Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-11

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in five arrests, was in city court Tues
day TO receive her sentence on her plea
IF guilty to the charge Of Keeping a
dlsordcrly house, which plea was entered
me day before. The court sentenced her
10 pay q fine Of 500 and costs which
carried with II an alternative of nine
hundred days in the house OF correction.
Ihis sentence was softened somewhat.
the court ordering that the sentence he
suspended as to the payment of $3.50 and
that the woman pay so. the alternative
OF the nine hundred days being also sus-
pended. The $50 was paid at once,
Constable Dcnning has prepared his
list of delinquent taxpayers for the city
clerk and the voters whose names APP
pear thereon will be obliged to settle
with the city before they can cast their
ballots at the March election. The lists
show something over a thousand dclin-
quent taxes against something like 700
names, there being more than one tax
charged in many cases against the same
man. Delinquents have the right to pay
their taxes and get their names added
up to the time OF the last meeting Of
Nv wv ''lu'H W tb1TFFI Vl' l1S1S,
which is usually held the Friday night
before election. y. bill is now before the
Legislature to make February Ia as tho
final dn'e IN pay ing delirouenl taxes
in order to vote.
An italian, who could speak no Eng
lish, was arrested by Thomas Reeves.
deputy United States marshal, Monday
ON the charge OF receiving stolen goods,
the specific instance being buying a coat
of a soldier named Var! q: Fort Ethan
Allen. He waived examination through
the medium Of an Interpreter at a hear
ing before United States Commissioner
J. T. Stearns and was placed under bail
of SOD He was unable to furnish the
amount and was placed in Jail, Tho
roat he is charged with buying was a
soldiers oYercoat and the value Of it
Was sot up at s1t The practice Of SOL
dicrs selling coats and other things. the
property Of the United States govern
mont. is being considered by court mar
tial at the post.
Albert Leno, who wa- detected in the
art Of stealing u Tag of hour at the
Gregory Feed company's store Saturday |
night, was arraigned in city court Mon
DAY. He pleaded guilty to an informa-
tiou charging burglary and expressed
a preference for the states prison at
Windsor as the place to serve his SEN
tence. Later he said he would like to
he put on probation but the court would
not grant this in a case of the nature
described. He sentenced Leno to serve
a sentence of not less than one nor
more thar three wears at states prison. !
Leno, it seems, had done odd jobs
about the store and was detected in there
early Saturday night with. when the
place was supposed to be closed. n bag
of flour in his arms. He made his escape
through a window in the basement which
he had previously kicked open. He was
arrested Ivy the police later.
James \ Garfield Circle. No. I. La
dies of the G A. r., held patriotic ex-
ercises last evening at the Knights of
Pythias hall in honor of the birth
days of Washington and Lincoln. The
hall was handsomely decorated with
flags and other national cmblems. The
exercises. which were of a literary and
musical nature. were much enjoyed by
the large number of people present.
The program carried out was as fol.
w Bugle call; overture by the or
cbastra. address of v.alcoro T., NJ
Ida Prentiss, past department president:
response. Mrs. Julia Weth"rclI. past
president; prayer. the Rev. James
5. Eraker. solo. Earl Flaherty:
ror.rk. -. u.r
Burke, solo. Miss Davis. remarks by
Commander George 7. Martin. solo. w.
II. Hale; remarks by the Rev. J. :.
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bIahei' "uet' MISSES Fl"oi ana curtis;