Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30

house of correction at Rutland in city
court Thursday for petit larceny, was
taken to that institution by the sheriff 8
department Friday. II. p. Bolton.
detective for the Central Vermont Rail-
way company, brought two men to the
county jail Friday, who are said to
have loitered and ridden on the trains
without paying fare.
"A letter received yesterday from George
J.. Martin, department commander of the
state of Vermont Grand Army Of the
Republic, who, with others from this city,
Is in Washington, d. c., to attend the
| national encampment, stated that on the
boat upon which his party made the
trip from New London to New York there
were 143 Vermonters. counting men and
women. At New York they were Joined
on the trip by about 40 more, so that
there were about 40 Vermonters to make
the pilgrimage.
representative of the Canadian
Pacific Railway company arrived in
Burlington Saturday on a mission to
secure machinsts and mechanics for his
company. Nearly all Canadians in this
line of work are at the front with the
colors so that competent mechanics
wages reaches $50 a day. A number
of men in this city and WinoosH would
probably accept work with the Cana
dian Pacific We're it not for the fact
that they must sign n two-year contract
and this most Of them do not wish to
do.
Lawrence S. Staples, son of the Rev.
and Mrs G. ]. Staples of this city sailed
| Tuesday for New York for Falmouth,
| England, on the steamer Rotterdam of
the Holland-A merican line Mr.. Staples,
who was graduated from Harvard Col
lege in 1912, has been awarded a fellow
ship by the graduate department of that
university and will travel for a year in
England. Ireland and Wales, making a
| special study of community welfare and
community cooperative movements in
these countries. Upon his return, he will
resume his position as an instructor at
| Harvard
The new union station is fast nearing
completion and while it will not be turned
over to the railroad companies by the first
Iof November, as was at first expected,
1t will probably he finished by December
l. All of the plastering. including the
finishing coat has been done on the third
floor. and the plasterers are now at work
on the second floor. The cement walks
which are to he laid beneath tho long
train sheds, extending from College t.
King streets, have been more than half
completed and the grading of the roads
leading to the express Office from King
street at the south end and from College
street to the baggage room on the north
end has been begun.
Lieutenant Colonel John w. Heard,
L. S. A., who as first lieutenant and
quartermaster of the Third United States
| cavalry, the first regiment ever sta
toned at Fort Ethan Allen, made many
friends in Burlington. sustained severe
injuries In the early part of the month,
by the fall of his horse during some
| manoeuvers at Fort Sam Houston Texas
One of Colonel Heards arms was broken
and he received other injuries neces-
stating an operation at the army hospi-
tai at Hot Springs Ark, which has
proved very successful and Colonel
Heard will regain the fun use Of his
arm In addition tn being an expert shot,
Colonel Heard is one of the best horse
men in the army and never misses his
daily ride.
A very impressive ceremony took place
in the chapel of the Fanny Allen hos
ptal Friday morning. when Sister
Frances a. Dover of Burlington, a
graduate of the Fanny Allen Hospital
Training School for Nurses, and Sister
Mary Gamache of Manchester. n. H.,
pronounced their final vows. The Rt.
Rev. j. ]. Rice, y. D., oniciated, as
sisted by the Rev. f. NJ. Totale, S. S. f..
the superior of St Mchael's College.
and the Rev. NJ. Guttin, S. S e, also
of St. Michael's College. In the sane
tuary were also present the Rev. J. F..
Gillis. V. c.. of Burlington. the Rev.
j. b. Pouliot of ESSEX Junction, the
Rev. ]. T. Rand of Winooski, the Rev.
Father I.achance Of Alburg and Brother
Dover of St. Mlchaels College. A very
eloquent and scholarly sermon was de-
livored by the Rev NJ. Guttn. S. S. E.,
professor of ST. Michael's College. The
altar was beautifully decorated with cut
flowers, palms and lights, and the chapel
: was filed with relatives and friends
+, | Fred Delagc, employed by the park de-
; partment in cleaning up the debris caused
by the storm Sunday, suffered a compound
fracture of his left leg between the knee
and ankle Monday afternoon while at
work at the corner of College and Pine
streets. The man had been hicrd Mon
lday and went to work at noon. While the
! other men We're up in the tree cutting
away the large limb which was blown
down Sunday afternoon he was on the
sidewalk pulling on a rope attached to
the end of the limb. The limb was not ex-
pected to fall as soon as il did and when
it did come down 1t pinned Delagc he
neat It, 1t was so heavy that it was some
few minutes before enough men could be
gathered to eXtricate the man and when
he was lifted out 1t was found that both
bones of the left leg had been fractured
one sticking out through the skin The
police ambulance was summoned and De
lage rushed to the Mary Fletcher hospital.
where 1t was found that he had also re-
ceived n bad bruise across the right hip.
Internal injuries are also feared.
| Professor f.. c. Jacobs of the University
Of Vermont has just returned from an eX-
tended western trip. With party of
eastern biologists and photographers he
spent nearly three months in visiting and
studying the Yellowstone Park, Glacier
$ National Park, the Columbia river lava
flows, glacial Lake Chelan. Crater lake,
; the Yosemite valley, the Great Salt lake
! district with it's shore lines OF glacial
Lake Bonneville, and its enormous copper
deposits; and Colorado, including the
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