Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-09

dents. +. N. Frechette and Napoleon Le-
urer. F. H. Robillard. The meetings will
be held the FIRST and last Thursdays Of
each month. No rooms have yet been
decided upon.
The owls held their first annual meet
ing last evening in the Foresters' hal, in
the Hayward block Officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows
President. +. n. Robillard; past prcsi-
dent G.. L. Dolan; vlce-president. Adam
Nezer: invocator, W. r. Hall; treasurer.
A. r. Childs: secretary, T. T.. IeCiair:
trustees. +. r. Lynch. Joseph Parker.
and :. A. Kettle: sentinel. William Cas-
tie; pickett. A. fIamltn; warden. Joseph
Hanson; physician. DR.. J. w Courtney
II Is expected that the next meeting will
be held In the new rooms. although all
Of the arrangements have not yet been
completed.
While some Of the present residents
Of the city complain of the loig winters.
some of the old lakeshoremen la ment that
the good old times with plenty Of ice
and snow are gone. They tell OF the
freezing over of the lake in December
months. In those days, they shy, the
traffic over the lake to Plattshurgh and
other points was so heavy that a half
way house was established on the ice.
In the hotel. meals were served. as we'll
as drinks of all descriptions, for the
owner Of the hotel could ignore the
prohibition laws, situated as he was ON
Uncle Sans highway, and had to pay
only a government tax
The merry students will no longer have
to climb long flight of stairs when they,
half yearly. go TO pay for their educa.
ton. The office of the new treasurer of
the University Of Vermont, G. p. Smith.
IL on the ground floor. The new Office
was Tuesday opened on College street.
across from tho office Of the Elias Lyman
Coal company. It is neatly fitted up and
furnished and is presided over by Mrs
j. j. Raine who was formerly one Of the
| force at the Burlington Savings bank
Two brick and steel vaults have been
built at the rear Of the office one in the
basement and one on the ground floor.
There Is n private room at the rear OF the
main Office. The finances of the medical
college Of the university have been added
TO the work of the treasurer.
The annual election Of Champlain Aerie.
tratcrnal Order of Eagles, was neid
Thursday evening in their rooms with a
record-breaking attendance The only Of
flee which was closely contested was that
of physician. The report of the treasurer
showed the aerie to be in a thriving con-
dition. with assets OF nearly $6.UO and no
liabilities. Following are the officers
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worthy vice-president. j. w. ONeil
worthy chaplain. John McGaughan:
worthy secretary. Oscar IIeininger
worthy treasurer William Thyme; in
side guard, A. r. Thayer; outside guard,
Emile Philie; physician. Or. b. ]. A.
Bombard. The worthy trustees are
Thomas WEIGH, julius Roland and j. w.
Beatty. A life membership was granted
Joseph Mitchell The installation. which
will be public, will be held on the first
Thursday in January.
A peculiar law suit was tried Monday
before Justice y. V. Spaulding and a jury
of six men, the suit being brought by
Mrs. Esther Mahar against Paul Aust.
the plaintiff seeking to recover $40 for
eleven days work which she alleged she
performed for the defendants wife while
the latter was i'll. A verdict was rendered
for the defendant to recover his costs.
The plaintiff was recently convicted of
keeping a house Of ill-fame on Bissell
street and later pleaded guilty to the
charge Of perjury. brought about by her
evidence in the former case. The defen-
dant was q witness in the first case and
materially helped to bring about Mrs
Mahar's downfall from grace. The jury