Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-09


which followed. These officers were
elected for the ensuing year. Frank Nor
gan, president; Mrs. Gardner Brewer,
vicc-prcsident; Miss Jessie Lord, secre
tary; Earl *. Pressey treasurer.
The average attendance of pupils in tho
various public schools during the month
Of October was as follows: High school,
639; junior high school, $50; Adams, 242;
Ira Allen. III; Lawrence Barnes, $50;
Champlain, 1874; Converse, go Pomcroy,
299; Thaycr, IS; and II. O. Wheeler. S66.
In all of the schools, with the exception
Of the high school and the II. O. Wheeler
school. the attendance is less than for
the corresponding month year ago.
There are four more pupils in the high
school and II more in the ~ q. Wheeler
school than there were i'm October Of
1915.
\ large amount of hay is being brought
each day to the city market by farmers
from ncighboring towns. who report this
years crop AZ being very good. Prices
this fall range from Sl3 to SIS per ton.
somewhat lower than those of similar
period a year ago and considerably less
than the prices this spring when hay
was as high as $25 ton. Potatoes are
not SO plentiful. as the farmers are hold
Ing out for prices even higher than those
now existing. Potatoes were sold yes
torday at the city market from 81 80 to
81 - per bushel. with some men holding
out for So
sydney j. Sumner. employed as steward
ou the steamer Vermont for the past
nine seasons, died at his home in
Brooklyn, n. y. Friday. Mr.. Sumner
was born in England and some lively"
years ago with his wife came - this
country. Both MIR. and w. sumner
were employed on the steamer Vermont,
Mrs. sumner as stewardess and Mr..
sumner as steward. Both will he pleasant
iy remembered 10y the tourist travel
through Lake Champaign and in Mr.
summers death the Champlain Truus-
portation company suffers the loss of one
Of its most trusted and efficient en-
ployes.
Nevs has been received in this city of
the marriage in Pittsfcld, Mass, of
Napoleon f C4bana formerly of this
city. and Miss Dora NJ Gray Of Pitts
t"ld at eight O'Clock Monday mornlns,
october %. at ST. Josouhs church. The
ceremony was performed 10y the Rev. 6.
Wclch who also said the nuptal mass.
Following the ceremony. wedding
breakfast was served at the Maplewood
/ Hotel for the bridal party. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cabana left by automobile for Spring
field, where they spent week before
leaving for Daytona, Fla, where they
will reside in the future. Mr.. Cabana
is son Of Mr. and Mrs Moses Cabana
o' this city.
Tho Rutland railroad has issued orders
for the shipment Of THANKSGIVING poultry
Train PA OF Thursday, November %. Will
pick up poultry from stations between
Ogdensburg and Bangor, inclusive, and
tram 800 will take carloads from NOvcm-
Der % TO "a, inclusive. Train 222 will take
up poultry November . from stations be
tween Malone and South Hero, inclusive
train 26 from Burlington to Center Rut
land the same day; train i5i, Fort Ticon
deroga to Whiting, the 23rd train %
Bennington to Clarendon, ON that dat"
train 12G, Rutland to Chester, NoVcmho
"A. Shipments from the Addison brancl
Will go forward from Leicester Nov,m
hrr %. Connections are to be mad" "A
Bellows Falls TO arrive in Boston 10y the
Boston & Maine November %
George Haincs and Alexander Hamil
ton, who we're arrested a number Of day
ago by the police department on war
rants charging fraud were placed on thu
boat by the police officers last evcnin'
and shipped to New York state. TIL
cases against them viii probably be noll
pressed. The two were arrested for hav
ing attempted To put over fraud gam
on W. T.. Harding, manager of the East
orn Estate Tea company, having repre-
scented themselves to him as experience
statesmen and having presented MIN witt
fake list of orders which they wrr
supposed to have picked up during day
. At the time they were arrested the
claimed that they had obtained jobs il
mine at Mnevillc. y. y. from a Ne>
York employment bureau. They Wer
shipped back to that State that they Nigh
take up those jobs, but il is very doubt
full. from their appearance, if they d
20 to work in mine
\ meeting or the Vermont state Publ
Service commission was held nj tn
Hotel Vermont Monday for the purpos
of making an Investigation into Tn
cause of the accident which occurred "a
the corner Of Prospect and Pearl street
= in this city on July 6, 1910. when one o
, the main line cars Of the Burlington Trao
4, ton company and an automobile drive
by Mrs Harriet Spear collidod The Trac
J ton company MAS represented by Ruff.
! IT, Brown, the state 10y Sfato's Attornc
e. r. T.. Hopkins and Mrs. Spear by NJ ii
t Ieary The Wituosscs called were Mis-
" Marjorie Adsit, Mrs Bertha Whec,ei
= Mrs. Louis Barron and Mrs. Elizahoi
- GouSQUct, who were on the car. Mr.,
- Carrie Kicker who was waiting for TN
y car, Mrs Spear, Alex +. Lucia, tn
= uotormau. and g.. H. Hickey, the con
r ductOr The testimony agreed as to W.
$ speed ~ the car. which was said to har
been travelling from 20 to J. mics pc