Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-09


| round family medicine. Accept no sub
stitute. but insist on having Hoods Sar-
saparilla. and get 1t to-day. 1t Will do
| you good.-adv.
The usual service will not be offered this
year by the Champlain Transportation
company. The steamer Ticonderoga will
go south only Wednesday and Thursday
evenings returning from Westport and
the summer camps only Thursday and
Friday mornings. In addition, the Satur-
day night excursions probably will be run
during July and August.
Louis Hirshburg and Joe Block. both
OF this city, were In city court Mon
day on the authority of a warrant issued
| to the police by States Attorney Martin.
which charged the two with gambling
with dice. In each case the respondents
pleaded guilty. both were fined by the
court $500 and costs Of $685. and both
| made arrangements to pay.
| The water which has covered sandbar
bridge since the thaw has now gone
| down and yesterday automobile trucks
| and teams had no difficulty in passing
| over 1t, although in places there was
water. The bridge Ia rough in spots,
but the remainder Of the roads through
| the Islands are in much better shape
than they were year ago.
Major M. Shaler Allen of the Defense
League, Brooklyn, N. Y, was recently
complimented by the league with a din
ner at the Hotel st. George, at which
| addresses were made by the Rev. DR..
Hills and others. and Major Allen was
presented with military watch i'm
scribed with the leagues appreciation of
his efficient work in its behalf.
| Announcement has been made of the
marriage Of Ruth Wells Isham daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Jsham, to
Edward Henry Thornton at their home
on Williams street on April 20, DR.. I. c.
smart ofiiciating. Mr.. Thornton. formerly
teller in the Chittenden County Trust
company. Is now with the Third Signal
Service company at the University OF
Vermont.
The will Of Jerusha c. Crane of Will
iiston was proved in probate court Fri
day. The will Of Clara r. Pease, late
of this city. was filed for probate. Rob-
ert Roberts was appointed executor OF
the will Of Luke Craven, late of this
city. H. S. Peck and Robert Noble were
appointed commissioners in this estate
The will OF Mary Luck. late Of this city
was proved.
| The divorce petition of Joseph H
Blake OF Milton against his wife, Mrs
Addie NJ. Evans Blake of Fairfax, wa.
granted in Chittenden county cour,
Tuesday morning. The couple were
married at st. Adams by Justice of ths
Peace John Kearney on August 20
| 1910. Mrs. Blake deserted her husband
In February 1913. Leon D. Latham APP
peared for Blake.
Officials of the G. S. BlodRctt compan,
and officers Of the local Plumbers Unior
had conference yesterday over tn,
strike which was started about the frs,
| of April. The result was q compromise
and the men will return to work to day
/ The plumbers asked for a 44-hour weel
| and 81 cents per hour, but they agreed
on an eight-hour day. six days per week
and for So cents per hour.
| News has been received in this city tina
Lieut.. Roy w. Chase of this city. VIII,
has been stationed at San Antonio, Texas
has been transferred to Portland, Oregon
Lieutenant Chase received his commits
sion at the Plattsburgh camp and was as
signed to the 66sth Aero Supply Suuadro,
at Kelley Field. Mrs Chase. who has beef
in Burlington. left Thursday for Chicago
to join her husband and go to Oregon
with him.
The Central Vermont railway has in
stituted weekend service betwee,
points on its line and Montreal Thu
train leaving Burlington at $50 In thu
morning on Saturdays and Mondays will
go through to Montreal. whereas OF
NJ IN r..
Adams. On the same days the trai,
which now starts at st. Adams and ar
rives in Burlington at $40 in the after
noon will bring people in from Montreal.
The Woman's Alliance Of the Unitaria
Church held the annual meeting Frida,
afternoon in the church parlors when re
ports OF the years work were read and OF
fcers for the ensuing year elected. as FOL
lows: President, Mrs. Howard II. Shufelt
vice-president, Mrs. Edmund Mower
secretary. Mrs. G. Q. Stiles; treasurer
Mrs. William p. Walker; auditor. Mr..
Sam Sparhawk; additional members Q
executive committee, Mrs. G. D. Sampso
and Mrs. c. II. Beecher.
The annual meeting of the Woman
Union OF the Baptist Church was he'll
; in the church vestry last evening. TIL
report OF the treasurer showed tina
$l,S7393 had been raised during the las
year. The officers elected were: Presi
dent. Mrs. w. A. Dawson; hrst vice
president, Mrs. A. B. Simonds; secon
vice. president. Mrs. C. G.. Crane
third vice. president. Miss I.eonora Col
Inns: secretary. Miss Adclla orion; treas
urer, Mrs. Eta Fuller.
Mrs. w. G. Phelps. who has been q
40 South Willard street, returned I
Burlington Friday from Salisbur.
where she had been visiting her mothe
) She is now preparing to move to Hart
. ford. Conn. to join her husband. NJ
Phelps ia well known in Burlington
being for several years connected wit
the Lewis e. Blanchard store on Churc
street. He accepted an importar
position in Hartford about four month
ago with the q. Fox stores In the she
department.
The Free Press Is in receipt Of lett
from Ralph G. LaFrance of Compan
: ID. 10lst Ammunition Train. America
> Expeditionary Forces. taking exception
: to the published statement that he IL
draft dodger.' His point would see
to be exceedingly well taken as he hf
been In the army nearly a year. lie er
listed at Fort Ethan Allen in June
1917 joining Company G. First Vernon
Infantry. Of which J. L. Stanley ,
> Winooski was then captain. and has bee
In France for the last six months.
! q. A. Lareau of IN Archibald sire
has been made manager OF the Burlinl
ton Cooperative MIX Products con