Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-08

Chler executive OF the CITY call O city
meeting to vote on the question whether
the city shan purchase the A. +. stearns
property on the lake front In the south
part Of the city. The price asked for this
property Is $4,000. and the petition sets
forth that the land shall be used for
parks, a sewage disposal plant or any
other public use the city may wish. Mayor
Roberts said last night that he would
issue a call for a city meeting very
soon.
Lewis Brothers, the aged veteran,
who the night before fourished a load
ed revolver in the face OF Police OIL
Ger Barry, was in city court Friday
afternoon to answer to charges Of In
toxication and breach Of the peace.
To both of these he pleaded not guilty.
saying that he never got drunk. He
kept up quite a flow Of conversation
most of the time and was found guilty
of both offences, but sentence was sus-
pended until next week Monday
and he will spend the intervening
time in Jail under observation as to
his sanity.
The engine which was thrown to the
side of the Burlington Il Lamoille track
In a wreck several months ago between
North Underhill and Cambridge Junction
still lies there as the mud In which 1t Is
imbedded has thus far successfully resist
ed all efforts to pull 1t out. For several
weeks q wrecking crew endeayored to
pull tho engine out with a derrick, but
It's enormous weight caused the track to
sink so that this had to BIO fortified. Then
spiles were driven around 1t and other
attempts were made with no results.
Now dynamite is being used to ria the
engine of a large amount of cllnglng mud
and yesterday one OF the workmen was
struck with a flying bar following one Of
the blasts.
Michael Rafter. who has spent most
Of the past 80 years In jails or prisons of
some sort was in city court Tuesday
afternoon to answer TO one of his favorite
charges, intoxiCation. He was arrested
by officer Frazer tho preceding night for
creating a disturbance on Battery Park,
and pleaded guilty to the charge. He was
asked to disclose and made an effort
along that line, disclosing on q pint of
liquor which he purchased of some one at
the price OF % cents. He was given n
fine Of $15 and costs with ten days addi-
tional in jail, and as he canno pay the
total amount of time in jail will be 70
days. He returned from Rutland about a
week ago after serving q term of several
months for assaulting a man.
A meeting Of the Winooski Association
of Congregational Ministers was held
Monday morning and afternoon at the
College Street Church parlors. when II
paper was presented by the Rev. T.. p.
Treat of Richmond, reviewing a recent
article by DR.. GLADDEN. on the Munich
pal Church." Luncheon was had {. the
Van Ness House and in the afternoon
a discussion was held on the subject of
1.-The Development OF Federal Powers in
the Church Councils" The discussion
was opened by the Rev. Ernest G..
Guthrie. The committee on the program
made a report on the subjects for the
meetings TO be held during the coming
year. At the meeting Monday the Rev.
w w. Smith Of Colchester was elected
moderator and the Rev. c. C. Adams of
Essex Junction scribe, for the ensuing
year.
Eugene Chausse received a letter from
the Office OF the immigration service ir
New York city yesterday. The inspector
In charge, who is an official under the
direction of the national department of
and labor, writes that 1t Will
be possible for Mr.. Chausse TO obtain
foreigners for employment in Vermont,
under certain restrictions, through the
office of the immigration service. On ac-
count Of abuses which have In the past
been connected with the use Of his
privilege, the authorities are strict in the
requirements which they make when
granting 1t. No fee from the employees
who secure positions may be received
the only commission allowed being the
one paid by tie employer. The railroad
fare from New York to Burlington, at q
special rate arranged for by the immigra.
ton service, is deducted from the frs,
months pay Of the employee.
On the evening of THURSDAY. June 10.
the day preceding commencement, the
!, graduating class OF the high school will
hold the usual class day exercises in the
assembly hall of the high school build
Ing at 1880 o'clock. Speeches will be
made by members OF the class, elected
for the occasion. Fred S. Hathaway Will
deliver the presidents address and AL
bon Bailey, the class orator, will speak
on Socialism" The class prophecy will
} be rendered by Marie MoMshon and the
J history by Mary Frank. Leota Van AIKEN
will read the class poem, written by
herself. The class will march into the
hall led by IL Rousseau, who will act
as marshal. On the following day q
special number Of the Register will ap-
pear. which will contain some of the
speeches written In full. In this issue
the names of the member of the class
, together with grinds and honors, Will al
so be printed.
Isham street residents nave placed be
fore the street commissioners q petitiO,
10 have the street extended through t.
Pearl street from Hlckok place and tn,
commissioners have already had on,
hearing In the matter. another being sc
for June II. It Is claimed by the resi-
dents on Isham street that the prospec
or having the street extended throuei
played an important part in their decision,
: : to purchase property along the street
One mar testified that he had had man,
visitors try without success to find tn,
street on which he lived and he said tina
the average hackman probably would b,
Unable to find Isham street on a darl
l night II he had not been employed 10 q,
there on several occasions. Much test
mony was taken relating to the necessit,
. for the extension Of the street, CITY Al
torney M. @. Leary represented the cit,
D at the hearing, and Edmund c.. Move,
appeared for A. s.. Isham. who owns tn,
property on Penrl street through which
Isham street would pass II extended.