Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-30

expected that the factory will be in opera
ton some time In July. The force will
be small at first with about ten hands,
and additional help will be added from
time to time. The factory is to be oper
ated distinct from that Of the L. 3. &
A. c. Whiting Co.
Benjamin Dullahan of this city,
county registrant who has been at work
In Oklahoma. Is in town. Mr.. Dullahan
at the time he was drafted TO enter the
mechanical class at the university made
post-haste for this city in order that
he might be with his brother registra nts,
but arrived too late, however. for en-
rolment at the college. He has now en-
tered the railway mems class, and will
| depart from this city next Saturday morn
| ing for Camp Dix, in New Jersey, where
| ne will take course in railway work
at the cantonment there, preparatory to
being sent overseas.
Mills William Clark Of Plattsburgh,
". Y. brother Of Lieut.. Commander
Robert Clark Of the United States navy.
was found physically qualified for serv-
Ice In the reserve corps Of the navy
Friday at the navy recruiting station
by DR.. c. Fl. Cecha. the naval surgeon.
Yeoman Clark came to this city from
Plattsburgh. where he has been engaged
/ doing clerical work at the Cumberland
Hotel. of which MS father is owner.
Two other recruits sworn into naval
service by Ensign Crosby are Ralph ~
Carpenter Of East Highsate and Joseph
l.. Butler of Hinsdale, n. II.
| Burlington continues to furnish the
British army with soldiers. two more
having been recruited Tuesday by H. M.
| Bleackley. the recruiting officsr Of the
British forces in the city hall. The
young men went that night to Join the
engineering corps at the cantonment at
| st. Johns. p. O.. are Clement II.
| Averill son of DR.. c. A. Averiil, and
Raymond F. Abare Of the Appletree
Point farm. Both Averlll and Abare are
| subjects Of Great Britain. In addition,
Mr. Bleackley enlisted a man from
keeseville. one from Waterbury. one
| from Massachusetts and one from
Montreal.
Champlain Valley Orange entertained
with a patriotic entertainment in knights
Of Pythias hall Saturday ngiht. The time
Of the Changers. invited friends and
members Of the q. A. r.. was taken up
with an address by the Rev. q. w
| Davenport. a solo by Richard Shepard
reading by Mildred Shepard. a plano
solo by Viola r. Houde and An interest
| ing talk by Dean J. l.. Hills Of the Col
lese OF Agriculture. DR.. c. NJ. Ferrin
and Commander J. W. Boutwell, Of Stan
nard Post also spoke to the assemblage
An added feature on the program was
an excellent drill BY school children from
| willston and South Burlington.
A petition for foreclosure by Mr. and
Mrs. Peter o. st. Clair of Charlotte
VS. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis ]. Dean Of the
same town was entered at the county
clerks ONCE Monday by Martin s.
, Villas. counsel for the petitioners. The
case will be tried in court Of ohan-
Gerry. farm situated between East and
West Charlotte is the subject Of the dis
pute II comprises GO acres and at pres
| ent contains the home place of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean. note for $s.76s.4e. said to
have been signed by the defendants on
January l. 1918, also is involved. The
petitionins party claim that neither the
principal nor the interest on this note
has been paid.
In addition to the names already pub-
lished Of those who are to 90 TO the
reserve officers training corps school at
Plattsburgh. Major Leonhaeuser has
secured some others who bring the num-
Der up to "a. The additions are U. NJ
Frank Of this city. K. NJ. Whitcomb Of
Essex. e. II. Manseau Of Winooski,
P. j. Moore and p. !. F. Hill of New
port. It is imperative that any Of the
men going to the school who have become
q since June register with their local
exemption boards before going to the
school as that comes before all else and
even being in a military school would
not excuse them. A failure to do this
might lead to their arrest as o Stacker.
De-
all Of the public schools yesterday. There
was short program in each case. in.
Guiding impromptu four-n1inute speeches
by tho pupils which were very good. The
speakers in the different schools follow
High school. the Rev. j. A. Hamilton
Junior high school. Byron N. Clark
Adams school, Superintendent NJ. d. Chit.
tenden; Ira Allen school. James P. Taylor
at the Lawrence Barnes school there wal
no speaker. the children providing the
whole program; Champlain school, Charles
F.. Putney; Converse school. Principal
John e. Colburr: Pomeroy school, Byron
y. Clark; Thayer school. sherrod Brown
Wheeler school. Byron y. Clark.
The Traction company officials were
Monday apprised of the fact that the,
have not been living up to the war tar
act, which went into effect on October 8
1917. Had they been doing so they
would have been paying to the revenue
collector eight cents on every dollar
, book Of tickets sold, and four cents on
every 50-cent book sold to school chill
dren. Tho act that covers this 10 the
Identical one that strikes at railroad
milsases. The act in substance Is tina,
any transportation ticket sold In excess
Of the sum Of IS cents takes the war rat,
Of eight per cent. AS the act 10 under
! stood to be retroactive, it Is assumed
that the government will collect from tn.
. local company since the date the act be
: came law.
. Miss Bertha NJ. Terrill returned Tues
! day from q trip Of three weeks Will
she was away she established one of tn
! units OF the woman's land army At Wood
stock, and then visited in Massachusetts
I and Connecticut. On her way back sh
visited the unit at Brattleboro. AT Wood
stock there are twelve girl some from
the University Of Vermont, and SOM
from other parts Of Vermont and som
outside the State and they are working
: on different farms throughout the town
but in Brattleboro the unit Is made u
= Of ten University of Vermont girls VIII
are working together at Naulahka, for
merly the home Of Rudyard Kipling an
= now owned by Frederick Hoibrook Mis-
. Terrill found the units we'll started an
= the outlook encouraging.
. After little more than a month
experience Florence Langlois Of this cit
has decided that she has had enough o