Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-26

or Clarence E. Sawyer, secretary of the
local board Of civil service examiners, and
Charles l.. orion, member of the board.
William Andrews the Chittenden county
jail prisoner, who attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his throat while In his
cell three weeks ago Sunday was brought
down from the Mary Fletcher hospital
Monday In the police automobile and ar
raigncd in city court on the charge of in
toxication for which he was arrested the
day he endeavored to do away with him
self. He pleaded guilty and was en-
fenced to pay a fine of s15 and costs but
the court decided to suspend sentence and
place the man in the care of the probation
officer Although Andrews has recovered
from the effects OF the wound he inflicted
In his throat, his general health seems to
be very poor.
Constable Luther Ravlin yesterday ar
rested Joseph Boiley and Marian Hall
Curner in South Burlington on the
chage of adultery. They were arraigned
before Justice =. D. Mills of that town
who held them for county court in the
sum of $500 each, They We're committed
to Jail in default of furnishing bail and
later in the day Boiley was taken into
city court where he pleaded guilty to
an information filed against him at his
request by States Attorney Hopkins
The court sentenced him to not less than
two nor more than three years at the
house of correction at Rutland. The
woman is still in Jail. Boiley has a wife
living and Mrs. Currer is divorced
woman.
The city council held a second meeting
for the correction of the voting lists of
the March election last evening and add
ed 50 names. These are divided in wards
as follows: Ward one, 5; ward two 4;
ward three, 10; ward four, -: ward five,
! 20 ward six, II. An adjourned meet
Ing of the board of aldermen was also
held at which August Langevin was
elected to succeed Joseph Cummings, re-
signed, as ward clerk of ward three and
FRANK {. EIdred was elected to succeed
). y. Madigan, resigned, as assistant
| ballot clerk of ward two Council and
board took adjournment until Friday
evening, which will be the last oppor-
tunity for voters to get their names on
the list.
The ice crop of the Consumers Ice
company had been about half harvested
yesterday, with nearly 1850 tons in the
ice houses. The Standard Ice house will
be finished to-day and then work will
be begun on Lawrence Bartleys The
large house on Maple street is almost half
full. Yesterday there We're about 10 men
out and the ice which was being cut out
side Of the breakwater was II inches
thick Inside 1t was 10 and making at
| the rate of about an inch day. If the
ice continues to make it will take sometime
TO break it up and there is little lkeli-
| hood that navigation on the lake will
open anywhere near the time that it did
last year, when the first trip of the
| Ticonderoga was made April |.
In the probate office Friday the will
| Of John h. Hogan. late of burlington.
was proved. There was a settlement and
decree in the estate of Elizabeth Thorp.
ate of Charlotte. The Burlington Trust
company was appointed administrator of
the estate Of Samuel Luttrcll, late Of
West Toronto Canada Walter j. Gilman
OF Burlington was appointed guardian
OF George 5. Gilman, a minor ward of
burlington. f. Nj. Irish of Westford was
appointed administrator of the estates Of
sherman and Elizabeth Griffin, late Of
4 WeStford. 7. ID. Ballard and w. H.
Como of Westford We're appointed COM
missioners and appraisers in the estate
Of Sherman Griffin. The same were APP
pointed commissioners in the estate of
Elizabeth Griffin.
The Fletcher Free Library has re-
Gently secured from the estate of the
, late Chief Justice r. S. Taft a very
valuable set of Books of interest to
/, the sons and daughters of New Eng
land. The list consists of &C volumes
Of the New England Genealogical and
, Historical Registers. being a collection
of early records secured by that Sc
ciety. The set is so large that ii needs
, the use of a general indie; which is
published in four volumes by the New
England society. The Vermont So
ciety of Colonial Wars has sent to Bos-
ton for this general index for examina =
ton and 1t can be seen at the insurance
: office of III. S, Howard. treasurer, in
The Strong building. AS this is an in
deX of New England families. it will
: be of especial interest to members of
: patriotic societies.
Champlain Lodge, No. 9, knights of
|
subordinate lodges of the order in the
country, celebrated the golden jubilee of
the founding of the order with appropri-
ate ceremony at the lodge rooms Thurs
day night. The exercises included a special
S ritual for such occasions. and was semi
public in character the guests including
: the lodge members and their families
!, An elaborate musical program, consisting
! of vocal and instrumental selections was
j given, and speeches We're made by Max
j l.. Powell, States Attorney Theodore f.
e Hopkins and DIR. d. c. Hawley. After
= the ceremony Il banquet was held
@ About 200 people were in attendance.
$ There was displayed outside the lodge
1 rooms in electric globes red, yellow and
r blue lights which We're a part OF the
ritual peculiar to the occasion.
1 | DR.. Bradford. who has at various times
lived In Pittsburgh and Champlair
8 across the lake, and who has a large
$ circle of acquaintance in Burlington IS
: now in the Plattsburgh Jail serving a
, sentence of four months for burning uI
, another mans furniture. Bradford has
=, been known a high liver during most
= of his career but recently has been over
taken with poverty along with his fail
= ing health, which prevented him from
. earning a livelihood A while ago, he was
y taken very i'll while occupying a small
| house alone and was not able to go out