Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
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w. e. Greene as treasurer and l.. e.
smith as secretary and manager.

w. T.. Greene as treasurer and T. f.
smith as secretary and manager
'he headquarters of the third special
agency district Of the government serv-
zee have been transferred from Platts-
lhurgh TO burlington and IL is expected that
Special Agent ID. A. stone, who Is in
charge at present, will arrive In the city
about September / and open an office
In the Federal building. The third spe-
cial agency district formerly included five
customs districts but since the con-
solidation of those districts it includes
only three. They are those OF eastern
and western Vermont and St Lawrence.
the apple crop throughout the State
VIII be very small one this year. prob
ably because of a late frost which Killed
on the buds. In a few places half a
crop will be harvested but in most places
the crop will he much smaller :ha- that.
Grand Isle has been particularly nm
fortunate ana one orchard which usually
produces from 5000 to 1900 barrels will
this year have not more than 3oO or 40
barrels Tho trees budded in good shane
and things looked favorable for n good
crop before the appearance of the late
frost
I \ reception was given last evening by
the Misses Hill at 9 Booth street to w
! X. Dodge. |. V. NJ '12. and his bride. who
were married in Brookfield, Nova Scotia,
| August 20. While the wedding march was
! being played, a cart drawn by Berton
Morse was brought In an presented to the
/ couple In the cart were found various
kitchen utensils presented by the young
people. After a response from the couple,
the evening was spent in music and re-
ireShments. The young couple leave this
morning for Morrisvillc, where they will
reside.
The vii! of the late Harriet G. Peck
which has been in the courts for several
years, was brought up again Yesterday
when a hearing upon the executors ac-
count was begun in probate court, and
continued until September >. This action
Is ~ first step toward closing up the
estate. recent decision having settled TIN"
right of the late f.. w. Peck to waive
the provisions made by his wife. Sayles
Nichols, the executor, who has presented
his account, was questioned yesterday up
on his MANAGEMENT Of the property, Max
!" Powell appearing for him The chill
dror OF Jed =. Clark, hene1ciarcs, were
represented by V. A. BulIard
The police We're Tuesday notified by
Or. II. Nelson Jackson that the ica
yacht, ~ Go | Co." which Went through
IN" Ice last February in the accident In
which Peter DOreY was drowned, had
drftcd ashore at Providence island The
yacht is apparently all right with the
exception Of some tears in the sails. The
boat is the property of George J. Liasse
and is valued at nearly S2oo The accident
occurred a few miles south of the island
borey, l.iasse, Edward Church and Frank
seymour We're on the boat at the time
and all went into the water. The last
three were rescued with difficulty and it
was not until the next day that Dorey's
body was discovered.
Attorneys ]. p Ladd and f. NJ. Horton
returned yesterday from Alhurg. where
they went to attend a hearing before
Referee w r. Austin in Martins hotel
y. r. Shelley, who was appointed ad-
ministrator in the estate of his father,
John Shelley. has operated store at
Alburg Springs for II years, since his
fathers death, and during that time has
incurred some bills The other heirs Of
the estate, consisting of a. r. Skeley's
mother and three sisters, seek to prove
that Shelley was not administrator
through these years and that his bills
are not therefore collcctable from the
estate. The case is one which was APP
pealed from probate court
on September 10 marathon will be run
to this city from Montpelier The
participants IN the race will be: George
w. Willet of that city and Harry A
Rowell of Ninal Haven, Me. This con-
test will attract widespread interest as
Willct and Rowell ran over the same
course 30 years ago, the latter winning
by few minutes Mayor James f.
Estee Of the Capital City has agreed to
start the run and the participants will
be escorted on the long journey bv an !
automobile. The course will I've from
Montpelier to this city and return. q
distance of so miles, Both men are well
along in years and the race will be a
trying one, as Willet is s. and his on
ponent "a years OF age
This week will nearly wind up the ex
cursion business and the Chateaugay will |
make her last regular trip on Saturday. |
Next week she win be idle most of the |
time and the following week she will be
used for the trips to Plattsburgh on ac-
count of the fair, She will go TO Shell |
burne harbor on September 49, The tt !
conderoga will make her last trim to the
beaches ana Westport on September and |
VIII come to burlington from there on the |
sixth, The last searchlight excursion to |
the beaches Will, therefore be next Sat |
urday night. About $50 local excursions !
have been run during the summer, and |
the attendance has been much better than
last year. This is probably due to the
more favorable weather The automobile
business, which was very important |
item through the season of 1912, has fallen |
off greatly this year.
George Latour was bound over to county |
court i'm the sum of 5000 bail Thursday at |
a hearing before Judge Palmer in CITY |
court The charge is impeding an officer |
while in the performance OF his duty A |
large number of witnesses were exam |
ined on both sides The case grows out
of an arrest made by officer Hanlon on
June o. Ernest MERCER was intoxicated
and when HanlOn arrested him, Latour is
with interfering and striking the
policeman in the face. The testimony of
Officers Hanlon and Barry. Alphonse De
marco and Raphael Moquin would seem
to bear out this theory of the case Mor-
cier, Henry Roberge, now being held for
county court on a charge of attempting to
rob a man, and Latour would make II
appear that Latour used no Violence al
though some of them said that he ran
with Hanlon after him. Latour was ar
rested in an early morning raid on the