Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14

Mr. and Mrs. u. II. LEcuyer and three
small children. who live on the third floor
at 10 Church street, were poisoned by eat
Ing canned tomato soup Monday evening,
and the entire family was III Tuesday.
MIR. L'Ecuycr was the least ill., and was
able to summon physician Tuesday
morning. The others suffered with severe
headache and nausea one of the little
boys was more seriously Ill than the rest,
but his condition last evening WAS i'm
proved. All three children were confined
to the bed Tuesday and Mrs. LEcuyer
was able to be up only part of the
| day
Louis Terrier. a potato peddler was
| arrested Thursday by the weight and
measures Inspectors and was later fined
! 81 and costs N city court, upon his
| plea Of guilty. There was evidently no
| intention on Terriers part to defraud
anyone. as ne said that he bought a
| half bushel measure and thought it was
| all right rs nc was careful to FIJI II
each time. The measure did not come
| up TO the 60 pounds a bushel test, how
ever, and in the II bushels Of potatoes
which he was found to have delivered
| there was a total shortage Of over one
bushel.
II has been reported in the city that
more trouble is being experienced with
, thieves who break into cottages. The
| latest breaks which have been discov-
cred were made in the cottages of s.
w. Hindcs of this city and Professor
Smith at Basin harbor. 1t is not thought
mn IN faIy
are both empticd in the fall of articles
of much value. Trunks and boxes were
broken into and a thorough examination
made by the thieves, which showed that
they took all the time they needed A
few days ago similar trouble was OK
perienced at the mouth of the river
Mrs. Peter Dorey was fined 81 and
costs yesterday afternoon on IA breach of
the peace case. 1t seems that Mrs.
, Dorey. whose husband does not live with
her' was seen haunting the vicinity of
. her husbands home and her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Laplatte, did not hesitate tc
say that she thought Mrs Dorey was
spying on Dorey. After some conve
ton along lines more or less saucy Mrs
| Dorey hit her husbands sister In the
eye. 1nflfcting something of flesh
wound Of dark hue. ThereupOn Mrs
1-aplatte complained to the police and d
warrant was sworn out for Mrs. Dorey's
: arrest.
Fred Marrier Of 81 Pearl street wa,
severely burned Sunday afternoon Mr.
Marrier. who is IS years of age
iell asleep on couch near nj
oil stove. In some manner his cloth
Ing became ignited and by the tim,
his cries had alarmed the others In tn,
house he was badly burned about tn,
hips and body. In tearing off his clothe.
3 quite an amount of flesh was also TORI
off. It is thought that the heat from the
t stove ignited some matches in tn,
trousers pockets and that the fire wa.
! started in that manner. When help ar
Q rived the room was full OF smoke ant
the fire department. was called.
3 Juan Robinson. George Tracy and F. A
{ Briggs left late last night for Montpelier
}, where they will support the bill for tn
h prevention OF SEEMING. According to tn
e statements made last night. there are 81.
= miles of seines being used among tn
;. islands and other places with the result
l. that barrels of fish are being shppe
daily to the larger cities, The bushes
Of catching fish by wholesale for tn
purpose Of shipping them away canno
but deplete the water. and as one men,
Der of the committee expressed it "Thor
Is no use advertising the great back ba
% for fishing purposes when YOU are oblire
~ to send to Boston to supply ones ow
90 table.
The authorities along the lake shore al
l., looking for two men who escaped froi
Plattsbursh jail Monday evening by teal
Ing away screen on n ventilator in tn
20 roof and reaching the ground by mean
-. OF their Jail blankets. The men IA.
Thomas Ryan, who was imprisoned IL
=. stealing $40, and George Durham. VIII
. burglarized cottages along the lake shor
When he escaped. Ryan who is tall an
slender wore tight fitting gray sweato
c. Burnhan is slightly below mediul
r. height and of stocky build. He left n
m coat outside of the Jail and is in his shi
or sleeves unless he has since stolen a Goa
~ he may limp slightly as he fell in maxim
ID his escape.
~ Mrs. Max L. Powell gave 4 recfptio
- Thursday afternoon from four to 81
- o'clock for Mrs. George W. Marks,
her residence at 3N5 South Willard stree
mt Mrs. Powell and Mrs Marks received an
s. Mrs, Charles II. Npwer Mrs. Harry
TT Weed and Mrs y. r.. Buell. assisted
g. entertaining the guests. The front pa
n of the house was decorated with Nollo
o. lchrysanthemums and palms, and in II
ty dining room tn" decorations We're y"lo
he roses Mrs. clifford A. Pcase and Mr.
Ie- Frank u. Spaulding poured, and II
Misses Grace Gleason, Lolita Smith, NJ
In Rrookes, Florence lIindes and Mrs.
49, C. Twitchel served. The catering was J.
~ Miss Lucinda Smith.
tn An Information was filed in the count
at clerks Office Tuesday Icy states y
'e- torney II. J.. Shaw against Edwai
he Murray ~ Williston. charging him wit
IT, raising the amount of check. The II
C. formation sets forth tina Murray had
es his possession a certain order on Il
OIL Wnoosk Savings bank signed by f.
Cary son, bearing date Of Novembo
1872, The amount Of the check was 81,
and Murray is alleged to have alter
"" the amount so that Il read fourteen
dollars, with Intent to defraud. inform
~" lions were also filed against Louis Lapoi
ISIS NJ Colcboeta, uI,o T., oharoad wi
% stealing a mackinaw frocli and two pal
re- Of shoes from "A car at Bolton, and al
against William Doslauries of Colchest'
'ee charging him with breaking and onterii
,' the same car with intent to steal
Ter
ted Deford Alfred Robinson, alias Forest