Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

and f. f. Burgess. The directors elected
the following officers: Elias Lyman
president; w. +. Hendee, vice-president:
W. f. Greene. treasurer; and Ernest f.
Smith, secretary and manager.
The shooting for the Pinney cup was
completed at the grounds of the Burlng-
ton Trap Shooters club Saturday after
noon. II. l.. White Of this city won the
cup with n score OF 90 per cent. with II.
NJ. Loudon second. his percentage being
81. r. F. Plnney offered the cup to the
member of the club who would make the
highest percentage during the summer
months Ter strings of 25 birds each had
to be shot and the four best strings %
each man were taken from which to fig
uie the percentage
The STANDARD Oil company of New
York has purchased the property known
as Howard Park from l.. l.. Jones, who
but recently bought it from j. j. Flynn.
The company has outgrown its present
quarters on North avenue near the tun-
mel and below the bank on the property
Of the Contra Vermont Railway COM
panY. The property just purchased con-
tains about 90 acres with 400 or 800 feet
erect new buildings thereon, operations
probably to be started this fall or win
ter
Carl Atwatcr Van Dyke and Mans
field Freeman of Wesleyan University,
who are spending the summer in town,
had narrow escape from drowning
Saturday afternoon when their canoe
was overturned about two miles north
of Appetree point. They were going
from burlington to Ma.letts Bay and
wave suddenly capsized them. For half
an hour they chung to the canoe, too
far to attempt to swim ashore. Finally
a motor-boat containing Raymond Ben
nett and Trelford Miller, who were on
their way to starr Farm Beach came
along and picked them up
In probate court Thursday license to
sell real estate in the estate Of William
Tracy. late of Burlnston. WIS granted.
There were ett'emeuts and DEGREES IN the
estates of George u. Wright and Frank
4 W. Wright. both late If burlington. f..
/ H. Read of liinesburg was appointed ad-
ministrator I'm the estate of Rosetta Blu
! sier. late of Hineshulg. w. c. Donahue
was appointed administrator in the es-
tate of john Donahue. late of Essex, with
+ NJ Wolcott of Colchester and T.. NJ
| Hurson of Essex commissioners and APP
( praiscrs. Lizzie RCsenhaum Of this city
was sent 20 the Vermont state hospital
at Waterbury,
One of the largest shipments of mail
which has been handled through the loca
office in many years is tina. which is being
u, tt,,,a 1.,. IA.
employees there The shipment consists
of five carloads and comes from thu
Charles Williams mail-order house of New
York. which is sending out its large cata
logues They are about the size of the
Sears Roehuck catalogue. There are e.,
Geo pieces in the shipment and the cos
involves $500. The catalogues are to h
mailed from this city to all parts of Yer
mont and New Hampshire and the regu
lar force will do the work with no out
side assistance.
The gold watch and chain for the thief
of which James l.. I.aduke was place
! under arrest Friday. were recovered b
the police Saturday night The article
= were stolen from Laduke's sister. Mrs
William Kelley, and We're sold to thos
from whom they We're recovered Satur
day for very small amounts of money
The warrant on which he was arreste
places the value of the articles at 81
which means grand larceny. He had sol
each of the articles to different parties
evidently to obtain a little money wit
which to buy drink. The watch is O
solid gold with E.lGin movement an
valued al so and the chain. which is ais
. solid. is valued at 500.
Andrew J. Plant of l72 North chan
plain street, a sawyer at the Horati
, Hckok companys mill on Pine stree
is in a critical condition at the Mar
Fletcher hospital. as the result of il
juries received in an accident late Tue.
day afternoon. Mr. Plant was operatin
:, a circular saw, when heavy boar
- few off the top Of the saw and lande
= with terrific force in the pit of h
stoma h Fellow workers rushed to II
c injured mans assistance and A. b. Rue
- Immediately carried him to the Mar
Fletcher hospital in his automobile. Hel
= it was found that Mr.. Plant had suffere
extremely severe inter al Injuries an
was losing blood RAPIDLY. DR., +. f. NJ
Sweeney performed an exceeding
- delicate operation and found that a TIVE
inch cut had been made in the liver al
t that ii was this which was causing II
Il loss of blood Mr.. Plant rallied fro
: the operation in good shape and h
II condition is favorable, although he
3 not out Of danger