Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-13

by them once in a while. To all inauirins
friends Of the men Of the fourth company.
lO1st ammunition train, you may say Una,
the boys are eager to do their little p.t
and do It quickly and get back to the soou
old U. s. A. With kind regards 10 your
self and family, and wishing you Mesay
Christmas and Happy New year. ''s
Sincerely yours,
(signed) ~. l.. STANLEY"
ROBBED OF VALUABLE JEWELLERY
w. X. jackson of the American Shoe
Shine parlors shoe repairing snop Is
minus q $500 diamond ring, $lOo DIAMOND
stick pin and $500 fur-lined coat, To-
gether with carbuncle ring and a leather
suit case valued at s25, which were taken
from his room some time during the past
week prior to Sunday night. VI tne
above all that has been located is the
fur-lined coat. An Armenian, Garapedian
Miser, has been arrested charged Win
the theft. Jackson has room AT tne
Arcade lunch and rooming house on MAIN
street. Joseph Leclair, proprietor anu
the Armenian had a room on the second
floor under Jackson. Mr.. Jackson travels
extensively and did not miss the articles
until Sunday night, when he notihed
Chief of Police Barber. Monday morn
ing Chief Barber interviewed Mr.. jack
son. It was then that Mr.. Jackson dis
covered the loss of his fur-lned coat.
The Armenian, stranger In town, was
located in an Armenian restaurant. He
was questioned and searched. He did not
consent to being searched at first On
his person was found a pocketbook con-
tanning $500 and half-dollar familiar
as a pocket piece belonging to Mr.. jack
son. 1t was with difficulty that the pocket
book was taken from him and searched.
Miser was then locked up. In his room
| afterward. the fur-lned coat was found
in a discarded dresser, but no clue has
been found to the suit case. which orig
inally contained the diamond ring and
stick pin, together with wearing apparel.
Miser has recently engaged room at
! the place. He was employed In the mills.
| learning to weave. The diamond ring
stolen weighs better than one and three
fourths carats.
RAISE $113 FOR RED CROSS.
The finance committee of the local
branch of the American Red Cross So
ciety at a meeting Monday evening in AL
lard's hall raised over 800 In less than
10 minutes to be used for local work.
The committee brought the telephone
into use Monday, ealing UP many of
the business men and urging them to
attend the meeting. c. 8. Lord. chair
man Of the committee, gave way for
Judge Conlin to act in his stead as
chairman. Mr.. Conlin stated the OBJ
ject Of the meeting, and after Mr.. Lord
had dwelt at length on the needs of the
society, told them that there were two
questions to decide, with money as the
principal matter and how to raise IT.
Tho other question was the national
| campaign to get new members for the
Red Cross. This question of two cam
paigns caused complications for a time
Mr. Stanhope, chairman Of the national
committee and treasurer of the Local
branch, said the campaign for men,
bers will be started Immediately. II
was finally decided that the 45O mem
bers of the society already enrolled
will have no connection with the mem.
bership campaign and that they will
be visited by committee for contri.
buttons to the fund for local work. The
work carried on by the local work calls
for from 800 to $3.50 per month ant
there are some good-sized bills to BIZ
met by the society. D. E. O'Sullivan
secretary of the local exemption board
stirred the gathering when he said HI
was always proud when the loca
branch sent anything in to be donated
for the Vermont boys now serving theil
country. In the course of another weel
or 10 days, he said. a number of young
men will be called from the county t.
the colors. The only way. he said, t.
get this money was to give it now and
he started with 81 bill. H. F. VOL
would do 25 cents worth Of good ant
Furthermore that II the gathering
raise SIS he would increase his gift t.
IS. d. E. O'Sullivan changed his gift
to IS and the money came in faster
than Treasurer Stanhope could ge
names in the list. In less than 10 min
utes $113 was raised. There were 2!
present, including three ladies.
Everetson Smith of Swanton the drive
of the Cadillac Eight. his car. which raj
into the telegraph pole at the corner o
Main and Allen streets Wednesday night
was In court Thursday to answer to the
charge of operating the car while in
toxicated and was fined 500 and costs o
$S.75. which amount he paid.
AS near as can be learned FREQ
cBreezy') Robilletto Is the only member
Of what was formerly Co. G. who is with
Lieutenant Homeister with the oversee:
forces. Robilletto is the first man who
was sworn In as a member Of G company
when 1t was organized in town.
Mrs. Michael T. Markham has gone t.
Pepperill. Mass. called there by thu
death of her mother. Mrs. Mary Fitz
patrick, who died Sunday night Mrs
Fitzpatrick was about IS years Of ag,
and had been a visitor in town on sew
eral occasions. particularly in the sum
mer time She leaves besides Mrs. Mark
ham. five other daughters and three sons
One of her sons, Thomas Fitzpatrick
resides on Bissell street in Burlington.
ESSEX JUNCTION.
Mrs. John Bassett has received new!