Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-16

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The annual meeting Of the Ridgewood
Hotel company was held Monday. when
the following officers were elected Presi-
dent. DR.. J. NJ. Clarke vice-president,
George H. Holden; treasurer. DIR. ID. G.
Hawley; secretary. =. H. Woodbury.: gem
eral manager. f.. L. Woodbury.. The re-
ports read showed the company had had
a very successful year. and substantial
dividends were declared.
A decree has been rendered in the
United States court confirming the sale Of
the ST. Adams Street railway on April 2
to Walter r. Dame of Clinton, Mass
for 5000 The road was in receivershp
on petition of the estate of Jerome Marble
of Worcester. Mass. On the question of
whether the LARGEST creditor. the Citizens
coal company of this city. should take
precedence over other creditors, the court
mas Reserved decision.
The republican city committee met Mon
day at the office of Sherman r.
Moulton and organized as follows: Chair
man. Mr. Moulton: secretary, Frank II.
RobilIard treasurer. Charles Caisse Mr.
Moulton represents the sixth ward. Mr..
third. The other members are David H.
McCuen from the fourth ward; Henry
Todd from the fifth and George L. Ed
war]s from the first.
In probate court Monday the will of
EleaAer Taft of Essex was proved
Elhu +. TAFT Of Burlington was appoint
ed executor and c. w Brownell and O.
i. Ray commissioners. The will of H.
j. SWEET OF Burlington was also proved
H. s. Howard being appointed executor
and NJ. 6. Leary and +. +. Bradish COM
nissioncrs. In the estate of Sarah AgeI
|. NJ. BreSstcn and Walter o. Lane
were appointed commissioners.
Walter Parker. a colored soldier AT Fort
Ethan Allen. called at the jail Yesterday
after having been laid up in the post
hospital for several days as the result
of stabbing affair at Franklins resort
on Weston's hill one night last week
The colored woman alleged to have done
the stabbing Is Tessc Lewis. The row
occurred early in the morning following
"A dance and is said TO have arisen over
jealousy. pen knife was used by the
woman to do the stabbing.
Collector e. H. Darling returned from
a business trip Saturday and made public
the figures of the customs house for April.
Tho collections continue to show a phen-
omenal Increase and last month reached
n total Of SIG. 81. as compared with s7o-
2,3.o1 In 1911. an increase of si4,5GO s3. The
domestic and foreign exports both showed
"A falling off. the former being s23. 800 as
compared with 500, $50 a year ago. and
fer oCc
in 1911
There will be meeting of the Chtten-
den County lntcr-Church Federation at
the parish house of the First Church in
this city next Monday ut ! 80 y. M, for
tn purpose of completing the organiza-
ton and considering practical measures
Any church that has not yet come into the
federation is urged to consider the matter
and send pastor and delegate with au.
thority to propose its name for member
ship in the federation
The regular monthly meeting of the
Comnodor, Macdonough Chapter Uni
ted States Daughters of 1872, was held
yesterday afternoon in the parlor of the
Y. NJ. {. y. building. For the benefit of
the members a parole was exhibited of
Thomas NJ. Clifford. who while mate OF
an American vessel was taken prisoner.
Mrs. George p. Martin read an interest
Ing account OF the flag placed on Crab
island, now owned by the government
and called Macdonough park.
Captain Frank Parker. nth cavalry, Of
Williams street. who has been stationed in
Cuba In charge of the cavalry school OF
the Rural guard and instructor Of the five
| sQuadrons at Camp Columbia for the pas
three years, Is about to be relieved and In
token Of the work accomplished there by
| him was decorated by President Gomez
with the Medal Of the Order of Military
Merit. Captain Parker Is the first officer
| to receive this honor and It was confer.
red on him with a speech for the presi-
dent. expressing his appreciation for the
| services rendered the Cuban government.
st. Joseph's Church was the scene al
seven o'clock Tuesday morning of a
pretty and quiet Wedding the contracting
parties being John W. Hall and Miss
Rose ID. Beaupre. the young couple being
accompanied by their fathers The Rt. Rev
ID. NJ. Cloarec performed the ceremony
Those present from out of town were Mr.
land Mrs. Edward Freveau of Springfield
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. John Duell and son
Edward. of llinesburE. The young couple
received many beautiful presents incud.
ing silverware, cut glass, furniture and
linen, The bride wore dress of
marquisette voile and black picture ha,
and carried n bouaue, of white swee,
peas. Tho Rev ]. A. Lacouture was in
the sanctuary.
|
Afternoon by the police on a warran,
charging him with petit larceny. He is
charged with stealing SIS from ]. NJ
Romphrey of ESSEX Junction, and accord
Ing to the story of tile latter took II
while Romphrev was sleeping. The mer
occupied the same room a few nights age
and when Romphrey woke up sls which
he alleges he had in his pocket ant
SordiR were gone The following day
Sordiff IS said to have been well supplict
with money and to have spent it rather
freely. This awakened the suspicion
Of the police and after discovering othel
clues warrant for his arrest was Sc
cured Sordiff has been arrested many
times before for stealing but up to thi.
time his principal line has been chickens,
| Two burglaries We're reported to tn,
police Tuesday from the vicinity o
Ethan Allen Park. where two small store.
which cater to parties visiting the parl
We're broken into and from one quantit,
iof cigars. cigarettes and candy taken. Tn,
store from which the goods were takeI
WAS owned by NJ. s. Lash and at this sea
son of the Year Is kept locked during tn,
(week, being open for business only on
Sunday. Here the cigar case was ran
Isnplt.d and 4, ullmber of huXta uf cIxur