Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-16
contract with the Cayuta Manufacturing
company of Sayre, Pa.

contract with the Cayuta Manufacturing
company of Sayre, Pa.
Clayton Ammon appeared in city court
Thursday and pleaded guilty to an infor-
nation filed against him by States Attor-
ney Hopkins, charging burglary. Ammon
was charged with breaking into the store
Of Joseph Parizo of Winooski and was
bound over to county court by the W1noo-
ski court. He has since been In jail and
asked that the complaint be filed against
him, to which he pleaded guilty. The
youth was sentenced to spend the re-
mainder of his minority at the State In
dustrial school at Vergennes. His time
will expire March 81, 1920.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.. Denning. who
we're married at st. Augustine's Church
in Bridgeport, Conn. Tuesday morning.
December Z, are the guests OF his parents
In this city. Mr.. Denning Is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Denning of Al Spruce
street and was born and spent his life In
Burlington until about five years ago.
when he went to Boston. Mrs. Denning
was Miss May Mclaughlin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mclaughlin Of
Bridgeport. After a weeks stay in this
city Mr.. and Mrs. Mclaughlin will return
to Bridgeport, where they will make their
home.
Carroll G.. Mudsett Of Cady's Falls, a
well known trapper and hunter. who finds
burlington a good market for his fur,
sold Yesterday to l.. NJ. Simpson of 7
Church street $1,000 worth of raw furs,
which will be used by him in the manu-
facture Of fur garments for his retail
70 az THa aNs. -t.1 ne -
fox skins. 173 skunk skins. $50 muskrat
skins as we'll as some mink. raccoon and
other furs.. all of which were in
exceptionally fine condition. This is one
of the largest single purchases of raw
furs ever made by a Burlington mer-
chant.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected at the annual meeting
OF the Algonquin club Tuesday evening
at their club rooms: President. George
H.. kinslcy: vice-president, Don A. Stone:
treasurer, w. c. Isham; secretary. A.. A..
Tiffany; members of the governing board
for three Years, w. A. Gage, G.. M. Page.
~. r. Pierce and f. w. Crannell. The
reports OF the secretary and treasurer
showed that the affairs Of the club were
in a most satisfactory condition. The new
standing committees will he appointed
next month and plans for the year will
be made at that time.
At the annual meeting of st. Mary's
Court, No. sos, Catholic Order of For
esters, held Tuesday evening, the
following officers were elected: Chief
ranger Mrs. Rose Bison; vice-chief
ranger, Mrs, Anna Lafayette; recording
secretary. Mrs. Anna Madigan; financial
secretary. Miss Lena %Shequin; trea surer.
Mrs. Josephine Moran; first trustee. Mrs.
Louise Limoge; second trustee. Mrs.
Clemence Flaherty: third trustee. Mrs.
Mary O'Halloran: conductors. Mrs. Wake
field and Mrs. Della Shequin; outside
sentinel, Mrs. Margaret Henigan; inside
sentinel, Mrs. Anna Shepard.
Sheriff ]. II. Allen has returned from
P~lattsburgh where he placed under ar
rest Fred E. Guynup. on an information
charging embezzlement of funds amount
ing to $3.50 from the local office Of the
Metropolitan Insurance company. Guynnp
was agent for the local office and the in
formation sets up that while he was en-
ployed in that position he handled money,
$3.50 being unaccounted for at the time
of his departure last fall. lie was traced
to Plattsburgh through a bonding COM
pany. He is in the county Jail and his
case will probably not be taken up until
the March term Of county court.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary OF the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians, held last evening in their
hall on Main street. the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
don't Mice CothortnA MNNnAp.ou. xtoD-
president. Mrs. William Gill; recording
secretary, Mrs. Harry Pell; financial
secretary, Miss Anna Flynn; treasurer,
Miss Margaret O'Brien; mistress at arms.
Miss Margaret Smollins: sentinel. Miss
Agnes Crosby; chair lady Of the house
committee. Miss Sadie Campbell. The in-
stallation OF the officers will take place
at the first meeting of the auxiliary In
January.
The Society of the Army of the Potomac
through its secretary, Colonel Horatio c.
King, u. S. A. (retired), has notified Henry
II. Hagar, president OF the Burlington
Merchants association, that the board OF
officers Of the society nave accepted the
invitation extended by the association to
hold their next annual meeting in Bur-
lington. and that July 10 and IA rave been
selected as the tentative dates for the
meeting. Burlington people will recall
with pleasure the two previous meetings
Of the Society Of the Army of the Poto-
mac. held here during the last 50 years.
and will look forward with liveliest antici-
patton to the gathering next summer.
When the steamer Ticonderoga com.
pletes her schedule of trips to-day. the
seasons navigation on Lake Champlair
will be closed until next spring. The
steamer will be taken on Friday to Shell.
burne harbor. where she will be over
hauled and placed In winter quarters
along with the C~hateaugay and the Yer
mont, which rave been there for severa,
weeks. The steamers trips to-day viii
be to Essex and Plattsburgh and return
to accommodate the people who wish te
do their Christmas shopping in Burling,
ton. While the LAKE outside the break
/ water does not usually freeze until thu
: latter part of January or early in Feb
ruary. an absence of wind would prob
ably result In the skaters having a chanc,
I to exercise within the harbor limits.
y Cathedral Court. No. 562. Catholic
G Order OF Foresters. held their annua
meeting for the election of officers Thurs
n day in their rooms on Church street
8 Despite the stormy weather there wa,
e a good attendance and much enthusiasm
II was manifested by the members pres