Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-06

the second pair to leave the clerk Of the
city courts office their faces wreathed
In smiles
Charles Cote of st. Adams and A. c.
Stoughton and Peter Lander of Burling-
ton. the general committee. have been
making arrangements for the reunion of
the LIST Vermont Cavalry. which will be
held in this city on September q, with
headquarters at the Van Ness. The
campfire and banquet will be held at
Stannard Post rooms.
The employees of the Shepard G. Morse
Lumber company, who were given Is per
cent. raise last spring, met with the Off.
Gals of the company Tuesday and re-
quested an additional raise to keep pace
with the increased living expenses. The
company granted a liberal increase and
the men. apparently well satisfied, return
ed to their work. There will be no cessa-
ton of work at the plant.
DR.. Charles f. Dalton secretary Of
the Vermont state board Of health,
received word late Tuesday after
noon from Mddlesex that three cas- es
of poliomyelitis had broken out in
that town. There was no specific in
formation and it was not known
whether all three cases were of the
acute variety, that Is, whether par
alysis had taken hold of the victims.
Through an error it was stated last
week that the public service COM
mission would meet with States Attorney
Martin at his office in Essex Junction on
September Z. The date should have read
September l.. There will, however, be two
meetings Of the public service commission
In this Cffv IN hot ot ho HIT
Vermont. one in the morning the other in
the afternoon.
Miss Ruth Catlin has been appointed,
under the civil service. as cataloguer
In the library of Congress at Washing
ton and will leave soon to assume her
duties. Miss Catlin was to have been
an assistant at the Billings library. but
upon receiving the government offer
with a Geographic request to report
Immediately. DR.. Benton released her
In order that she could accept the very
fine offer made
Judge j. H. Macomber appointed Helen
w. Pinkerton of Raynham Center, Mass.
administrative of the estate of Mary A.
White. late Of this city. in probate court
Thursday. Fred s. Pease and Carl D.
Stockwell were appointed commissioners
and appraisers in this estate. The same
Administrative was appointed In the estate
OF Henry s. White, also late Of this city
with A. L. Barrows and Carl D. Stock
we'll commissioners and appraisers.
change in managership took place
Monday at the woolworth 5-and-1o-cent
store. George v. Monroe of this city,
the popular manager. having received a
more advantageous position with the
company. Mr.. Monroe is to be the man
ager of one of the larges. stores in
Brockton. Mass. and he assumed his
duties Wednesday. The new manager
of the local store is Harry Morland of
North Bedford, Mass, and lie will take
up his duties at once.
The friends or W. =. w. Mckinley.
who was Lieutenant Mckinley when
stationed with the 18th cavalry at Fort
Ethan Allen few years ago. and who
was later commissioned captain. will be
interested to learn of his appointment as
major. Major Mckinley was with
Pershing in Mexico and is now in charge
Of regiment of drafted men at Fort
Mcpherson at Atlanta, Ga. Mrs McKin-
ley. it will be remembered. was Miss
Elizabeth Lapham of this city.
Chief of Police p. J. Russell has re-
ceived a letter from Miss Mabel Dixon
Cawthon Hotel. Mobile, Ala, asking
his assistance in search for hel
brother. Charles c. Dixon. who is known
to have visited this city during the
months of November and December
1915. He came here to visit parties al
that time with whom he had had cor
respondence. Any information OF
Charles Dixon's whereabouts at the
present time will be greatly appreciated
by Miss Dixon.
A detachment Of nine physicians from
the medical reserve corps will leave to.
night for Westfield, Mass, to be attached
to the field hospital there. 1t will be re-
membered that most of the Vermont Ma.
tional Guard regiment was sent there
two weeks ago. All Of these reserve
medical officers have received their pre-.
liminary training in the military at Fort
Ethan Allen. There are still so of them
left. 1t is supposed that these men
who are sent away will soon see service
in France.
DR.. Lyman Allen, member and ex.
aiming physician of the local board OF
exemption, examined five registrants al
the local boards rooms In the county
court house yesterday. The examina-
ton was for the purpose of determining
whether the registrants were physically
| qualified to enter the service of theil
country. All passed successfully
! Three of the men were examined at the
| request of outside districts, the othe,
two were Burlington boys seekine
passports for France.
| Because her husband is to spend tn,
next five years at hard labor in Windsor
and alleging intolerable severity and re
fusal to support. Mrs. Carrie Crowley o.
this city has entered a petition for a di
vorce at the coming September term O
Chittenden county court. The couple wa
married in this city by the Rev. w. Fl
Crosby in 1909. They have two children
a girl aged nine. and a boy aged six TIL
petitioner asks the custody of both thes
children. The petitionee is summoned t.
appear here and show cause why the di
vorce should not be granted.
Early risers yesterday morning wer
fortunate as they were given an unusua
opportunity to witness peculiar an
startling display of northern lights. TIL
power of the rays was searching, sweep
ing the whole sky from north to south
giving forth brilliantly penetrating light
almost as strong as a searchlight. The SIX
over the large stretch Of water in the lake
due either to the water or peculia
atmospheric conditions Immediately abov
the lake, was burning red. with long re
flashes darting continuously across tn
horizon. Many people who are habituall
out at an early hour of the morning as
sert that this particular display was tn
oldest phenomenon Of the sky they ha
ever seen.