Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27


signal corps officers office, respectively.
Miss Edith Ifoldstock was graduated
from the university last June and her
sister has been employed as assistant
cashier for the New England Telephone &
Telegraph Co.
In a letter to the Free Press renewing
his subscriptions, O. ]. Tomlnson, for
merry of Huntington and an assistant
Judge of Chittenden county court quar-
ter Of a century ago, writes that he and
Mrs. Tomlinson are well and enjoying
life in st. Cloud, Fla, Eat the small age
Of rs years." They extend the greetings
of the season to many Chittenden county
friends, whom they hope to meet when
they come to Vermont next May or
June.
A very pleasant Christmas was spent at
the home of Mrs. Mary Bradley of South
Burlington when 20 Of the members OF the
family, consisting of four generations.
among them Grandma Powell aged Sc.
gathered there Tuesday All sat down
to a bountiful repast in the shape OF a
turkey embelished with all the good
things that go to make good dinner,
after which well-laden Christmas tree
was the attraction. Dora and Rodolph
Smith. aged six and five, the youngest
members of the party gave Rotations.
Edward Gonyeau, who has been in jail
for several days awaiting trial on the
charge of larceny came into city court
yesterday afternoon and pleaded guilty
to stealing q pair of rubber shoes from
shoe store in the northern part OF the
city last week. Judge j. T. Stearns sem
fenced the man to 60 days hard labor
in the county Jail and he was committed.
The stolen goods were returned to the
| owner. Gonyeau. who has been in jail
, before on the charge of stealing from
the children's school gardens, was prose-
cuted by the city grand juror. Ezra M.
Horton.
Burlington's northern front" was sue
cessfully raided by the police Saturday
night at Has o'clock, and as an outcome
Eddie" Delorme and FranlS Prue Of
Z First street were tucked away for safe
keeping in the county jail Evidence
taken to substantate a charge of keep
ing Intoxicating liquor on hand with in
tent to sell against the duo by the police
| included 4S bottles of beer in cases, IL
bottles Of beer found under bed in a
grip and nine bottles Of beer in another
grip. found in the pantry. all Of which
| Delorme claims as his own. There was
another case of beer which Prue claims
as his property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur somerfield Rob.
erts Of Albany, N. Y. have announced
the engagement of their daughter. Miss
Dorothy Mae Roberts, to Capt. Stephen
H. Sheriff., Troop I. Second cavalry
U. S. a., now stationed at the Post
Captain Sherrill's home Is in East Hamp
ton. l.. I. He is West Point graduate
| and served at the Plattsburgh training
camp the past summer. His bride-to-be
is a granddaughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Roberts of Sherwood. Md.
and the late Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor
of Baltimore, Md. Miss Roberts is a
graduate of the Albany Academy fol
Girls The wedding is not to take place
! until after the close of the war
Arthur j. Crandall Of Colchester and
! the Howard National bank of this city
=, as trustee, We're made the defendants in
a $500 damage suit filed at the county
clerks Office Monday by Max L. Powell
The case Is returnable at the March tern
| of county court In the petition by the
plaintiff. Powell. it is averred that the
defendant. Crandall, is indebted to the
plaintiff in the aforementioned sum fol
work done and materials furnished. ant
that he has refused to pay this amour,
!
National bank is summoned to appear
! before the court and make disclosure
according to the law. of the goods chat
tells. rights or credits of Mr.. Crandall
which the bank may have in it's posses
| sion.
| At the meeting of Hamilton Lodge, No
Il. l. o. .. F., in Odd Fellows hall OIL
Church street last night the first degre
was conferred upon class of candidate
and the following list Of officers wer
elected for the year ensuing: Noble grand
l.. B. Metcalf; vice-noble grand. w. A
Harding; secretary N. w. Warner; treas
urer, Harry w. Chase. These officers Wi
be installed by District Deputy Gran
Master Irving /. Potter of this city i
January. In addition to the foregoing.
w. Dunsmoor was elected first representa-
held in st. Johnsbury in May. with F.
Atwood second representative. The frs
alternate is Percy Ballard and the secon
is l.. o. Harding.
Charles Fl. Bradford. alias Gar
Springfield" the colored man who wa
arrested by the police several days ag
on a breach Of the peace, charge. an
the day following was arrested by til
United States authorities on the chars
of being a Stacker, was given "clea
slate" by the government Saturday. whe
the charge Of slackerism against him wa
nolle pressed because 1t IL believed til
man is far beyond the draft age. Brad
ford, when he gave his age to the cit
clerk, who made out his marriage certif
cate, said that he was 20 years old. 4
matter of fact, he did not know no
old he was. and only had vague ide
when brought before the United STATE
attorney later that he was 'H years o.
when the jamestown exposition In vi
ginia was doing business"
Joseph c. Dobson, local steamboat II
spector has received a number OF sna
shots Of army life at Camp Greene. Cha
lotte n. c.. from his friend. Lieut.. F.
Jellison, formerly manager Of Gree
, Brothers store in this city. One Of Il
! snapshots which was shown to report
Friday depicted Lieutenant Jellist
standing outside his tent in compaI
with personal friend. Lieut.. Robert '
McCuen Of Vergennes, while all aroui
as far as the eye could see was snow al
5 then some to the depth of at least tv
Q feet. Aside from this. ice was clinging
, the guy ropes of the officers present pla
e OF abode and taken all In all 1t present'
3 anything but an enticing picture. HOY
! ever. Lieutenant Jellison writes tn
army life Is not altogether what son
people think 1t is. and I for one am {
taken up with It,"
very pretty wedding took place Su
day evening at the Hebrew school VIII
= Maurice Buman, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
! Buman of IA Interval avenue. marri
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