Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-27

cargo of freight as on the morning trip
Wednesday and Thursday nights the boat
Will leave for the south. making Essex
and Westport but on the other nights will
return to Plattsburgh, making the points
north.
At a recent meeting Of the oficial boar
of the Methodist Church, the following
officers and committees were appointed.
Secretary. r. f. Meigs; treasurer e. ]
Booth; finance committee, DR.. L. NJ. Bins-
ham. q. @. r. Tobey, &c. p. Howe J. L.
Hall, F. C. Lyon, ]. A. Corbin. +. L.
North, D. W. McClelland, Miss Mary
Walker, Mrs, q. G. r. Tobey, Miss Kath-
ryn Coventry, Mrs. J. r. Lockwood. Miss
Winnifred Collins; pew committee. e. F.
Howe. w. E. Burt Il. A. Spear, G. q. F.
robey, j. I. Hall, d. w. McClelland;
committee on fuel, e. ]. Booth: commit
tee on sexton, DR.. L. M. Bingham; com
mittee on ushers, T.. =. Howe, DR.. II. c.
Drew, John e. Booth; committee on COM
munion service. W. f. Burt, w. r. Jack
man. 5. f. Henry, +, f. Melgs. A. NJ.
Aseltine.
AT the last meeting of Stannard Post,
NO ?. G. A. r., at which there was a
large attendance. Col Heman w. Allen
gave most interesting account Of his
recent trip with Col. Henry O. Clark of
East Orange, n. j., to Bermuda. the
Panama canal. Cuba and other points.
including the battlefield of San Juan hill
capt. Henry q. Wheeler also gave n re-
port of his visit to the United States
Military Academy at West Point. n Y
His description OF the different buildings
and the wonderful efficiency shown by
the corps Of cadets while on drill. as
we'll as other details connected with this
greatest military school in the world
was highly enjoyed The members of the
post voted unanimously to attend the
un1 eillng OF the bronze tablet In memory
of General Liscum at the Fletcher Free
Library Friday morning.
John Henderson. colored ex-soldier
now confined in the Chittender county
jail for grand larceny under the State
law through warrant issued by States
Attorney H. b. Shaw, has been rear
rested by Deputy United States Marshal
Thomas Reeves upon a warrant issued by
United States Commissioner Martin s.
Villas, charging Mr. Henderson with
breaking and entering the postoffIce in
stealing moneys. postage stamps and
other goods belonging 20 the United
States. Mr.. Henderson was brought be-
fore Commissioner Villas when he waived
examinat ton through his attorney. Rufus
T.. Brown, and was bound over to the
May term OF the Unlred States court
which meets at Windsor. Bail was fixed
by the commissioner in the sum Of ST.
In Infa
was rcconlmitted to the custody of Dep
uty Reeves. who again lodged him in
jail.
city court had a homelike and CHEEKY
aspect Thursday owing to the fact that
William Mc1<anna. also known az Jig
ger. and James l.. Laduke. were negli-
gently festooned upon the prisoners
bench, both charged with intoxication
This is no novelty to either of them and
even Officer Ryan, who is the official
city court walking Blue Book and who
knows all the genealogical ramfhcations
OF all prisoners that ever were in court
has lost count of the number of times
that each has made his appearance La
duke wore a rat her hlase air. but Iigger
looked worried. and his features were
set OFF by about the reddest nose that
ever illuminated the court room. rides
cent CLEANS Of crimson We'd with the
opalescent hues OF rosy fingered dawn
against BACKGROUND of royal purple. the
general effect reminding one of a fire
In match factory viewed through red
glass. Each pleaded not guilty; both
were found guilty; each took an appeal
from the usual sentence; Jigger fur
nished bail. but Laduke was remanded
In default thereof