Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-17
CITY NEWS

At a meeting OF the directors of the
Mary Fletcher hospital Monday, w. p
Howe was elected a director to succeed
the late Henry Wells
Friday In probate court Loula ]
Macomber was appointed administrator
IN the estate OF Charles f. Macombe,
OF Westford, and she was also named a.
guardian of his children, Carolyn, Merle
Francis and Carl.
Monday the will Of Maria Farrar late
Of this city. was proved in probate court,
and the Burlington Trust company was
made executor. Clarence L. Smith and
Frank w. Elliott We're appointed COM
mssioners and appraisers.
Raine & Burt. who have conducted a
grocery store at 2s Church street for sew
eral years, closed the place Tuesday
Tooles Brothers have also closed their
barber shop and billiard room at 1873 st.
Paul street.
The condition Of Alderman Eugene
Gosselin, who has been i'll for over year,
has become more serious during the past
few weeks. Although he is present in his
store almost every day, he is not able to
walk about.
Alfred Harrington of this city was in
city court Friday morning to answer
to n second offence of intoxication. He
was fined SIS and costs of 5000, which he
paid He was not Obliged to disclose as
the time of his former arrest was two
years ago,
Frank Rora, one Of the over-Sunday
lntoxication cases was tried in city court
Friday morning. He pleaded not
guilty but was found guilty and received
fine of s15 and costs. He took an APP
peal and r. G. Webster went bail in the
sum Of 800 for his appearance in county
court.
The divorce petition of Robert d. Spear
vs. Harriet Dutton Spear both of this
city, was entered Friday in Chittendcn
county court. The petitioner alleges in
tolerable severity and desertion. Mrs.
Spears maiden name was Harriet Olive
button, and she was married to Mr..
Spear on November 4. 1909, by the Rev.
Frank Dee Penney
The auction of goods of the North
End Feed store. formerly conducted
by NJ L. Levin, seized on sheriff's ex-
Pcutlon netted s392o The sale was
conducted by Deputy Todd on the city
market grounds Monday. small
quantity of hay and straw, a delivery
wagon and scales were sold to diffei-
mt bidders.
The summer school at the University
Of Vermont came to an end Friday.
Of the ffty-five students twenty-five
were college graduates eight were nor
NAL school graduates and nearly all OF
the others had had iiofe or less college
training. But two or three had only a
nigh school education Students came
from nine different States and from
canada. OF the southern States Missis-
tirpi. Virginia and Maryland were rep
resented.
Slim BraXton came into city court
Monday afternoon to settle up mat
ters growing ont of the search made
at his place near Fort Ethan Allen
Saturday night by the sheriff's depart
ment In the case of the liquor founl,
consisting of SIX cases of beer and a
quantity of whiskey he paid the
costs and the liquor was ordered de-
stroyed. 1t is understood that he will
pay the fine in the case against him
for selling.
The new steamer Horizon on Lake
George will go into commission next Sun
day, making trip from Baldwin with
an excursion from stations on the Rut-
lhnd railroad between bellows Falls and
Rutland and Remington ana Rutland.
For the remainder of the season the
new steamer will make the trips hereto
fore made by the old Horizon Next sum
NOR the new boat will he placed on the
form tho service nov, rerdoroa ~, ~
Horizon
Nllirid Prince the Young colored boy
VINO was arrested month ago for steal
ihe wire from the New ENGLAND Tclc-
phone company ana placed i'm the hands
OIL the PTopauon oiiicer was surrendered
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on the noon Ualh To the Industrial school
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was placed on nrohation bis lo,ost
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