Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-15


He had once been offered SO for II. but
declined only at last to be forced to accept
the offer made by Mr.. Hinsdale BY hold
Ing off he sustained loss Of $1,000
At a meeting Of the Merchants Pro-
| tective association, held Friday after
noon, It was voted to hold a merchants
week In this city IN the first week Of Octo-
Der. A committee was appointed to take
charge Of the arrangements 1t consists
Of T. p. Wright. chairman. NJ. c. Rey-
| nolds, F. c. Lyon, G. L. orion. Edward
| Hanbridge c. N. Mosley. e. r. Clarkson.
| A. c. Shufelt, M. T. Schofeld and H. L.
Bingham.
There were SO deaths In the city dur
ing the month Of July and Of these three
were accidental and one resulted from the
heat. Two Of the accidental deaths were
from drowning and one from a gun-shot
wound. The terrific heat OF the early
part of the month also aided in another
death hut was not the sole cause. The
oldest person TO die during the month
was SO and there were eight children un-
der two years Of age. Not one death was
| caused from a conta gious disease.
An appeal was entered with the clerk
Of county court Friday in the case Of
| Michael Martelle versus Joseph Cadette
! The case grew out of an alteration in
which Cadette struck Martelle. loosening
couple Of teeth and smashing some Of
the cartilage in his nose. He sued Ca
dette and was awarded damages Of SIS
and costs by Acting Judge J. P. Ladd in
city court Cadette thinks this Is too
much and intends to fight 1t In the SUI
peror court
The Chittenden county republican COM
mittee has organized with the follow
ing officers: S. r. Moulton, chairman, w.
W. Miller of Richmond secretary and e.
w. Henry of Cnderhill. treasurer. The
meeting was held in the store below the
republican headquarters and the county
committee met with the different town
committees. They were addressed by A.
NJ. Fletcher. H. r. Graham. Guy W.
Bailey, ]. f. Cushman, Il. T.. Brown and
F. C. Williams
| Harold ROberge, assistant cook on the
steamer Verm ont. was painfully burned
Tuesday when he overturned a kettle of
lard. At the time Of the accident he was
frying some potatoes and when the kettle
started to tip over he jumped In an effort
To get out Of the way but slipped and fell
| into It, He was taken to the Mary
Fletcher hospital In the ambulance, but 1t
was reported at the hospital later IN the
day that his injuries. while painful, were
not very serious.
The customs receipts as made public
| bby Collector c. Fl. Darling Friday for
the month of July show a marked falling
| off over a year ago. This year the collec-
tons for the month were only So. $3.50 co.
as compared with $11s,517 In 1911. The
value of the importations remains about
the same. being st94,657 this year and $685.
1872 year ago. The value of exports this
year was $559.s36 as compared with $685.
$50 last year. 1t is, therefore. evident that
about the same amount Of merchandise
has crossed the line but the non-dutable
portion has greatly increased
OF White River junction was In the city
Tuesday and inspected the killing of a
herd Of 36 cows which had been found to
be infected and which came from St AL
bans and Hartland Mr.. Davis said that
for the next few weeks the work in his
department would he done mostly in
cleaning up the applications which were
already on file. about 20 wishing to have
their herds inspected. This is done be-
cause it is feared that If any new applica-
| tons are taken care Of the appropriation
will run out before the early ones to apply
are inspected.
The annual meeting Of the Fat Men s
club Of New England will be held this
year on the first day Of the State fair at
White River Junction and will be attend
ed by all Of the features which usually
attend the meeting of this jovial organi-
zation. W. II. Kicker. president OF the
I club. Jerome Hale, the treasurer and
other officers recently met In the Office
of F. L. Davis to AXE arrangements.
The banquet. to which between 400 and 500
are expected, will be held in the Odd Eel
lows hall on the grounds and In the even
ing there will be an elaborate display OF
fireworks. Many speakers of prominence
have been engaged for the banquet. The
Fat Mems club now contains between 500
and 1900 members.
Three policemen, armed with a Mary
and John Doe warrant, stood looking into
the house at IA North Winooski avenue
early Saturday morning and when things
were at their liveliest walked In and dis
turbed Margaret Lozelle, Josie Lamphere
ferry Sheehan. William Davis and a
colored soldier named W. H. Jones. OFF,
GERS Barry. Crowley and Henry made the
raid and all five parties were landed in
Jail This Is Margarets second arrest
within a few months. as she was placed
In jail for open and gro S leswdness last
winter She pleaded guilty to the charge
and Judge Palmer gave SEN
, tence of 80 days In Jail and as
a condition he asked the girl tc
promise to leave the city. This she EVIL.
IDENTIFY did not do. Sheehan was allowed
out on bail.
The police are looking fC,f a strange act
, ing man named s. f. Pierce. who disap
pcared Monday afternoon with two rain
| coats. the property of the Old Bee Hive
I Pierce, who claimed that he was the ad
: vance man of the Black Beauty show
= went to the Old Bee Hive ana said tina
he wished to have some ladies' raincoat
sent down to his room at The Wilson
= Three coats were subsequently sent dow
| ny the delivery boy, who sat In the room
while Pierce left with two of the coats
saying that he would be back directly
- lie has not been seen since. The strang
:, part of the affair is that Pierce left all
- his luggage and even his hat behind him
His belongings amount to more In valu
than the raincoats as the property IN
: cludes good suit case, two suits OF un