Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-12

was sentenced for slnshing Private Flem-
ing r. Jordan's throat with a razor.
| In city court Tuesday afternoon Chester
| Harrington was arraigned for n fourth
offense of intoxication and was sentenced
to serve 81 days In tho House Of Correc-
ton. In disclosing no said that no met a
stranger on tho lake front to whom he
gave 50 cents with which to purchase
whiskey. Tho man procured tho goods
and Harrington then proceeded to get
drunk
| Sergeant william West, VIII, was SON
fenced in Chittenden county court on
Tuesday TO serve the remain6e, of his
life at hard labor In the State prison at
Windsor, after pleading guilty to murder
In the second degree. will be taken to
Windsor TODAY. Yesterday a large num-
Der Of Vests soldier friends visited him
at the tail and nearly every man left n
box OF cigars or some other gift
John Crowley appeared before Judge
Mower Monday. charged with breach
of the peace, ard vas fined $40 and costs
Of SOP, whl,h e intends to pay. Crow
| lcy's offenso consisted OF throwing
stones at officer Lynch on Sunday even
| ing. Thomas Wclch was found guilty OF
intoxication and viii serve ten days in
Jail Edward Lynch pleaded not guilty
to the charge ~ INVESTIGATION and was
fined SIS and costs He took an appeal
but did not furnish bail.
STANDARD Post G. A. r., held a
meeting Friday evening to make arrange
ments for the observance OF Memorial
day. 1t was decided for the first time
in the history of the post to send 4 com
mittee to Sholbulue To decorate the
graves of tho comrades there and gen
eral committee. ooH sting of j. w. Bout
well, chairman. g. r. Martin. G. F.. Put
ney, J. NJ. Stafford and G. p. Williams.
was elected to have general supervision
Of the days ohserVaucos.
The annual meeting Of the Mohican
club was held Friday evening in the palm
room Of the Van Ness House when Off
GERS were elected as follows: President.
Or. y. {. Hawley. vico-presldent, G. d.
Ordway; secretary and treasurer. T.. G.
| Harrington: members Of the governing
| board for two wears. Mrs. G. II. Mower.
Mrs G. Y. Whitney. Or. J. y. Jenne. The
club begins the year with many new
/
ton.
The printing pressmen and assistants
| of Burlington have organized local
union. to be known as Burli,y ton Print
ing Pressmen and Assistants union, No.
o45. The following officers were elected
at the meeting: George Nillemaer, presi-
dent; +. Y. Smith e-presidcnt: T. G.
Buchner recording financial secretary:
| j. y. Boucher, treasurer: II. A. Niles.
Edward Turcot, William Miner. T. X
Boucher, Walter Gilmond. executive COM
mttee; John Benoit, sergeant-at-arms.
w. !. Winter, who has been n long
sufferer from diabetes and has been con-
fined TO his home for the past year and
| half, is now at the Sparhawk sanitarium
and has gone through very successful
| ton, It being necessary to have his
! right foot amputated above the ankle
joint on account OF long running
Diabetes sore Mr.. Winter. NOT withstand
ing his weakened condition. stood tho
operation very well and Is doing az we'll
as could I've expected.
A rumor has been circulated about the
! city within the past few days that there
was a probability Of tho sale of the prom
erty at Red Rocks 20 a hotel syndicate IN
order TO settle the Edward Hatch estate.
G. A. Murray, agent for the Hatch intcr-
esM in this city. stated to a Free Press
man yesterday that there was no fouuda-
| ton for tho rumor. Miss CorneNa Ua,rh
of New York now owns the property
intact and she intends to throw the
grounds open TO the public in the same
| m hat