Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-25
to the pressure of his court and govern.

Fred Major of Cedar street, who was
arrested Saturday night by the police
on the authority Of a warrant issued by
States Attorney Martin, said warrant
charging breach Of the peace. was sem
fenced In city court Monday morning to
spend not less than ten nor more than
IL months at hard labor at the house Of
correction In Rutland. Major. who had
been on probation for a similar offense,
that Of beating up his wife. cut up his
spouse quite badly in the Offensive" last
week.
John Harding. manager of the Hotels
Vermont and Van Ness during the fall
and winter months, is to have charge Of
these hostelres this summer, 1t was
learned yesterday. Mr.. Harding, accom-
panied by Mrs. Harding. came to this
city last summer from Saranac Lake,
n. Y, where he had for years success
| fully conducted a hotel. Manager Hard
ing announced yesterday that the roof
garden Of the Van Ness House would
| open on May 1. Bissonnette's orchestra
! also has been engaged
Daniel Knight was awarded 500 and
| costs in his case against the steam tug
Victor In the United States court before
Judge Harland b. Howe Thursday, the
Judge finding for the plaintiff. The action
was brought TO recover for The loss of a
| canal boat which was lowed up the otter
creek to Vergennes in October, 1916 and
was dashed to pieces on the rocks near
the lock. G. II. Darling and Col. ]. II.
Mimms appeared for the plaintiff, while
Vernon A. Billiard and c. p. Cowles
represented the defendant
A suit for divorce was entered in Chit
tenden county court Monday afternoon.
for the September term. by Mrs. May
Franenfolder Of Colchester against her
husband, Nicholas Franenfolder. now a
| resident Of Charlotte. N. c. The petit
| ton, which is from the office OF Attor-
| ney John J. Enright alleged intolerable
severity. neglect to provide and deser-
| ton. The couple was married at Nor
riscnvillc, n. ", on September 4, 1916.
and lived at Colchester for some time.
Then the man went South and has not
| returned.
| Marguerite x. Machia Of Burlington
was granted n divorce from her husband,
Jasper c. Machia. in Chittenden county
court yesterday afternoon by Judge Stan
| ley c. Wilson on the grounds Of wilful
| desertion. intolerable severity and neglect
| to provide. The petitioner was granted
! the right to resume her maiden name.
V. A. Billiard appeared for Mrs. Machia
| and introduced testimony to the effect
| that her husband deserted her and was
| arrested in a raid at a disordery house
| on First street In 1915 and tried for adul-
| terry.
| George Larmey, a student of the junior
| high school, was placed under the care
Of the probation officer, under suspended
| sentence Of from three to six months
in the house Of correction for stealing
a woman's pocketbook while she was
watching a performance at local movie
house on Thursday. The lad pleaded
guilty in court Friday. He passed
the pocketbook to chum who went
out. but the act was seen by another
member Of the audience who informed
the woman what had become of her
| pocketbook.
The rummage sale of the Girls Friendly
society Of st. Paul's Church. which was
held in the Perkins store on Main street
Saturday and Monday, came to very
successful close Monday night. Everyone
contributed very generously and the
society cleared about $500. This money
will 60 toward the work Of the society
and toward the care of the French
orphan. whom the society Is support
ing. The society is very grateful to all
Of those who contributed SO generously
and did SO much to make the sale sue
cess.
Farmers of the county who are inter-
ested in the work of the tractor in plow =
ing. narrowing, ETC., are cordially in
vited to witness the work of the Caise
tractor which will be demonstrated by the
local agents, Niles & Brodie of this city.
all day Friday and Saturday at the
Arthur meadow on North avenue. The
tractor is to plow the land for the pub
lie gardens entirely free Of cost to the
local gardening committee. Three special
agents direct from the Ames Pillow COM
pany. the concern which manufactures
! the tractor. will be present to answer
questions
Three Burlington registrants Arthur
Charles Shepard Of 304 South Winoosk
avenue. Ray David Crane of So Bank
street and Harold Richardson Towne OF
l49 North Union street. were recipients
) yesterday of notices from the local board
} of exemption informing them that they
must hold themselves in readiness to de
: part for Fort Slocum, n. y, on May 3
Additional information from the loca
board was to the effect that there ar,
now no more cases of registrants from
Chittenden county before the dstric
board at Montpelier for disposition, al
having been cleaned up
A meeting of the executive committe,
and advisory board of the Chittende,
County Farm Bureau was held in tn,
farm bureaus Office in the Stannart
Memorial Building Friday afternoon
Plans for the year were discussed Al
. outline of the work in Essex Cente
. and Hinesburg. In which B. S. Jones o
the former and c. J. Strand in the lat
|, ter place will cooperate with the count.
v agent. was drawn UP. The matter o
a securing an assistant In boys and girls
club work gardens was discussed, bu
r nothing definite was decided on. 1t i
: probable that the farm bureau will hir
p man to take charge Of the city gar
a dens. working under the direction O
h County Agent F. II. Churchill.
: Seven enlistments were made at tn
local navy recruiting station Frda.
=, The list includes: Matthew +. McDevi,
n of Rutland as machinist's mate, secon
"a class; Charles +. Richardson of Westo
~ as fireman, third class; Irwin u. Sampso
"a OF Grand Isle as fireman, third clas
:. and Lawrence j. Earle Of Malone, n. Y
., as an apprentice seaman. These four wi
60 to Newport, II. l., training schoo
!, Herbert w. Hall of Saranac Lake. n. Y
/, was enlisted as seaman. second elias,
- Harry II. Hunt Of Fairfax as a land.
man for electrician for radio work, bot
sent to Pelham Bay, n. Y, and Georr
J. n. Il. Burditt OF Rutland as a seaman
1T second class. held for duty at the Ru
D. land navy recruiting station temperate
- At the annual meeting of the Your