Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-26


course in home economics will begin,
under the direction of Prof. Bertha
NJ. Terril.
North street Routine business, including
the election of officers for the coming
year. was transacted and banquet was
served. There was largo attendance
both from this city and WlnoosN. The
officers are as follows: President. G.. G.
Hammond; vlce-presldent, +. NJ Putnam.
secretary treasurer c. G. McGaffey;
trustee for three years, w. A. Gill; ser
geant-at-arms F. b. Smith; delegate to
the next State convention, Carl Barnes;
alternate, +. NJ. Putnam.
Eli Roberts, fireman on the shifting
engine in the Rutland railroad yard, was
injured by fall from the tender of the
engine yesterday morning. He was
standing on the water tank and engaged
in shoveling over some coal when his
foot slipped and he fell to the ground,
striking on his head A cut about four
inches long was made in his forehead
He was taken to the office of DR.. c. A.
Pease, where the wound was dressed
and later to his home on North street
The University of Vermont catalogue
for 1910-l9l1 has made its appearance. 1t
is a book of 1S2 pages, containing the
college calendar and register of In
structors and students, requirements for
admission, the courses of instruction and
administration, statements about the
buildings and equipment alumni assoca-
tons etc. The summary shows 317
academic students and 1876 medical
students, total OF 513 and an Increase
of 10 over one year ago.
Early Saturday morning the stiffest
gale which has passed through Burling-
ton since March was in progress. The
wind from the south blew at the UNI
usual rate of GO miles per hour for some
time and maintained speed of 40 miles
for several hours. This was responsible
for the large open places in the middle
of the lake which would have other
wise been frozen clear across. The ice
inside the breakWatcr was not touched
and for a distauce outside 1t is said to
be good r. L. Patrick has been outside
and measured off place to cut ice as
soon as operation become possible
Another coasting accident took place late
yesterday afternoon, this time on King
street. when Pobert Rich, the 10 years
old son of DR.. ard Mrs. +. A. Rich, was
thrown violentlv from a traverse against
tree and suffered broken thigh and
bad cut on the head. The boy, with
others, was coasting on the steep grade
Of the street below South WinOoski avenue,
and when the boy who was steering the
traverse tried to go to one side in order
to save an accident the sleds slowed and
L.,
to his home by some friends and DR., j.
r. Wheeler was called to reduce the frac-
| ture, which was found to be near the
body. The injury to the head is not
| thought to be serious.
The annual meeting Of Branch No. 52l
Of the National Association of Letter
Carriers was held Monday even
ing at the home OF c. c. Hammond on
Things are breaking hard for Robcrt
Bloom, alias stone who was recently
convicted of larceny in county court and
sentenced to serve three months Al
Windsor Bloom finished his sentence
Sunday and upon his return to Bur
| lington was placed under arrest on an.
other charge of larceny It is said thai
there are a number of similar charge.
|
court occupied considerable time and at
tracted much attention, owing to the
number of articles Ploom was said tt
| have had in his room at the time of hi!
| arrest
Yesterday in probate court Alice A
Writer'S Of St Adams was appointed
administrators in the estate of Maria A
Haight. late of Milton, deceased. f. 7
Holbrook and G. A. Phelps were ap
| pointed commissioners. +. e. Allart
and s. r. Narcotic were appointed com
missioners and appraisers In the estate o
Ellen O'Brien. late Of Colchester In tn
estate of John Golden late Of Milton
David II. Holmes appointed admins
traitor, and Alvah Holmes and j, A
Kennedy were appointed commissioner
and appraisers. The will of George h
Finley late of Richmond, was prove
and Benton A. Williams was appolnte
executor The will of Amira D. Field
late of Milton, was admitted to probat
and Albert l'alston appointed executor,
A Los Angeles paper contains the FOL
lowing announcement of the approachin
marriage of DR.. a. Halden Jones, former
ly of this city and son Of A. E. Jone
of North avenue: Mrs. Lyman Brum
( baugh stookey of 442 South Award
street announces the betrotha of he
3 daughter. Adele, to DIR. Alanson Halde
Jones. The marriage will be soemnize
3 some time during the winter months. Mis-
4 Adele stookey is the daughter of the lat
4 DR.. Lyman Polk Stookey\ of Bellevill
4 Illinois. She received her education
| w 81 he an
| languages In Germany, Switzerlan,
3 Paris and Italy. She studied three year
1 In Italy where Vincenzo Dammit was hs
! | Maestro de Canto. DIR. Jones is
= graduate of the University of Vernon
Y in the class of 1909. He Is member
= he medical fraternity of Alpha Kapr
J. Kappa. He also studied chemistry ar
T. bacterlology at the University of Chicat
t | and received his masters degree at IL
University Of Southern California"
h Negotiations have practically been con
d pleted for the sale of Jennie w, 20i l.
V at present owned by G. f. Whitney
e this city, to Montreal parties, The ma
n was raised in WinoosN and Is one
n the fastest that Vermont ever produce
= She was sired by Alexander whose bloc
n has been put into many performers
the big tracks and who for many yea
q was owned here by E. f. Browne
Jennie's dam was Molly, n local hor
who had mark better than 2;30 and h
g second dam was Yorkshire Lexington
t thoroughbred, so that there is stree
= OF running blood in her, Molly was sire
81 by Giroy formerly owned in BurlinstC
y by Calvin ii. Blodgett About six yea