Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29
CITY NEWS

the rcsignations of Police Officers Dennis
Brodie. Thomas Mongeon; A. w. Belk:
and Edward German.
The state committee OF the Y. NJ C
A. is planning for a new department
secretary for boys work and Byron n
Clark Of the local Y NJ. G. A.. It is un
derstood. will he offered this position
Seth NJ. johnson has given UP tn,
coffee and tea mail order store recent
" opened by him on College street. anC
will again be connected with the Berry
Hall company
News has been received In the city o
the marriage Of Miss Nellie Lee, L. V
I'o9 to Robert Paquet. l.. V. NJ, II
The wedding took place ut Peterborough
\. II, Iaquet was the third bascman OF
Ncimonts base bail team year ago
John Crowley and John Rusty, both Of
whom had previously pleaded guilty in
Chlttenden county court to violating the
liquor law, were Tuesday placed in the
hands of The probation officer, Thomas
Reeves.
Mrs. +. NJ Barstow started Tuesday
for Seattle. Wash. and viii 20 from,
there by steamer to Fort Liscum. Alaska
to be the guest of Mrs w A. Kent, wife
81 Lieut. w. a. Kent. cd United States
Infantry. she will return to burlington
about the first Of September
Friends in this city received yesterday
news of the crictical illness of Mrs
Louise Kngsland Mitchell at her home
In Cambridge. Mass. Mrs. Mitchell is tho
Oldest daughter of the late ]. d. Kings
al Il,
Burlington.
Tie board Of water commissioners, con-
fistng of A. H. Rutter. Prof. J, "
votey and DR.. j. w. Courtney. met yes
terday afternoon and organized with Mr..
Rutter as chairman j. Frank Kidder
was elected superintendent OF water
works to succeed Frank S. Lanou.
The Vermont experiment station re-
ceved Saturday carload Of pine
seedlings. They were imported from
Germany and arrived In round willow
baskets about three feet high and three
feet in diameter. The consignment CON
sisted of Sc baskets. numbering about
10000 seedlings.
At the last meeting Of the Champlain
Valley Grange Mayor Burke and Mr.
Var Patten made suggestions for the
action Of the Grange I'm the coming cele-
tration. After the speaking there was II
short program. consisting of readings
by the Rev Mr.. story. Elmer Cove and
Mis-. Hough. and music 10y Dr. Brock
The board Of charities, consisting Of
c. r. Smith, DIR. J, r. Wheeler and Dr.
i. L. insolvency, has organized with NJ
Smith as chairman and Or Wheeler as
secretary. The appointments OF city
physician and overscer of the poor made
by the board will 70 before the aldermen
for confirmation neg. Monday night
The last hearings on applications for
liquor licenses were held Tuesday be
fore the board OF license commissioners
The only objection was made by Z. p.
Woodbury. of the Van Ness House who
entered a protest against the granting OF
second class license to John l.. Sull-
van at 151 ST. PAU street.
Edward Maitelle was in city court yes
terday and pleaded guilty to second
offence of intoxication He was fined SIS
and costs of ss.G5 and disclosed on
second class place on the right hand side
Of Main street. Winooskl. Michael Dunn
of Rutland pleaded guilty to a first
The appeal Of c. A. Pratt from the
disallowance by the commissioners of his
claim against the estate of LOOMS A.
ballard was entered Thursday in Chit
tenden county court. The suit of w. ].
Casey VS. Martha Hall, apt, an action
Of assumpsit, was also entered Thurs
day.
az n tyns
made in probate court yesterday in the
estate Of Orsen Goodrich of Richmond
There was final settlement of the
guardians account in the estate Of
Henry r. Prince of Hinesburgh G. y.
Green was appointed trustee of the
estate of Nathan I>athrop of Essex.
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. Henry Todd
Will move next week into the residence
OF the Chittenden county jail Deputy
"odd will assume charge Of the jail.
while Mrs Todd will superntend the
household. Sheriff James H. Allen will
continue to make his home at the resi-
derce and will maintain his office there
Us formerly.
A license to soil real estate was is
sued by the probate court Friday
in the estate of David F. Fraser of
Iincsburgh. Minnie Young was APP
pointed administrators Of the estate
IF Fred Young of Colchester. james
II. Allen was appointed administrator
of the estate OF Lottie b. Allen of
Burlington.
COL and Mrs. +, H. Powell enter
tanned the members Of the faculty Of
the University and their wives Tuesday
evening at their home on Williams
street. The guests were received by
Pres. and Mrs. NJ. H. Buckham and
Col and Mrs. Powell. The rooms were
prettily decorated with choice cut
flowers and other decorations.
Mrs. Durrcn and Miss Geraldine
Simonds gave a reception AT their home
on Maple street Yesterday afternoon IN
honor Of Miss Cornelia Cooke Of Port
land, Ohio, The guests were received
by Mrs Simonds and the Misses Simonds
and Cooke. The parlors We're tastefullv
decorated and dainty refreshments were
served.
Aiken Dukett, the ten ear-old boy
port Thursday afternoon, died at the
Mary Fletcher hospital Friday
morning AT about 1870 without re-
gaining consciousness. The body was
taken to Brdport Friday night. The
bullet lodged in the brain and no
operation for its removal was at
tempted.