Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-11

sentenced TO serve 30 days In jail. on
disclosure Daley said he was a stranger
In town, having reached here only day
or two before his previous arrest. which
was In the latter part Of February. lie
said he obtained drink in r. bar on st.
| raul street and some whiskey at n liz
tor store on the same street.
The following cases were entered yes
| tcrday in Chittenden county court: +. l..
| Andrews VS. Martha Hall. petition for
| foreclosures; Y. j. Booth va. Frank and
| Matilda Denise, petition for foreclosure;
| Eva NJ Rigclow VS.. Charles II. Bigelow,
petition for divorce; Hattie l.. Machia
VS.. Jasper c. Macha, petition for d.
vorce: Alexander Miller vs. Mabel Mill
er. petition for divorce; Gertrude Moon
ey VS.. Lawrence Mooney, petition for
divorce Fred Bushey vs.. Annie f.. Au-
clair and Frank E. Lord. replevin.
The will OF Julia A. Miller Of Burling-
ton was proved Friday in probate
court and Elizabeth Miller was appoint
ed executrix. with Ormond Cole and
Henry Conlin commissioners and ap-
|
Of Charlotte was proved and John d. St.
Peter was appointed executor. with w.
| II. Boardman and W. NJ. Spear commits
| soners and appraisers. In the estate OF
| Isctsey Thompson OF Williston. Marvin
W. Chapman was appointed administra-
tor, with Henry w. Fay and James e.
Kennedy commissioners and appraisers.
| William Stuart. professor of horticul-
ture at the University Of Vermont has
received an appointment In the plant
bureau Of the United States department
OF agriculture and will take up his new
work at the close OF the present college
year. His headquarters will be in Wash
i,.gton but lie will visit those parts of
the country where experiments are Being
conducted among commercial plants.
Professor Stuart will make several trips
to Washington during the next few
months on matters connected with ms
rev position. but his family will not
move there until fall
It Is evident that there is going to he
q big crowd in Burlington during the
tercentennary celebration IN July. Al
ready the local hotels are receiving let
tiers from tourist agents asking to book
large parties during the week of the
celebration. Yesterday Me Van Ness re-
celved a Letter from q. f.. Marstens, a
tourist agent Of Boston. asking to book
a party Of 200 people during the Week
of tho .elebration. from Tuesday 10 FIJI
day inclusive The hotels are not book
ing parties. however for they expect
to have a larger crowd than they car
handle without them.
The body OF Alfred Bessette. aged A
hose death occurred at tho Waterbur,
insane asylum Saturday morning follow
ing an operation to remove a carbuncl'
from the neck. was brought TO Rolcher'
undertaking rooms Saturday night an'
prepared for burial The funreal wa
held Monday afternoon from St.Joseph'
Church with interment In Mt. Calvary
cemetery. Mr.. Bessette was placed in Al
asylum when he was y years of age
and was moved from Brattleboro tc
Waterbury several years ago lie is sur
vived by mother. Mrs. A. Bcssette
: and one brother. Richard Bessatte, bot
OF whom are residents of this city.
An alarm OF fire was rung IN from
box 80 at . o'clock yesterday morning
, for n blaze at the home Of LOWS Levi
at olc Park street. The fire originate
in the second story about the chime
and gained a good Roadway before
= was discovercd The firemen were obllg
: ed TO cut through the roof when til
= blaze was extngushed. Although tn
= damage by fire was confined 10 til
q second story floor, the ground nooi
q where Mr. Levin resides. was damage
I by water. II Is thought that the entir
: damaged will reach $500. The house
owned by Mr.. Levin and tenant oc
cupies the second moor
Mabel G. Clarke was Tuesday appoint
a ed by the probate court admiu:s'ratc
a Of the estate Of Frank G. Clarke r
II Burlington NJ. e. Metcalf was appoin
II e. administrator of the estate of WI
d liam Metcalf oc Undcrhill, with +.
d Robinson end W. S. Woodruff commits
sioners and appraisers. There were Sc
Elements and DEGREES i'll the estates {
!. Albert f.. Rogers or Burlington an
u Isaac John Brown of Inderhil II
&c annual settlement Of the trustees n,
o count was made in the estate of Mincry
u T. King Of Charlotte. ]. H. Kilpeck ";
20 appointed administrator of the estate
Ellen Kiipcck of Richmond,
The Woman's Missionary circle of II
First Baptist Church held its annu
It meeting Tuesday Afternoon ana eyer
Y ing. The following officers were elected
n President. Mrs. A. Il. Simonds; vic
ID president, Mrs. f. b. Bailey; secrctar
a Miss Jane Warner: treasurer. Mrs f.
n Andrews; first director, Mrs, Tam'
L. Bradley: second director, Mrs. Edwal
II Whtlock; third director, Mrs Jasp,
y Tousley. Supper was served at S
VI O'Clock and n program WAS rendered du
ing the evening. The program. whic
10 was IN charge Of Mrs. f. b. Pennc
y consisted Of the reading OF letters fro
or different missionaries, stationed
t. China, India and Africa. The meetil
az closed with an informal discussion
u, plans for the coming year,