Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18

ardson avenue, Scarff's Addition. owned
by Alexander II. Campbell, was sold to
H. A. Doten for $3l. The owners of the
other properties, which have been adj
vertised for sale for unpaid taxes have
settled with Constable Florence
George McEnany Of Fairfield pleaded
guilty to being intoxicated and was fined
s. and costs in city cour. yesterday lie
will serve 10 days in Jail. Frank Brown
of waitsfield pleaded guilty to u
| similar offence and will serve 10 days.
George Hammond Of swanton pleaded
guilty to a third offence and was fined
SIS and costs Of S.45. with an alternative
sentence of 70 days in Jail. He disclosed
that he gave q Winooski man some
| some stuff for him.
! BARLEY IT, Collins, aged "a, died yes
terday morning at his home on Marble
| avenue after an Illness Of only ono day
| with pneumonia. He Is survived by his
| father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. Michael
| Collins, four brothers and ono sister.
! They are John. Hugh. Patrick. Michael
and Katherine. all residents of this city.
Mr.. Collins had been employed by NJ.
Dorm until n few months ago. when he
resigned owing 70 ill-health. The funeral
will be held Friday morning from st.
Mays Cathedral.
| Tho annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Vermont Shade Roller
! company was held Tuesday morning
| in the company's Offices, when the
| following board OF directors was elect
ed: willard Crane, A. G. Crane, How
| or.t Il Low l.
house, H. w. Robinson and T.. A.
Pope. The only change made in the
board was the substitution of Howard
Crane for -. q. Crane, who declined
nm election this year. The board or
ganized with Willard Crane rs prcsi-
dent ami A. 6, Crane vice president,
secretary and treasurer,
The new combination hose and chem-
cal wagon, purchased recently by the
fire department. arrived in the city Mon
day. The price Of the WAGON is 5000
| The new engine carries two tanks OF %
gallons elch. 1000 feet Of hose and a
| twenty foot extension ladder. as well as
a roof ladder and other apparatus. The
other engine carried larger tanks but
did not carry the other apparatus 1t Is
made of the other chemical. The new
| wagon Is heavier but It Is supposed to
run fully as easily as the other because
Of the rubber tires, with which 1t is
fitted
Mrs Savlna Vidcl. aged .. dici at her
home. 9l7 I1hnwood avenue, saturday
night after long illness with It cancer.
She is survived by a husband. +. NJ
| Nidell two daughters, Madeline and
| Media, and three sons. They are Herbert
| Henry and George. all of this city. She
| also leaves father and mother. Ny
and Mrs. Henry Germaln Of Plattsburgh
two sisters and five brothers Of Platts-
burgh. ard one sister Mrs. F. G. Spafford
of Winooski The funeral was held
from ST. Josephs Church at eight
o'clock Tuesday morning. with interment
in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
The lake remains solidly frozen and
the Ice inside the breakwater is thicker
now than 1t has been at any previous
time this winter. being from IA to q
inches in thickness. Last year at this
time the ice was we'll honeycombed
There arc a few open places near the
New York shore but they are not large
to break the ice 1t is nov expected 10
start tho T1conder nxa upon her trips the
.,th OF April but II the present wcnt!ie
continues it will DO later than that. Til.
Vernon, will not begin running until tn,
18th of MAY Th. beats will he off.c"r,.d
a. last year
Mason :. stone. stat. superintendent
Of educa tion. gave an informal din
ncr a, Dorn's Friday in honor OF
the retiring county examiners of tht
State. The guests included ENamin-
ers Ryder of Bellows Falls, Allen al
WestforJ. Abbott OF Proctor, Narney
of Bennington, Collins and Eddy
Mayor Bigelow, who has spoken witt
Mr.. stone In many greater Vernon
meetings. WAS also n guest. Al thu
conclusion Of the Dime: Superinte,
dent Stone expressed to the evanir.
ers present his high appreciation o,
the work which they have accomplish.
ed.
Vermont sugar makers are alrs ID,
making preparations for making sugar
The past few seasons have been goo(
for the sugar men and il was not ex
pected that this year would yield well
The frequent tlaWs and freezing spells
however. lead the experts to expect this
season TO DO a record breaker so far a:
the amount of sap goes. The quality q
tho sap cannot be asccrtained until Thu
sugaring begins. The Wech Brother!
Maple Co, have heard from Ohio. an
other mapl" sugar State aud tho sap yiolt
the" is reported as being Very Tight
Pennsylvania has not begun operations
Yet but an average year is expected
These three States are the principa
sugar States of the country.
Joseph I.ouzon. aged %, died Frida,
afternoon at his home on North rnior
street after a long illness with chroni,
bronchitis He is survived by n wifi.
and daughter, Miss Mary LauZon, hotl
of this city, and two sisters. They ar,
Mrs. Zoe La Roe Of Essex. ~ Y, an
Mrs. Margaret Lapoint of Montreal Mr.
IAuzon was born in Canada but cam,
10 this city 30 years ago. For man!
years he was coachman for the late u
G. Lnsley and later for Henry Wells
} The funeral was held at nine o'clocl
Monday morning from st. Mary cathe
!. dral. Internent was In st. j seph
, cemetery
Alfred Bedor of burlington, Cieorg
! Little a newcomer in town. Richard j
, Drake and Roger t.awlesss of For
: Ethan Alien We're IN rity court Mon
day and all pleaded guilt, 10 lntoxica
ton. each rccsivin; q line Of s. AM
! costs Nellie Sandorson pleaded ruilt
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