Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-13

! Independent companies have been busy
and there is a considerable amount OF
good ice to be had on demand For tho
past few years this city has supplied
| cities at some distance with ice before
| the summers were over.
a change of price was made by the late
| Legislature for licenses of dogs and also
a change of time limit for paying the
licenses The price of female dogs has
| been advanced from 81 to 81, and taxes
must be paid by April /. After that ii will
| be s. extra on all kinds of dogs until
| May 10, which will be the last date on
| which to pay A provision is made under
the new law for kennel licenses, intended
for breeders This licen. is s15 for the
kennel The limit in the number of dogs
to come under such license is ten.
In the estate of Cha,ic, Turner Of Mil
ton H. II. Fuller and j. A. Kennedy
were appointed commissioners and an
praisers in probate curt Thurs lay, and
II. II. Bccmar was appointed admins
traitor Commissioners and appraisers in
the estate of Dennis Shea ~ Burlington
are f. w Perry and II. II. Hagar, with
Van y. Nye administrator. IN the estate
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Wright and Davis r. Bean were appoint
/ ed appraisers In the estate of Thomas
C. Hal of Charlotte. Frank r Smith and
Ralph II. Smith were appointed commits
sioncrs and appraisers HARRIET a.
| Turner of Milton was appointed guardian
of HARRIET NJ Turner, a minor ward a
license to sell real estate was granted in
the estate of Michael Donnelly
II. Il. Shepard president of the Shepard
& Morse Lumber company, was in tho
city yesterday on business connected with
the adjustment of the companys affairs
following the fire. but was unable to say
anything definite concerning the rebuild
ing of the plant. At present the company
is negotiating with OsWego. n y, White
hall, y. Y. and SVanton and Rouses
Point in recard to offers which are cal
culated to induce the company to locate
in those places. There are now about
100000 feet of lumber in this place and
Superintendent Gale stated last evening
that on account of that as well as for
sentimental reasons the company would
prefer to remain in Burlington. other
things being equal The subject of
exemption from taxation is one of the
prominent features discussed.
The business left over from the Septcm-
Der term of county court was completed
Friday by Judge William II. Taylor,
who returned in the afternoon to his
home i'm Hardwick. In the case OF the
| town of st. George VS.. II. IL TilleN an
! order Of entry was made giving the plain
tiff Judgment for $369.G1 and costs. EN-
ccptions were taken and the case will 90
To- the supreme court. judge Taylor also
signed tn" decree OF divorce IN the cast
of Florence I. Larncd VS.. George L.
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Controversy has arisen over the will
) of the late j. Hervey Sternherg, who had
a summer home in this city for many
years and who was we'll known here. The
b will has been filed in Reading, Pa, and
g it is said that there will be contest
over the document. Mr.. Sternberg, who
. was formerly president Of the American
- Iron x Steel company and one of tn,
- leading steel men In the United States
- gives practically his entire estate to his
= second wife and his children by her, ant
. bequeaths $1,000 to the Reading hospital
The estate, it was stated when the vii
:, was filed, amounts to 100000 and upward
; 1t is claimed by john y. keppleman, Mr.
;, Steinberg's son-in-law who married q
daughter by the first wife. that the
estate is worth $4,000, and he goe:
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