Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03

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Winooski Falls are closed down owing to
trouble with the engine Mt the Pine street
mill. Work in repairing the engine Is be-
ing rushed to the utmost and 1t Is expect
ed that both mills wifi begin to operate
next week. One mill Is dependent on the
other as the spinning is done In one ana
the weaving in the other. The trouble ne
cessitated throwing about 225 people out
of work for a few days.
From numerous applications to enlist In
the navy in the last days of last week -FOUR
additional recruits were added on FRIDAY
and Saturday by Ensign Crosley. the
others being rejected by the examining
surgeon, DR.. Cecha, on account Of physical
disabilities. Those accepted and ordered
away to report for duty are John A. Raw
son of Rouses Point, ~ V. Carroll
Rawlins of Newport Center, Myron G.
Potter of Watervllle and Richard q.
wemett of East Middlebury.
| Scott Farley, mechanical engineering
department. University of Vermont, 1S
whose home is in Nashua, n. H.. left
yesterday for Boston to start in training
| in the aviation corps. Farley took ex-
| aminations several months ago and re-
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ordering him to report at Boston at
| once.
DR.. F. J. Ennis. the city's health officer,
was ordered into active duty in the United
States medical reserve corps last night
telegram to that effect having been re-
ceived from Washington shortly before
eight o'clock. He is to report for duty
on the 18th Of this month. DR.. Ennis has
hoo ft,,sr r11 In
mer, when he was commissioned first
lieutenant.
| quiet wedding took place Tuesday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. n. H. Bis
sonette of q Nash place. when their only
daughter Blanch, was married to Charles
w. Written of East Granville. The Rev.
r. II. Washburne pastor of the Methodist
| Church in Winooski. officated. Miss Jane
| Mcintosh, cousin of the bride, played the
wedding march. assisted by Harry Teel-
yea of Richmond. vioinist. Relatives and
friends were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
| ten will reside in East Granville.
A pleasant time was enjoyed by several
score of BurlingtOnians at the barracks
of Troop L, End cavalry, at Fort Ethan
Allen. Monday evening. where they were
the guests at a Now Years dancing party
Of the troop. An order of dances with sew
eral novelty features entertained. High
school girls, chaperoned by prominent
Burlington residents. attended. as did OFF,
GERS and their ladies from the Post. A col
lation was served following the watching
of the old year out and new year in.
Charging intolerable severity. Emma
Barron of this city filed petition for
a divorce at the county clerks Office
from her husband. Rodney Barron of
Colchester. The maiden name of the
petitioner was Emma Lamphere. The
couple were married in this city in April.
1916, by Frederick G. Webster. Justice of
the peace. The petitionee now resides
in parts unknown to the petitioner. The
case will come up at the March term of
county court.
Powell Spring has returned to the city
after a stay Of few days in New York.
In the apartment house where he lived
there was absolutely no coal on the day
he left and GO families resided in the
house. Only families who had certificates
from physicians testifying that some one
was sick in the house could secure coal
and the amount was very small then.
Hundreds of families forsook their apart
ments to live in hotels or any other place
that was warm.
Among the applicants for enlistment in
the navy who were turned down on
account Of physical disability by the ex-
amining surgeon in the federal building
Monday. was Edmund N. Trudell of
Bissel street. this city. Mr.. Trudell.
who Is registrant first-class, had pre-
viously secured from the local board Of
exemption a certificate. allowing him to
volunteer in this branch of the service.
A successful applicant was w. d. Motto
OF Champlain. N. Y. who enlisted as a
landsman for machinist mate (aviation).
He went Monday night to Pensacola, Fla.
The annual New Years reception was
held Tuesday evening at the Y. NJ. c. A.
building, a large number attending.
The parlors were attractively decorated
with evergreen. and the national col
ors. A program was given at $3.50
O'Clock, consisting of songs by George
L. Little. and Percy Cooley OF the med
ical corps at the Post, accompanied by
Dudley Platka; cello solos by Ken
neht Forbes; cornet solos by Allen Kid
ner, and reading by Miss Miriam Bart
lett. Platka's orchestra played. The
Woman's Auxiliary to the Y. M. c. A.
served refreshments.
At a luncheon given Tuesday by Mrs.
willard j. Freeman and Miss Frances
Smith at the formers home on Brookes
avenue the engagement of Miss Constance
Rutter, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. T.
Rutter. to Lieut.. Horace II. Powers, U. s.
A., son of Judge and Mrs. George NJ.
Powers of Morrisville, was announced.
Miss Rutter is studying voice with Oscar
Saenger In New York, and after brief
holiday visit here, she will return to re-
sumo her studies. Lieutenant Powers Is
graduate Of the University of Vermont In
Fortress Monroe, Va, in the coast artil-
lery corps of the regular army.
The price of milk was raised again
Thursday in some parts Of the city. MAX
ing the fourth increase since last spring.
The new price demanded by the producers
Is $3.50 per hundred pounds. This makes
the milk cost the retailer about seven
cents per quart. The last increase Is from
1925 per hundred and the total increase
since last spring il 500 per hundred,
as the milk sold for $3.50 at that time.
Milk which now sells for that price to
the dealer in of the standard quality.
but is contracted for. That is to say.
the dealer takes all the farmer has and
because no time Is wasted in disposng
of the product the farmer can afford to
sell it cheaper.
Notice was given at the Union station
Monday to the effect that the New
England States limited train on the Gen.
trail Vermont would be discontinued on
Sunday. This means that train number
two, which leaves Montreal at $40 In
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