Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-02

| their home.
+. f. McAullffe for 20 years with Ho.
| bart j. Stanley Il Co.. has rented the
office next to the treasurer's office of the
University of Vermont on College street
lie will do a wholesale business selling
lines similar to those he has handled for
the last two decades. +. L. Howard
who has been shipper at the Stanley
store for the last Il years. will be asso-
ciated with Mr. McAuliffe.
Patrick Brookes. who halls from New
Hampshire. and Henry Pigeon we're In
city court Thursday afternoon to answer
to charges of intoxication. Brookes plead
ed guilty and was fined s. and costs bu,
will take tho alternate sentence In Jail.
Pigeon, who is second offender. pleaded
not guilty and furnished bail in the sum
Of 500. f. G. Webster becoming surety.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene f. Fowler re-
turned to the city Thursday after spend
ing the winter in Washington, ID. c., and
points in Florida. Mrs. Fowler was for
merly Miss Rose Graniield of this city
and the couple were married April 90 in
Washington by the Rev. Father McNa-
for the past two years as nurse to Mr..
Fowler. who has been in Ill health.
Daniel Monahan pleaded guilty in city
court Friday afternoon before Judge
{. $. Palmer to intoxicaton and was fined
s5 and costs. He will serve the alterna-
tive sentence of 60 days in Jail. George
Mcclellan was arraigned on charge Of
breach of the peace and his case contin-
ued until May q. Mcclellan is a familiar
figure in court and was arrested early
Friday morning when Quarrelng with
his wife.
New Haven, Conn, papers announce
the death, following a surgical operation
in New York for a tumor, of Charles
T.. Brown, father Of Mrs. Wylie b. Jones,
formerly of this city and now of Bing-
hamton, y. y. Mr.. Brown resided a part
of the year at Savin Rock. near New
Haven, and spent the winter months at
home he owned in Florida. He was 70
years of age and leaves a widow. two
SOILS and two daughters.
The public service commission has ac-
cepted the architects plans drawn by
Frank O. Sinclair of this city, for a five
arch concrete viaduct to he erected by
the Boston u Maine and Grand Trunk
railroads and the village Of Bratteboro
at Bridge street in that town. The
viaduct is to eliminate the grade cross
ing and will cost about $4,000. The whole
Improvement will approximate $4,000.
The concrete work to the vaduct will ex-
tend the distance OF 43l feet
Judge Miles Friday heard the case of
James T.. eastman VI. J. II. Martin. apt,
In which the plaintiff seeks to recover
for the contract price of moving a yacht
belonging to the defendant. from a fat
car to the lake. The yacht was sunk
during the process Of moving and, ac-
cording to the defendant the accident was
due to n defective cradle used in the
work. The boat was aftcrward raised
and restored to form BY Mr. eastman,
but payment was withheld because 1t
was claimed the yacht had sustained
damages. The court reserved Its deci-
sion.
At a meeting of the local board OF
health Thursday afternoon at DR. +. l..
Clarks Office reorganization of the
board was effected with the following
officers: President. Dr. Clark: vice.
president, Joseph Frank, secretary, DR..
u. j. Nolan. The board recommended
the following appointments: Milk and
food inspector. II. l.. Thomson; plumb
ing inspector, a. b. Kingsland; caretaker
of the city dump, Patrick Lee. The gar
bage question was discussed. Any one
with complaints to make is requested to
make them to any Of the three members
OF the department.
Tho annual meeting of Unity of the
Unitarian Church was held Friday night,
when the following officers We're elected:
President, Mrs. S. G. W. Benjamin; vice.
president, Prof. r.. G. Jacobs; secretary.
Mrs cora II. George, treasurer, Miss
Lizzie Moore: executive committee. the
Rev. e. J. Staples, George D. Smith. Mrs.
A. j. Taylor, Mrs. Guy f. Loudon Miss
Gallup Mrs s. S. Richold. Henry Fuller.
Miss Grace Gleason and Mrs. +. e.
Mower. Reports of the officers were
given. \ meeting will be held at later
date to arrange the program for next
year
AT the annual meeting of the Local
Work society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, held Friday, Miss Mary
Walker, who has filled the office of presi-
dent during the past year to the general
satisfaction not only of the members of
the society. but of the church people AS
well. was reelected. and other officers
We're chosen as follows: Vice-president.
Mrs E. c. Mahan; secretary. Mrs l.. s
Taylor; treasurer. Mrs. j. NJ Fraser.
These were also reelected The members
Of the finance committee are Mrs. G. ID.
Sherman, Mrs. /. F, Hatch. Mrs. ]. NJ.
Fraser and Miss Elizabeth Hanson
Charles l.. Townsend of Rochester. ac.
companicd by Mrs. Townsend started
saturday for Los Angeles. cal, where
he Will attend the annual meeting of the
Imperial Council Of the Mystic Shrine.
r. ana \. M, as Il de cgatc from Mount
Sinai Temple OF Montpelier. For the last
81 years, Mr.. Townsend has been "A travel
ing salesman for the Burlington Drug
company Of this city and while il has
been his business to travel all these wears
THIS Is the first time his travels have
taken him outside of the New England
States. Mr.. and Mrs Townsend Will be-
absent on their western tour four weeks
ana many side trips, or sightseeing tours
have been arranged.
Under scire facias proceeding,
brought by States Attorney II. Is. Shaw,
the BAH OF 81 600 furnished by Mrs Lang
lois. mother Of William Il. I.anglois, In
n perjury case. has been chancered to
sos and a judgment has been ordered by
the court against Mrs. lAngols for that
amount. Mrs. l.anglois furnished the