Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-14
CITY NEWS


vas closed on Saturday. following the
usual evening performance.
Esther Brown was arraigned In city
court on Saturday. charged with selling
cigarettes to minors. She was fined u
and costs. which she paid.
offense Of intoxication in city court yester-
Gay and was fined s. and costs OF U.S.
which he expects to pay
Frank Tague was arraigned In city
court Friday for a first onence OF IN
toxication and was fined s. and costs OF
W73. He will serve the alternative sem
tence OF 10 days in jail.
In city court Thursday J. +. Conlon.
who halls from parts unknown, was
arraigned for a first offersc of intoxi-
cation. He was fined 81 and costs Of
30. 7S. which he paid.
In city court Tuesday Charles Brown
was fined s. and costs Of 1913 for intoxi-
cation and Henry Coffin was fined the
same amount and costs of $9.$. Both
men will pay fines and costs.
News of the birth Of a baby girl to Mr..
and Mrs Frederick Briggs of Holdridgc.
Neh.. has been received In the city. Mrs.
Briggs was Miss Bessie Bliss. daughter
Of c. c. Bliss. formerly of this place.
In city court Thursday Judgment was
entered In default in the case of The
Strong Hardware company VS.. A. H.
Fiier Of Vergennes for the plaintiff to
recover damages of s30.73 and costs Of
E.7S.
Miss Evelyn Enright. who has been as
sistant In the high school in Highgate.
has been engaged as principal OF tho
high school of that place for the coming
year. Miss Enright is a graduate OF
Smith College In the class of 1908
Frank Hathaway. a tramp who was ar
rested In Essex Junction. was taken be-
fore Justice Stearns yesterday. charged
with lettering. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to serve 80 days IN jail. He
appeared as though he needed the rest.
The Rev. c. L. Hall. former pastor
OF the Burlington Methodist Church.
now stationed at Johnstown. n. Y, has
been transferred to Oklahoma. The
change is made on account of Mrs. Hall s
health.
In city court Friday Judgment was
rende in the case Of Max L. Powell VS.
B. B. Blake for the plaintiff to recover
s446.2 20 for debt, sl4.2s for damages and
costs amounting to SOS. The judgment
was entered In default.
Assistant Judges W. NJ. Barber and Z
w. Quinn were in the city on Saturda,
on county business. The seasons suppl,
Of coal for the county buildings was or
dered. Several minor repairs have beer
made recently on the court house.
Mayor Burke stated last evening tina
ne would not allow the Jeffries-J ohnsor
fight pictures to be shown In Burlington
AS the use Of these reels costs $500
day II Is not probable that the mayor vii
be called upon to show his authority yer!
soon.
Dogs are again killing sheep In the cit,
suburbs, last week two dogs having killed
several sheep owned by Henry Holt
These CANNES will probably be killed. !
dog also recently killed turkey that wa
setting on some eggs. The city paid s
for the turkey.
During the month Of June there were 2
deaths in Burlington. 16 being males an
II females. There were 81 births durin
the same month, Is Of the new arrival
being boys and 10 Of them being girls
Four mothers were 20 years Of age an
the Oldest was 48 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Phelps OF Holly
'a1 ba 80 Nv
Mrs. H. o. Wheeler. Mr.. Phelps. who
native OF South Hero, graduated fror
The University of Vermont in the class G
1854. and was United States consul a
krefeld, Germany. during tho admins
tration Of President Mckinley
DR.. John A. Peterson, a graduate c
the University of Vermont school c
medicine In the class Of 1896, has bee
appointed medical examiner of the st
Plymouth district In Massachusetts D.
Peterson practiced medicine In Guilfor
for four years after leaving college an
for 10 years has been resident Of Hine
ham, Mass.
In probate court Tuesday the will
Albert Towne, late Of Richmond, was file
and proved, and W. A. Towne was az
pointed executor and Salmon Greene an
i. G. Nichols appraisers and commit
sioners. In the estate OF ]. w Nolan
late OF Jericho, there was a settlement
the administrators account and a deere
An appeal from the disallowance Of II
commissioners Of probate court was ell
tered Tuesday in Chittenden count
court by Maurice D. Sullivan In the ma
ter of the estate of Patrick Sullivan, la
OF Colchester. The appeal sets up tn;
the commissioners disallowed Mr.. Sull
vans claim of 1885, and that he Is injurt
and aggrieved thereby.
In probate court yesterday in the esta
Of Ralph S. Hayes Of Philadelphia, P,
the guardians annual account and settl
ment were filed In the estate Of JOSEF
Bates, late Of Essex. a license was grant
the Administrative to deed land. In I
estate of Thomas Finley. late OF Ric
mond, the will was filed for probate al
hearing was set for August l.
Leo f. McElligott. whose store
North Champlain street was raided
Sunday evening by the police departmer
was In city court Tuesday, charged wi
selling liquor illegally. He waived O
animation and was hound over for his a
pearance in county court. bail In the su
OF $500 being furnished by e. p. NIGEL
sott. Half a gallon of whskey and sor
beer were found at the search.
Peter Beauvais. alias Beavais, was q
raigned in city court Tuesday for
fourth offense Of intoxication and pIea
ed guilty. He was sentenced TO 80 da
In jail. He said that he purchased