Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-25
CITY NEWS


win w. Clark OF winston.
Rose Croto was in city court Tuesday
md pleaded guilty to Illegal
uouor selling She was sentenced to
terye six months IN the county Jail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Dane, Of
Washington, u. c., are receiving con
rratulations on the birth Of a daugh-
ter. Barbara, born March %.
About 20 OF the friends OF Miss Marion
yooth OF College street rendered her
linen shower at her home Monday even.
ing In view of her approaching mar
rjoge to II. c. Barker of New York city.
The marriage of Edward S. 1sham OF
this city and Miss Lois *. Clark of East
Orange, n. j.. will take place in Grace
church. Orange. n. j.. at eight O'Clock
in the evening Of Wednesday April a.
The intermediate and primary schools
e. the city closed Friday for two
weeks vacation. The high and grammar
schools will close tomorrow for a
weeks vacation.
At the annual meeting of burlington
Lodge. No 9l6. u. =. O. f.. the follow
ms officers were elected: Exalted ruler.
Il. l.. Patrick esteemed leading knight.
John White: loyal knight. Charles Fl.
Mower; secretary. o. II. Parker
yrv,ng + Hobart Of Westford was Mon
day appointed by the probate court adj
minietrator of the estate OF Jonathan
Nichols OF I'nderhill. i. J. Robinson and
Int
and commissioners.
A. G. whiting, who has been In cuba
with Mrs. Whiting and daughter. Grace.
is now in Washington ana is expected
home In about week. Mrs. Whiting
and daughter IRE now In Somervlle, s.
c.. and will start North in about three
weeks.
Frank A. Carroll In the haoitual
drunkard's class. was in city court YES
terday and pleaded guilty to another
offence He was fined s1b and costs Of
E.A5. with an alternative sentence of Y
days In Jail Carroll disclosed on John
Fitzgerald from the woods
Nettie Lavalley was in Justice j. r.
otearns's court Saturday and pleaded
guilty to Il second offense of intoxication.
She was sentenced to serve 80 days in
Jail. Nettie disclosed that she was given
several drinks by soldier. It is under
stood that the woman is wanted by the
probation officer Of Addison county.
Hugh Finn OF Albany. y. Y, and Frank
r. Dooley Of Chelsea. Mass. were he
fore Justice J. T. Stearns Thursday and
pleaded guilty to tramping. each being
sentenced to serve - days in Jail. Frank
Rock OF Lowell, Mass. pleaded guilty
70 lrst offence OF intoxication and
was fined s. and costs Of s5os
The Ice on Lake Champlan remains as
solid as n month ago and ice boating is
at It's best. The boats can not cross to
the New York shore, however. nor have
they been able to do SO this winter.
North OF Juniper island there is large
crack and near the New York shore there
are said to be several openings.
Licenses TO sell real estate were
Issued Friday by the probate court
In the estates of Edward A. Croker
Of Burlington and John clinton OF
Milton. The will Of Herbert II. Read
Of Shelburnc was proved and Idah IL
Read was appointed executrix. with
u. c. smith and H. W. Tracy commits
rioners and appraisers.
Zeb Morris was arraigned in city
court Tuesday. charged with a Sec
ond offence of intoXiCation. He plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to serve
80 days IN jail. Orel Buck of Platts-
burgh. Charles Mauro of Shelburne
and Edward Martin OF Jericho We're
al
of guilty TO first offences.
Mrs. G. ". Wales and daughter
Laura are the guests Of Mrs. Charlotte
Graves Andrews at Fort Myer. Va Mrs
Wales has been In Somervile s. G..
Curing the greatest part OF the winter
and Miss Wales has been visiting rela-
,ives In the West, They expect TO go 70
Europe IN June.
Tho case OF Sylvester A. Ploof vs.
Henry w. Putnam was resumed in Chit
tenden county court Monday afternoon
when the plaintiffs rebuttal was com
pleted F. II. Crandall was then put up
on tho stand by the defense. He OK
planned complete survey which he
made Of that portion OF the lake around
Putnam's island
Peter Fassig OF Quebec and Wifred
Louiseau Of Kingston, ontario. were in
city court Monday and each was sem
fenced to serve Is days in Jail upon his
plea of guilty to being n tramp. The two
men joined fortunes IN Montreal and
were on their way to Come ct cut In
search Of work when they became strand
ed in Essex Junction. where they were
arrested
Work was begun Monday on the
storage building to be erected by J. f..
eastman on the foundations laid at the
corner OF College and South Champlain
streets by H. T. Sails. The building will
he Of brick. fire proof and three stories
in height, with basement 1t will be 80
feet In length and COZ feet In width.
An offce Will be located on the first
moor. The building will he equipped with
an elevator
q. j, Ploof, who for the past five years
has conducted tho Star restaurant on
Church street, has sold his business
and fixtures to F.. r. Rockwell and Will
vacate the premises on May /. when Mr..
Rockwell Will take possession. Both Mr..
ana Mrs. Ploof, who have personally STU
perintendcd the conducting OF the res
taurant. made many friends during their
stay In the city. and also attra cted a
large patronage. They have not made
their plans for the future.
At special meeting Of the board
OF aldermen, held last evening, the
board OF fire commissioners were au-
thOrIZed to dispOse OF the old chemical