Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-06
CITY NEWS


Mr.. and Mrs. e. X. Allen Of Il Russell
street.
Mrs. F. M. Barstow left Monday noon
for months visit In Fort Thomas
Kentucky.
The annual parade and inspection of the
police and fire departments occurred
Wednesday, with athletic contests in the
afternoon.
The University of Vermont football
team began the season yesterday by de-
feating ST. Lawrence University by O.
score Of to 0.
son was born Sunday morning to MIR.
and Mrs. o. G. Nichols Of Plattsburgh.
N. Y. Mrs. Nichols was formerly Miss
Winnifred Il. Rice of this city.
Arthur P. SIENNA, formerly of Will
liston, and Miss Rowena NJ. Donas-
hue Of st. Andrews, ~ b, were mar
ried In St. Andrews Thursday. Sep
tember 90.
w. r. Peters, the florist and scotsman,
will move his flower store on November
| 10 tho Walker block, No. 1877 st. Paul
street The flower store at ISL Main
street has been located there 70, the past
ten years.
DR.. G. Z. Loudon left Sunday for a
three weeks hunting trip in the Adiron-
dacks, near Derrick Franklin county,
y. Y. Mrs Loudon and two children
went Saturday to visit her mother in
Randolph.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Abigail Rosetta Tru-
deau to George Washington Cantin, both
OF Elizabcthtown, \. Y. at Elizabeth
town october r. Mr. Cantin was form
ery Of Burlington
Three new cars arrived Tuesday
for the Burlington Traction company
and they will be used on the North
avenue line. The cars are larger
than the ones now in use. They were
made by the Jones Car Works Of
West Troy
Evert y. Flint of Somerville. Mass,
and Mrs Eta M LeCain were married
Thursday morning at the parsonage by
the Rev. r. H. Penney. Mr.. Penney also
united in marriage Thursday Henry A.
Lamb and Mrs. Mary l.. Darlington, both
Mrs PROXIES Brown of Fern Hill
has announced the engagement of her
daurhter. Miss Martha Proxies Brown,
to William Anderson Hutcheson of New
York city Mir. Hutcheson is a son of
the late John NJ. Hutcheson Of Greenock,
Scotland
The attendance At the public schools
ft- 81 90 Eos ba
Nsr &c. vas as follows: High school $50;
grammar school o27; unGraded y; Con-
verse ISL, Champlain 10: Barnes AZ;
pomeroy 325; Adams $50; Ira Allen 165:
Archibald 332; Thayer 40
F. B. Wright. L. V. NJ. 05, formerly
of this city and now with the West
ern Union Telegraph company in New
York city. was promoted October /
to the position of general storekeeper
for the company in New York. His
headquarters are at 1872 Franklin
street.
Mayor Burke has vetoed a resolution
recently adopted by the board Of alder
men reducing the price Of electricity from
the municipal light plant on the grounds
that the rates are now as low az In
other cities and that the plant would be
run at loss which 400 taxpayers would
have to share for the benefit of 500 other
taxpayers who might use the light.
Chittenden county court convened yes
terday afternoon at two o'clock. Only
two or three attorneys were in court and
none Of the cases marked for trial on the
docket could be taken up. The jury was
excused until this morning at nine O'Clock
The divorce case of Josephine L. Du.
Fresno VS.. John B. DuTresne was dis.
continued
A supper and entertainment was given
Tuesday In the parlors Of the Metho.
dist Church by the E.pworth League and
was attended by So. During the supper
the high school instrumental club played
Following there was n farce, "Why
Never Married. given by a cast of a.
The parlors We're decorated with autumn
foliage and with the league colors, red
and white.
Three months board in the county jail
Is what Abraham Badger Drew In city
court Thursday afternoon. upon being
convicted on a charge OF stealing a pair
OF hip boots from the street department.
Superintendent of Streets John II. Black
has missed several articles belonging to
the department recently. Several lanterns
used in showing dangerous places at
night have disappeared.
The strong wind of Sunday was res
ponsible for the wrecking of large
scow belonging to the Rutland railroad
near the Gut. The boat was used in the
spile driving operations and had suffer-
Ell from the severe winds of the previous
days so that when It spranE a leak It
sunk rapidly, hardly allowing time for
the people on board to escape.
In probate court yesterday application
was made by the heirs for the appoint.
Mrs Evarts, late of Milton, deceased II
the estate OF Alonzo A. Davis. late oi
Burlington. Elmer r. Davis was appoint.
ed administrator, In the estate Of L, W
Curtis Of Jericho, October Il was assignee
for the settlement of the administrator
account and a decree in the estate.
George Dick. who was picked up by
the police Sunday night while trying
to gather lima cinary Rhode Island
greetings in the yard near st. Pauls
chapel, Monday pleaded guilty to q
charge of intoxcation and was fined -
and cost of sl0,23, John Crowley also en-
tered a plea of guilty to a charge of
breach Of the peace. Crowley said that
a stranger had called him names and
ne had given the stranger a beating.
Henry O'Neal soldier from the post
who has been in jail since last June on