Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-15
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which Is now used as n "shack'' on the
lake shore north of Lakeside. The alarm
was general one but the automobile
attended to the fire alone, and to do this
went through snowdrifts. As soon as IL
was seen that the fire vas n small one
the other trucks stayed behind and the
chemical tank served to stop the blaze.
which only affected the roof of the
building.
Check lists containing the names of
the women of Burlington eligible to vote
on the question of medical inspection in
the schools are being prepared at the
city clerks office. This question is a
municipal question ana it is probable that
quite number of feminine votes will
he cast on 1t. Women who are eligible
are entitled to a vote on the question and
there are several hundred women voters
in the city. Heretofore thov have not
exercised their privilege of voting for
school commissioners To any extent
G. S. Spence returned yesterday to his
home in Boston after II short stay in
the city, in which he made ARRANGEMENTS
for the opening Of one of the string of
s. and 4. shoe stores which are now
store will be at co Church street, where
shoe store was conducted for many
years By the late w w. Wood and re-
Gently by p f. Russell. The exact date
of the opening of the store is not yet
known, but it will be as soon as possible.
The S. and A. stores derive their name
from the initials of tire proprietors c. s.
Spence and ]. II. Andrews. The home Of
flee is at 100 Washington street, Boston.
Tuesday in probate court Adroniu,c
Guillemette was committed to the State
hospital for the insane at Waterbury. He
was injured about ten years ago by the
kick of a horse which struck him in
the leg. leading to permanent injury and
suffering Some two years ago amputa-
ton was advised by the physicians whom
he consulted. and last summer, at tho
time of the quarantine of the Fanny
Allen hospital for smallpox. he was a
patient there, the amputaton being per-
formed at that time. Since then his
health has improved but anxiety and
mental strain has unsettled his faculties
It is thought that treatment at Water
hurry will restore his mind to normal
condition.
The lake fishermen are now making
money with th,ir large catches Of perch
smel, and few ling and wall-eycd pike
The perch bring IA cents per pound in
New York -ity and pike always find a
ready market at 70 cents. One of the
largest catches reported was made by
Joseph Baker and son In Grand Isle. In
four days Of fishing they caught about
900 pounds. Another thing which helps
is the large size of the fish. the smelt
being larger now than they havN been
for several years. This of course causes
them to run into money faster The
colonies of fishing shanties have grown
steadily and there are. in addition to the
collections near the breakwater. several
ut, Colchester reef, Shelburne bay and a
few in the vicinity of Juniper island
a crowd OF 100 men were employed every
minute of nine hours yesterday in
harvesting the ice crop for the Con-
so1idated Ice company. A number of
spectators watched the operations which
went on with mathematical precision. The
house OF the Standard Coal e Ice COM
pany was the scene Of the work and a
steady stream of 40 teams was drawing
| up to IT in an unbroken line throughout
the day. The large cakes which are in
tended to weigh 915 pounds each were run
into the house at the rate of o per minute
and the number which is estimated 10
be put in is between 1900 and 5000 per
day. The harvest Of the Cons olidated Ice
company alone is intended to be about
1900 tons, all OF which is cut outside of
the breakwater. 1t will probably take
three weeks before all of the ice is
| housed.
The Merchants Protective association
| held a meeting Tuesday afternoon at
| four O'Clock in the Commercial club
room. The attendance was larger than
usual, The president, George D. Jarvis,
was present during part of the session,
but on account of his recent illness, he
placed the meeting in charge of Vice.
President II. G. Humphrey. The matter
under discussion was the spring mer-
! chants week. The views Of the mer-
| chants were freely expressed as to
! whether the trade week should he held
! or not and vote was taken in
favor of it by large majority. A COM
| mittec to have charge of the trade weel,
was appointed, consisting of F. d.
| Abernethy. II. G. Humphrey, F. c. Lyoa
| c. ~ Mosley. S. S, Richold. n. e,
| Chamberln and r. c. Miles. The date
of the week is from April % to May T.
inclusive
| Workmen are busy repairing Pitchers
Hotel. and effacing the outward evidences
| Of the recent nre there, A large amount
| OF debris has been removed from tho
building. and the carpenters are restoring
the walls in the third story. where holes
| were burned in them. Several of the
! larger rooms are being cut up by
| partitions into smaller rooms. thus Civ
| ing the hotel an Increased capacity. A
marked change is under way in tho
| Comeata RESTAURANT which will be entire.
| ~ made over. The space at present
| occupied by the kitchen will be utilized
as part of the dining room. and a new
kitchen has been constructed midway q
the length of the restaurant, Marble
! fittings are to be installed, and the upper
part OF the walls and the ceiling will bt
! finished in white enamel. In carrying out
i, his plans. Mr., Pitcher has in mind Tho
general idea of the wel-known Childs
restaurants in the larger cities.
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FARMERS AND CARNIVAL WEEK.