Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-30

The ice Is thick enough to be cut almost
anywhere through the islands and at
the north end Of the lake
TIE money derived from the sale of
the Christmas seals OF the Red Cross.
which has been received at the office
of State Treasurer n. :. Howard, has
reached q total OF 5525.6i, or nearly the
total of all the sales of last year. AS
many towns have not yet been heard
from. II is evident that the receipts will
surpass those of former years Brattle-
horo contributed So5l97 and led by far
any other places in the state. although
II is expected that burlington Will show
up well when all of the receipts have been
turned in. Vergennes sent in S33.A and a.
number Of other towns did nearly as
well.
Frank Martin OF Winoosti agreed to
give his wife So per week Friday morn
ing in city court, even although he did
not desire to live with her. The boy, for
| he is barely % years of age left home
| Tuesday in a fit of temper and told his
wife that no would never return. Sho
was left with 10 months old baby in her
! arms and as she had no visible means of
support, she called up Deputy Sherry
/ Ravlin and that led to Martins arrest
| Friday. Martin said IN court that he
| had no desire TO escape supporting the
| baby. but had not .ully decided as to
whether or not NE would live with his
| family.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Murray entertained
ut dinner last evening in honor of Bishop
/
Guided Madame Joseph S. Weeks, mother
of the bishop, his daughter. Miss Mar
garet Weeks his three brothers Joseph.
Robert s. and Frank C.. all Of Boston;
Mrs. Franl. c. Weeks and son. Master
Murray Weeks; c. NJ. Weeks; Or. and
Mrs. George Y Piss and Miss Harriet
Bliss. and the Rev. Thomas W Nickerson
Of Pittsfeld, Mss, and Miss Helen Fin
ley OF Boston. Mass. Bishop and Mrs
W eeks were the guests of Mrs. Henry
! Wells during the conservation. Mrs.
Wells also entertained the Rev Thomas
W. Nickerson Of Pittsheld. Mass. anc
the Rev. Edward S Stone of Swanton
Arthur Dagusse, who has been en-
ployed In the Mary Fletcher hospital
as dish washer, was sentenced to spend
not less than three or more than flyc
months in the House of Correction Mon
day in city court by Judge G. :. Pal
mer. Dagusse stole a suit OF clothes, tive
fountain pens, a pair Of shoes and mum
erous other articles of wearing appare
Sunday night and was attempting to es
cape from the city on the early mornini
train yesterday for White Rive
, Junction, when steward Il. II. Lansol
went after him. He caught Dasusse OF
the train and brought him back from
( Essex Junction. Tho man pleaded guilt!
= to petit larceny. The property that wa
J stolen belonged to Dorritt Saltus.
-Four wore arrested Monday con- war
rants charging them with selling cigar
cites to minors. They are Mrs. palmin
Mazzonni, who conducts a store On Pear
street. Louis XanthakyS, restaurant
keeper, Albert Perrotti, who conducts
store on the corner of Cherry and Bat
terry streets, and L. Johns Of the cOrne
Of Drew and North streets. All exec
Johns pleaded guilty and all were foun
guilty. Johns was fined 81 and cost
while the others escaped with a tax of
and costs. The cause Of the complain
was Lawrence Richie, IA l5-year-old DO.
/ who had been supplying other school chi
( dren with cigarettes The teachers con
@ planned to Truant Officer Bray, who COZ
$ Quoted the investigation which led to II
% issuing of the warrants.
u Mrs. Jessie Bailey, who was arrestt
sorne time ago for shooting at +. b. Ca
" fins, was in city court Monday afte
IS noon, but this time 1t was as Il witnes
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cation with her husband Sunday Mig
s- at their home on North Winooski avenu
l. and during the conversation Ny, Bale
AZ said that he would rather spend his tin
tn IN iail than in her company. He all
IN called hor number Of names, not !
at Guided in polite vocabulares. she roo
~ him at his word and late in the mgr
Dc after he had pitched most of her b
e- longings out of doors, she called in Z
y police who arrested him on char
u of breach of the peace. Monday
or tcinoon h. pleaded not guilty, but I
dctrnsa seemed to be mostly based
-., the theory that his spouse vas enoul
10 make am body mad and he was foul
nj, guilty \ fine of s. and costs was a
ministered
NJ. Although the report has not yet he
no completed for the year 1912 at the loo
DO postofIico, It is known that there was
nh large increase In the amount or mon
,yn received, the increase over the year p
ch. vious being probably more than So''
ed and making the entire amount taken
,er at the office somewhere in the vicinity
$1,000 The highest amount when
ever received In Burlington Is S4H''
ns- ana at that time "A single concern
or spending 10000 annually in advertise
the through the mails. In the ear follow
md the cessation or that advertising the bu
the ness dropped 10 about $1,000. For SIEVE
ohs years after that it grew steadily at
TIRE rate Of about 81, 900 per year until 1t rea
nv ed about $500 Since then. until
or year, the increase has been at the I
an Of from 5000 to 5000. Burlington
Ice always been one of the best paying pc
side Offices in the country for r city any"n
two near it's size BUSINESS amounting TO
90 annually puts u postofflce in the I
class
,t,,. TH' suit Of Emanuel G. Duprat OF I
20 40 chester against Louis Milestone OF
an. city haS been entered In Chittenden cou
- court Mr. Duprat sues for the ben
w of himself and in the interest Of Hex
,,, iluard of Colchester and Mary Pratt
ccutrX II the estate OF the late Geo
,,.-, Pratt of Colchester, all at the time
A.. the arising Of this cause of action
a.. soclatcd together I'm Colchester under
!, firm name of George Pratt n co. TT
80 az" TWO counts in the action one