Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-11

than six nor more than 10 months In the
house Of correction fors keeping a house
Of ill-fame. The arrests were the result
Of raid In the apartments occupied by
the women In the rear Of the block over
Howes market on Church street early
Saturday morning. with the two women
were arrested two soldiers, Alphonse and
Oscar Lisotte. They will be tried later.
probably on charges of adultery. Both
the Holbrook and Davis women are known
In the county. although they came to
Burlington only recently. They formerly
lived in Essex.
Mrs. Lydia Arcenault Of this city,
through her attorney, Martin s. Villas.
has filed q divorce libel against her hus-
band, Alexandra, In Chittenden county
court. Mrs. Arcenault asks for suitable
anmony with support for her three minor
children. The libel alleges that Mr..
Arcenault ceased to provide for her two
months after their marriage. The couple
mas three children, Irene. aged I'VE years,
Udaige. aged two. and Urban, aged two
months. The couple was married in Bur-
lington on May 20. 1912, by the Rev.
w. A. Plomondon. They lived together
until February IA of this year The
libel also alleges that the husband used
intolerable severity on divers occasions
Mrs. Arcenault asks the custody of the
| three minor children.
In probate court Monday the follow.
ing business was transacted: The will
OF Luke Craven. late Of Burlington, was
proved; Frank H. Brown was appointed
administrator Of the estate OF James
Francis. late Of Burlington; Charles K.
Murray and Henry Goodroe Of Hines
burg were appointed commissioners and
appraisers Of the estate Of Carlos Ross,
late Of Hinesburg; p. d. Miles and F. b.
Catlin Of South Burlington were appointed
appraisers. with E. B. Taft and Thomas
Reeves Of Burlington as commissioners,
in the estate Of Luther NJ. Ravlin. late
Of South Burlington; Oscar A. Harding
OF Pomfret was appointed administrator
Of the estates OF Fred NJ. Wolcott and
Louise A. Wolcott, both late Of Colches-
ter; the will Of Horace L. Bundy, late
Of Hartford, Conn.,, was filed.
About $50 people attended the second
dance Of the Navy League given in the
dining room Of the New Sherwood Hotel
last evening. The 310th Cavalry band
gave an hours concert and then played
for dancing until midnight. Manager
steele furnished the dining room and par
lars for the dance. the orchestra gave
their services and the Lane Press fur
nished the tickets, 80 the entire amount
Of money from the tickets will be given
to the Navy League, which is doing for
the sailors what the Red Cross does for
! the army. The Navy League has given
three parties this winter. two dances
and card party. and they have been
| so successful that there probably will
be more. The committee in charge of
| the dance last evening was Mrs. H. C.
| Smith. Mrs. H. V. Hall and Mrs. c. H.
Beecher.
At the monthly meeting Of Green Noun.
tain Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, held Monday afternoon, Miss
Mary Roberts read a paper on lone
| thousand New York school children whose
homes shift almost daily" The paper
| told of the children whose fathers came
In on the boats to New York and were
placed In the nearest school. Then when
the father got employment somewhere
else the children had to change their
schools. A representative was chosen to
the rest room committee and the members
hemmed so towels for the American Fund
for the French wounded. The National
| Society Of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution have voted to take out a
100000 Liberty bond and the different
chapters are to vote on what action they
shall take. The local chapter voted to
raise its share Of that amount.