Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-28

crs of the Baldwin refrigerator COM
pany of this city was held Monday
afternoon at two o'clock at the office
OF the Elias Lyman Coal company. 26
College street. The directors elected
were as follows: Elias Lyman. i. ".
Burgess, George A. Hall, Il. j. Booth.
Van A. Nye, Charles l.. Woodbury. and
Ernest Il. Smith. The directors elected
The following officers: President Elias
Lyman. vice president and treasurer,
George A. Hall; secretary and manager,
Ernest iI. Smith.
DR. r. Fletcher Andrews has purchased
from Dr Fogg of underhin his prop
erty and practice and will go to that
place in the near future. with his family.
DIR. Andrews Is a graduate of the uni
versity of Vermont, both academic and
medical colleges. lie obtained his II. 5.
degree in 1913 and his NJ D. in 1917. after
graduation going to the Massachusetts
General hospital to do post graduate
work. He was soon transferred to the
Chelsea naval hospital and for eight
months served on the u. S. S. Pocahontas
as assistant surgeon.
Samuel Thomas n 13-vear-od boy, re-
siding at Ii South Champlaiu street. was
school at Vcrgcnnes for the remainder
Of his minority TUESDAY afternoon by
Judge jed L. Ladd in city court. Thomas
went into the home of Edward Sumner
on Cherry street Tuesday morning and
while the family was sleeping stole an
iGlgin II jowoled gold watch, the prop
erty of MIR. sumner, and sold it to
chum for q cents The watch was re-
covered. Thomas will remain in the
school until November 10, 1877.
with Captain Colo in command, 800
cavalrymen from Fort Ethan Allen en-
trained Tuesday morning for Camp
Merritt, y. j. The Machine Gun Com
pany also has left the Post and is at
the fair at Westfeld, Mass. Both of
these units will return. The present
garrison consists Of about 20 men, which
remains for guard duty. In preparation
for the victory march Of the First
American Division when it arrives from
France, large number of horses are
being assembled at Camp Merritt and it
is the duty of the soldiers from the Post
to care for these animals until the divis-
ion arrives.
Thunderstorm early Sunday morning
Were followed about nine o'clock by the
most severe electrical disturbance of the
summer. The sky became so dark that
4 artificial light was necessary in houses
and the rain poured down in torrents, ac-
companied by some hail. Unlike most
thundertOrms. there was little wind and
not much damage was done. a flash Of
lightning caused a number of trans
formers at the local gas plant to take
fire and the department was summoned
by an alarm from box IS to extinguish
the blaze, which was done with chemicals
Lightning also struck large tree in front
. of Dr. Lyman Aliens residence on Main
street and sent the bark on one side
flying over the sidewalk
! hearing was held yesterday before
! Judge sherman II. Moulton in the case
of Mrs. Louise Miles of this city against
the Rutland Savings bank. Money de-
posted in this bank, now amounting
to S30S, in the name of Mrs Miles,
with the late A. NJ. Prentiss as trustee.
| is now claimed by Mrs. Miles. and also
| by f. c. Prentiss, who is the admins
! TRAITOR of the estate of A. NJ. Prentiss.
| The bank is merely nominal party in
! the case, waiting to see to whom the
money will be awarded. The claim of
! Mrs. Miles is under the statute that
provides that where no terms of a
! trust are discovered as in this case.
| and the trustee dies. the bank may pay
the money to the BENEFICIARY under the
trust J. ]. EnriGht and +. c. Mower
appear for Mrs. Miles in this case. while
! V. A. Billiard appears for F. c. Prentiss.
No decision was rendered yesterday.