Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-06

Dartmouth, Brown. Stevens and Maine.
The various activities of the convention
Will begin with a smoker at the sigma
Nh Lodge ON Friday evening, and con-
clude with a banquet at the Hotel YER
mont IN Saturday evening.
The Red Cross supply committee an
nounces that the last box of rospital
supplies to be sent this spring. was ship
ped on April -. to Mrs Chester 3. Dur
yea, Dinard, France, for use in a hospi-
tai in that city. The box contained "a
hospital shirts, 80 dozen small sponges. 30
large sponges. fracture pillows, muf-
flers, . pairs bed socks and pairs wris-
lets. which We're made by ladies' from
burlington. Winooski, Essex Junction, St
JohnSburY. East Shoreham and johnson.
AT the annual meeting Of the Burline-
ton Building & Loan association, held
Tuesday at the Home Savings bank
! on Main street, the following officers
were elected President. w. J. Van Pat
ten; vicc-presdent, Lawrence hartley,
who takes the place of l.. \. Woodbury..
| deceased secretary and treasurer r. A.
Cooke directors for three years A. T.
! Clement. s. l.. Platka, T.. +, Morgan and
| NJ. {. Grandy. who takes the place of
Mr. BARLEY; auditors, j. II. Macomber,
3 J.. Platka and L. y. Luck
The 24th annual meeting of Vermont
| Commandery. Military order of the LOYAL
Legion, will be held at it's Headquarters
I IN Stannard Memorial hall at six o'clock
next Tuesday evening. Officers will be
elected. memorial papers on deceased
companions will be presented and action
taken on several applications for MEM
hership. The meeting will be followed
by reception in the parlors Of the Hotel
Vermont and at eight o'clock a BANQUET
at the same place. After the BANQUET
Charles +. Putney will speak of some of
his personal experiences in the civil
War.
me burglary of the cottage at Thomp-
sons Point, Charlotte, owned by Mrs.
Matte Gould of this city, has eliminated
IN the arrest of John Dugnozque, "A half |
"reed lndlan, who has been placed In
the county Jail The burglary was. COM |
united Sunday noon and Dugnozque. he |
coming frightened, secreted the silver |
ware and other things he had stolen in !
a building near the cottage. He then |
wandered to Winooski, where he was ar
rested by Chief Barber The prisoner
'"ifI up To tne DurSlarN. He gained |
entrance to the cottage by pushing w a |
window
{. a. Jackson of 70 Grant street has |
been elected delegate to the national con-
vention of the Railway Mail association
to be held at san Francisco June % |
Mr.. jackson received the largest number
OF votes, 52>. of the IS candidates, his
majority being III. and he is the first
Ncrmonter to be elected delegate
from the first division. made up Of
New England States The other dele
gates from the first division are
4. NJ. kennard Of Bangor. Me, and
o. Il. Robinson of Willimantic. Conn.
The newly elected president of the as
soclation is Edward J. RYAN of Boston.
a few men in the employ OF the W.
shelton Swallow company now engaged
in the construction of the new union sta
ton Quit the job Monday after an argu-
ment over the price they We're to receive
per day, claiming that thoN had a right |
to expect $l.15 which would lie a raise Of |
- cents from the former price. Those |
who would not continue at the former
price were released and other men were
hired in their places. The disagreement
hardly reached the dignity of "A strike"
Operations on the new station are now
moving forward rapidly and the con-
tractors are hiring all the men and teams
who apply
The will of Lucy a. Wright of Burlmg
ton was proved in probate court Mon
day and Isora L. Conger was commits
stoned eXecutriX, with A. G. Whittemore
and T.. b. Houston commissioners and
bp Wi nf N.I |
Of Burlington was filed. Licenses We're
granted in the estates of Harriet p and
Michael Mulvihll of Milton James s |
was appointed administrator
Of the estate of Dudley h. Hutchinson OF
Thomas Reeves was appoint
ed special administrator of the estate of
Catherine Address of Burlington. Elmer
- Davis was appointed administrator de
nonis non of the estate Of Zoe Gadue Of
Colchester.
The suit Of John s Mills VS. the town
of Richmond continues to occupy the
attention Of the federal court. now in
session in this city. The evidence in the
case shows That both passengers We're
tumbled out and that the car went along
for a ways further and was considerably
damaged The evidence for the plaintiff
began the Introduction of testimony.
From the nature of the questions it may
be inferred hat the claim of contributory
negligence will be advanced by the de-
Tense, also that the plaintiff was not so
badly injured as he claimed. The case
will probably be completed this after
noon. No other business has yet been
taken up
Humane Officer John Fuller went to
North Cndcrhll yesterday to Investigate
the condition OF COWS on "a farm owned
by Bert French and carried on by Bert
Bean, complaint having been made that
the COWS were not being fed enough. Mr..
Fuller says he found that three cows I
had died and that three more were In I
bad condition ana would probably die.
~" did not ascertain, however that they q
had died OF starvation. for there was
penty or feed In the barn and the man {
u chafge said that he had fed the stock !
properly. Mr.. Fuller notified the OwnerI ,
u the farm and n veterinary will be sent {
10 the place to ascertain what the trouble I
$ with the COWS During the week theI a
humane officer ha killed three worth /
ess horses In the city. one of them heI b
purchased from the owner for oneI
lollar. n