Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-18

used to get at the interior Of the roofing
near the cornice.
The local board of exemption received
word Thursday from the district board at
MONTPELIER that eight additional regis
trants from this county had been drafted
into the service Of the national army,
being neither discharged nor exempted
from the service. The names of the
conscripts are Horace l.. Johonnott. Jr.
Lewis N. Wiley, John b. Becker. John
NJ. Mahoney of this city. Nelson D. Grif-
An of Westford. Lawrence w. Barrett
of Milton, Hovey Jordan Of Jericho Gen.
ter and Arthur Berube OF Winooski.
l. James II. Wilson. graduate OF the
University of Vermont in the class Of 1911,
the son of Mrs. NJ. l.. Wilson of Bethel.
is now in France with Pershing's ex-
peditionary force. Mr.. Wilson recently re-
ceived his degree of b. A. at Trinity Col
lege, oxford. England, with first honors,
having been a Rhodes scholar from the
University Of Vermont. Soon thereafter
he entered the American artillery. and re-
ceived a commission as second lieutenant.
His address is now: Second Lieut.. James
II. Wilson, 9Th Field Artillery. A. T.. F..
France. Mr.. Wilson is member OF the
Delta Psi fraternity.
During the past week, some interesting
papers have been catalogued at the Bill
lings library at the University of YER
mont. These are copies Of the Burlington
Sentinel, including numbers OF the
Northern Sentinel which were published
by e. & T. Mills every Friday "on the
east side Of Court House square" In this
city. These papers 60 back as far as the
year 1926 and contain valuable informa-
ton concerning the happenings In that
vicinity at that period One Of the inter-
esting features noticed In this paper is
an advertisement Of the stage-coach
leaving this city for Boston each morning
in the week.
An authentic report comes from Georgia
stating that what is apparently unique
swindling scheme has been operated in
that town BY mon claiming to be agents
for the government food conservation
| campaign. The supposed officials APP
proach farmer and demand entrance to
his home to inspect his stock of canned
goods After looking over the store Of
preserves laid away for winter the men
! calmly decide that the stock Is larger
| than allowed by government regulations;
| so they proceed to reduce the surplus
by carrying away part of it. So far as
can be learned these federal officials"
|
have they given receipts for the property
! seized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Williams Of Is john
son street are the parents of son, Earl,
born Friday, October u.
Byron N. Clark, State Y. NJ. c. A. sec
rotary, who has gone to France to do
association work for the war work coun-
Gil, has written Walter f. McGovern.
who is in charge Of the State office in
| this city during Mr.. Clark's absence,
that he had an uneventful voyage. The
weather, Mr. Clark said, was excellent
that but few lights were allowed al
night and that when they were to enter
the danger zone there were no lights al
ALL and that all had to go to bed early
There were A Y. NJ. c. A. workers in the
party. Mr.. Clark, while crossing. attended
many classes daily in the study OF
French.
william johnson Of Williston is In
the county Jail in default of $500 bail
He was arrested in Woodstock by the
sheriff's department after being re-
leased from Jail, where he was placed
when it was discovered that he was
roaming around in that vicinity with q
rifle on his shoulder and minus a hunt.
ing license. Johnson is wanted here
d
from another young man by the name
of German. Both were employed on 6
farm in Williston. owned by a farmer
named Ladue, and it was from this
place that Johnson is alleged to have
decamped with Germans wheel. The
respondents trial will come off on No
vember /. 1t will be another case FOL
a jury to decide
T'hree mora younp man have heen on
listed by the commandant in charge O
the local navy recruiting station. The.
are Robert K. King of Brattlebort
apprentice seaman), Arthur j. Trembla!
of Montreal. an American citizen (appren
tice seaman). and l.. e. Pearson of Rut
land Hospital apprentice). The tw'
apprentice seamen went Monday night t
Norfolk. Va, while the hospital appren
. tice was ordered to his home to avail
, orders.
: Miss Sarah Wilson and Frank Pratt
both of this city. were married at 81
Joseph's Church Monday morning at 81
, o'clock by Monsignor Jerome NJ. Cloaret
: After the ceremony they left for a wed
ding trip to New Bedford and places 1
Connecticut.
At meeting of the board of school com
missioners. held Saturday afternoon, Mis-
. Vesta d. Bigelow, for the past few year
teacher of the fourth grade in the Ir
I Allen school, was appointed acting prir
e cipal of the school for the remainder {
this school year. Miss Bigelow takes tn
place of Miss Blanche A. Pratt, resigne,
/, Work in a Normal school in Minnesota an
:, extensive study in the Teachers Trainin
. College Of Columbia University during II
a past two years, together with her e.
perience in the Ira Allen school, have abb
fitted Miss Bigelow for the position whio
she Is about to assume. Mrs. George /
Ranslow Of this city. who has had sever
years experience in the graded schools
= Swanton, was appointed on Saturds
o acting teacher to take the place In Il
fourth grade of the Ira allen school MAJ
. vacant by the promotion Of Miss Bigelow
It The annual meeting of the BurlinI
8 ton Equal Franchise League was he
Q at the home of Mrs H. s. Howard, 4
South Union street, Thursday afterno
u the largest the league has ever ha
"a The reports of the different committe
10 were read and approved and these of
70 GERS elected: President, Mrs. Edward
Read; vice president. Mrs. c. M. Fe
l. rim; secretary. Mrs. Raymond
& Soule; treasurer, Mrs. H. B. Sha'
chairman of the program committt
Mrs. George G. Groat; chairman OF t
n membership committee. Miss Mario
az Adsit; chairman of social and publici
~ committee. Mrs. George 8. Hicks. T
Il, league discussed plans for the comi
mr. year and also the advisability OF ente
-. ing into some patriotic work as
~ league, all of the members being 9