Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-15

| the streets and that the company Will
! not therefore, entertain the sugges-
| ton. The matter comes up for a hear
ing next Monday night
The New York State Historical society
has completed arrangements for visit
ing Lake Champlain on their annual out
! ing The have chartered the steamer
| Vermont for the fourth. fifth and sixth
of October and will cruise about the lake.
| The first day of the trip will be spent at
Fort Ticonderoga, the second at Fort
, Frederic and the third at Isle La Motto.
So far as possible the members will sleep
and eat aboard the boat and the meeting
will dispense at Plattsburgh, making
their way home by train.
a painful accident occurred Monday
at the Vermont Construction company's
shop on Park avenue when Michael
| 2onway of st. Paul street had the toes
Of his rieht foot crushed by an iron beam
weighing two tons. DR.. r. j. a.
lombard was Immediately summoned and
the man was taken to his home There,
with the assistance Of DIR. y. j. Nolan
| the injured toes were amputated The
patient was reported az resting comfort
I
in placing the beam when It slipped
catching him on the toes.
Trains on the Rutland and Central
Vermont railroads were delayed yester-
! day for several hours by deralment at
| the end OF the switch In the Central YER
mont yards. A Rutland freight train,
running special northbound at 10 80 o clock,
| left the rails for some unknown reason.
Two gravel cars were partially wrecked
and 1t was 2:3o o'clock in the afternoon
before the wrecking train which was
| called from Rutland cleared up the track.
Trains from both directions We're blocked
and the noon flyer and the milk train
were both held mp some time.
Canon A. BourbiFnon 81 Paris is tho
guest of s. G.. W. Benjamin. This dis
| tnguishcd French churchman attended
| the international church convention in
Montreal and is on his way TO Washing
| ton. d. c. For 30 years he has been n
professor Of canon law in the University
Of Paris. He Is also canon of both Paris
| and Nice. Last evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin gave an informal reception in
his honor. Prof. G. II. Perkins enter
tainod the guests with some of his eX-
pcriences on his recent trip around the
| world.
The stannard Woman's Relief Corps.
district No 50. held meeting
yesterday afternoon in this city at tho
Stannard Memorial hall. Luncheon was
served to the visiting officers and dele
gates at the hall and routine business was
transacted. Delegates were present from
nd nj
bridge, Swanton. ST. Adams, Essex juno
ton. and other towns. Mrs. Edna l.. jew
EFT Of Swanton and Mrs. Florence Gates
of Swanton were present as visiting off,
GERS The installation and ritual work
were exemplifed by Mrs. Fanny c. Jones,
the president.
Tuesday was a dun day in city
court. owing to the opening of the
September term of county court. JOS
eph n. Stearns. clerk Of the court. was
absent from the city and Judge
Mower came near holding court all
by himself during the afternoon. In
the morning the case of George F..
Thornhiil. charged with breach OF
the peace. was before the court. a
plea of not guilty was entered but a
Of the officer making the arrest and
fine of s. and costs OF $1179 was
imposed. The defendant took an ap
peal.
Fire broke ont in a barn on George
street used by c. H. Ellis Monday
afternoon When the alarm sounded at
2:io o'clock the fire had good start and
smoke was pouring out Of the windows
and had done some damage to the floors
and roof of the building. Two streams Of
water quickly brought the blaze down.
| however, and little further damage re-
suited. The barn belongs TO +. NJ.
Stearns. The contents OF the structure.
consisting of two sleishs and quantity
of hay and oats were partially destroyed
| They were the property of Mr.. Ellis.
| The source of the fire Is n mystery AS
the doors had all been locked for some
| time.
| When Professor Murrin laid aside his
watch and cuff buttons in the Y. Nj. C. A.
| building Yesterday the temptation proved
! too much for Amedie Wheel and Robert
Fits, and they made OF with the articles
| in question while Mr.. Murrin's attention
was otherwise engaged. What the two
| young men were doing in the building is
not known. Complaint was made to the
| police and the two we're arrested on
| North street. They had the buttons in
their possession and the police found the
watch AT the home of one of the lads
When searched at police headquarters
Chief Russell found number Of
salacious pieces Of literature In the
possession of one of the bows. They were
sent to Jail on charge Of larceny
The Franklin County Good Roads
tourists passed through this city yester-
day afternoon on the last lap of their
two days trip. stop of about "A half
hour was made in this city. The party.
| numbering about 20, travelled in nine
| machines. II was composed OF the
members-eect of the Legislature from
Franklin county, and the object OF the
trip was to get a comparative view Of
the New YorK State-built highways and
| the Vermont roads, one days journey
south being made on the west side Of the
| lake and the return run along the Yer
mont shore. The men expressed them
selves as we'll pleased with the trip, which
| the St. Adams board of trade was
instrumental in bringing about.
petition for divorce has been filed
| in the county clerks office by Stella
Saltus against her husband, William T..
Saltus. According to the papers. the
couple were married In June. 1882. at
Montgomery and have resided in that