Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-15

organized January II, 1906, with forty
two associate and thiry-eght active mem
meetbers, with c. l.. Smith az president.
Fairfax Y. NJ. G. a. of the Bellows
Free Academy has eighteen associate
and eight active members, with NJ. d.
Chittenden az president. Swanton has
a thriving boys department OF twenty
six members, known as Military club.
AT each meeting a military drill is in order
followed by Bible study. The boys Of
the club have provided themselves
with natty uniforms and have par
ticipated in parades. and in July went
on "a three days march through the
islands OF Lake Champlaln. Enosburgh
Falls has boys club of Y. NJ. G. A.
composed of twenty-five lads under the
leadership OF County Secretary w. O.
Mason. A camp at Silver lake from
June % 60 July &, the boys camp was in
progress. In which 90 boys from Franklin
county were enrolled. with boys from
Montpelier. Burlington. and st. Johns
bury associations, making n total Of &c.
We would recommend that the boys
work he more strongly emphasla dur
| ing the next year for upon tho right
development of our school boys depends
the true success Of our county. state and
nation" A summary Of county work WAS
road. thanking County Secretary w. O.
Mason for fidelity and push in dirgr'-
ing so successfully the past year's work.
DON'T GET DOUBLE FEES THIS
| TINE.
| one OF the most striking cases on re-
cord of double fees in committing .
prisoner to the House of Correction has
Just been brought to the attention OF
! Attorney q erierai e. G. Fits by Superin-
tendent -. l.. Morgan. one Clinton Adams,
sentenced from Colchester on two
charges OF breach of the peace. the same
day. was brought here by CUnstahl" j
ID. Yandow. who had separate commit
ment paper in each case. The papers Were
exact duplicates so the prisoner wa'
charged forty-cight hours board. sis
meals in one day. and twice the distanc,
really travelled. Attorney General Fits
cut out the Implications
BOY DROWNED IN WELL AT BARRE
The dead body of Glenn Wright, the
fve-year- son Of Ernest Wright o.
Main street Barre, was found in a wei
under the piazza OF his home at 11:3t
Saturday forenoon. He was missed b.
, his mother at one o'clock Friday after
noon and search for hin. was continue,
during tho afternoon and night with
out avail. It is believed that he craw
led under the steps of the house ant
fell into the we'll. His parents are al
most distracted over the accident TIL
river behind the house was searched
AMI tho water in the mill pond at III
fork shop was drawn out during tn
night, but the body could not he found
, Hundreds of people have been lookin'
for the body, and IT was hT the m"res
accident that 1t was found by DO
y, who crawlcd under the piazza, think
ing the little fellow might have gon
= there and could not get out. He say
the we'll and looked into it and saw tn
clothing of the child floating on tor
Mr. and Mrs. Wright are the parent
- Of three other children. a daughter an
two sons. MIR. Wright work at til
store of Coleman & Dixon on Sout
Main street
HAS LOST sno@ BOARD MONEY.
The court of claims has disallowed hi
of s5oo25 presented by Superintendent l
l.. Morgan of the House of Correctio
for board OF county jail prisoners FOR
, certain quarter some years ago This
: an old account which was not passed upo
by O. NJ. Barber during his last year q
State auditor ard is really mere techn
:, cality in bookkeeping. 1t was formerl
:. the custom to put such bills for county ia
:. prisoners in with the House OF CorrcCt!o
-. accounts but Mr.. Morgan believed IT w1ul
be better 10 make a separate entry of sue
:. matters. The directors Of the inSttuuo
consented to such an arrangement so NJ
- Morgan carried it out. The bill which NJ
Barber did not approve was the first und'
the new system. The present auditor h,