Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17

IL Is the medtClne lot yOu.
1t will put iron into your blood.-Adv.
The corporators Of the Home Savings
bank elected the following trustees for the
year 1918 at the annual meeting Monday
afternoon: c. w. Brownell. II. s. Peck.
II. w. Tracy of Shelburne. G. n Warren
of Willistsn, c. l.. Dolan, +. o. Beauprc.
T.. w. J. Hawkins. f. b. Taft. Herald
Stevens. V. A. Nye and Thomas Magner.
The trustees elected Mr.. Brownell presi-
dent. Mr.. Taft vice-president. and c. s.
Brownell treasurer
Timothy p. O'Brien. head clerk at the
Van Ness House, has received a letter
from William Gleason of Savannah, Ca,
telling Of the extreme cold In that city
the last several days. Among other things.
Mr.. Gleason. who was during last sum-
mer clerk at the Van Ness, says that the
city is now suffering from the effects OF
the worst snowstorm experienced there In
over 10 years. Mrs. Gleason is very III with
the grip at The De Soto, where Mr. Gleason
is now employed.
j. w. Dana, agent of the Chittenden
County Farm Bureau association. has
rendered his resignation TO the officers OF
the society, to take effect April l. Mr..
Dana, whose home Is in Pomfret, Is a
graduate of the University of Vermont. in
the class of 1914. He has been the efficient
county agent Of the local bureau for the
past two and one-half years. He has not
yet decided definitely as to what his future
work will be.
The Rutland sleeper which leaves Bur-
I'm rfnv,S lar fnvN nxl
had eight cars-six sleepers and two
coaches-derailed just south Of SALISBURY
early Monday morning. Although every
thing except the engine, baggage car and
tender left the rails, not one coach was
overturned and no one was injured. The
cause of the accident is unknown. The
passengers were transferred to another
train and taken to New York.
Mrs. John e. Ladd of q Main street re-
ceived word Tuesday that her only
brother. F. c. Comstock of Monkton Bore
had died, leaving a wife. seven children
and his mother Mr.. Comstock fell from
a load of wood about two weeks ago ant
broke three ribs. He did not get we'll yer,
fast and late Monday night suffered al
attack of heart failure He was about s.
years old Mrs. Ladd left Tuesday nigh
for Monkton.
w. " Scully of this city, who went t.
Camp Shelby. Hattiesburg. Miss. a few
weeks ago with the 18th and nth feel,
artillery. as assistant secretary at tn
knights of Columbus building there. ha
been promoted to a general secretaryship
according to word received in town yester
day. Three buildings are to be under Mr.
Scully's oversight. when plans for tn
erection Of two additional ones are car
ried to completion.
William r. Manyan Of Troy. y. Y.
has been engaged by the management
of the Hotel Vermont to assume tn
duties Of night clerk, made vacant by tn
resignation Sunday of William J. Eng
lish, who has held the position for sew
eral months past. Mr.. Manyan, or doc,
as he is more Familiarity known. will b.
welcomed back by the many friends h
has made here during his summers a
clerk at the Van Ness House.
No change was made in the personne
of either the directors or the officers o
the Chittenden County Trust company a
the annual meeting Of the stakeholder
| and following, of the directors. Tuesda
afternoon. The directors reelected are
E. ]. Booth, ]. ]. Flynn. E. P. Woodbury.
]. S. Patrick, r. A. Cooke. f. F. Gebhard
and J. H. Macomber. The officers re
elected are: f. J. Booth. president; ]. L.
Flynn. vice-president f. d. Worther
treasurer: Fl. V. Hall, assistant treasurer
| The Rev. Charles ]. Staples paste
| of the Unitarian Church, entertained tn
| members of Green Mountain Chapter
| Daughters of the American Revolution
Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs
j. ]. Flynn. PSI South Willard street
by the reading Of a paper, entitled g.
Study of Christian Names, Prominent i
New England History" A musical pro
gram also was furnished with violin an
, vocal selections. There was a larg
attendance.
Phillip Perrotta OF Battery street, VIII
was convicted in city court last summs
by States Attorney Allen Martin of I'll
charge of selling intoxicating liquor
without a license. and was thereupon re,
fenced to hard labor at the house of Co
rection at Rutland by the courts has bee
Iparoled by Governor Graham. upon II
request of Mayor Jackson. He had serve
four months of an eight months sentenc
A petition passed around last fall by b.
Stanley, the contractor, also was pr
scented to the Governor.
Married in 1908 and deserted in 19l
Is the story of the married life of Wi
liam e. Austin of this city. as told
a petition for a divorce fled at Il
county clerks Office Monday Il
hearing at the March term of count
court. The petitioner states that
was married to Bertha Manning in Co
chester in January, 1908. by the Re
Mr.. Skinner. and that following Il
wedding the couple lived in Milton 4
awhile. or until 1913. Mr.. Austin stat
that he has no knowledge of his wife
whereabouts.
Fourteen of the % fishing shanties tn
hoated away in Shelburne bay with the |
Monday morning were visible with the a
Of field glasses yesterday They are in I
vicinity of the bay. and speculation Is ri
: among the owners OF the q an to who
the IA belong The others have in
probability been crushed by the foati
y ice. there being no other reason for thu
, disappearance, unless perchance they we
3 over.weighted with living necessiti'
. which, except in the case Of the shan
I that contained 100 pounds of coal. is rare
A solemn high mass OF requiem W
. sung Tuesday morning at nine O'clo
. at st. Mary's Cathedral for the repose
the soul of Howard w. Plant. son OF n
. and Mrs. w. H. Plant. who lost his i
on the destroyer Jacob Jones. The Re
), T. ]. Liddy sang the mass. and the Re
II II Yiuio tho daocov, and ha Es