Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-23

resorts are becoming better and better
known each year. and last summer there
We're many guests from Chicago and
points in the West
| The members of the First Vermont
cavalry Regimcntal association have
presented TO the State of Vermont framed
pictures of the monument. unveiled and
dedicated at Gettysburg in July last also
pictures of the bias relief" describing
| the charge, and of the members of tho
| regiment present at the exercises as we'll
as their guests, Major-Gen f. NJ Law
| brighten. f. II. Robertson the Hon.
George Hillyer and other confederates
these We're taken on East Confederate ave-
nue. and in front of the monument 1t IS
expected that these three pictures will be
| placed upon the walls in the office Of the
Acknowledgement in the State House at
Montpelier
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Wheeler, after a
| residence OF many years in this city,
are Planning to move to California In a
very few days they will go to New York
where they VIII spend short time visit
| ing in the homes of two of their sons
DR.. John NJ. Wheeler of New York and
Orville G. Wheeler of Brooklyn From
/ -''" h'ih NihtS VIII 10 TO san DmaS
! Cal. the home Of their eldest son. Ed
ward NJ Wheeler. They have enrapod
house IN San Dimas and intend IN
make their residence there In the future
Another son, II. O. Wheeler, Jr Iivos
IN Los Angeles and their youngest SON
$. Harley wheeler, Is a cadet in West
! Point
tn" Ci;N was sucwn Tuesday morning
with evidences Of the effects of the high
wind Of the night before. On the high
school lawn lay section Of a largo i~ec.
ana hundreds of branches were scattered
IRON trees throughout Burlington An
electric light fixture IN front OF Brooiy's
/ cigar store on upper Church street,
Whefc the wind Is usually more severe
than elsewhere in town was blown Ia
the pavement and smashed At the cor
ner of Main and Pine streets a large limb
lay across the trolley track A large
limo was blown from tree on Iatot,n-
tain street, coming In contaca with cleo
trio wires. and several limbs foI frot,,
trees on Elmwood avenue. The velocity
which the wind attained was reported as
80 miles an hour
Elihu b. Taft. who is administering the
probate office in the absence of Judge
Macomber. finds himself in familiar
quarters. There he studied law in 1872
with Wales & Taft, the members of the |
firm being the late Judge r. f. Wales |
or probate court and the late chief |
Justice r. S. Taft of Vermont Mr |
RATS first term of court practice was in |
APRIL lN'3' the spring term being held |!
in that month instead of March at that !
f,,A..
Offices now used by city Judge G. s. |
Palmer, and later he moved into the Of !
flee he now occupies directly across the
corridor from the probate office His
legal life and practice have accordingly |
been always identified with the Chit I
tenden county courthouse. Since 1850. with
the exception of short interim he has
been continuously register of probate
number of long term prisoners were
transferred from county iais to the house
of correction at Rutland Tuesday.
Among them were Alphonse Demarco.
who Will serve not less than six nor more
than eight months for selling intoxicat-
ing liquor contrary to law: Henry
RobarSe or Robair, who was convicted
of assaulting Henry Daniels with intent
to rob and who will make 81 stay of not
less than two and half nor more than
three years; Louis Alfred and Sam
Alpert, who We're found guilty of rcceiv-
ing stolen goods and whose sentences
of from two to three years were sus-
tanned by the supreme court and Emile
Phle who was sentenced to not less
than 10 nor more than u months for open
and gross lcwdncss. Sheriff Tracy of
Montpelier was on the train with several
OF her riSOnarS ~. I
from st. Johnsbury. Sheriff Allen and
chief Russell made the trip with them
Marcelc Yandow is in the county iail
awaiting hearinP on charge of
burglary, following his arrest by Police
ofiiCer Splain after a chase up North
Winooski avenue. officer Splaln is on
duty along that street and in the early
hours of the morning heard noise
like that of a window brcaking There
was considerable wind and at first he
thought that might be responsible but in
walking in the direction of the racket
he saw two men running. He took chase
but the first one had too great a lead
and escaped, Yandow was captured and
gave Splain something of a tustle but
went to Jail In the fracas two quarts ,
OF Whiskey which he had stolen were ,
broken. Further investigation showed ,
That the second class license place OF
triedander ~ Frank had been broken
INTO by means Of a stone thrown through
the front window The whlskey was with
In easy reach and Yandow evidently I
reached through and took It, ,
Two girls, Emma Meyers and Anna !
cushing, pleaded guilty 20 being common {
night walkers for purposes of prostitution 5
Tuesday before Justice j. p. Ladd ana {
received sentences of 30 days ard three t
months imprisonment without costs re- 7
spectivcly. Ihcy were arrested IN a raid I
On the resort oDcrated by Essex Lii ON I
French hin few nights ago. This Is the
rst prosecution to be made against lcwd
women on this charge and States Attor-
lrN Hopkins went back to the common .
aw for ii. Under the law justice can
near cases with maximum penalty of
not more than so tine and three months
imprisonment Much trouble has been ;
experienced by prosecuting officers In '
bringing action against lcwd women and c
his would seem to be a successful man !
lcr of handling the matter. The law is c
Intended to cover cases OF women walk "
nG the public highway or freuucntng re-
sorts for immoral purposes The Gushing Z
;irl's penalty IS made more severe than c
hat of the other girl as she has bad |
curt record,
An Sls,10 summer residence has Just ;,
been completed on Sholburrc pont for ;,
oh hn ,t,,