Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09


municipal court yesterday they waived
examination and bail was fixed at 800.
which sum they were unable to furnish.
They were remanded to Jail for the next
term of county court. The two soldiers
came along the street near Shanley's COR
ner about 2:4O 4. m. and asked the off,
GERS who were standing there what time IL
was. They were In company with other
soldiers, who took a hack for the post
Shuman and Surffln walked along on East
Allen street. Reaching Barlow street they
turned to East Center and a few minutes
later Officers Horton and st. Amour
heard the noise OF falling glass The
officers Immediately proceeded down Main
street, found the glass broken IN Ravlin's
second class liquor license place,
ana followed the footprints, plain in Tho
snow until they reached the short street
near the livery stable. There the foot
prints were lost in the mud
The officers then notified Ravlin and
ST. Amour proceeded to the fats, from
which direction the soldiers had come
At the depot st. Amour called to n prom.
inent citizen In French asking IL he had
seen two soldiers. The reply came thai
the men were in the doorway of the sta
tion, out OF the sight NJ tho officer. St.
Amour found the men, placed them under
arrest and they were identified by Off
| Ger Horton. The soldiers were separated
at tho lookup and given n severe grill
Ing by the officers, Horton managed to
get confession from Surffin, who ed.
1nitted their guilt, but Shunan would
| admit nothing to st, Amour. SurHln
stated that while going along Allen
street they wanted some whiskey, but
knew of no place to get 1t at that time
and that he shuman, then suggested
how they could get It, by breaking one
Of Ravlin's windows, where come was
displayed.
AS telephone connections are cut Off at
Fort Ethan Allen at that hour OF the
night officer Horton rode up there and
told the officer OF the day what had
happened, giving description OF the
men. Tho officer then placed a sentry
| of two guards at the gate to check the
late Corners Surfin told that the shirt
In which the stone was wrapped was
stolen from some place In Burlington.
The arrest of the men was accomplished
within an hour and half Of the break.
Mrs Emily Loco died late Tuesday night
at her home on River street following an
10Th year. She leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Fred Frasier and Mrs. Thomas Laro-
chelle OF this place. two sisters Mrs. D.
Laree of Burlington and Mrs. Paul Mon
geon Of Winooski; and two brothers
Frank Leclair of Barre and Peter Leclair
of this village The funeral will be held
at eleven o'clock Friday morning at st.
Francis Xavier Church.
Tho of ofFionrs ID
Of Winooski the coming year Is as fol-
lows: Moderator, f. E. Bigwood; clerk.
j. G. Piche; treasurer, c. G.. Allard: col
Iector of taxes. II. f. Wolcott; auditors
c. II. Shipman, George T. Graves and
Arthur Desautels president, H. Al
Bailey, all reelected; water commissioner n
to fill out the unexpired term of Lould
Alapa. resigned, DIR. J. G. Thabault; wal
ter commissioner for three years. Nelson
f. Provost; library trustee for FIVE years|
Miss Ella Blossom, reelected: trusted
elected last evening, west ward, Octavt}
Cormer; east ward. H. I. Stanhope; south
ward, James Timmons The other mem
bers of the board whose terms expire III
1915 are E. H. Horton of the east ward
Frank S. Weston of the south ward. and
Augustus Mongeon Of the south ward |
The village meeting in Corporation hal
last evening the largest and mos
enthusiastic held IN years. F. r. Big
wood called the meeting to order an
the call was read by Clerk J. @. Pich@
The tax to be raised this year is to be |
cents on the dollar. it was decided afteI
considerable debate. 1t was at first 81
at Gj cents and Trustee Horton state|
g that year ago when the trustees vote
a tax of 60 cents, the voters then vote
= themselves about 5000 into debt. as
g takes at least IS cents on the dollar
O carry on the regular business of the v
;, laGe. He further stated that this amour
:. was not enough, insofar there hf
;, been a great amount Of interest TO pa
h on different orders the past year and IL
9 village is bonded for as much as II cou
be. The electric lights cost nearly $50
; a year. He recommended a tax OF
d cents and that the board pay the e
p penses as they come.
t The fremen were exempted from payirX
n a poll tax and it was voted to pay ti
taxes directly to the treasurer On Il
t question Of electric lights for the stree
}, ]. w. Lavigne voted that 'he article
S dismissed and Trustee Louis Mongeon m
@ toned that the trustees he empowered
&, make a contract with the Burl!ngtd
Light and Power company for one We
: and the same was carried. It was voted
. maintain regular police force of thr
c officers The free public library was vot
the usual amount, $500 upon motion of
- president of the village II. A. Bailey. 7
fire companies were voted 500 as the 81
for maintenance, to be divided betwe
!, the two companies.
- The article referring TO the revision
the village bylaws caused considera
debate. D. f.. Sullivan stated that It Is
:. years since the bylaws have been revid
- and moved that the trustees he instruct
- to compile them in pamphlet form a
have printed n SUFFICIENT amount to
- distributed to the voters
~ He also stated that If they wot
have to be brought before the Leg
'e Iature Louis MonEeon then announ
- that he thought Mr.. O'Sullivan m
IL understood the article. stating that
- was not the charter but the hy-la
. which relate to the licenses to
81 granted to peddlers. etc, which W
- somewhat out of date. He reed
= monded committee be appointed
work with the trustees and draft
$ set OF bylaws to be brought Def
II the voters at some future sped
le village meeting Mr.. O'Sullivan Il
l. Withdrew his motion and f. Bar
Whitney then motioned that the oh
,f,t n milf off, five ;ol,