Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-11

N co..
celyed here Friday bring s75 nor
bushel and are being eagerly snapped tlp; |
last year at TINS time the local product
retailed al from % to so cents per bushel
and many we're sold even az low as 10
cents II the buyer hauled them away. |
It is predicted that the next car will
bring at least s. per bushel
The death of Mrs Margaret pohor,
occurred Thursday evening of II compl,-
cation Of diseases after a long illness
Mrs Robert who was in her hth vear.
Is survived by five children. Mrs Ed.
ward Major, Mrs Charles Frazier Nrs
Carl Rockwell and Frank and Gcoree
Robert. and also by brother. Edward
IIance of Swanton. The funeral was
held at the Holy Angels Church Monday
morning At $50 o'clock.
The death of Miss Catherine Anna Nc
Gcttrick occurred early Friday morn-
ing of consumption at the home. of her
mother, Mrs Frances McGettrIck. of
Lincoln avenue. Miss McGettrick was
rs years old and besides her mother
leaves two sisters, Misses Alice NJ. and
Charlotte McGettrick, and n brother.
George f. McGcttrick The funeral was
held at ST Miry's Church Monday morn
ing at nine o'clock
In Franklin county court in the
criminal case Of State VS.. Ransom
Chaplin Of Montgomery, in which the
illegal killing Of deer was charged, the
jury brought in a verdict of guilty of two
cffenses ana chaplin was sentenced to
pay a fine of 800 and costs These cases
have been disposed of as follows: state
NC NJ flo
he brought forward; state VS.. William
Greenia, adultery, nollc pressed, State VS..
Rollln Ryan. arson. nolle pressed; State
VS.. f. H. willard, speeding auto, nolle
pressed; stat ". Daniel Carroll. assault
not to he brought forward; State VS. Will
liam Sherwood. intoXication. nole
pressed
The Van Camp Packing company's big
milk plant which has been closed since
last fall. Will resume operations next
Monday if the present plans are carried
out. The possibility of shortage In the
coal supply T. tho only thing now bother
ing the manaeo ment
The marriaco of Mis- clara v Finn.
daughter of Nr and Mrs James Finn, and
Hiram +. Sweeney will take place .on
Wednesday, April "a Miss Finn. who has
been a popular clerk at Royce's store for
several years, resigned her position there
Saturday.
Monday was the last day on which
applicants Cor liquor licenses We're re-
coived by the commissioners. Nelson T..
L'Ecuyer. George c. Story and O. y.
Pease. The following applications have
been received. First class, II. \. Dunbar
of the American House. J. j. Barrette of
the Park View House. w. II. Larry of
the Grand Central Hotel and Owen Mar
ron of the St. Adams House; second class,
j. j. Thompson. Thomas Roach and VII
liam f. Larrow. The only new applicant
is Mr.. Larrow As has been the case for
several years there was no applicant for
"A druggist license Tho fee for first
class license is $500. and that for the sec
ond-class the same. These applications
will be published tho required three weeks
and the public hearings will be held We'd
nesday April a.
Franklin county court rcconvcnod Mon
day afternoon after recess since Fri
day afternoon. and the case of Guilford
Burleson VS.. tie Morrisvillc Lumber "
Power company. action on the case the
claim being negligence. was begun.
Mrs. Mary If. Roya of Mason street
and George c. stacy If South Main street
were married Saturday evening by the
Rev n L. Thornton of the Universalist
Church.
Considerable inconvenience was expert
enced Monday by plants depending upon
electricity for power. as owing to the high
water at Fairfax falls the Vermont Power
& Manufacturing company was in trouble.
There was no power for lights ana the
trolley cars were not run. Had ii not
been for the lack of power, cars could not
have been run to Swanton as the flats at
Johns bridge in the village of Swanton
were flooded and the tracks under water,
The city reservoirs at Fairfax are full to
overlooking and the familiar cry of
water famine will not he heard for the
present. The ice at the bay remains
solid
| Miss Bessie Rogers of Swanton, who
was operated upon at the hospital two
| weeks ago. is able to sit up
Charles A. Pierce. who has been i'll at
his home in Plattsburgh. has so far
recovered as to 20 to Burlington to visit
his sister, Mrs. II. Del Knickerbocker.
Mrs Il. Med. Locke is i'll at her home
on South Main street
The sale of the St, Adams Street Rail-
| way company property. which was to
| have taken place yesterday. was post
poned until Saturday, April y, at nine
o'clock at city hall. Alfred b. White,
| general counsel for the Old Colony Trust
! company of Boston and Henry +. Harris
| of Worcester, Mass, who represented
certain bondhoders, were in the city yes
! tcrday
A very pretty wedding took place at st.
Luke's Church yesterday morning at $3.50
| o'clock when Miss Florence Thorne
| Parker, only daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
j. c. Parker. and Laird G. Robinson We're
| united In marriage by the Rev. Albert
| Gale large number of the friends OF
the bride and groom was present and as
the congregation was gathering Miss
| Ethel NJ. Anderson. organist, played sew
eral selections and as the bridal party
entered the church she played the Bridal
| Chorus" from "LohenCrin." The bride
was attended by Miss Eleanor w. Hatch
as maid -of honor, and was given III mar
rage by her father. The grooms best
man was Harold II. Ballard, and the
ushers were j Purmourt Wood of Albion
| n. Y, and Henry Wood of this city
| There were many beautiful wedding gifts
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson left on the lOS
| train for wedding trip to New YORK.
Philadelphia, Boston and Mooers, \. Y,
after which they Will return 10 this city
| where Mr. Robinson is employed In the
| Office of the Vermont Power a. Manu-
featuring company, Among those from
out of the city who We're here for the