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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
BESSERYS IN COURT.
Mother and Son Found Guilty and One
Sentenced.

Following hearing completed yester.
day morning in city court, I.atoof Bessery
was found guilty on the charge of hay-
ing violated the terms Of his probation
specified in city court several months
ago when he was found guilty on the
charge Of keeping house of ill-fame.
Besserys mother. Mrs. Mary Bessery.
was found guilty on the charge of selling
Intoxicating liquor illegally and was sen.
fenced to serve 80 days in the county
jail.
At the time Bessery was found guilty
on the charge Of keeping a house Of ILL.,
fame he was sentenced to the house of
correction at Rutland for not less than
two nor more than three years and placed
on probation for two years. The court
continued Besscry's case for sentence yes
terday because it was disclosed in the
evidence taken during the hearing that
Bessery's wife was at hospital where
she has already undergone one opera
ton and must submit to another.
The liquor was found by the police
Saturday night IN the rooms above
Bessery's store. the rooms being searched
on warrant against the mother. Mrs.
Bessery came into court and admitted
that she sold liquor to obtain money with
which to clothc herself. She took all of
the blame. stating that her son had asked
her to stop.
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nedy commissioners and appraisers
License was granted to sell real estate in
the estate of Henry Berger, late of Bur-
| lington. Electa =. Rugg was appointed
ladministratrix in tho estates Of b. Frank
lin Rugg. Abraham Rugg and Alice Rugg.
late of Milton. with II. II. Beeman and
-. A, Kennedy commissioners and ap-
praisers In the same three estates.
| 10. Il. Rockwell will remain as captain
OF ne steamer Chateaugay, r.. b. Rock
well of St. Adams of the Vermont, and
there will be no change in either office
ON King street of the Champlain Trans
portation company this summer, and prob
aniy few changes among the other prin-
clpai employees on the three boats. The
continuance of Captain F. @. White on
the Ticonderoga has already been an.
nounced. All three captains have COM
nanded the boats they have been re-
assigned to for several years. Captain
u. Is. Rockwell Is now 81 years old. The
iorce at Shelburne harbor will also be
ABOUT the same. No date for the opening
Oh navigation can be set. because of the
Ice but 1t Is usually somewhere between
the 18th and 18th of April
The recently elected and appointed off,
GERS of Camp William Wells, Sons of
veterans. No. 10. were installed at the
regular meeting held in Memorial hall
friday evening by Past Division Com
mander f. L. Tcrrill. The officers installed
follow: Commander l.. +. Wells: senior
|vice-commander, N. b. Master; Junior
|vice-commander. A. S. Martin: camp
council. r. c. Smith. Z. II. Shepard and
A. d. Bushey; patriotic instructor, F. c.
Prentiss; chaplain, l.. A. Smith; secre-
tary. l.. w. Baker: treasurer, II. A.
Hurtubise; color bearer, l.. z. Hadley;
guide. L. c. Munson: inside guard, A. u.
bushey; outside guard, r. H. Shepard.
mere were remarks by the Rev. I. c,
smart, Past Division Commander H. s.
Howard and F. e. Terrll. Following the
meeting a social hour was enjoyed, re-
freshments being served.
The attendance at the annual meeting
OF Burlington Lodge. No. 916, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks. Thursday
evening at their rooms on Bank street,
was exceptionally large. Following the
meeting, the business of which included
the election OF officers a ene repast was
served, the menu including Virginia ham,
with the proper trimmings. The officers
elected to serve the ensuing year follow:
Exalted ruler. Joseph r. Stearns;
esteemed leading knight, c. A. Barber:
loyal knight. F. l.. Linsenmer; 1ecturing
knight. Paul Chamberln; secretary, c.
f. lockwood; treasurer. +. w. Calden;
tyler, G. w. McCarty; trustee for three
years, q. NE. Louden; delegate to Elks'
convention to be held at Boston in July,
F. IL. Robinson; alternate, r. L. Patrick.
Seven were initiated into the order Thurs
day evening, the present membership be-
ing 335.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
PURITY AMO POWER


The grip. hard colds. pneumonia. &c.
vcrs, diphtherfaand OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
prostrating diseases leave tho who:c sys.
tenn subnorD1al-below par-yea,. anC
slow-blood depleted and thin. with tina,
tired feeling. poor appetite, delicate di
gestive power or almost none at all.
The ideal treatment Is
Hoods thoroughly tc
purify the blood and expel poisons, and
Peptirvn Pills. the now pepsin, nux and
iron tonic-to put power into the blood
give strength, increase red corpuscle.
and restore normal health-tone.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has In forty years
won and held the favor of tne people, al.
most to the exclusion uf other sarsa-
parlllas and blood purifiers.
Begin this course of medicine to-day
Any druggist will supply you. adv.
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EASTERN TRAINING CAMPS
Pinttsburg to Have -Four Next Sum.
mer-T<vo OtherA.

mer@TW0 OfberA.
Major Gen. Wood. Commander of Che
Department Of the East, announccs that
training camps for civilians In the DEPART
inent Will be held this summer at Platts-
blrg, Plum Island and Portland says the
New York World. The Plattsburg camp
will be for the senior division and the
other two for the Junior division. The
sanior camp contemplated at Fort Ogle-
thorpe Ga. is still under consideration.
There will he four camps at Plattsburg
June to July l. July TO Aug. 5;Aug.
IL to Sept. 9. and Sept Is to Oct. II. Men
between eighteen and forty-fve are elisi-
BILE. Applicants from forty-five to nifty
tive must obtain special permits to attend
and do so at their own expense.
The Junior division for boys from fifteen
to eighteen will hold two camps at Fort
Terry. They Will be from June 30 to July
- and from Aug. 70 Aug. 80. Two camps
will also be held at Portland for the same
periods.
Plans arc being made for n ca,np for
negroes on Plattsburg lines. II 700 nos
scssing the necessary qualifications apply
for membership 1t is intendeG to begin
instruction in June under tho direction of
regular army officers. assisted probably
by non commissioned officers from the
crack negro regiments in the service.
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STATE Y. M. C.. A. NOTES.

secretary Clark has just sent out a sup
ply OF lUo magazines to some of the
Vermont lumber camps. This is the third
lot that has been sent, and the letters
that have been received from some of
the men show how thoroughly they are
appreciated.
Plans for Camp Abdald's 18th season arc
under way and the ice house has recently
been filled with about 81 tons OF lea
The plans for the fourth annual Yer
mont boys work day were carried out on
February "a. The towns in which the
boys worked were Remington. Burling-
ton, Island Pond Worthwhile. Newport,
Proctor and Waterbury. rho total amount
OF money raised by the boys was about
500
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CERTAIN OF FOUL PLAY
Detectives Sure Piper Was Muir.
dered and Body Cremated.
Might Have Been Mistaken for Burg.
lar when He w'eat to Tend Fur.
nace-Wandcred Away.
Say Police.

Statements that within n hours they
would nave IN hand convincing proof that
John v. Piper. q graduate and formcr as-
sistant at the University Of Vermont
agricultural college, was shot and killed
near his home. and that his body was
cremated by the man who killed him.
were made yesterday by detectives, who
have been working on the case Mr. Piper,
who was a postgraduate student and as
sistant instructor at Rutgers College, dis
appeared from his home in New Bruns-
wick. N. j., more than two weeks ago,
The chief Of police Of New Brunswick still
holds to the theory that Piper broke down
physically and mentally under the strain
OF his studies. and either wandered away
or left town purposefy with the intention
Of abandoning his collegiate work and es-
tablishing himself in some other town.
The detectives employed by the Piper
family and the county prosecutor incline
to the theory Of murder.
Many who knew Piper as hard. work.
ing. deeply religious student were dumb
founded at the suggestion that he had met
with foul play and could conceive Of no
reason for his being made away with.
Prof. John P. Helyar Of Rutgers College
testified to Pipers character and Mrs.
Piper testified that their home life was
everything they could wish. The only ex-
PLANTATION Is that he may have been mis-.
taken for burglar when he entered one
OF the places where he was employed to
tend furnaces.
Livingston avenue in New Brunswick,
where Piper was last seen by persons who
knew him. is the principal residential
thoroughfare Of the city. well lighted and
much Travelled even at ten o'clock at
night, which is about the time, it Is said.
when revolver shots were heard in that
vicinity. The police arc convinced that
tho sharp reports came from the exhaust
OF an automobile. 1t is largely upon these
noises that the detectives especially who
are engaged In the search base their opin-
ion that Piper was shot.
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BISHOP OFFTCIATED.
Impressive Ceremony ~ rausy Allen
Hospital Yesterday.

An impressive ceremony took place In
the chapel OF the Fanny Allen ilospital
yesterday morning. when Sister Carroll
pronounced the final vows and Sister
Ursula received the habit of the relgieuse,
The Rt. Rev. Joseph J. Rice, d. d..
OBLIGATED. assisted by the Rev. Joseph F..
GiIlis.' V. c.. the Rev. T. ]. Leonard of
Middle bury and the Rev. Eugene Elliott.
s. S. T.. of st. Mchaels College.
Present In the sanctuary also were the
Rev. j. ID. Shan1sn of Bellows Falls. the
Rev. Joseph Therien of Underhill. the
Rev. j. B. McGarry of Winooski and the
Rev. Elias Hendy OF this city.
Friends and relatives were present from
Manchester. n. H.. Rutland. Underhill and
Jericho. sister Carroll is a graduate OF
the Fanny Ahen Hospital School for
Nurses, is n registered nurse of tho YER
mont State board and has taken a post-
graduate course at the Troy. N. Y. City
hospital.
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BUDLONG SENTENCED.
Atlanta Penltentis.y for Man Who
Made Improper Use Of Mails.

Charles j. BudlouG pleaded guilty in
United States court yesterday afternoon
70 the charge of sending obscene matter
through the inailr and was senienced to the
federal penitentiary at Atlenta, Ga. for
a year and three months his sentence
beginning yesterday.
Budlong was caught by ]. Francis
Buckley. who up to n few months ago
was postoffice inspector in this district
Pudlopg issued monthly two-leaf
pampnieS known as Budlong's Mail Order
Gazette. Inspector Bcckleys attention
was first called to the work which Bud
long was carrying on by little advertise
ment Offering postal cards for sale. A
response to the application for the cards
brought TO the Inspector what is termed
I'm the Indictment as "a price list"
Budlong pleaded guilty to the indict-
ment found against him by the grand Jury,
which completed it's work last week.
In speaking of the matter which had been
sent through the mGils the court statea
that II was as offensive as the human
mind could conceive and dansvrous tn the
mDals of beth young and old.
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COURT RECONVENES.
Champlain Transportation Company
Seeks to Recover for Fighting a Fire,
March 8, 1917

United States court re-convened at two
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. following a
recess from last Friday evening. The
retit jury. which had been summoned,
was not present having been notified
that the case which they were to have
worked upon had been continued on ac-
count OF the illness of the defendant The
case which was to have been takon ur.
is that of Catherine T. Ravens, row liv-
ing in Schenectady. N. Y, who is charged
with having violated the federal pension
law by making a false affidavit A letter
was read from her attorney, James j.
Barry Of Schenectady. stating that tho
illness OK his clicIt made it impossible
for appe&rencc and on motion made
m the letter the case was continued
William DeguisA having entered a plea
Of guilty to an Indictment charging him
win, rutbins post boxas In the Masonic
Temple was fined tan cellars. The youth,
stnce his first mistake. has carried him
self within the Law aud from testimony
given before the court yee:erday by his
father Is living dean and upright
life.
Ii was very cmpha ticsity impressed
upon Harris Levin. VINO pleaded guilty
to IN Indictment charging him With buy
ing government property. yhxt he would
have to serve some time in jail. THIS VIII
act as a warning TO other dealers in
secondhand goods. Levin last week
stated to the court that his wife was TX
and that he could not leave hsr. He vas
given until yesterday to arrange matters
so that hts wife would he comfortable
while he served some time. Yesterday
he stated THAI she was no better. His
case was continual for sentence, il being
tho intention OF the court to sentence him
when the court completes the present
session hero in about a month.
The case of tho Champlain Transporta-
ton Co. against the tug Unique" was
taken up for short time. D. A. Lcomis.
manager Of the Champlain Transportation
CO., put in testimony as to the amount
OF the biIls he has against the owners of
the tug. Mr.. Loomis stated that his COM
pany had an agreement with the owners
of the Unique to draw her cut of the
water and mako certain repairs. The tug
was taken to the compnny's property
at Shelburne harbor and tied mt the dock
there until a crib could be made in which
to pun her out and make repairs. Be-
tween nine and ten O'Clock one evenia:.
the boat caught fire and would have been
entirely burned had not party OF tho
employees Of the Transportation company
worked enersetically until morning to
extipguish the blaze. The bills. amount
ing In all to $iS9.3i. were for the work done
by the men in fighting the fire ard for a
service
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ENDANGERED ny CJrT IN HEAD

Arthur Dubuque. oldest son of Charles
Dubuque of North Hero. was in a serious
condition for a few days from the effects
of cut with an axe which he was
using. The axe hit an obstacle near by
In a manner that threw the sharp edge
on the front part OF his head. cutting n
cash. 1t was not considered serious
cut at the time, but peroxide was used
on II and he was about his usual labors
for two days before infection developed.
He is now convalcscing and considered
out OF danger.
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Mrs. william, II. Congcr.

Mrs. Adorna Clarke Conger widow of
william r. Conger. who died four months
ago at his home at Crescent Beach, died
suddenly Monday evening at the home Of
her sister. Mrs. AFRO Dow. in Havcr-
hill. Mass Mrs. Conger had made her
home there since the death of her hus-
band, but intended to return to Buring-
ton in the spring
Mrs. Conger was the daughter o. tire
Rev. d. -. Malcomb, we'll known
Methodist preacher in this State Besides
her sister, Mrs. Dow, she leaves another
sister. Mrs George Baisdell of Benning-
ton. and half brother, Edward Piper of
Chicago. Mrs. Congc.' before her second
marriage. was the widow of Charles L.
Clarke. native of Alburg and former
railroad station agent here.
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Infant DauEhtcr Dies.

The ive-weck-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Fritz DeVincent OF 36 Cherry street
died Tuesday evening. The remains were
inferred ut two o'clock yesterday after
noon in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
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Mrs. Martin Mclaughlin.

Mrs. Martin Mclaughlin. formerly Miss
Mary A. Sullivan of this city. died yester-
day morning at 80 in Lake Placid, N. Y.
The remains will be brought to town on a
late train tonight. and taken to the
home of n nephew. Irving Fredette, of IS
King street The funeral will take place
tomorrow morning at the Cathedral of
the Immaculate Conception.
Mrs. Mclaughlin was the daughter CT
Patrick o. and Catherine Sullivan Her
husband and two sons. Harold. %. and
Gerard, Is. survive; also four brothers.
j. J. and ID. j. Sullivan of Chicago. Ill,
Michael of Seattle. Wash. and Patrick
of Chelsea. Mass: and sister. Mrs
T.. c. Fredctte of Sheburne.
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If THE BABY is CUTr,NC TEETH

remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrur.
for. children toething. II soothes the
child. softens the sums. silsvs all pain.
for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bot
eic.-Adv.
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CHARLOTTE.

Moderator w. II. Dean: clerk. Mrs.
II. c. Higbee: treasurer. G. W. PHndle;
sclcctman. Frank Roscoe: constable, II. II.
Caxton: lister. J. S. Williams: road COM
missionc's. c. P. Foote. David st. George:
auditors. George Edscrtor. Leon Prindle.
C. M. Byington: ovsrseer OF the poor.
s. u. Smith; school discctors, Stanton
Williams. O. T. Martin: tax. Q.75 ON ths
dollar of the grand list: vete on liccnss,
no los. yes IS,
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RICHMOND,

Moderator. +. G. Nichols: clerk. Salmon
Green; seloctman. W. w. Hl1ty; liseer.
If q. Nichols; school director. r. l..
Stevens; tay. SEES on the dollar OF the
erNnd list vote ON lcensc resulted In q
majority for no.
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TOWN MEETINGS
MILTON.

Moderator. William Lawrence; cisrk.
NJ. D. Latham: treasurer. H. II. Beanan:
seiectman. George A. Phelps: constable.
Frank b. Grow: lister. r. S. Berry: road
commissioner. o. d. Hewitt: ovefseee Of
the poor. Alexander McNsl2y: schsal d.
rectors. Mark Aclavin. A J. Thompaon:
tax. $210 on the dollar of tho gr,nd M:
vote on license, y1 n. no 100: druggists.
yes 60. no 10S Que dollar for psHmnnant
highways vas voted
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Catherine Leonard Lnpham

Catherine Leonard Lapham. the in
rant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Scion
Lapham of Shoreham, died at local
hospital Tuesday. Funeral services
were held at 10 o'clock yesterday
at the funeral parlors of Read and
DOVER The body was taken to
Shoreham on the noon train for inter-
mcnt.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON,

Moderator. N. Ii NaeMurphy; clsxk and
treasurer. IL II. Wheeler: salesman, y.
O'Brien; constable. L. NJ. Raviin: Inter-.
20. N. Clements; road commissioner. l.. e.
Duel!: ovWse~r of the poer. w. g. Heath !:
school director. w. w. kldvlch: tx. el.oo
on the dollar of the grand list: vote on
license, yes 9. no 81.
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OBITUARY
Mrs. Lucius l.. Lane.

Mrs. Lucius l.. Lane, who, for the
greater part of her life. was resident of
Chittenden county. died at the home of
her son. George B. Lane. in Minneapolis,
Mimi. at six o'clock Wednesday, Feb. 3.
at the advanced age of nearly 50 years.
Betsey Jane Bishop was born in Hines
burg June 3, 1898. a daughter of Rufus
Bishop and Hannah Leetc, she therefore
being direct descendant through her
mother of the first governor of Connecti-
cut. William Leete. who was born in Eng
land in 1872. Bctsey Jane Bishop married
at Jericho May 20. 1850. Lucius Lee
Lane. who rests in the Lane lot in Green
Mount cemetery under the shadow of the
Ethan Allen monument.
Her carly life was spent at the home
OF her father in Jericho. about one mile
east of the village of North Williston this
home being later occupied for many years
by her brother. the late Daniel b. Bishop.
After marriage she went with her hus-
band to their home in Jericho on the
Lee river and later. about 1870, to their
home at Winooski Park. which is now
st. Michaers College. Since the death
of her husband in 1856. she had resided
with her only son. George Bishop Lane,
and for the past g years had lived with
him at Minneapolis. MINI.
Mrs. Lane is the last of her generation
in both the Lane and Bishop families.
The funeral was held Monday at $50
o'clock at the residence Of Mr. and Mrs
Henry l.. Ward on South Willard street
The Rev. ]. c. Smart officiated. The hon.
orary palbearers were II. L. Ward. Dr.
j. b. Wheeler. +. w. Ward. c. L. Wood
bury, w. c. Isham and w. B. Gates. -Four
members of the police staff acted as bear
ers. Tho interment was made privately
In Green Mount Cemetery.
Antoine Burrell.
Antoine Burrell died about five o'clock
Saturday evening at his home. Pine
place. aged co. He had been i'll about nine
days. The funeral was held Tues
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WES.TONiD,

Moderator. u. W. Grow: c;@k, X. Il
Pierce; sclectman Wir1am NelIsan; con,
stable. 8. M. Irish: lister. II 3. KinAaIk
road commissioners. II. A. AAnan, 8. D.
Lorgc; school d.rvstcrs. A. r. P01y
+. A. Irish: tau. $lsc On tho dsllAr OF
the grand l!st: vcts on liasnse. yes - 70
6S.
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GREE PRESS WANT ADS. PAX pAs1
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1T. GEORGE.

Moderator. c. W. Tsrr1ll; clc-k. o. 2.
Cloush selectzuun. NJ. W. ainsdale: coo,
stable and COLLECTOR. !. Chase: !istseA n. \
Pa archer. o. +. C,ouEh. r. lsham: rad
commissioner. r. II. North: school dirsc-
tor. L. Wellinger: library trustee, Ms.
Earl Aver; tax. $i-6 on the dollar q nc
grand list; vote on license. no n. yes &
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HUNTINGTON.

Moderator. II. j. Ellis: clark. n. A.
Alscr; ssaectman. C. S. BreWstcr; COR
stable. V. r. Sargent: iieter. Acton
Swnysr; read commissioner. r. Il. Strong
ovsrseer OF the poor. A. ]. Swinyer: school
direstor. L. o. Coyton; tex. s. S on the
dollar of tho grand list: vote on license,
no 81. yes g.
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A ntOinc BurrelI.

Antoine Burrel died about five o'clock
Saturday evening at his home. Pine
place. aged 60. He had been i'll about nine
days The funeral was held Tues
day morning at st. Joseph's Church. with
burial in Mt. Calvary cemetery
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afternoon from, 400 ~ S.ao a, ,,,i,'or'.it,,
facultv tca at which Nc Cha,,o =
r-.yari,, ,,,ifo NJ ,ho nr.srao,,, -, 49,.
ho.-d - ho.,th Y,as ~ ~ VIC So
Ne ~, pottor par,or NJ, III sr,..,'
bar, Ms TT p W,t,,;ns "a ,t I'm IN
dies assisted Mrs Tonne T., sor,.;,n rn.
tea was one OF the pleasantcst of the
functions given by the ladies of the fac
ulty this college year.
fro in roop, "a, IN tho ,hius a.
the Van Ness House was disna, o' -,
the night clcrk FRIDAY oyonino W
beinr in the room at lifetime sti, n'o a,a umo
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Majority against druggist license 2s7
That the voters Of the city are heartily
In favor of continuing medical inspection
in the public schools of the city was
attested to in Tuesdays election, the
majority in favor of the question being
1883 The vote by wards follows:
I 3 5 6 Total
Yes .... 300 1913 $50 400 81 a67 17s
No ..... SO 113 lis 133 90 So sos