Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-20
CITY NEWS

MT. ana Mrs Matthew G. Ieary are
the parents of daughter, born Sat
urday evening.
Chester Harrington was arrajyned in
city court Monday on charge of In
loxication and was sentenced to 90 DAYS
n Jail. lie disclosed on George Ryan.
News has been received of the birth
OF son TO Or. and Mrs. S. r. Carsley of
Palmer. Mass. April IA. Mrs. Carslcy
Will be remembered as Miss Lois Lyon.
In probate court Tuesday Charles s.
LORD or Winooski was appointed guardian
ever Moses dep. a minor. and Flora "
stone was appointed guardian over Au-
ielia Ethel Stone also minor
The bi-monthly meeting Of tho hoard of
pension examiners was held Yesterday
morning at the Van Ness House Only
nne candidate was examined He was
Frank Hart of Plattsburgh. veteran Of
The Civil War
The engagement of Miss Lena H. Lane
of Boston. Mass. formerly Of this city,
TO William Walker Little, also of Boston.
Is announced. Mr.. Little is Yale
graduate and is connected with a railroad
contractors Office.
meeting of the State board of health
was held Thursday at the Van Ness
House. when II was decided to hold the
annual health officers school in this city
August 81 %. % and "a The program
VIII be announced at a later date The
Session last evening was devoted almost
entirely to routine business
This year is one OF the best from a
1Onnlo To-,
The run of sap up to the present time
amounts to nearly three pounds of sugar
to the tree. and the run continues all over
the State. From the present Indications
this will be the best year since 1901 which
was the banner year in long time
Among the possible successors TO
I. j. Ferguson as Superintendent of
The Vermont Anti-Saloon league, now
being considered by the spccial com
mittee appointed by the Headquarters
committee. is the Rev. c. II. Smith.
pastor of the Pittsford congregational
Church.
fx-Gov U. A. Woodbury. has purcha sod
the Rand property which adioins the
Van Ness House property on St. Paul
street. 1t has a frontage of "a feet and a
depth of 100 and will complete a rectangle
The driveway to the stables and garage
Of the Van Ness House Will he widened |
so that two automobiles or teams can
easily pass each other.
Henry Beauvias pleaded guilty in city |
court Friday TO charge of killing a |
'ur-hearing animal in the shape of |
muskrat and was fined 81 and costs OF !
f595. George Gingras was also in court
tAttt tt,A .t.....
rs it developed that he only waded into /
the water after the defunct muskrat and |
had no han' in killing It,
The shoe store at s5 Church street con-
Quoted by F. G. Fletcher which was
tlcsed some time ago, has reopened for
business, satisfactory adjustment hav-
ing been reached. Mr. Fletcher made the
lowest cash bid for the stock and George
w. Marks. the assignee, turned tho
stock over to him
Tho will of George ". Whallev or
Charlotte was proved in probate court
Monday. and Elizabeth p. Whalley was
appointed executrix ana William II
Hoardman and Frank Il Smith Of Char
'otte. commissioners and appraisers
Frederick A. Cumming was yesterday
appointed guardian of Malcolm G. John
son, n minor
During the month of March there were
b. births in Burlington and 81 deaths
according to statistics in the office Of
the city clerk. Of the births there were
p6 girls and % bows The youngest mother
was II years of age while the oldest
was A. one mother. SC years old. wei
coined her 18th child and one of IS her
18th. OF the 81 deaths. % were males
and II We're females
The first instance of an administrator
being appointed under new law inst
passed by the Legislature. for the purpose
of discharging a mortgage, was recorded
Saturday In probate court when F n
McGinnis of Essex was appointed admin
istrator of the estate OF Jeremiah G.
Bachelor. who died in Barre about 20
years ago. Mr.. Bachelor took a mortg-
hee on some land in Essex in 1884 and the
mortgage had never been discharged.
John Hammond was arraigned in CITY
court before Judge Palmer yesterday on
charge of intoxication. Being an
'habitual he was Obliged to disclose.
and said he obtained his liquor from
man named Thomas Ryan with whom he
worked in ST. Alhans. The court
sentenced Hammond TO pay fine of SIS
ana costs and TO serve 70 days in iail II
the fine is not paid. this sentence will
mean about 100 days in Jail for Ham
mond.
The Rev. ID. L. Sanford of Hardwict
who has charge of the mission work NJ
the scattered districts In this diocese for
the Episcopal Church, was al the Van
Ness House yesterday on business. DR.
Sanford said yesterday that there were NJ
present over LOO names on his visiting
HSt In the more accessible regions the
people are seen once In a few months and
IN most OF the places az least once in SIX
months. There are places however, where
me people are not visited oftener than
once a year.
Phenomenal catches Of pickerei are re-
Iorted from Grand Isle and large ship
ments are being made to the big cities
Al this season Of the wear the fish 40
nom the broad lake 10 the marshes to
spawn and often go through narrow
sluiceWaN These places have been spot
ted and iishermen are busy spearing
them. The sports look for a late season
for pike this year they do not us
TALLY bite until the water becomes fairly
warm, and that will probably not be until
the latter part of MAY
Jerry Rcaudry. who says his home Is In
Norwood, y. Y, was placed in iail
here Saturday as the result of a binding