Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12

]. Stevens and A. ]. Stevens Est. $500;
]. w. Thayer Est. $4,000; M. Eldridge
Thompson, 5000; +. e. and Mary Il.
Thompson, S6,250; M. w. Thompson, s5,-
020; F. T.. and Mary e. Thompson. $3.50;
M. w. Thompson Est, $3.50; Matilda NJ.
Tobey, $3.50; William Villas and others,
s5,2O0 Henry w. Washburne, s3,125; Hat
tie NJ Weston. s7,e45; A. L. Wheeler, 3d.
$50: r. j. Wheelock. 5000; II. j. White,
$3,465; f. Barton Whitney. 1920; Winoos-
XII Savings Bank, $4,000; F. M. Wolcott.
A,375; l.. L. Wolcott 1850; j. Murray and
Rose A. Wright, &,45o; Rolla L. Wright
and wife, $5,12O.
Emeric Seymour. son of Mrs Seymour
of the Corporation boarding house. was
in municipal court to answer to the charge
of burglarizing the Richard drug store
and was sentenced to serve the remainder
Of his minority at the Industrial school
in Vergennes. The drug store was en-
tered some time Sunday afternoon and
when Ovila Richard, the proprietor, re-
turned to work in the evening he found
one of the keys in the cash register had
been pushed down and left. He investi-
gated and found but $500 or $500. where
there should have been about SIC or ST..
The matter was reported to Chief Of Po-
lice Barber, who then began scouting
was placed under arrest Monday after
noon and given a severe grilling. Finally
he admitted the theft. When asked IL
he had any of the money left he pulled
some change from his pockets, about
$110, and Chief Barber ran his hand in
the boys pocket and pulled out another
dollar. When asked what he did with the
money he told of having gone to Queen
CITY Park with young lad by the narne
OF John Norris. where, he said, they
bought candy, hired a boat and had
good time" Sunday evening they were
in restaurant. 1t was in this same
restaurant where the boy was placed
under arrest Monday. Young Norris
asked Seymour where he got the money,
who said a boarder at his mothers board
ing house had given 1t to him. The store
was entered through cellar window on
the Allen street side, Mr. Richard leaving
it opened usually on a Sunday afternoon
and closing 1t in the evening. Seymour
is II years old. He was hit by an auto
mobile on Main street on July when
he alighted from moving electric car.
Young Norris had no connection with the
burglary.
At meeting in Foresters hall Mon
day local branch Of the Red Cross was
perfected. which makes this organization
a separate one from Burlington. Miss
Mary Allard was made temporary secre-
tary. Judge Henry Conlin as temporary
chairman called the meeting to order and
in brief address stated what the work
Of the local branch was Upon his sug-
gestion 1t was voted that a nominating
committee of three be named by the chair
to select the membership of the various
committees and the executive officers.
The chair named H. 1. Stanhope, Mrs. A.
S. c. Hill and H. A. Bailey. They pre-
sented the following: President Mrs. F.
f. Bigwood first vice-president. Mrs. w.
f. Mcbride; second, Mrs S. n. Putnam;
secretary, Miss Mary Allard: treasurer,
II. l. Stanhope; directors of local work,
Mrs. A. S. C. Hill and Mrs. H. I. STAN
hope; finance committee, c. s. Lord,
Henry Conlin. Miss Della Calvert, Miss
Estelle NJ. Packard and f. Edward
Allard; membership committee, II. A.
Bailey, Miss Emma Duchesne, Mrs. David
Walker, George T. Graves Miss Amelia
Homeister Mrs. j. b. E. Chevrier and
Louis Mongeon: supply committee, Mrs.
A. S. c. Hill, Mrs. H. I. Stanhope, Mrs.
NJ. f. Seymour. Mrs. Henry Conlin and
F. E. Menard; civil relief committee. Mrs.
w. o. Dyke, the Kev. C. Z. Hayward,
Mrs. Louis Poirier. Michael Gibbons.
Louis Alapa. A committee on bylaws for
the local organizations work was voted
to be made up of the president, the secre-
tary, the treasurer and the chairmen of
the various committees. Mrs. Hill told the
gathering of the work already done by
the association. stating that in a recent
canvass they had collected about $251,
which was turned over to the Burlington
branch but this amount less the value
| of the materials purchased will be return
ed to the local branch. At the recent
Wilder pupils concert they realized a lit
tie more than 500. but this is to be used
for the purpose for which it was raised.
namely. for comfort bags and "house-
wives for the members of Company &.
The board of school trustees met in the
Spring street schoolhouse Monday and
organized for the coming years business.
Frank e. Villemaire was elected chair
man and j. w. Sheehan clerk. Louis p.
Allard is the other member of the board.
The resignation of Miss Jane McLaugh-
| lin, teacher of history and English in the
high school department. was read and &C
cepteo. Miss Mclaughlin has had charge
! of the history and English classes in the
high school department during the past
three years, producing good results. She
has accepted a similar position in the
Barre high school at an increased salary.
The current monthly budget of bills was
ordered paid.
The installation of tine officers of ST
Icons society and Club Champlain were
| held at their rooms last evening. the
president-elect. Adelard Hatn, being the
| installing officer. Following are the off,
GERS installed: President, Adelard Hatin
first vice-president, Noe Lavallee; second
George Lesage: secretary. G.. f. A.
Lavallee: assistant. Frank Provost; cor
responding secretary, Alfred Godin
treasurer Edwin Peadeau; collector
Fred Marquette assistant. Abraham
Brunette; marshal Alphonse Potvin
cashier. Uric Lecair; investigating COM
mittee. Edward Matte. Joseph Parizo
Louis Jette, Eli Raymond, David Provost
auditors, the president and two vice
| presidents.
| News came yesterday of the birth of q
| son, Albert Leo, July 6 to Mr.. and Mrs
Albert T.. Moore of Maine. The child was
born in South Manchester, Conn. at the
home of Mrs. Moore's parents. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Moore up to recently resided here
Mr.. Moore being paymaster in the Cham
| plain mills Of the American Wooden com
pany.
WEST MILTON.
What might have been a serious acct
dent occurred July 4 when Tony
Marcia and family were hit by an au
tomoble and thrown from their wagon
AS it was. Mrs. Marcia was badly bruised
The party in the auto stopped and made
| arrangements for a satisfactory settle
ment.-The death Of Frank Sweeney oc
Cured July T. The funeral was