Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-11
BL.All GAS
81 Church St.
Burlington, Vt.

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couples In this city for some time took
place Tuesday evening, July 3. at
| the residence of tho Rev Arthur c.
| Clarke on Pine street, when John Lono
| Of 81 North street ana Miss Grace Ross
Of - Battery street were united in mar
riagc The groom is Is years of age and
the bride is only -. IN securing their
marriage license tho consent of the
parents of the sr ana the groom's
mother was necessary.
Tlfty-scvcn cases were tried in city
court during the month of June and. as
usual, nearly all of these were cases Of
| intoxication. one case each Of cruelty
to animals and of keeping a dog without
a license were tried, with two violators
of the weights and measures act. one
| hah!tual truant, one for non-support
| three of Grand larceny. five Of breach Of
! the peace, six of petit larceny. with 81 of
| intoxication. OF the DRINKS old often
ders made up 10 and q were first Of
| Tenders
At the annual meeting of the Burlington
Traction company. held yesterday morn
ing at the Office OF the Elias Lyma Coal
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follows: Elias Lyman, John j Flynn.
W. +. Hendee. G. w Brownell, Henry u.
! ilondce Ned +. Pierce and Carl y.
I}rownol The directors elected the fol-
lowing officers President, Elias Lyman;
vice. president, John J. Flynn treasurer
w. +. Hondoe; secretary, G. W. Brownel
The Military Post road elected as
directors: ". +. Hendee John J. Flynn.
| Rrnunsll cd
Pierce Carl Il. Brownell and Henry D.
iiendee. The following officers were
elected; President. w f. Iendee; vice
president G. W Browncll; treasurer, John
j. Flynn secretary, C. ". Brownell.
Wesley Tucker Of Hineshurg was IN
city court Friday and pleaded guilty 10
| charge of intoxication. He was fined
81 and cost. of $G0i with an alternative
sentence Of G. days in jail. He paid the
fine and costs Michael Roach Of South
| burlington pleaded guilty 10 similar
charge and was fined SO and costs of $50,
with an alternative sentence of 60 days.
He expects to pay. Levi BraHsor was be-
fore Justice Ladd on a charge OF having
liquor in his possession unlaWfully He
| waived examination ana was bound over
| to county court in the sum of $780, when
was furnished by Joseph Agel Brassor
was driving a team to Malletts Bay with
a load of liquor destined for the Vermont
Inn when he was met by Sheriff Allen
who seized the goods Brassor was taxed
| SI45, the cost of seizure. The beer
| which comprises 600 bottles was declared
forfeited hut no order for destruction has
been made and II may be sold at auction.
While proceeding without passengers
from Burlington to PlattsburGh Thursday
night the steamer Ticonderoga was
struck by lightning during the short but
severe storm near Colchester reef light
house but was not scverly damaged.
About the same time the Chateaugay was
also struck and only slightly damaged.
Never before has Il steamer Of the Cham
plain Transportation company been struck
by lightning and the sailors have had n
theory that moving object could not he
struck on the water. That two boats
all the more remarkable, on the Chat
oaugay the bolt struck the smoNcstack
and on the Ticondcroga the hagpole in
the stern Of the boat. In the latter case
the lightning Travelled down the pole and
la'e M long piece of wire which was
fastened TO II A splinter was taken out
OF the second deck where the bolt passed
; through and It then entered the dining
room, whore small piece of II cornice
was splintercd, and finally passed out
through an aperture