Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-18

inlIlIHlum wage LOT 1OuTTcN1len tdT-
p%onters would he Il cents per hour for
a week of Il hours. making 1895 per
week. At present the minimum wage Is
S7ls cents per hour for a week of As
hours, making srs per week.
The suit OF Gilbo & Swartz, successors
to Gilbo and Tobin, of Port Henry.
n. Y, against the estate OF Anna s.
Merrill, j. a. Merrill, administrator was
entered In Chittenden county court Tues
day. II is an appeal from the dis
allowance OF a claim by the commis-
sioners, G. j. Russell and Perry Miles,
against the estate of Mrs. Merrill. the
amount of the claim being s4So.S2. repre-
senting the alleged balance due on a
contract.
julius w. Ruitcr and Hattie r. r,ulter
transferred Friday to Horace NJ.
Farnham OF East MONTPELIER their prop
crty in this city consisting OF TWO
houses on South Winooski avenue num-
bcred 1871 and 2n}. and a three tenement
house at 97S Maple street. The property
is given in exchange for a So. 900 farm
of several hundred acres in East Mont
pelicr owned by MI. Farnham. Mr..
and Mrs. Ruitcr will continue to live In
burlington.
The Green Mountain club is preparing
q booklet which is soon to be issued
giving valuable data on the Green Noun
tain Trail and describing all the trips
that may be taken from burlington and
vicinity to different points in the noun
tains. methods of transportation. accom-
modations for tourists, etc. 1t Is ex-
pccted that COO copies will be dis
tributcd from hotels and other places.
The book is from the Free Press job
department.
The preliminary dockets for the March
term of C%hittendon county court were is
sued Monday by county Clerk c. j.
Russell. The total of civil cases contained
therein is 159. The last day In which to
set cases for trial is February % and the
cases will be assigned February %. The
term will begin March 9 and the presiding
judge will be leighton +. Slack of st.
Johnshury. An order for drawing the ju-
rics will probably he made by the assist
ant Judges within a few days.
Bert G. Smith, arrested ny the sneriff's
department. was arraiGned in city court
Monday on an Information filed against
him by the States attorney charging
grand larceny. Smith pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to serve not less than IS
months at the States prison In Windsor,
with a maximum of Sc months. The crime
he was charged with and to which ho
pleaded guilty was the theft of n suit of
clothing. two gold rings, a fountain pen,
n gold chain with fob, a fla shlight and Il
gold Odd Fellows pin. the total value be-
ing $50, tho property being that of Henry
Homeister Of Colchester.
Joseph =. Stearus. referee in bank
rupt2y, Tuesday appointed II. S. bennett
as trustee of the bankrupt estate Of
Abner +. Lauzon of burlington. The
referee has received the schedules in the
case of Earl II. Perry Of Westford.
which case has already been mentioned
in this paper. The petition is referred
to Mr.. Stcarns for adjudication as there
is no presiding Judge i'm he district at
present, and there will be a hearing on
adjudication this afternoon. There
are As creditors in the Perry case,
representing claims Of s2.39S.45. The only
asset is a bank deposit amounting to
$40.
Allen NJ. Barrett, the railway mail
clerk who was arrested at Alburg and
brought to this city. where he furnished
bail for his appearance at the next term
of United States court, will cndeavoI
to make restitution for the amount Of
his dcfalcations. 1t is said that he took
about $500 from the mails. as nearly as
can be ascortained. which covered a
was regarded as one of the best clerks
In fhn cnp,ipo and u.o u-a1l Ennu-r n
many people in this state. He formerly
ran into Burlington in charge of the
noon mail from New York. which he
handled for three years.
The wedding Of Miss Elizabeth BATHS,
daughter Of Mr., and Mrs. William BATHS
Of this city, and George ROotson of
Cumberland. Md, was solemnized by the
Rev. Joseph f. ellis at St. Mary's
cathedral Tuesday morning at seven
O'Clock IN the presence of a large gather
ing. The bride was gowned in a blue
travelling suit, and wore a velvet hat to
match. The groom had William ].
Brown Of burlington as his best man,
Miss Julia LespeIance was the brides
maid, wearing "A blue silk gown and ha,
, to match. Mr.. and Mrs. Rootson left for
a 10 days wedding trip to Boston. They
will reside at u King street.
Rocco olivia, the Italian who has beer
in Chittenden county Jail for some time
[ following the shooting of a fellow coun-
=. tryman, Filipo Angelic, the night of De
ccmber q. 1914. was taken into city our
Monday where he was arraigned OF
= the charge of shooting with intent to xii
-. and murder Angelic. He waived exami
. ma tion and was bound over to the Marcl
term of county court, bail being fixed a
1000, which sum he was unable to fur
nish. He was committed to Jail. Filipo
the victim, has apparently recovered from
the effects of the shooting. Olivia SEEM
to thrive in confinement and is not mucl
concerned about the outcome OF TIT
charge against him.
4 war department orders announce tina
colonel William J. Nicholson of the IN
, cavalry is relieved from assignment t
that regiment and is attached to the 81
cavalry. He is relieved from duty a
, Fort Ethan Allen and will proceed t
: Fort Sheridan for station and duty
y Colonel Joseph T. Dickman. attached
' the end cavalry. is assigned to that regi
ment." Colonel Nicholson came to FOL
Ethan Allen about a year ago. soon ate
the arrival of the md cavalry, and TOO
OF the post. Colonel l)icKma
has been there for several months. IN
first squadron of the 9Th cavalry, I
which Colonel Nicholson Is now attache
9 by the war department order, Is statione
= at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, the eadquai