Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-13


r.. Wells of this city we're appointed COM
missioncrs and appraisers in the estate
of James Rignall Wheeler, late of New
York city.
The eclipse of the sun Saturday. which
was the most eventful day of the year
for many astronomers passed off with
out much excitement among Burlington
ians. few gathered on the Battery
and other places of vantage, but most
people went about their business as
usual. sunset cloud, such as is very
common here, obscured the sun during
most of the time. The only opportunity
of observing the eclipse was at the
earlier stages, until seven o'clock or a
little later. When the eclipse became
more pronounced the cloud obscured the
sun. In this section the eclipse did not
cover one-half of the sun and the only
effect here was to give the appearance
OF twilight earlier than usual. Aside
from the astronomers, a class deeply in
terested over the phenomenon, we're the
artists. One man made record in
short hand of the different colors as they
| appeared
Walter Lloyd of Worcester, Mass, alias
James Mitchell of Boston, arrested in
Winooski Friday night charged with a
violation of the espionage act, was ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner j. j. Enright yesterday for hear
ing. At the hearing Lloyd said he was
registrart from Worcester, Mass, and
tnat ne hlled out his QUESTIONABLE in the
massachusetts city. Asked to produce
mis- credentials. he said they were with
brother in Worcester At the con-
clusion OF the hearing Commissioner
Enrisht asked $500 for his release from
the county Jail until the case is brought
up for trial. In default of this sum he
was ordered committed to the custody
or the sheriff. Lloyds alleged offense
consists Of his having obstructed the
draft law. Ernest Wiley OF Winoosk,
an employe Of the Arcade restaurant, is
the registrant with whom Lloyd dis
cussed the draft law. -
A suit in trover to recover the value
Oh tools and shop equipment for work.
ing iron and steel alleged to be worth
$4oo has been brought in Chittenden
county court by Martin S. Villas, trustee
for the creditors of John w. Grace.
bankrupt. against w. II. Stokes & Co.
of Bristol. The claim Of the trustee
Is that John w. Grace. now Of Burling-
ton, while blacksmith in Bristol in
l9lI owned the tools and shop equip
ment IN question; that his wife, Mary
Grace, without legal right sold these
tools and shop equipment to s. Thomp
son for about $500, who sold them all to
w. ii. Stokes & Co. for $500: that the
money obtained by Mary Grace from
the sale to S. Thompson was turned over
to her husband and in part at least
used by him to pay his bills The suit
Is Drought under the claim by Trustee
Villas that the sales Of the property are
the property in question and the prop
erty, consequently. belongs to the bank
rupt estate of John w. Grace and the
trustee sues for its value Of w. H. Stokes
q Co., as they refuse to surrender the
property to him on demand for him.
Plattsbugh, like Burlington. is legally
dry. All the saloons in the city across
the lake were closed near the end Of last
week by order Of State Commissioner of
Excise Herbert S. Sisson. The order was
approved by Governor Charles S. Whit
man. This prohibition of the sale of
alcoholic beverages within the boundaries
Of the city of Plattsburgh and to the
north and west of line drawn one-half
mile from the military reservation, will
be in force until the termination of
hostilities with Germany The order Of
the excise commissioner Is to be enforced
because Of the public peace, safety and
good order require the application of the
same. About month ago the legal voters
of Plattsburgh voted to prohibit the sale
Of Intoxicating beverages within the city
limits for period of two years This law
becomes effective on October II. Further
more the bar at Hotel Champlain will not
be in operation during the month that the
army school is in session at Plattsburgh
Federal Judge Ray. in a communication to
Assistant District Attorney j. w. Davern
gave his opinion that all saloons must be
closed within a radius of five miles from
the reservation. The distance is to be
measured in a straight line from the limits
of the reservation.