Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20
CITY NEWS


nut street. and Bertha CourcY of
Winoosld were married yesterday by the
Rev. 5. G. Barnes.
4 petition Of foreclosure was entered
In county court yesterday In the case
Of T.. s. Adslt coal Coz vs. Frank f.
Gonyeau and Isaac Merkel
Narllng. Howard and Robert Miller of
sc Brookes avenue have slept out of
doors this year as well as last, but have
not minded It so much this winter.
Tuesday was the day for the annual
meeting of the trustees OF the Vermont
Anti-saloon League, but for various rea-
sons the meeting was postponed one
week.
According to a statement in the cur
rent issue of the Hotel Register, Col
Z. r. Woodbury. will make the Van Ness
summer hotel, open from June 1 tc
November l.
Some members OF the State Suffrage
League met in executive session in this
city Tuesday. Plans were made for a
mass convention, to be held in Burling-
ton In the latter part of May
Judge e. c. Mower is i'll at his home
with bronchial pneumonia, which devel-
oped from the grip. His general con-
dition was considered slightly better yes
terday than on the previous day.
Announcement is made OF the marriage
March in Manchester. ~ H., Of Miss
Florence Prince. formerly Of Burlington.
laughter of Mrs. Henry Prince of 365
st Paul street, to William Graham of
Manchester
The rapidly disintesratng ice prevented
the contemplated effort to recover the
ice boat VIII went into a hole off Apple
tree point last Thursday, when Peter L.
Dorey was drowned II the boat holds
together it may float ashore.
Five candidates appeared at the civil
service roof Of the federal building Fri
lay for examinations for the positions
uf veterinarian i'm the department of agr-
culture, aid in the coast and geodetc sur
vcy, departmental boolikeeper and teach
er in the Philippine service
L. J.. Kent who was to conduct bakery
business in the north half of the store at
1"l Church street which has lust been
altered for Gus Pouas. said Tuesday
that h" had abandoned the idea because
Of the small space allotted to him as the
result of the changes made in the build
ing.
Mrs. l.. u. Hart of Enosburg Falls. who
underwent an operation some time ago
at the Fanny Allen hospital and has
been making a steady recovery at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William q. Collins
went Yesterday 10 East Fairfield. where
she will spend a few days with her
father
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Vermont Shade Roller company
was held in the office Tuesday afternoon
resulting in the election of directors tho
same as last year. They are Willard
Crane. y. q. Crane. Howard Crane c.
W. Woodhousc and T.. \. Pope. No or
ganization was effected.
There will hc a meeting Of the county
road commissioners at the Y. NJ. G.. \.
large hall next Tuesday, beginning at
1880 o'clock in the morning and con-
tinuing through the afternoon. State
Highway Commissioner c. W Gates will
bc present and the usual plans for spring
and summer road building will be dis
cussod.
Sheriff u. L. Trombley of Isle La Motto
was in the town Yesterday on his way
to Rutland with "A woman who has been
sentenced To- serve time Cor adultery
The sheriff left Louis Rock. who was
arrested with the woman, in the Jail here
and will return and take Rock to Wind
FOR, whore he will serve two years for
adultery
Mrs W. X. Walker received a telegram
yesterday announcing the death in
jamestown, " " at two o'clock yester-
day morning of her brother-in-law,
Charles f. Armtage, and left for James
town on the noon train Mr. Armitage
who was known by many Burlingtonans
through his visits here had been in poor
health for some time.
The Shepard e Morse Lumber company
will soon begin the work Of erecting a
temporary structure which will ena Die
the company to run a few machines ana
thereby further decrease the number Of
employees who are out of work as a result
Of the FIRE The roof of the structure
which was not wholly destroyed will be
repaired and a few timbers will be added
Jury case No. 1lU7, entitled Bernard H.
Porter VS.. Sam NJ. Miller apt, was heard
before jury I'm county court Yesterday
This is an action brought by Mr. Porter
10 recover s39 which he claims Miller
owes him for keeping a horse. Porter
alleges that he had an agreement with
Miller to keep the horse for 81 per day
until Miller should call for the animal
md that he kept the horse 80 days but
could not get his pay from Miller
The house and lot on the southwest
corner Of Pearl and St Paul streets,
kro"n as the old Seymour place and adj
joining the property upon which st.
Mary's Cathedral is locateI was sold
yesterday to the Roman Catholic diocese
Of Burlington for $1,000 The property
tas been on the market for "A number of
years at $1,000 hut tho deal was con-
summated at the lower figure, The bust
ness was transacted through the agency
of f. b. HOust"'.
Frank b. Lee, a former BWlnEtonau.
who has been connected with the selling
end Of a large New York wholesale lum-
Der firm for the past five years has been
recently made exclusive sales agent in
New York State for the Canton Lumber
company Of Baltimore, Md, one of the
oldest and largest dealers in yellow pine
lumber in the South. He has lust re-
turned from the company's operations in
| Virginia and North Carolina and viii
open a sales office at Utica.
Harriet A, Abbott was appointed admin