Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22

high school brief address was made by
the Rev. l. c. Smart and the singing class
gave fine program of Christmas music.
Principal Chittenden presided. An inter
esting program was given at the Cham
plain school under the direction of Miss
Farrell and each one of the $50 children
was given a bag of candy and Christ
mas present.
In city court Monday Louis Groenough
pleadtd guilty to a charge Of intoxica-
ton, and was fined s. and costs of S714.
which he paid. Frank Christian of Ne
wark n. j., was also fined s. and costs
of $3.50 for intoXication, which he paid.
When arrested Christian had two bottles
of port wine in his possession. which
We're destroyed. William White was
fined SIS and costs on a charge of in
toXiCation. He took an appeal and fur
nished bail in 500 The alternate SEN
tence is 10 days in Jail
The annual election of officers of the
New England order of Protection oc-
CURED Tuesday night. The following were
elected; George l.. Edwards, ]. p. w;
f.. w. Crannell, w. Mrs. Blanche Bis
sonette. v w. Miss f. NJ. Bullock. r. S;
! f. II. Davis, +. 8; J. f. Tracy, T.; Mrs.
Mary Bullock. c.. W. C. F'innessey.
guide; Mrs j. J. HoaE, guardian; II. L.
Bostwick, s.; J. II. Trail NJ. e. Som
berger, ]. J. HoaE, trustees; Z. w. Gran
nell, f. II. Kimball, NJ l.. Sanborn, rep
resentatives to the grand lodge.
/ The first case against n garbage collect
or for violation of the new city ordinance
relating to the cartng of garbage
through the streets by persons other
in city court Monday when Louis
Goodrich of South burlington was fined
sloo and costs of $50. which he paid.
Thomas f. Conlon. who has the con-
tract with the city to collect the gar
bage, has had considerable trouble in try
ing to prevent individual collectors from
working the old established routes in
spite of the new ordinance.
! The a3rn season OF steam navigation on
Lake Champlain has just been closed and
the business handled. although not 4 rec
ord breaker. compares faVordhly with
that of former years. Various cir
stances served to make It less than the
| year previous. when the precautionary
! celebration was held. Among the inilU-
ences felt is the falling off I'm the automo-
bile business. which is attributed to the
burning of the hotel at Bluff Point, and
another was the unfavorabe weather
which prevailed on many of the excursion
dates.
| The customs collections for this dis
trict during the month of November We're
nearly twice those of a year ago, reach
ing $40, 49, while those of the previous
November amounted to only $6o.6i3S3 For
the past few months the collections have
greatly exceeded those OF year ago
and, as near as can be ascertalned, the
| increase is the result of the large importa-
tions of general merchandise with the
changed tariff. The foreign exports fell
off. from ss659S a year ago. to SCI ,SG2 this
year, while the domestic exports showed
an increase of over sl2O,ooo being s646 o9S
against s5o47 year ago
Court Burlington, order of Foreste-s
of America, held their annual election d
officers last evening in their rooms in
the Hayward block. II was also decided
to give a ball on the night of January :
In the arInory The election resulted as
follows: G, r., J. ". Beatty: V. G. r..
Cornelius Hayes; treasurer, Frank
Deming; financial secretary. J. L. Clark
recording secretary, James Gleason,
senior warden. Patrick Delaney; junior
warden, ]. r. Ready; senior beadle,
Alexander Croto; Junior beadle, Frank
Plant; trustee for three years, Michael
Madigan.
Sheriff Allen Thursday closed the shoe
store OF Abraham Bloom At No. 20 Church
street on several writs of execution The
doors of the store had been locked for
several days and Mr. Bloom is said to be
conducting a store in Pattshurgh. Harry
A. Rosenberg recently brought civil
suit against Bloom, charging loss through
liloom's neglect to carry out a contract
with him for repairing shoes. Judgment
: against Bloom for Sl62 and costs Of Sl4 5,
: YVES entered by default. According to in.
formation furnished by the sherlff's de-
: partment, Bloom Is understood to have
been quietly shipping some of his stock
, out of the city.
; Goethe lodge. German Order of Haru
; gari. held its annual election Of officer.
in the hall on Crowley street Saturda,
, | evening. After the election, refresh
; ments We're served. The officers the com
Ing year viii be as follows: President
Rudolph Ludwig; vice president. Adol
T. phus Fisher: secretary, Louis Grippe
treasurer, Rudolph Hauke; financial sec
! rotary, Fred Geisle; trustees, John Muller
l. Rudolph Stricken and j, A. Neser Tn
' report Of the secretary showed an in
crease in membership as well as a goo'
f., financial standing. The installation vii
- take place on the night of the first Sat
; urday in January.
Winter begins to-day, according t
the almanac, although signs that
). was on the way have not been want
- ing for several weeks BY way O
;, a preliminary to the real thing
4 day. making, with that already on tn
. ground. excellent sleiEhing The fiv
{ days ending next Saturday are tn
shortest in the year, there being bu
Il nine hours and four minutes betweo
@ sunrise and sunset. The increase |
the length of the days will come onl
in the afternoon until the 10th q
= January. when the sun will begin t
rise a little earlier each morning.
/: Francis A. Welch, n native of this cit
j. and a graduate of the Burlington hig
Y, school, was ordained priest In st. Jam,
l. Cathedral in Montreal Saturday by II
It Most Rev. Paul Bruchesi. archbishop
z Montreal. He has been assigned to tn
r. diocese and the Rt. Rev. j. j, Rice wi
a soon place him In some parish. The ne
priest said his first mass sunday morn
h ing at Mt St. Mary's Academy, whei
n his sister Is II professed member of Il
m community, and on Christmas mornin
bo will his first solemn high ma