Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-09

Ray c. Sanders of Brattleboro. william
A. Best Of Morrisvlle and A. William
Rutter of Burlington.
Margaret Gagnon Of Archibald street
was arrested by the police department yes
terday morning on the charge Of having
violated the curfew law. The girl was
taken into city court and after a hearing
was sentenced to the industrial school for
the remainder of her minority. Margaret
is an incorrigible child and her parents
have been unable to do anything with her.
The police have been compelled to send
her home hours after the ringing Of the
curfew.
Lieut.. r. L. Daniels, son Of Prof A. L.
Daniels of this city, was one of the soldiers
on board the steamship Saratoga which
collided with the steamship Panama off
Staten Island Tuesday of last week. AL
though there we're many people on both
ships, no casualties were reported. Both
| vessels were badly damaged. The collision
was due to a misunderstanding of signals
from bridge to engine room of the Pana-
ma which was coming into port from
Colon. Lieut.. Daniels is with the 9Th ar
tillcry, stationed at Staten Island.
]. r. Kelly, superintendent of the Pru.
dental Life Insurance company's offices
in Vermont and northern New York, en-.
tertained a number Of the employees Of
those districts Saturday at the Hotel YER
mont. The roof garden was engaged for
morning and afternoon discussions OF the
insurance situation in this region. and the
host had hearty repast served his guests
in the main dining room about two O'Clock.
The day was the 9th anniversary OF Mr.
Kelly's position as a superintendent OF the
company.
The local recruiting office enlisted
three men Saturday for service
in Uncle Sans navy. They are
Edward w. jackson Of Barre. who en-
listed aa hospital apprentice. second
class, and who was sent home to await or
ders; Clarke c. Sykes Of Confer. N. Y,
landsman, machinist mate (aviation). went
Saturday to Pensacola, Fla; Aser II. Kim
ney Of Wadhams, N. Y, who was taken In
as an apprentice seaman, and who later
in the day left for his home to await
further instructions.
About $50 attended the first Of the series
Of nine dances to be given for the soldier
; boys by the social activities committee Al
, the high school building Saturday eve
ming. Sherman's band orchestra donated
its most enjoyable music and the manage
ment Of the New Sherwood furnished re.
freshments. also free Of charge. The boys
came separately, as did the young ladies,
the party being chaperoned by the COM
mittee in charge. Next Saturday evening
at the same place, dance will be giver
for the boys Of the Vermont regiment.
T Surgeon General william c. Gorgas OF
the United States army, who arrived In
this city Wednesday. August with his
party from Plattsburgh on an inspection
: tour of army camps in the East spent
Thursday morning inspecting the camp:
at Fort Ethan Allen. He made a minute
= examination Of all the troop camps and
e then visited the hospital, making a genera
e inspection Of the entire Post. He dined
= with the medical department training com
9 pany in their mess shack and did not eat
t the dinner which had been especially pre-
pared for him and his party. The genera
seemed we'll pleased with the general con-
!, dition of things about the fcrt.
9 Notice that he had successfully passed
= the examinations for appointment as flrs
e lieutenant in the dental reserve corps
= U. S. A., and would be commissioned with
In short time was received yesterda!
. by DR.. Edmund L. Desautels Of 14S Churcl
= street. from the surgeon generals offic
:, Of the war department. DR.. Desautels Il
n a Burlington boy the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
=, Moses Desautels. who resided here up T.
q a few years ago, when they moved t
Dover. N. H. He attended the Nazaret
school of this city. st. Michaels College
g Winooski, and was graduated from Tuft
g Dental College in June 1916
. Ensign Harris has received wor,
- from Washington of a new plan tina
= has developed whereby men who enlis
as landsmen for aviation duty, may
oft (o1 Af t4n
cola, Fla, be transferred, II they quail
a ify, to the naval reserve flying corp
1t as seamen, second class, for instruction
t. prior to receiving commissions in elias
~ five Of the naval reserve flying corps
IS Seven young men from this localit
l. have already enlisted at the local sta
ID ton for this branch of the service an
" one more has been accepted.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Perry and daugh
te ter. Miss Marjory Perry. have returne
IN from Newton Highlands, Mass. wher
n they attended the wedding of Mr.. an
v Mrs. Perry's son, Thomas D. Perry, G
t. HALEY. Idaho, and Miss Charlotte +
X Mills, younger daughter of Mr.. an
is Mrs. S. r. Mills. The ceremony wa
N performed last Friday at the Mill
home by the Rev. Willis Butler of Bos
c. ton. The bride was the granddaughte
ID of the late Rev. and Mrs. Edward Hun
ST. gerford of this city. Mr.. Perry Is
VI. banker, being with the Blaine Count
I'd National Bank at HALEY.
,n Clayton Courcy of 1868 st. Paul street
r. at the Mary Fletcher hospital. sufferir
from the effects of very dangero,
wound to his left knee. Young Courc
who is employed at the Burlington Ven
r. tan Blind companys factory. was enga
nm ed in conversation with another emplo,
sc when he inadvertently lifted his knee t,
ALL close to the saw at which he was at wor
ed The result of the contact with the buzzil
le- saw was a cut nearly two inches deep. tt
on chief of police sent the ambulance to d
en- plant upon receiving word Of the accider
IN and the young man was taken to the Ma
Fletcher hospital.
w The expenses of the department
e. Of the city of Burlington fro
I'D January I, 1917, to August 1. 10
as have been s242, 81, or an average of So
nd 6O0.33, a month, according to a stateme
In filed at the city clerks office by L.
OF Grant, the city treasurer The expens
ne Of the various departments follow: Sc
nd ers, $2,122.61 streets, $14,SS6.43; elect
'r- lights. current. s49.977.66: library. $2.67s.
police. HS,290.o9; pauper. $S,60s.69; salari
nd $2.525.OO; fire, $16,5199O; water, $2l.sT.
,se health. s3,1b629; street lights, $$l0.145.
for schools. s64 5S4.0S county tax. 81, 440.7S; r.
at room. $199.62; poor commissioners, IS
The park commissioners. 81, 506.63; public hui
70. ings, 81, 3S454; incidental 5SO56; intere