Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-12

toasts I'm addition to every member of
the faculty. there were present Mrs. H.
10. Wheeler, Mrs. Cobloigh, Mrs Christ
mas, Mrs. Johndroe and |. II. Deyctte.
| The decorations wcro of pink sweet peas.
pink peonics and palms Tho tables were
arranged in the form Of Greek square
and the palms occupied the space in the
center
Grand Isle county has so-called
white slave" case Alfred Bebeau. a
resident of Springfield Mass, has been
arrested and will probably be taken to
North Hero on II charge OF having en-
ticed Julia Corrow, a l7-ycar-old girl of
that place. from her home. The couple
# Is claimed, went to live I'm an apart
nent house in Springfield. Beboau is
said to have a wife living somewhere
in Rhode Island. Tho search for Bebeau
resulted from an Investigation started by
states Attorney Boardslcv of Grand Isle
| county. The couple were arrested by
! Springfield officers and Sheriff Dan
/ Trombley went after Bchcau, who con
scented to come back to Vermont with
out requstion The girl will return to
her home in North Hero. Attorney John
/ j. Enright of this city has been retain
ed as counsel for tho respondent, who Is
charged with violating the white slave"
act. which forbids taking out of the State
or bringing in female persons for i'm
moral purposes.
a meeting of the State committee of
! the Progressive party was held Mon
lday afternoon In the parlors of the Hotel
Vermont and this was followed later by
Of -
This meeting is probably the last of its
kind to be held until fall Finances and
means of raising funds were discussed
and 1t was finally decided that cacn
county should take care Of this part OF
the work as those in charge saw Il.
National Committeeman G. n Thompson
lof Montpelier presided and among those
present were the Rev. Fraser Metzger
of Randolph, NJ. $. Aseltlne of St AL
bans, f. L. Kelley of Salisbury, " ~
Wilson of Randolph, +. 2. Pope of Ben
nington, o. a. Rixford of East TIirhgatn.
u. e. Martin of Rutland, F. l.. Russell
of Shrewsbury. r. w Gibson of Brattle-
'horo, Mrs. Guy NJ. Horton, L. Fl. Russell
and II :. Howard of this city The meet.
ing was noteworthy as the first meeting
of a state committee having a woman
state committeeman present
y largely attended and enthusiastic an
nua meeting of the Mems club of St
Pauls Church was held at the parish
house Thursday with ;he st. Pauls
club Of the university as guests of the
evening. The following officers were
elected President, the Rev. Charles c.
wilson yice-presdcnt, Professor y. f.
Ia, t.f..
Taggart: secretary. W. +. Gilbert; treas
urer, c. +. Sawyer Remarks We're made
by DR. Lyman Allen. who talked on diff
ferent lines Of parish work to be followed
by the club members, Dr. f. w Sears
who talked on rescue work, Professor
llawes, who talked on lumbermen, DR.
j. E. Taggart, Prof D. L. Hills Roderc
Ol2endaIn, president Of st. Pauls club
of the university. and L. D. Soper, vice
president of the club. There was sing
ing by IA quartet consisting of r. D.
Sawyer, Douglas Roberts. Frederick NJ
Bell and phillips Bell. Refreshments
We're served by Mrs. Bliss. Miss Lyman
Miss Jackson, Miss FInney and Miss
Phelps
The famous resort at the mouth of the
WinoosN river, which has not been much
In the public eye for the last few years
was burned to the ground Saturday night
I'm fire which is thought to have been
caused by a spark from an engine. The
building was owned by Isaac Pcrleman
and the loss will amount to few thou
sands of dollars. with no insurance The
hotel was built about 20 years ago and
for several years was operated by Jo-
seph Derway At that time it gained an
anviablc reputation and sleigh rides, etc.
went there In large numbers The fish
lng in that vicinity was then excellent
and the hotel thrived After Derways
regime. II passed into the hands of w.
r. Chambers, who also conducted good
house. During the past few years, how
ever the resort has been notorious and
has been raded repeatedly by the police
and sheriff's department. At the time
of the fire the building was unoccupicd.
I'm addition to the structure a consider
able amount of timber and furnituro waa
destroyed.
William Winkel, the "A years old son
of Mr.. and Mrs George Wlnkel Of North
avenue, is at the Fanny Allen hospital
IN a serious condition as the result of
being struck by brick which was
thrown by some other children with
whom he was playing The accident hap
pened Monday evening in lot in the
rear of buildings on Main street and. as
IT was purely unntcntional, the police
were not notified or any Investigation
made. The boys We're playing duck and
drake. the principal part of which is to
throw large stone with accuracy ana
knock others out of the way. Wlnkcl
was STOPPING over when u brick
was thrown and IT struck him on the
right side of the head near the temple.
He was knocked unconscious by the
blow which fractured the skull DIR. F.
w. Baylies attended the boy and had him
sent TO the Fanny Allen hospital as soon
as possible and there an operation was
performed. Winkel was resting comfort
ably yesterday and seems to have good
chances of recovery.
The appeal taken in probate cogr,
from the will of the late Elizabeth
Thorpe of Charlotte was entered Sat
urday by two sons of the deceased. who
are dissatisfied with the provisions, which
leave nearly all of the property to an
other son and his wife and children. The
will Of Mrs, Thorpe bcqueathcs to Rose
Thorpe. wife of hcr son, Emerson
Thorpe, the sum of 5000; to her grand
daughter, Elizabeth Thorpe a black wal
nut chamber suit, to her grandson Ray
+. Thorpe, a black walnut parlor table
and book case; to another grandson, Har-
old J. Thorpe, hat rack, wicker arm