Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-14

| At tho time OF the csCapadc in question,
| Brown was arrested and was fined in
city court for breach OF the peace.
Sheriff James ". Allen and Deputy
| Charles r. Quinn searched the premises
| Of John Abbey at 107 North Bend street
| Yesterday afternoon. A pitcher with n
| small quantity Of whiskcy in il was
seized and brought to the Jail The other
| contents Of the pitcher had been tipped
| into sink Abbey was brought away
| with tho pitcher He was taken into city
| court and bail was fixed at 900 and was
not furnished The case was continued
| until Saturday morning.
william Fcnnell who Joined the
United states navy eight months ago,
Is at his home in this city for a ton days
| furlough. previous to leaving on the fleet
| on December 10 for the Pacific coast.
Tcnnoll enlisted as a coal passer on the
| Minnesota and has been promoted 10
moss cook of his division since He thinks
the naval service is good training for
young man and Is pleased with tho
prospect Of the long trip around Cape
! Horn to the Pacific coast.
Yrs Joseph Boily at whose house six
| and one half quarts OF wh,skey were
! seized by tho sncriff's department a few
days ago. was arraigncd Tuesday after
noon before Justice J. II. Macomber. Mrs.
| Bouy pleaded Guilty. 70 having tho liquor
with intent to sell II. and the case
against hcr was continued for sentence
until to-day. The liquor was ordered
| destroyed Mrs. Boily's husband was
sentenced 10 Rutland ct tho present term
Of county court for illegal liquor SELL
ing.
An aged fisherman travcrsed the streets
Monday telling a marvellous tale Of a
big fish he didn't catch at Maletts bay
According to the old gentleman the fish
was NOT quito 50 large as n whale but
slightly bigger than shark. When he
first pulled on the line he thought 1t was
hitchcd to rock or stump, but later
his boat commenced to cut circles and he
knew that { 9 line attached TO some
thing alive and Of enormous size. Listen
ers soothed the fisherman by saying that
1t was probably the famous Lake Cham
plain sea serpent.
John Wall Of Essex. arraigned In city
court Monday morning. charged with
hunting wild birds last Sunday in Essex
| pleaded guilty and was fined $40 and
costs of $3.50. Charles Limoge who was
| given a partial hearing Saturday on a
charge of intoxication, was convicted
| yesterday and sentenced to serve 30 days
| In Jail. Jerry 1IardaCre of W!noosk
| pleaded guilty to being intoxicated and
| was fined S. and costs. which he paid.
Joseph Iantot. arraigned before Justice
| j. Y. Steans, pleaded guilty to being
| intoxicated and was fined S. and costs.
A dinner was given last evening at
Dorn's cafe in honor of Gen. Stephen
Perry Jocelyn. l.. S. A., retired, by the
Society OF Colonial Wars in the State Of
Vermont. The dinner was an informal
AFFAIR and was attended by II guests
Those present were Gen S. r. Jocelyn,
D. w Robinson, Elias Lyman. Cof II.
W. Allen. DIR. II. D. Holton OF Brattle-
boro. DR.. T. NJ. Bingham II. L. Ward,
w. j Van Patten. f. r. Wells Gen. o.
o. Howard and Robert Noble General
and Mrs. Jocelyn intend to leave soon for
a short stay in Philadelphia.
At a meeting Of the executive COM
mttee OF the State Sunday School as
| ISOLATION, held at the Y NJ. G. A build
cided to secure the services of Miss
| Mary Foster BrYner OF Peoria, III for
a tour Of the counties N the state in
| February. The general ,ecretary was
| authorized to employ special workers
whenever the interest of the work de-
| manded II, and also TO purchase some
new equipment for the office here, and
| to have the windows OF the office let
tered, The next State convention was set
for October 2l-23, 1908. at Bellows Falls,
and 1t was voted that the third week In
October should be considered the perma-
| nent time for holding mo convention.
Appropriat ions were made for carving
on the work Of the different departments
during the year and sub committees
| were appointed in the following depart
rnents: Central, finance. home. publica-
ton, elementary. teacher training, adul.
classes and temperance. The central
committee Will meet In Burlington in
January. The meeting was adjourned UNI
| I'll April.