Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20

Scott. to Henry Smith Downe. Mr..
Downe, who is a son Of Mrs. c. D.
Ordway Of this city, attended Kenyon
College, Gambler. Ohio. and IL a member
Of the Psi Epsilon fraternity. He has
recently received an appointment as
assistant paymaster in the United States
naval reserve.
John p. Goodrich, u. v. NJ, rs, medic,
of South Royalton, was in the city Sat-
urday to make arrangements for pack
ing up his books and other goods prep
aratory to leaving the city. Mr.. Good
rich has been drafted. and although
claiming exemption on the grounds that
he wished to finish his last year in the
medical course before going into the
service, he has not been able to secure
exemption up to the present lime.
Earle 8. Hayden, U. v. NJ, '15, was
in the city Saturday, calling on friends.
Mr.. Hayden, who has been for the past
year manage Of a group OF so boys at
the Farm and Trade, School. Thompson's
island, Boston harbor, has been In the
hospital for the past three weeks with
a severe attack of pneumonia, from the
effects of which he is recovering slowly.
He expects to return to Boston and
take up his work once more in a short
time. however.
Six men VIII. had been drafted for war
service were discharged by the Mont
pelier district board Thursday. They are:
Dominic Sotiri of this city, who was dis
charged on the grounds Of aliency, (he
failed to file an exemption claim here on
the grounds of being an alien): Robert
II. Giddings and John H. Baker. both of
this city; Clarence D.. Carpenter Of Hines
burg; Frank w. Tikkonen of Winooski;
Ernest ]. Yandow and Howard j. Merrill,
both of Williston.
c. J. Riley Of this city was made the
defendant in a suit for damage Mon
day afternoon when the Foundry Motor
Car & Manufacturing company. Inc. OF
st. Adams filed a case through their at
torney seeking to recover the sum Of 1900
alleged to be u the plaintiff company.
The costs Of the suit are also asked. The
case is entered at the county clerks office
for trial at the March term Of county
u Sheriff James H. Allen has at
tached a Buick car, the property Of the
defendant.
James e. Burke. postmaster. was in
strumental yesterday afternoon In en-
larging by one unit the allied armies.
An Adamsville. Que, man came to his
Office in the postoflce building to inquire
IL 1t were necessary for him to I'VE
passports to enter Canada, as we'll as to
learn how and by what means he could
reach his home so that he could enlist.
Mr.. Burke gave the man all the informa-
ton he sought and the patriot departed
tubilant. The man had been in the employ
Of Melvin A. Bundy, the general con-
tractor and builder.
B~urlingtonians were elected president
and vice-president of the Vermont Life
Underwriters association, at the annual
meeting held at E.. s. Kinsley's camp at
the foot Of Mount Killington Sept. II
the foot Of Mount Killington Wednesday.
The list of officers follows: President.
Theron s. Dean Of Burlington; vice.
president, Harry A. Butler Of Burling-
ton; secretary, A. c. Mason of Rutland;
treasurer, r. S. Pike of Rutland; ex-
ecutive committee, H.. c.. Farrar Of Rut-
land, H. A. Williams Of Windsor and
S. c. Dorsey of Rutland.
Mayor ]. Holmes jackson visited the
Ira Allen school building yesterday MORN
ing. The mayor wanted to see conditions
at this place of learning with his own
eyes, before setting his seal of approval
or disapproval on the resolution endorsed
recently at a meeting of the board of aid
ermen, authorizing the city to spend the
sum Of $50, 900 for an addition and repairs
to the same. He has arrived at no deci-
sion as yet. although numerous requests
from citizens desire him to veto the reso-
luton. Thu mayor was accompanied yes
terday by Alderman A. g. Mansur.
Postmaster James E. Burke has received
notice from Washington to the effect
that all mail matter for members OF the
Vermont National Guard should be adj
dressed hereafter to Camp Greene.
Charlotte, N. C. The regiment was
Greene, but for some reason was sent
to New England points. most Of the boys
going to Westfeld. Mass. The attention
Of relatives and friends Of the men from
| this vicinity Is again called to the i'm
p%ortance of addressing mail SO that each
letter and parcel bear the name of the
| sender as we'll as the name of the SOL
der, company and regiment to which he
belongs.
AT a session of United States court
in the federal building Saturday morn
ing, Judge Harland B. Howe Of st.
Johnsbury presiding 10 persons appear
ed for naturalization. OF these, six
were admitted to full citizenship in the
United States. There were also two
who filed petitions for naturalization
The judge was assisted by F. s. Plat
Of Rutland. clerk of the court, and by
A. P. Carpenter of Brattleboro, United
States marshal. The names of those
admitted to citizenship follow: Max
Beerman, Fort Ethan Allen, came from
Russia; Frank Peluso, rs Pearl street
city, came from Italy; Israel Cohen OF
SO Grant street, city, came from Russia
Arthur N. Lavery of 229 Colchester
avenue, city. came from Canada; How.
ard F. Kimball of Enosburg Falls, came
from Canada; Morris S. Goldman Of II
Hyde street. city. came from Russia.
Word was received in the city Thurs
day by Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Stoughtor
that their son, Perley NJ. Stoughton, for
merly a member of the Free Press staff
expected to sail soon for some point ir
Italy. thence to proceed to an Ameri
can training camp somewhere II
France to begin training at once In thu
aviation corps. Mr.. Stoughton has beef
at Cambridge, Mass. for several weeks
training in the technical branch OF tn
aviation department, n was recent.
selected, with 10 others. out OF "a, to b
sent to the training school in France
where he will work for a commission o
first lieutenant in the aviation corps
While he had not received a commission
at the time of writing, the fact that h
was one Of a number of picked men u
be ordered to France is considered
Mr. IA