Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-31

piete SURPRISE, IN the IOTm or n nand- /
some gold watch fob, the gift of the
members of the team, who wished to
assure him by this mean Of their APP
probation of his faithful efforts in
bringing their training to perfection.
Miss Jane Warner, the noble grand,
made the presentation of the fob,
which was engraved with his name
and bore the insignia of the order of
Odd Fellowship.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Todd on Satur-
day arrested Pearl Sweeney of Wcstford
on n charge OF breach of the peace on u
warrant which had been out against
Sweeney for some time. Another addi-
ton to the jail occupants was made Sun
day, when one William Wallace. alias
Nesbit. came up from Rutland to spend
a few days with the sheriff. Wallace was
serving a sentence in the county jail
about three years ago ana. being set to
work outside the building as a trusty.
took French leave of the institution. He
landed In the house of correction later
and the warden learned that he was
wanted here. In the meantime an infor-
nation charging him with breaking Jail
had been filed in county court and when
Wallace completed his time at Rutland he
was invited to come to Burlington and
explain why he did not ask permission to
leave.
a pretty wedding took place when Miss
Adelaide Lillian Lanois, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Lanois. became the
wife of Henry NJ. Granger at St. Joseph's
Church Tuesday morning at seven
O'Clock. The Rev. j. 4. Lacouturc per-
formed the Iprcfpppy Tl. briJ, N, N .
tended y her sister, Miss Rose b. Lanois. |
and the groom by Robert Naylon. The
bride wore n dark blue travelling suit of
whlpcord. and II blue picture hat
to match. She carried a pearl prayer
book. Her bridesmaid also wore "A blue
suit. ana a black picture hat. and carried !
a rosary of pearls. After the ceremony
a wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the bride on Oak street, the
house and dining room being decorated
with ferns, roses and carnations. They
received many gifts. Mr.. and Mrs.
Granger left for a wedding trip to Mont
real and on their return will live on
| Winooski avenue.
The Burlington members of Cairo Tenn
pie gave their first ball in this city in the
armory Friday evening. The affair was
more Informal than is usually given by
the Myst!cs and was for the purpose of
allowing the local members and their la
dies AN opportunity to enjoy one OF the
Shriners' balls without travelling to Rut-
land. where the temple is located. The
reception and grand march was done
away with. az well as the reception COM
mittee. Barton's fun orchestra rendered
at concert before the dancing began and
a buffet lunch was served at the Van
Ness House. The sun parlor of the hotel
WAS also thrown open for the use of the
guests. Owing to pressing business, Gov
crnor Fletcher and the members of his
staff who expected to be present We're
unable to come. but there was a good rep
resentation from the Capital City as we'll
as from Middlcbury, Rutland and st. AL
bans. including Congressman Frank L.
Greene. Dancing continued until one
o'clock.
Fire was discovered about ESQ Fri
day morning in a barn belonging to Aid
trman Edward j. Walker In the rear OF
his house on st. Paul street. The con-
tents of the barn We're saved, including
Il horse. and the money loss will not be
great. The fire was discovered by Mr..
. Walker while he was at breakfast and he
immcdia tely went in after the horse. Tn
flames spread rapidly and he received
painful burns on one arm in bringing
the animal out. A curious thing was the
manner in which a large number of
hens escaped. They were at the farther
end of the barn. whore there was no fire,
but AS soon as they saw the horse lea wing
by way of the door every one of them
flow through the fire and followed him
out. Water was used but the chemical
did the most effective work in putting
down the flames. Tho interior Of the
harm was burned to a considerable OK
tent and In one or two places the fire ate
lis way through the shingled roof. The
alarm was sent in from box IS. The in
surance was in the T. S. Peck agency.
Further light on the operations of
Frank Davis. who is lodged In Jail on a
charge of burglarizlng the Queen CITY
market, was shed by the investigations
of the police yesterday when they dis
covered that the man had broken into a
freight car and stolen a quantity of maple
sugar. The sugar was the property Of
the WEIGH Brothers Maple company. and
was in the car ready for shipment to
western points. Twcnty-four cans were
stolen and 20 of these were sold by Davis
10 Louis colodny at his store on North
Winooski avenue. The other four Davis
admitted he used himself. Some necklaces.
the property or w. f.. Greene. We're
found "A few days ago in the Rutland
railroad yard, and It has been ascertaincd
that these We're In the same car as that
from which the maple sugar was taken.
so that Davis is probably the author of
that theft also. lie maintains n marked
silence in regard to his own identity and
although the police thought they had a
clue which would establish that yestor-
day afternoon, ii was found Valuel.ss.