Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
over the accident and feel deeply for

over the accident and feel deeply for
the family.
Guy A. Peck was born at Dickinson
Center, N. Y, October "a, 1875. At the
age of 10 years. he moved with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Levi Peck, of this
village, to Brushton, N. Y. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools at Brushton,
after which he entered the hardware
business with Arthur Phelre of that
place. He Was married to Vina r. Wood
Of Brushton on April IA. 1897. Fifteen
years ago he entered the employ of r. o.
Mudgett Of this place. by whom he was
still employed as master plumber and
mechanic. Mr.. Peck was very active In
all good works for the village and COM
munity and WAS one Of the leading workers
In the Methodist Church. He Is survived
In his family by his parents, his wife, three
sons. Harold, Linwood and Lester. and
one daughter. Helen. Another little son
died three years ago next month Of in
fantile paralysis. He also leaves three
sisters, Mrs. B. l.. circuit of Dickinson
| Center, N, Y, Mrs. l.. A. Bates of Shell
burne and Mrs. J. II. Nelson Of Pitts
| field, Mass, and a half brother, William
Randall Of Bay Pond. N. Y.
Gordon Arkley and Alan Drury have
returned from Sherbrooke. P. O.. where
they have been employed this summer.
They expect to enter Norwich University
| this fall.
[ Raymond I. Kenyon. a soldier at Fort
Ethan Allen. and Miss Gertrude Griffith
of Granville. N. Y. were married at the
Congregational parsonage Monday after
noon.
The furnishings Of the office of the Sec
| ~ ototo 1ut1I ho
risville Saturday. The Office force will
60 there Monday.
The picnic, which was to be held by
the Home Circle Of the Methodist Church
Friday. Is postponed.
JERICHO.
Miss Lula White Of Burlington was
recent visitor at the home of her
mother. Mrs. Flora White.-Mrs John
Schillhammer. who has been visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Willis
Brown in Jacksonville the past few
days, has returned home.-Mr. and Mrs
Clifton Buxton and two sons left Sun
day morning for Newport for few
days visit with relatives.--Mr. and Mrs
John Story and daughter, Bertha. OF
westford, were at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Pettingill Sunday.-Mrs
|
visiting for a few days at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Stygles.-Mrs. Eva
line Wilton has gone to st. Adams to
visit at the home Of DR.. and Mrs. s. w
Paige for q few weeks.--Miss lila Brig.
ham, who has been visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wardlaw
at st. Adams for a few days, returned
home Monday evening.--William Schill-
hammer, who has been visiting friends
in Burlington for a few days, has re.
turned home.-Mrs. Leighton c. Rice
who has been visiting at the home OF
DR.. and Mrs. s. w. Paige at st. Adams
the past few days, returned home Mon
day evening accompanied by her niece
Miss Susan Paige.-The ladies Of the
Red Cross Circle will serve ice cream
saturday afternoon and evening at theil
sewing rooms-Mrs. Sherman Pollard
was at Fort Ethan Allen Monday t.
visit her brothers.
1 WINOOSKI.
William B. Jones, 1o1 years old dice
, Of old age at the town poor farm Sun
day morning about ten o'clock. Mr.
Jones was an old resident Of Colchester
, and for many years past has been KEEP
, at the poor farm. His last appearance
here was at the annual March meeting
when he came to vote as usual. Thel
after depositing his ballots he sat in
side the railing for the rest of the da.
. until the time Of closing. He woul'
have been 1902 years old in october. H
was born in Farnham, P. O., a son o
William Jones. He had been gradual,
failing for many days past and for tn
past II days had not been able to ca
anything at all but would OCCASIONAL,
sip a teaspoonful of water. The fu
neral was held at two o'clock Monda
afternoon. the selectmen being the bearers
The public schools of the village will
open Tuesday September as decide
; at a meeting of the board of schoo
trustees held Saturday.
Fred Blondin. East Center stree
whose place was searched Friday nigh
was in municipal court Saturday an
was fined $500 and costs of $16.7'
,, Three hundred dollars of the fine wa
, suspended upon his payment of S116.7
and he was placed on probation for on
year. At the time Of the search Chic
Of Police Barber with the three othe
officers. Wardwell. Larichiliere an
Gadue also raided the place of Arthu
, Barron, who occupies the other part G
the tenement. At Blondin's place tn
, officers found nine bottles of beer an
. several empties. When the officers ar
, peared on the scene they found a sol
dier coming from the river with a cos
bag Of empties. The case against Bal
ron, where they found a bag Of emf
, ties was continued. The officers foun
Z three soldiers in one place and two
? the other and they were held as vii
|. nesses. They were Michael Joyc
a Frank Copp. Gustave Schultz, Richar
! Bohen and Harry Broerman. The a
. ternate sentence in the Blondin ca.
was three years at the House of Co
2 rection.
. The case against Euzeb Dubrule. WI
a was arrested one night last week II
a selling and furnishing liquor to SO
q diers, being arrested by one of the mil
a tary police, was mol pressed for lack
: evidence. His case was tried'tn justi'
| court before Town Grand Juror D.
8 OSullivan. Fred Brown. Bangor. M
q the umbrella member, who was arrest'
n the same day as Dubrule on a simil'
:. charge, was also brought UP in justi
A court before D. e. O'Sullivan and h
= case was nolle pressed. He was r
arrested upon a States attorney wa
n rant and brought into municipal coul
Here he asked for a jury trial and
4 case was continued to August rs. Tn
y was a busy day for Chief OF Poll
y Barber after his one week vacatio
q He returned Friday night and was
= go on duty Saturday but immediate
! got busy and searched the places
:. Blondin and Barron Friday night