Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12

was convicted of perjury In answer to
his plea Of guilty on November 5. 1910
| and was sentenced to spend not less
than one nor more than two and half
! wears in prison His conduct since then
| has been exemplary. so far as the al-
thorities could ascertain. and his re-
| formation Is thought to b" another rec
| cmmendaton for the new law.
| The lambda iota fraternity house at
! the corner of Pearl and North Prospect
streets is nearing completion. but will
probably not he occupied until the OPEN
ing of the spring term of college. The
exterior is nearly finished. the front and
west porches being completed and the
| east porch will be finished in two or
| three days The interior Is ready for plas-
| tering. which will be done at once, and
the heating and plumbing systems will
be installed within the next ten days.
| Frank Vradenburgh. son of the man
who was arrested suspicion of being
| implicated in the recent freight car rob-
| berries. was Yesterday taken TO Ncrgennes
In company with Roy Lavoie to serve
the remainder of their minority. Vraden-
burgh escaped from the Industrial school
about two weeks ago and was found
early yesterday morning at the home OF
his parents on South Champaln street by
| officer German. Lavoie was sent down
for being a truant and general bad boy
about town.
| Fire Saturday destroyed the home and
everything that Mr.. and Mrs Amos Bean
of Malletts Bay possessed. While mother
and father were at work In this city,
| t,ni, ft.,n
range from two and a half to 10 years,
| in some way set the house on fire. with
the consequent loss Of the familys all.
They are a worthy and deserving family
| and Mrs. Susan Il. Plat of 3s9 College
| street, whose telephone number is $50
will call for any articles anybody Is will
| ing to contribute.
II. Il. Shaw. Sheriff ]. II. Allen and
Chief of Police p. j. Russell returned
Saturday night from Syracuse, n. y,
where they went to get Frank PORTER,
who was extradited without trouble from
New York State on a charge of breaking
into freight cars. On the return trip the
party gathered in George Hooper at Rut-
land, who arrested for complcty
in the robberies. and soon after the party
arrived In Burlington Jonas Howe Dennis
Fargo and William vradenburgh were
arrested on suspicion Of being connected
with the stealing.
, | Paul Robinson, whose troubles are ap.
parently everlasting in city court
Saturday morning, charged with non.
, support. The court ordered that the man
, pay one dollar per week to his wife. in
a addition to giving her the rental from a
house, S per month. Roblnson's argumen,
against paying was that he had no fixed
4 income hut investigation showed that lie
\ was the owner of two houses md could
= well afford to support his wife. Upon his
agree ment TO abide by the courts in
: structions, sentence was continued fol
+ 80 days.
Harrison N. Villas, father of Martin $
Villas. was % years old Saturday. HI
$ enjoys excellent health and has had NJ
[ serious illness in - years and during only
. one short period in that time has he beer
D. unable to be dressed and around eaci
o day. Mr.. Villas was a Wing in politics i,
= the old days and his first vote To-
/ Harrison and Tyler in 1870. He voted 70
Fremont and Dayton, the first presi
Dental candidates of the Republican
. party. in 1856 and has supported tina
II
- button.
= Vernon Harrington came into city cour
Z yesterday morning to answer to his 1T
: offense OF intoxication, and promptly re
ceved the maximum sentence of sl5 an
costs. with an additional term of 30 day
: in Jail. aggregating in all 90 days. He ha
been arrested only a few days previou
:, and was sentenced to about the sam
y. dose at that time but because he had
=. aged mother who was i'll he was above
=, out on probation on condition that he sig
~ a pledge The oath didn't hold good 70
- more than week. however. and Sheri
Allen took him in charge Sunday night.
~ The annual meeting Of Stannard Pos
~ G. \. r.. was held Friday and the 70
re lowing officers elected for the comm
or year: Post commander, George +. Mai
nj tin. senior Vice-commander, Charles
or Putney; junior vice-cominander, Rici
,ir ard J. Irwin; quartermaster, John y
.ir Stafford; surgeon. Nelson r. Tracy; cha,
lain, John T.. Goodrich; officer of the da
Charles Van Stcinberg officer of !!
" guard Livingston Derrick; color So
"' gcant. James Miles. The appointfve o
= hcers will be announced at the install'
III lion of officers, which takes place Ja
al uary 3,
IL Lieut., H. H. Adair of Fort Etha
J.. Allen, who recently took first prize
as the high jump at the horse show
yer Madison square Garden. may be pei
manentlN incapa citated from rid'n
a and VIII perhaps he compelled to r
NJ. sign from the army as the result of q
as accident to his knee, The accide
d. happened when a horse ridden by al
)e- other officer kicked and struck Lie'
q tenant Adair in the knee as he WI
of ri ling in the rear, lie Is now laid I
-as with the injury, the exact effects
rs which are not yet known.
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A petition for divorce was entered "
terday in the county clerks Office In
w case OF iiosanna Lavelley VS.. Fra
Var Iavalloy, both of Colchester The coui
Of were married February Z, 1873, at ~
ar: chester by the Rev. FIR Audet. The maid
&C. name Of the petitioner was Hosan
ce- Paquett" The couple lived together uI
the December !, 1911. The petitioner alleg
A intolcrabl" severity and refusal TO ST
Ter: port and also that the pctitionce i
rhe made threats against her life. The ne
an TONER states that she owns the la
and premises az 235 Main street, Winoos
valued at about Sl,OOo
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