Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-23

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floors by offices.
Entries are beginning to come in TO city
Treasurer l.. c. Grant for the tourna-
ment of the Vermont state Firemen's as
ISOLATION. which will be held In this city
August II. Immediately following the con-
ycntion OF the association 1t is desired
to havc as many hand engine contests
as possible but entries are rather hard to
secure as the hand engine Is RAPIDLY be-
coming obsolete. The first entry was made
by hose company from Fort Edward
n. Y.
The engine of the Winooski carbonizinr
plant of the Burlington Traction company
broke down Sunday evening and brought
the car service of this city to a stand
still for some four hours or more II was
shortly after eight o'clock when the ac-
cdent occurred and the visitors to Queen
City and Ethan Allen parks perforce
made longer stay then they intended
About three hundred persons were strand
ed at Queen city Park, some of whom
came back to Burlington by train.
Rose Gotta and Louis Richards were
arralgned In city court Monday after
noon on a binding up process, charged
with keeping liquor on hand with intent
to sell The case against Richards was
nolle- pressed and Mrs Cotas case was
continued Tho latter's place on Battery
street was searched Sunday afternoon
when several men were found drinking
beer. Some whiskey was also found on
Richards, but It appears that he was only
a guest there
Frank Corner. who is in the hahituai
class. was in city court Monday after
noon for intoNication and pleaded guilty.
He was fined SIS and costs, with the
alternative sentence of Is DAYS in teil.
which he will probably serve. He said
that he obtained his liquor in Rutland
after being discharged from tho House
Of Correction. John Smith pleaded not
guilty to n FIRST offense but was found
guilty and fined s. and costs. He APP
pealed furnishing bail in the sum of
So
Lorenzo Howe, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
r. Howe Of Williams street, was the
victim OF painful accident Friday
afternoon at his home. Lorenzo and n
companion were in the back yard cutting
wood and Lorenzo stopped just as his
companion was delivering a blow. The
axe cut a cash In the top Of his head
about an inch and a half long and about
haf inch deep DR. Bingham was
summoned and dressed the wound.
Cards are ont announcing the engage
ment OF Miss Mae Clifford, formerly a
teacher in the high school, to Bert Bald
win of Portland Ne
over 800 excurslonsts came from points
on the Central Vermont railway Sunday
and took a cruise on the lake on tho
Ticonderoga. The Chateaugay also had
an excursion run under the auspices OF
the knights of Columbus Of St. Adams
into this city. About 500 attended thi.
Saturday 25o attended the boat ride tc
Fort Frederic given under the
auspices of the First and College
Street Churches and the TJcou.
derosa took the graduating class of St
Mary's convent on the trip north. The
ChateauGay carried about 800 to Isle
LaMotte on the St Pauls Church
excursion.
The board OF directors Of the Waubana-
kee Golf club held their annual meeting
for organization at the club house last
evening. Officers for the ensuing year
were elected and quantity Of routine
business transacted. The election result
ed as follows: President. F. E. KimbaN;
Vice-president, L. c. Clark: secretary and
treasurer. F. w. Elliott; auditor. H. Il.
Shaw. The club course was nAver in bet
ter condition than at present AMI matches
VIII be arranged for Saturday afternoons,
as IN former seasons. 1t Is also intended
to arrange meets with visiting teams.
Several new members We're voted into the
club last evening.
The warm weather is making the ex-
cursion business good and large numbers
are taking every opportunity If getting
on the lake. There was good attend
ance at the Co. NJ ride Tuesday evening
the ride being followed by dance M the
armory. Sherman's band was H. attend-
ance and before tho boat eft gave n
short concert about the city. The 2antist
and Methodist Churches held their annual
boatride together Tuesday on the Team.
err Ticonderoga. II was attended hy ahou,
900. who took the trip through the north.
ern part Of the lake. The other excur.
sion was on the Vermont. which took the
children of the Nazareth school to Fort
Frederic
A rear end collision Of two of tn,
electric cars took place Sunday after
noon on North avenue. Only one mar
was injured and little damage was don,
the cars. The accident took place 4 sbor
distance this side of DR. Berry,
nj riufn T1Un
Ethan Allen Park when the trolley Of IN,
hrst car slipped from the wire Motormar
Monahan of the following car, not think
ing the other car would stop SUDDEN,
allowed his car to go too far at a goo,
speed and ran into It. No one on III.
front seats were injured but Napoleor
Pratt, who was standing on the rea,
platform of Monahan's car. was throw,
violently forward and for time was nm
conscious. An examination proved
however. that his injuries we're of
trifling nature.
II. X. Bartlett. known also es r r,
Chandler and r. II. Arthur, who was in
dicted at the spring term of I-nitof
states court for msusing the n,ei,s an,
who has since been serving time I'm Tn,
| local jan was taken Thursday by Dep
uty |. s. Marshal Thomas Reeves
10 Utica, ~ Y, where he has also bee,
| indicted for similar ofYense BARTLETT
time at the local jail has expired. Tn,
man arrived In the city last Novembe
and established an alleged produce com
mission house. He purchased butter. egg
| and meats, and was later apprehende,
by the postofiice authorities for using tn
| mails with attempt to defraud. Will
doing business in this city Bartlett di,
not cause any person to lose money, al