Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
CITY NEWS

R. f. Leighton of Ga North Prospect
street Friday.
The trustees Of the Burlington Savings
hank have declared the usual dividend
at the rate of per cent per annum
for the six months ending December 81
A settlement and decree was entered
In probate court yesterday in the estate
Of Mary Haight Phelps Loomis of Bur-
lington
8. A. Brownell e. company Of Essex
Junction have brought suit In Chltten-
Zen county court against George Seig-
fiest, also Of Essex, for damages of 500
in an action of assumpsit
The trustees Of the Home Savings bank
at meeting Monday voted to pay
usual semi-annual dividend of two per
cent. to depositors on the first of Jan
uary next.
A license to sell real estate was grant
ed in probate court Monday In the es-
tate Of Charles H. Stevens of Winooshi.
A settlement and decree In the estate OF
Mary A. Zottman was entered MONDAY
In probate court Tuesday the will OF
Thebe Miner of WinoosM was proved
William Miner was appointed executor
md II. +. Wolcott and Arthur j. Desau-
tolls commissioners and appraisers
Mr. and Mrs H. L. Percival started
Thursday for Butler, Mo, where they
will remain until about Christmas Wheh
they will go to the Hotel Pepper at Los
Angeles, Cal, for the remainder OF tho
winter.
Mrs. A. b. Buell. gave a tea Friday
afternoon between the hours OF four and
six in honor of Miss Anna Johnson Of
Charleston. H. formerly of this city.
Miss Barbara Northrop and Miss Anna
Pope poured. assisted by Mrs. c. L..
woodbury. and Mrs. r. r. Watkins.
Edmund MCGOWAN. who was arrested
Yome time during the preceding night for
intoXication. was in city court Friday
afternoon and pleaded guilty to the
charge He was fined S. and costs, but
will serve the alternate 10 days in Jail
The White River Tavern company of
Hartford has been petitioned into bank
ruptcy by the creditors and the papers
have been served on the secretary of state
by United States Deputy Marshal Thomas
Reeves
The Ticonderora is now on the final
week of her wears work and will make
her last regular trip Saturday. This Is
the mildest season tbs, even the oldest
men on the boat remember, and usually
before this a quantity of snow and icc
is encountered.
The steamship Cleveland. on which Mr.
and Mrs E. S. Adsit. Mr.. and Mrs. f. r
Clement and f. l. Soule of this city ar,
passengers, was at Rangoon, Burma, Sat
urday on her cruise around the world
The tourists had just left India after /
days of sightseeing.
Miss Helen Z. White. teacher in til,
kindergarten of the Adams street school
was taken yesterday to the Mary Fletch
pr hospital, where an operation for ap
pendicitis was performed Last evenin,
she was resting as comfortably as coult
be expected.
Two civil cases were heard in city cour
by Justice r. W. Taft Tuesday. Boil
defendants took judgments and appealed
The first was that of the Leader Evap
orator company VS.. r. J. Trefren. ii
which damages of So 10 and costs of Sl5.5
We're awarded. and the other was that o
Max l.. Powell VS.. r. II. Burke of Burke
in which damages of $50 and costs of s. G
We're awarded
Louis Stay made his quarterly appear
ance in city court Friday morning an
pleaded not guilty to charge of intoxica
ton. He was found guilty and took a
appeal, F. G. Webster furnishing bail i
the sum Of 500 for his appearance later
Stay already had an account with cit
court. as he is now out on bail for an of
Tense committed July 81.
The Rev. A. c. Clarke has received new
of the safe arrival in Europe OF the Re,
and Mrs George Y. Bliss and family d.
BLISS letter was sent from Funcha
Madeira Islands, and says though the frs
p hours at sea were very rough the re
mander of the voyage was enjoya biz
DR. Bliss said that by the time the
reached Naples Miss Mary Bliss, VIII
recently has been in III health. would n
longer require medical attention.
In the estate of Nathaniel Stems Woo
Of Milton, George N. Wood was appoint
ed administrator in probate court FIR
DAY, with II. II. BeeNlan ana j. H. ker
nedy commissioners end appraiser
George n Wood was also appointed az
ministrator in the estate of Augusta
Wood of Milton, and II. H. Becman an
J. II. Kennedy appraisers. In the esta
of Daniel Gorton and Pherona Gorton
Huntington, Truman Johnson was a
pointed administrator
James Gates, a Hinesburg farmer,
recovering from a fan from the top
load of hay at the city market ground
Mr.. Gates had just driven on to II
grounds when he was seized with a dizi
spell and reoled and fell headlong. {
the way to the ground he struck al
pther load of hay which probably brol
his fall enough to save him from serio
injuries. He was later taken to his HON
where he is still laid up with bruises a,
cuts
The Burlington Humane society h
the November report of it's agent Jol
FULLER The cold weather of Novemb
doubtless influenced the volume of bu.
ness with high prices of hay and era
possible factor in overcoming relu
90 merciful disposal November saw nj
horses disposed of. six dogs and "A ca
Agent Fuller also reported number
Inspections In response to complain
the usual visits to cab stands and sto
cars, and out of town visits includi
Two summonses to Montpelier by t
Washington County Humane society