Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29


your druggist Get them to day. ADV.
Mrs. Walter s. Vincent has received
word from u nephew, Charles b. Hall Of
New York city, now in France, that he
| has recently been awarded by the French
government a war cross, for courage and
daring in removing the wounded while
under heavy shell fire during the recent
operation around Hill 204 in the Verdun
| region.
Eugene Chausse has men at work
excavatng dirt for house to be built for
Forrest w. Kehoe, registrar OF the uni
versity, on Maple street. alongside the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. McKillip,
which fronts on South Union street. The
house is to be colonial style. This makes
the fourth house that Mr.. Chausse now
has In process Of construction.
John B. Rickert of Brandon enlisted
as an apprenticed seaman at the local
navy recruiting station Saturday. An.
other recruit, and the second one In
the family to enter the service OF the
navy, was Asa e. Gee of Rutland. who
enlisted as q fireman, second class.
Both men were ordered to resport for
duty somewhere" in America.
A despatch to the Free Press Monday
from Rutland stated that Dietrich Elmer.
German. Of Burlington, who Is serving
sentence Of 10 to IL months at the house
OF correction for breach of the peace, was
checked up by a secret service man
that afternoon. The officer looked over
papers in Elfner's possession, but nothing
was given out as to the interview.
Louis Patans. who conducts a fruit and
tobacco store on Main street, was ar
raigned in city court Saturday on the
charge of selling cigarettes to minors.
Patans pleaded guilty to the charge and
was fined IS and costs Of $917 The light
fne was levied because of the mans
Ignorance of the law. He promised the
court faithfully never to repeat the
offence.
| Two chancery cases occupied the atten-
ton Of Judge Frank L. Fish in county
court Saturday. In the morning a de-
murrer was heard in the contract case of
the New York Life Insurance company vs..
Frank H. Kmball In the afternoon the
case Of Matte H. Ford, ct al. VS.. Harvey
Jersey, ct al, was up for hearing. This
is bill Of complaint against the de-
PENDANTS.
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tion's first line Of defense Monday at
the local navy station by Ensign c. A.
Harris. They are Van Berry Of Hines
burg (apprenticed seaman). ordered to
the training station at Newport, r. l.:
George F. Smith Of Granville. N. T.. and
Raymond ]. Hull Of Troy, N. Y. Oands-
men. machinist mates, aviation); both
sent to Pensacola. Fla.
| a. M
In the county Jail for the past week
charged with being Stacker has secured
a bondsman in the person Of a brother
who resides in Montpelier. He is now GU,
on bail. pending a hearing. He was
brought to this city from Atlanta. Ga.
by United States marshal. and turned
over to the custody Of Deputy United
States Marshal Thomas Reeves.
Within a week or so a service flag con.
tanning between 275 and 300 stars will be
hung to the breeze at the University OF
Vermont. 1t is probable that the flae
will be hung over the campus. The fiae
Is In the process Of making at the pres
ent time and complete list of univer
sity students in the government service
Is being compiled, with their college year
military or naval ranks and addresses.
A North avenue electric car jumped
the rails Saturday morning in the vi
cinity of the Standard Oil company.
property on North avenue. or the 81,
people who were on the car at tn,
time, including the motorman and con
ductor. none experienced any bad re-
suits, although all were somewha
nervous as a result Of their experience
The accident Is attribut I'D to slipper,
rails.
Captain Oscar G.. Beckert arrived II
town last evening from Plattsburgh CAM
and Is staying at SO Shelburne street. Cap
tain Beckett and Miss Martha e. Neser
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Nese
were quietly married at Plattsburgh OF
the End instant by the Rev. Mr.. Stanton
Captain Beckett has served in the cavalr
for 10 years and has seen active service IL
the Philippine and on the Mexican border
border.
A warranty deed was filed at the cit
clerks Office Friday which transferre
a farm on North avenue from Mr.. an
Mrs. Frank H. Brown Of this city to MI
and Mrs. Joseph A. Brault of Colches
ter. The farm, which Is sometimes Gale
the Ethan Allen farm, was at one tim
} the property Of Mr.. and Mrs. Avery
Billings. Six and one-sixth acres O
the plot were sold some time ago t
Albert w. Jones.
Earle F. Henry Of Brooklyn. son O
Mrs. Elias Lyman of this city, has bee
commissioned first lieutenant in feel
artillery. Lieutenant Henry has bee
, in the Plattsburgh camp just closet
He was a member of Troop A, LIST Ne'
, York cavalry. and spent the summer Q
1916 In Texas with his troop. The las
summer he was stationed at st. Elm'
near Newburgh.f N. Y. helping guar
the New York aqueduct.
The annual meeting Of Cairo Tempt
! Ancient Arabic Order. Mobiles of TIL
Mystic Shrine. will be held at TIL
Shrine theatre in Rutland Tuesday eve
ming. December I, at 1880 o'clock, fc
the purpose of electing officers, ais
representatives to the imperial council
The order of the Mystic Shrine wi
n also be conferred In short form. 1t
expected that many mobiles from BuI
lington will attend the meeting.
d Mrs. Ernest Bell. wife Of Lieut.. Il.
( Bell. who Is somewhere In France. arrive
r In Burlington Saturday to visit FRIEND
o and relatives. Mrs. Bell has resided
Montgomery. Ala. for the past thru
2 years. with the exception of the create
a part OF last winter. when she was on II
n Mexican border. She will pass this viii
a ter with her mother Mrs. b. l.. Parade
: In Fairfield. Mrs. Bell will be remembers
r. as Miss Rosabell Ripley Of this city.
o About AZ members Of the alumnae
the University of Vermont and the III
!. dergraduates attended the sewing sci
q sions on Saturday afternoon or evenin
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