Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-30

OConnor; first vice-president, ]. j.
Muiqueen; second vice-president. c. L.
Dolan; secretary, T. A. Delany; treasurer,
+. II. Corley; medical examiner Dr.
p. Il. McSweeney; marshal, Walter Hoy
Investigating committee, James O'Neil.
j. s. OBrfen, Dennis O'Dea Patrick
WEIGH, NJ. d. Hyland and f. r. Hynes.
The Rev. j. j. Kennedy was appointed
spiritual director. The fact that is was
the societys 25th birthday was not for
gotten and speeches we're made by the
Revs. ]. F. ellis w. p. Crosby and j.
Rand OF Winooski.
Five truants we're in city court Mon
day afternoon. Three of the cases we're
mol pressed and two others we're disposed
Of by the court with sentences to the in
dustrisl school at Nergennes. These lat
ter two were Edith Sumner and Frances
Safford. both IL years OF age, who were
sent to NerEennes for the remainder of
their minority. In the cases of Henry
LaBounty, Leo LaBounty and Mary
biair, all of whom were In court some
time ago and allowed another chance
on their promises to attend school.
Truant Officer Bray recommended that
the cases he mol pressed. The two girls
who were sent to Vcrgcnnes are said
by the truant officer to be habitual
truants.
The case Of Guy Bickford VS.. estate Of
Mary L. Bickford. apt. an appeal from
probate court. was entered In county
court Monday. The deceased was a
resident Of Huntington. and Guy was
her administrator. He presented a claim
against the estate, which the commits
sioners. Romeo A. Norton and John Far
go. allowed. amounting to $2,O3S57. Sarah
y. stevens. who had an interest in the
estate. appealed from the allowance,
through j. T., Miles, who was appointed
special administrator for the purpose. on
the grounds alleged that the claim was
not presented seasonably to the COM
mssioners; that Guy was not a creditor
OF the estate, and that the claim is
unjust and unfounded
Deputy Sheriff Lawson of MONTPELIER
was In Burlington Saturday and took into
custody young man named Leo Bourbon.
who is wanted in Montpelier on a charge
of obtaining money under false pretences.
Bourbon was arrested at the Sherwood
House. His home is said to be In Wood
stock. It is claimed in Montpelier, so
1t Is understood that Bourbon recently
came there and being short of money
called UP a man who was known to his
father and stated that he was
Bourbon Sr.. and wanted $40 for his son.
The son then went to the man and
collected the money and came to Bur-
lington He had So cents when arrested
Chief Russell stated that from a conversa-
tion he had with Bourbon he learned
that the young man was working some
sort Of an advertising scheme but the
chief was unable to learn all its details
Sheriff Allen Monday afternoon clos
ed =. G.. Fletcher's shoe store at g.
church street on three city court writs
which amount in all to over $1,000 The
writs are in favor of three manufactur-
Ing concerns and are for stock furnished
The writs are a. follows: Williams. Clark
& Co, S3S559: Congress Shoe & Rubber
CO., s20j; Parker. Holmes & CO., 1855. All
concerns are located in Boston They are
represented here by George w. Marks of
the firm of Powell & Marks. II is under
stood that these are the three largest
creditors and that there are a number
OF others Mr.. Fletcher. 1t is understood.
offered to settle for 90 per cent. of his
Indebtedness, TO DO paid at the rate of
per cent every two months. hut this was
not considered satisfactory and the store
was closed in order to bring the matter
to a head. II is possible that a receiver
may he asked for shortly
Sheriff Allen yesterday went to Winoo-
ski and recovered another Of the watches
alleged to have been stolen from the
post exchange at Fort Ethan Allen by
John Henderson. colored formerly A sol
der The watch found by the sheriff is a
silver one. Three watches wore stolen
and two Of them have been recovered
They are valued. together, at about $50
One OF the other watches was found
through ticket at pawn shop in this
city Henderson was located in n room
at the Brunswick Hotel in Winoosk and
was Identified as the man who pawned
the watch. The man who secured the
silver watch through trade yesterday
went to the Jail and identified Henderson
as the man from whom he got the watch,
hut Henderson denied ever having made
such trade ana claimed he had never
seen the man before. The sherin's inves-
holding Henderson
The body Of Esther Woods. who was
murdered by Reuben p. Price. a colored
trooper. in Winoosk Friday morning,
was Monday afternoon turned over to
the medical college authorities at the
University f Vermont but was later
brought back from the university
and placed In the undertaking rooms
of A. r. Clement In Winooski. where the
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at
two O'Clock, with burial in the Merrill
cemetery. The boy had been In the
undertaking rooms since Friday after
noon and up to date no known relatives
OF the girl can be found The authorities
have made investiga ton but all that can
be learned is that the girl came here
from Troy. n. Y. and that she was
born In Buef1eldS. Virginia. No one
feemed to interest himself sufficiently to
provide suitable burial. and Monday the
health officer and seectmen ordered the
removal Of the body Shortly afterwards
enough money was raised among the
people OF her race to provide proper bur
lal and the remains We're brought back
Because he said he had a Job awaiting
him early in May. Judge Mower gave
enry Tibbets "A light sentence in city
court yesterday, Tibbets was in court on
q charge of intDication and is classed in
the records as an habitual drunkard. He
told the court that he had been working
IN the lumber woods all winter and was
on his way to his home in Rutland but
got only as far as Burlington when he
was arrested. He said it seemed to be
Just his luck TO always get as far as Bur-