Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-02
NlNOOSK! TRUSTEES AWAKE
Censure Officials for Allowing So
Many Soldiers Leave.
0hcr Tewnrd of 500 for Information
Thst VIII lend to the Arrest nno
Conviction of Men Concerned
in the Recent fOld-UPs,

\ sreciai meeting of the village trus-
toes of Winooski was hid in the Steamer
Hose rooms M)niay with all rc,n-
bars of tho board pr-.sr.. President J
f. OSulivan read the call Of the meeting.
which was held to take actor on offering
500 reward for the arrest nrd conuuc. n
Of tho person or persons implicated IN
the recent hold-ups. This was passed
upon favorably by the entire board
and notices VIII be posted in conspicuous
places about the village and will also be
advertised in the local papers. The hxi'y
OF the officials at tho fort in allowing
so many soldiers 20 come to 'ne Village
every evening WAS also cen.'ured. There
are fully tOO troopers allowed to leave u
post every e~ning and ths Sreater mum
her o. these, il is claimed, are "a ~ sound
rn the streste OF wiDooskl. IT wa7 Sug-
gesacd tsat the trustees petition the Sec
ietnry of Nnr at Warrington t, have the
soldiers remain at tho post. TIE cuts
and many resorts received their share OF
attention and IT Is PROBABLE that some
action in doing away with them ma
soon be taken. All this comes "bout
through the hold-up nj The store of 9ct.
autel y Gingrns on the night % October
70 and the attempted hold-up Al the stor,
Of II. B. Carpenter last SATURDAY night
Other business taken up 10y the board
referred to the rights OF tho burlington
Light & Power company in removing
some trees on the streets, The company Il
men removed. II is claimed, trees tnat
were not dead. They were then ordered
to remove no more trees until permitted
to do so. The question of the dispoSit!"n
of the wood from the trees that were GU.
down was also brought mp. Tho matter
of putting a stop to loafers about tn"
depot and on the board fence on MalicttS
Bay avenue was also considered
WHITE BARGAIN STORE ROBBED
The White Bargain store at Winooslii
was broken into some time during sun
lay night and some tic pins, rings ear
rings and fancy scissors were taken. The
/ II oney drawer was minus its small CHANGE
| to the amount of between $ and (, made
! up of pennies and nickels. Joseph Rookie
| and William Smith both Polanlcrs were
arrested on the charge of the theft
| Credit Is due to Officer Charles Barber IN
! the arrests of these men which came
bout through peculiar circumstances.
! Rookie and Smith in company with tw'
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