Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04

age in some places. but a raise Of five
feet at the gorge would be required to
move the ice out.
The public service commission has is
sued notices to several landowners in
terested In the proposed overpass on
Maple street to meet with them on April
9 at the Hotel Vermont to hold confer
ence in regard to the damage that would
he done their property. The property
owners who have received notice to meet
include John Coleman, Charles Laplant.
the /. J. Smith estate the Consumers
Ice Il Coal company, the Swift Beef
company, Miss Annie Nolan and William
L. stone.
The Comeata lunch room, which has
been undergoing extensive repairs fol-
lowing the fire in Pitchers hotel several
weeks ago, was re-opeued Saturday The
interior arrangements have been changed
so that the kitchen is now midway OF
the length Of the restaurant, instead OF
at the rear as formerly. The finish is in
white. and the ladies' dining room ad-
Joining is finished in red and white. Addi-
tional rooms have been provided on the
upper floors Of the hotel, and steam heat
electric lights and baths have been in
stalled.
The Cuba Review says that Presi-
dent Gomez has addressed a letter to
Captain Frank Parker United States
army. asking him to remain in Cuba as
military Instructor to the rural guard The
letter expresses entire confidence in the
American officer The act OF the presi-
dent Is the outgrowth of n statement
made In Cuban newspapers that the
| American note threatening intervention In
| Cuba was due to Misrepresentation o.
Cuban conditions by Capta,n -arkcr
| Captain Parker has a home on Williams
| street In this city.
| Eugene lie Beau. whose home is re-
ported to be in vergennes. was arraigned
| in city court Thursday morning and
pleaded guilty to being Il tramp. He was
eentenccd to spend Is days in Jail lie
Beau. who has become acquainted with
the Chittenden county jail on former
occasions, at the time of his arrest was
stopping women on the street and ask
| ing them for money. He belongs TO the
gang which in the summer time collects
and suns itself on the lower banks of
the Battery and causes the police much
trouble.
The annual government inspection of
| Company NJ was held in the armory Mon
day evening with Adjutant-General Lee s.
| Tillotson of st. Adams in attendance and
Lieut. J. b. Barnes Of the regular army
| the inspecting officer. The equipment.
quartermaster's supplies and all Of the
| property of the company were examined
in the afternoon and in the evening n
company drill took place when the men
were put through an cXactng drill, The
inspection of Company = VIII take place
on the 10Th inst
The work of developing the water power
at Essex Junction, now owned by the
Winooski Valley Power company and a
detailed description of which was pub
lshed in tho Free Press several weeks
ago. will be started as soon as settled
weather conditions prevail. ]. ]. Ken
nedy OF New York, chief engineer for the
American Gas COMPANY Of Philadelphia,
which corporation controls the Wnooski
Valley Power company, will have gem
eral charge of the work
Forty cases were disposed Of in city
court during the month OF March. which
is less than year ago but far in excess
Of the past few months. As usual the
majority of cases were those of the minor
offenses and intoXication was in big
majority, there being a of these and all
but four were old offenders OF the four
new ones three We're from outside the
city. The remainder Of the cases were
divided as follows: Truancy. one; nom
support. one: larceny, Ave- breach Of the
peace seven; selling Intoxicating liquor
one; vagrancy, one.
Tho cotton mill employees Of the city
will receive substantial increase when
they draw their weekly envelopes Friday
a. the result Of a ten per cent. increase
at both the Queen City cotton mill and
in the Chace mills. This means. with the
present force at work in the Chace mills
an increase Of about $500 per week and in
the other mill of much larger sum. The
raise of ten per cent was made week
ago Monday in the Queen City cotton mill
and the first results will be shown Friday
Two raises of five per cent. each were
made In the Chace mills
The annual meeting Of the burlington
Building and Loan association for the
nomination OF officers was held Tuesda y
evening In the directors rooms of the
Chtten1en County Trust company. The
following names were chosen for con.
sideration in May. when the annual meet.
ing for election of officers will be held
President w. J. Van patten: vice-presi,
dent L. a. Woodbury.; secretary and
/. treasurer. r. A. Cooke: directors for thre,
years, Lawrence BARLEY, A. f. Clement
, T., T.. Morgan, S. l.. Platka auditors
II. Macomber S, l.. Platka II. V. Hall
T.. W. Parkhill. who has for q years
been n local official Of the Shepard &
Morse Lumber company. severed his
connection with the firm Saturday and
will in the near future open an ONCE al
So Church street, in the Weller block. ant
there conduct a wholesale lumber bust
ness. on Saturday he was presented witt
a handsome roll top desk, fully equipped
: as u token of the esteem In which he was
held by the employees OF the Office. tn,
? yard and the mill. MIR. Parkhilrs sue
: cessor as manager Is Shirley l.. Gale
formerly a salesman out Of the Boston
: office Mr.. Gale has circle OF acquaint
. ances in burlington as he at one tim,
, studied the lumber business here.
The jury in the Chittenden county cour
case OF Amos La Pine. charged with
81 stealing s54 from Mrs Rose Mitchell
E yesterday returned a verdict of guilty an,
e the respondent was sentenced to serv,
! not less than two nor more than three
years at States prison at Windsor, WI