Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22

sively performed by the Rev. ]. 8. Braker
of the Baptist Church. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Hoag left on the $40 o'clock train for a
short visit in Troy and Boston, and will
reside on their return at 1873 King street,
where they have taken rooms for the
winter.
]. L. Bergeron e. Son, the contra ctors.
began work Tuesday morning on the new
$4,000 home of the Peerless and Buick cars
at the corner of Pine and Main streets by
starting In to demolish the old brick house
on the lot and incidentally removing the
billboards from the Main street side. The
new garage, which is to be built for the
Champlain Motor company of St. Adams,
is to be ITO by SO feet in size, of brick. and
two stories in height. It will be fireproof
In the literal sense Of the word. On the
| main floor will be situated the offices,
showrooms and salesrooms. 1t is the pur-
! pose OF the company to maintain a strictly
| up-to-date repair shop. The building is
expected to be ready for occupancy by
April 1.
Three young lads. named Sumner, Gates
ana Derway, were taken to police head
| quarters Saturday morning in the police
patrol. The young juveniles, two of whom
were 10 years of age and the third but
IL years old, were busily engaged In re-
moving old timbers from house on Col
lege street. the property of A. c. Whiting,
when apprehended. One Of the trio, the
captain of the gang, had even resorted to
the use of an axe in his attempt to re-
move to his home wood with which to start
the family fire. With the appearance Of
the owner and the city grand Juror the
lads were subjected to a severe grilling
and after cautionng them as to their
future behavior and the fate that awaited
| them II they continued as Juvenile Of
tenders they were sent to their homes.
Word has been received that Perkins II.
Allen Of this city. now employed as ma
chinist at the Fore River shipyard at
Quincy. Mass, is seriously Ill as a result
OF an accident which happened recently
during his work. It Is his duty to make
repairs and adjustments to the machinery
OF naval vessels that run into the ship
yards for attention. While at work with
a helper on a marine engine a large
wrench slipped Off the six-nch nut that
was being frightened and struck Mr.. Allen
In the mouth. knocking out several teeth.
The wound became infected and Mr.. Allen
was removed to the Massachusetts, Gen.
eral hospital, where he is suffering from
septicaemia. Mr.. Allen was formerly
chauffeur for DR.. II. Nelson jackson of
this city and Is the son of George f. Allen,
the efficient porter Of the Hotel Vermont.
A horse belonging to Michel Goulet
the baker, who resides on Howard street
jumped to its death from the railroad
bridge back Of the old ball grounds LOT
on the lower road Friday night The
horse started out to finish it's earthly
career in Winooski, where it had been
} left standing by the road. After speeding
down through the street of the village
! 1t came out upon the railroad tracks
which 1t followed to the bridge. Here the
animal was halted in the center of the
! structure. while willing hands unhitchet
the wagon, with the purpose in mind Of
more easily getting the horse out of it!
: dangerous predicament. No sooner had the
: horse felt its freedom than 1t mounted tn,
, side of the trestle, and toppled over ant
over to it's death in the shallow wate
beneath
A. NJ Prentiss, station master at tn
Union station, has just had installed al
emergency lighting system. Twenty de
: tachable brass candle sticks have beef
: placed around the station where they will
be most needed in case the lighting sys
Q tenn ever fails temporarily. These light
will be especially valuable in the telegraph
office. where sudden darkness Nigh
o interfere with the taking Of an importan
e message, and in the ticket office, for 1
8 the electricity suddenly fails the men hav
r only to take the candle sticks and pu
r them into stationary sockets. which wer
:. put into position yesterday, and ligh
n them. The candle sticks are furnished wit
9 chimneys 80 the light will be steady. In tn
!. ticket Office there are two sockets, on
k at each side Of the center window, an
h two at the change tills.
Chittenden county fish and game war
den H. N. Rowley sold a deer in Burl
ingtOn Saturday but the weight, age an
y length Of horns could not be given as tn
!. animals head was missing. Mr.. Rowle
e would not give any clue as to the shoote
l. Of the deer but stated that he settle
i with the State in a manner satisfactor,
e During the past few weeks Edward Ishar
'r of North Williston. deputy fish and gam
warden operating under Warden Rowle.
"a has done exceptionally excellent work
= rounding up offenders. bringing them int
~ court and in the most cases causing fine
- to be imposed. The majority Of the coul
:, cases were in violation of the law of tn
III State by breaking down homes of musl
rats and setting traps there. The law a
l. lows muskrats to be trapped but whe
re their homes are destroyed they have r
10 shelter from the winters blast and soc
v. will be extinct.
-, Sheriff James H. Allen has receive
~ word from his son, who is in an offit
AZ Of the Vermont Marble company in IL
- vicinity of Philadelphia. that poop
-, whereabouts are compelled to resort
-. the use of rock candy as substitute Il
~ sugar. Added to this comes further new
is from the City Of Brotherly Love. whic
10 in effect states that because Of the az
W vanc g cost of the basic materials whit
go into the making of candy and Il
inability Of the candy-makers to b,
ty more than 80 per cent of their requir
ay ments in sugar the prices of one-cer
We fve-cent and ten-cent candy are like
to to be raised in the near future. Tn
he situation, it was claimed, is partly d
up to the ruling of the food administratc
I'D which restricted sugar purchases
~. manufacturers of non-essential produc
ry to 90 per cent of the amount they orc
ng narily need.
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