Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25


prevention. Tho frequent rains this
spring have greatly lessened the danger
Of fire. since the new growth Is getting
| we'll started before dry weather. However.
| there Is mora or less danger OF fires
throughout the summer and each year the
forest fire service is being better organized
to copo with them.
The police in this city have been
| notified to be on the lookout for two boys
who made their escape from the Industrial
school at Vergennes about eleven O'Clock
Tuesday night. Their names are given
as Virgins and MoDermott and the
| FORMER is described az wearing a blue
| frock and canvas shoes and being Ave
feet nine !-,ches in height and weighing
about ~ pounds. The latter wore a red
| sweater undsr a blue frock. has light hair
and is about 1--WE feet seven inches IN
height and weighs 10 pounds. He is a
| former resident OF Montpelier and Virgins
| lived in Springfield.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur G. A. Hall expects
to sail early in June for England, as he
has been appointed. together with Bishop
Anderson Of Chicago, Bishop Vincent OF
southern Ohio and DR.. Manning. tho rec
tor Of Trinity Church. New York. to confer
with certain Tneiish bishops at Lambeth
the residence Of the archbishop Of Canter-
bury. June "a TO %. at the proposed world
conference on Faith and Order" Bishop
Hall. who has been in the South several
weeks. expects TO return to his residence
at Rock Point early in May. as soon as
the weather permits. Bishop Hall takes
the European trip on the advice Of his
| mn - ri nd hn mi ta,.
and because It IL thought an ocean voyage
| at this stage OF his convalescencc will be
beneficial.
The spring cleaning of the city streets
will be completed in a few days and IT
is estimated that by that time 100 cart
loads of mud and refuge will have found
their way to the city dump. AS soon az
this Is done the department will begin on
the regular work Of the summer. The
first place to be tackled will be Main
etreet. between South Wunoossi Ave. and
st Paul street. where a brick road will
; be laid. and soon after that n perman-
ent macadam road will be laid around the
Battery from the foot OF North avenue,
where It had already been carried. to the
foot of Pearl street This will make an
unbroken line OF excellent road bed from
any part Of tho city to the Hcineberg
bridge which marks the boundary of the
! city in that direction To make this n
favorite route for Automobiles the
state Is planning to DO considerable work
in Colchester and probably the result will
he an excellent road as far rs Milton
The annual inspection of Company c,
, first infantry. WAS held Friday and Sat
1, la IN h. Hr,ac l..
f by Lieut.. John b. Barnes, U. S. A.. In
ctor-instructor Of the regiment and
9 Adiutant General Lee 8. Tilotson of the
, Vermont National Guard. This Is the frs,
. inspection OF the company since it's or
3 ganization here last winter. A consider.
able number of visitors was present
Captain G. A. Van Cor conducted clos,
order drill, Lieutenant Allen the firing
and Lieutenant Tins the manual of arms
Lieutenant Barnes put the men through
some of the movements, and expressed
satisfaction over the work of the officers
and the personnel and attention to mill
a tary courtesy shown by the men. He lef
last evening on trip through the State
= for the inspection of some of the othe
y companies of the regiment. The new
o steel lockers for the men OF the compan.
are now being installed in the compan!
:, lquarters.
4 Thomas e. Garvey. a travelling salesman
l. for the Burlington Grocery company. SUI
u fered a severe accident In n runaway a
n Montpelier Monday morning whic
3 may result in the loss OF a foot. Mr.. Gar
5 vey left Burlington on the 7l5 train 70
o Montpelier and was intending to driv
g out of that city and make several places
n When in front of the postoffice, the pal
r of horses which he was driving becam
n frightened at a passing electric car an
. ran. The pole of the wagon struck
; telegraph pole, breaking 1t in two. an
Mr.. Garvey was thrown out. AS he wa
-, thrown the left foot became caught o
the spokes of wheel ana was turne
.. around and twisted nearly off The III
49, conscious man was picked up and take
-, to the Heaten hospital. where he wa
placed under ether and the foot treate,
-, The surgeons are In hope that tt
:, member may be saved. In addition to II
"a injury to the foot. he sustained sever,
q. severe cuts and bruises. but II is though
a., escaped injuries of an internal natur
number of judgments in civil cast
~ have been rendered recently In 81,
q, the suit of NJ Brown versus Edmond
=. Tucker an action in trover. was contil
os ued by agreement. Damages of $l23
Al. with costs of $780, we're awarded the Blu
s lington Drug company In its suit again
~, a. G. Fcrrin. The Spaulding & Kimbe
~ company were awarded damages Of sl62.
Il, and costs Of $500 by default In a ca
-. against the Manhattan Cooperage & Ru
a, Der Co. In the case OF the Consumer
. Coal T. Ice company VS.. Joseph Bale
damages Of SIS. % and costs OF T. 50 We
given. The following cases went by d
vi fault: Spaulding & Kimball company '
ne A. ]. Leary. damages Of $1a2 40 aud cos
al. OF s6.6l; John ONe!l We. ]. II. Hart. der
hu ages of $50 with costs of 500; Northe
W. Provision company VS.. Mrs. l. NJ. Nj
d. berg, damages of s262l and costs of g.
as The case Of Max S0muslson VS.. IL. Lo
y" don was continued and that of Edmui
"e Krupp VS.. w c. Flynn resulted in We
Ut, dict for the plaintiff to recover costs.
nd
q. The steamer Tconderoga mado the fiji
I'm trip of the season TO Plattsburgh Mo
day morning and carried a big load
freight and about 81 passengers. Becau
W of the large amount of freight and I
~ additional work incurred I'm getting It
board of a boat. the deck of which
several feet higher than the level of I
90 wharf. she was about an hour late
~ starting. The regular crew had charge
WI" tho craft with the xtvption of the DO
steward NJ 10 hot