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

Tory, charged WIN Delng NaSraW
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. c. V. Grsmer |
gave n reception Friday night at the |
Methodist parsonage to the members Of |
the official board and their wives. Dur |
ing the evening Mrs. Lillian Pike Ever |
est gave number of interesting read
inss to the great pleasure of the guests.
Several Of the readings were In the
Canadian dialect and 'y request she
also read "The Ruggles'' number from
Kate Douglas Virgins BIRDS Christ
mas Carol" Mrs. c. p Sanford of New
York and Mrs. j. X. Lockwood Of this
city served at the tables In the dining
room. and they were assisted by the
Misses Winfred Collins, Helen lIendee,
Edna Jones Helen Benton. Ella Somer-
vile. Miss Lawton. Miss Shinville and
Miss Talbot. There were about 20 guests
present.
from the Home for Destitute children
sunday night was In city court Tuesday
morning and pleaded guilty to open and
gross lcwdness. She was sentenced to spend
the remainder of her minority In the
| Industrial school, which means that her
| sentence will expire July 2s, 1916. as the
| years of age instead Of l6. as she claimed
| The girl at first refused to tell anything
of her experiences but has since become
( more talkativc and through her state
mcnts, coupled with other evidence, a
| warrant was made out and executed on
an employee of a local candy kitchen
named Nick Nhicois who is now in jail
When the man was brought into the
! nir ,aIt tat oil z.I
him with the words you're the man,
now own up and take your medicine" 1t
is probable that charges of serious
nature will be brought against him.
Fred Smith OF Fail River. Mass, treas
, urer of the Chacc Mills corporation. was
at the Van Ness House Thursday. He
| appears optimistic over the cotton sit
uation and thinks the outcome of the
election will have no effect either way
in MS line of business There IS at pres
ont Il shortage of cotton goods and the
demand will necessarily he filled. The
, shortage is caused by the rctrenchmcnt
in the making of cotton goods for the
past few months, the curtaiment being
due to the high price of raw material
There is no doubt but what the wheels
in the factories will whirl steadily for
some time TO come The company has
about completed the erection of Il new
boiler and fire room ut the Pine street
mill and two new boilers will also b.
installed with a capacity of about eo)
pounds To replace the old ones.
County Game Warden J. L. Reeves is
determined this year that any violation
of tho deer hunting laws shall be dis
| .f.r
patrol this county during tn" deer hunt
Ing season of ten days. In addition 70
these the regular deputies will he at
work and any complaint Will be immo-
diately investigated. The men TO whom
complaints may be made. outside Of the
special deputies. are County Game War
den Reeves. e. W. Abbey and David
Denag of Essex. G. H. Calkins and y.
T.. Lord of South Burlington, II. y.
; Rowley and Albert jacques OF Shelburne,
o. a. baldwin of Shelburne, H. r.. Bates
of Jericho Frank Bean Of Huntington,
I J.. j. Giles of Bolton, Hammond Sin
clair of Essex G.. II. Spauldng of col
g chester. W. NJ. Webster of Sholburne,
, Albert Williams Of Charlotte Warner
, Woodruff of Underhl. II. :. White of
, Colchester. and j. r. Gutchell of Bur
ington. MIR. Reeves can h" reached at
, telephone. number l375-W. II Is request
ed that any deer killed hc reported t.
> the county game warden as soon as pos
sible.
With the approach of the ton days IF
deer shooting, which begin on Friday
. rifles and other firearms arc b,ln- got
, ten out and cleaned all over tho Stat,
@ and il is apparent rl'lt tho usual lalg.