Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30

wound to bleed profusely. His com
panions hastily bound up the cut with
handkcrchiefs and hurried to the office
OF Or. w. H. Clancy OF North Champla'n
street. who dressed the injury, several
stitches being necessary to close the
wound. DR.. Clancy later took the boy
who was suffering from the shock and
loss of blood to his home.
Albert Forth, hackman, was arrested
early Monday morning by the police
on warrant issued by States Attorney
Hopkins charging him with embezzle-
ment Later In the day he was given a
hearing before Judge G. 8. Palmer in city
court and held for trial at the next term
Of county court. Bail was fixed at $500
which he was unable to furnish and so
was taken back to jail. At a late hour
Friday night, Forth took Felix Lambert
and Victor Duranleau OF Stowe in his
hack to a house In the north part Of the
city and received n 10-dollar bill from Du-
ranleau with instructions to return later
with the change. This. It is alleged. he
failed to do, and the warrant was issued
for his arrest.
The many friends I'm Burlington of
Martin q. Silliman, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Silliman of South Champaign
street, will be pleased to learn of his
promotion to n responsible position by
the Maxwell Automobile company, by
whom he has been employed for the past
year. Mr.. Silliman, who was formerly
a salesman In the southern States for
this company, has now been promoted
to manager Of the sales force in the
territory comprising the States of
Mississippi. Alabama. Kentucky. Ten
nessee and parts Of Louisiana and
Kansas, and will have his headquarters
In Memphis The promotion carries with
1t a substantial increase in salary and
Is a fine recognition of intelligence. In
dustry and perseverance.
Green Mountain Lodge, No. I, Of the
I. o. o. f., elected the following officers
for the year. at their annual meeting
Tuesday night In their rooms on Church
street: Noble grand, F. T.. Hathaway;
vice-grand, George /. Ferris; secretary.
I. X. Potter; treasurer, r. c. Smith: first
trustee for three years: A. II. Lang
worthy; member of the joint board OF
hall trustees, ]. F.. Bradley; first delegate
to the grand lodge. I. r. Potter; second
delegate, f. J. Thomas; first alternate,
r. E. Prentiss; second alternate, +. A,
Smith. Following the election of officers.
the degree was conferred upon a class OF
candidates. after which banquet was
served. The installation of the newly
elected officers will take place on January
4, at which time several of the grand
lodge officers will be present
The annual Christmas festival of the
children Of the College Street Church
Sunday school was held at $50 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon in the Church parlors
The exercises were preceded by supper
for the entire school. the members OF
the cradle roll being seated in small
chairs at specially constructed little round
tables. Following the supper, the chill
dren sang carols for which music was
furnished by an orchestra, and Santa
Claus. In the person of Douglass Rutter
distributed gifts and candy to each OF
them from q beautifully decorated and
bountifully laden Christmas tree. A ma eic
lantern entertainment was given by
Eustace Watkins and Robert Ishanl, after
which the playing Of various games con-
cluded the evenings gaiety. The arrange.
ments were in charge of Mrs. r. ID
Spaulding and Mrs. NJ b. Cummings
assisted by the Misses Elizabeth Clark
Margaret Smart, Katherine Pease ant
Constance Rutter
A recent copy Of the Madison wis
Democrat contains an interesting account
Of the presentation to Colonel Salsmar
of the Wisconsin National Guard OF {
card photograph of Old Abe, the Wiscon
sin War Eagle which was obtained BY
Lorenzo Woodhouse of Burlington at tn,
worlds fair In Philadelphia in 1876. Al
interesting thing about the photograph il
mark where Old Abe shipped it with thu
point OF his sharp beak, cutting a hol
through it. way he had of putting hi
autograph on his pictures A poem abou
Old Abe at the battle of Corinth. clippe,
from Vermont newspaper, which wa
enclosed with the photograph, was re
printed I'm full. "Old Abe" was the masco
of the Eagle regiment. the Eighth Wis
consin Volunteers, during the four year
OF the Civil War, and was with the me
In all their campaigns and battles II
travelled on perch fastened to the stat
of the regimental banner and from tina
vantage point screamed defiance at tn
enemy, even the hottest fire falling t
dampcn his ardor. The brave bird die
at the age of twenty on March %, 1855
but his skin was mounted and placed j
Memorial hall in Madison where it AT
tracted visitors from all parts of tn
country. The historic fire which do
stroyed this building on February .
1901, burnt the monument Of Old Abe
but his tradition will long he remembcre
and cherished.