Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-04
Mrs. p. c. Mahan: secretary, Mrs. John
Taylor; treasurer. Mrs. J. NJ. Fraser.


Taylor; treasurer, Mrs. j. NJ. Fraser.
To recover $524.Os with interest, which
makes the total amount s56705, suit
has been entered in Chittenden county
court, September term, by Powell 4
Powell. attorneys for the Essex Fertilizer
company of Boston, against Daniel c.
Davis Of Hinesburg. The amount claimed
to be due is for material and services
furnished from 1916 to the present time.
Part has been paid on the bill. The farm.
livestock and all implements have been
attached.
A cablegram received from General
Pershings staff in France by Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter w. Dorey of 80 st. Louis
street gave notice of the slight wound
ing Of Private Leo j. Dorey. their son.
The cablegram read as follows: Deeply
regret to inform you that it is officially
reported that Private Leo j. Dorey. in
fantry, was slightly wounded in action
March 16." Private Dorey probably is
the second Burlington boy to be wounded
In actual service, the first being Lieut..
H. De We're Harden.
BY forcing large window in the rear
OF the Zeskind pool parlors, 1871 st. Paul
street. sometime after 1880 o'clock Sat-
urday night, thieves got s25 in halves.
quarters. dimes and nickels from the
cash register which had been left un-
locked. and 25 old watches. all gold
hlled cases excepting one which was a
black gun metal finish and was an
eight-day watch. The cash register was
closed at 11:3O o'clock and the break
was discovered Sunday morning when
the proprietor went to his place on an
errand.
The Crystal Confectionery company
has purchased the B. F. White property
at 95 College street, adjoining their
factory on the west. Tor the last two
years the company has been obliged to
rent considerable storage space outside
their plant, and the only part of the
property which will be utilized by them
at present will be the large building in
the rear which will give them the neces-
sary storage. close to their manufacture
ing plant. The company will take possess
sion June and will not make any addi-
ton to their manufacturing plant.
Two apprentice seamen left Burlington
last night for the naval training school
at Pelham Bay, N. Y, being enlisted as
seamen. second class. through the local
navy recruiting station in the postoffice
building. They were Charles E. Cur
tin and Ellery e. Barnaby, the latter
of Woodstock. Five apprentice seamen
were sent to the Newport training station
IT Newport. r. l.. last night. they being
George X. Adams Of White River juno
ton, Michael H. Schneider Of Montreal,
Leo c. Enright of Barre. Leon ]. ELL
son Of Ludlow and Arthur p Labom-
bard Of Vergennes.
E. A. Ashland and NJ. A. Ashland of
Burlington have filed with Clerk c. J.
Russell of Chittenden county court a suit
In chancery to be heard at the Septem-
Der term. against Mrs. Helen w. Pinker-
ton Of Randolph, Mass. r. T.. Brown
and e. A. Ashland are to appear for the
plaintiffs. This is suit over the SELL
ing of house with considerable land
located at the corner of St. Paul and
Maple streets, this city. The plaintiffs
made an agreement to buy the property
for $4,000 and a mortgage Of $1,000 held
by the Burlington Savings bank. but the
defendent is alleged to have refused to
carry out the agreement.
News has been received in this city OF
the promotion Of Sergeant Richard H.
Battle, signal corps. L. s A.. to first
lieutenant, through the war department
Lieutenant Battle will be remembered as
the operator at Fort Ethan Allen during
the time the 10th cavalry was there, re-
naming for some time with the Second
cavalry. In December. 1916 he was or.
dered to San Juan. Porto Rico. where he
served until his promotion. Lieutenant
Battle arrived in New York April /. en-
route to Camp Sherman, Ohio. where he
Is to be stationed with the 92nd division
United States signal reserve His many
friends will wish him the best of luck
in his new work.
The Burlington Red Cross grateful,
acknowledges the gift Of a knitting ma
chine from Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H. Wells
and also the sum Of ssOs.77 from the Kak.
Walk of the University of Vermont. A
speaking tube has been installed In the
rooms by Richard Burns. the materia
being furnished by Professor G. P. Burnl
Of the University of Vermont. A Bur
lington canteen service has been or
ganized from the Red Cross with L. w
Fennell as captain. During the weel
from March IS to 25 there were collected
l.S7o pounds of clothing in this city fol-
the relief Of the Belgians. and this ha.
been shipped During the month Of Marcel
12l0 knitted articles were shipped from
the local branch Of the Red Cross.
Thirty members and friends of tn,
Green Mountain club enjoyed a visit t
the red sugarhouse of C. r. Chaplin II
Essex Center on Saturday afternoon. A
Essex Junction the entire party boardet
the B. & l.. mixed train. taxing IT.
capacity. and after side trips around tn
junction for forty minutes finally left fo
Essex Center. Once there. after a wall
of a mile and half to Mr.. Chapin's owe
a road dry In places. they arrived at tn
sugar orchard where everyone inspected
the up-to-date apparatus for sugar
making. and they "sugared or In the old
fashioned way on convenient snow
bank. There were many expressions o
delight over the delicious sugar and Mrs
Chapin's unsweetened doughnuts ant
sour pickles. The majority of the part!
walked back to Essex Junction, while tn
remainder sat around with resignation
on their faces until the train finally ar
rived at 8:45.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Aid society OF the Methodist Episcopa
Church was held In the church parlorl
yesterday afternoon. The meeting wal
preceded by a luncheon, served at on
O'Clock, and then the ladies sewed unit
three The following officers wer'
elected: President. Mrs. ]. L. Hall; frs
wee president, Mrs. J. A. Corbin: sec
ond vice-president. Mrs. A. NJ. Aseltine
third vice-president. Mrs. o. Ockerblad
fourth vice-president. Mrs. @. r. Rist
NTH vice-presdent. Mrs. F.. C. Prem
tiss; recording secretary. Mrs. A.
Isham; corresponding secretary, Mis-
Mary Walker: treasurer. Mrs. b. b. Bald
win; chairman church Woman's club