fuller. a
former resident OF Burlington. Mr.. Full
Ter, who had been III only a short time,
was Sc years Of age last September Be
tween 1860 and 1870 he conducted a book
and stationery store on Church street
At the time Of the great Chicago fire
he went to Chicago but returned to this
city and entered the insurance business.
He eventually returned to Chicago,
where he has since resided. He Is sur
vived by n wife ana three children, Mrs
Marion Story, Mrs. f. u. Inomis and J..
NJ, Fuller. all Of Oak Park. Tho funeral
was held from his late home.
The death OF Fred J. Ieatcock, son OF
Mrs J. g. Babcock OF this city, occurred
In Rutland yesterday morning after an
illness of six weeks. Mr.. Babcock was
80 years OF age and was for many years
ton Traction company. He had been EN-
ployed for the past Ave years by the
Howe Scale Works in Rutland. He Ii
survived by his wife and one daughter
Clarice. two brothers. Walter and Arthur
and a sister, Mrs. F. &. Bu-hncr. all OF
this city The remains will arrive In
Burlington to-day and the funeral VIII
no held Tomorrow afternoon at the home