Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-09

Winooski. filed a petition in bankruptcy
Thursday In the United States court.
He has assets of $6,526 and liabilities of
$500. Out Of his liabilities 1910 is
secured and about STAT unsecured. He
owns farm at Fairfax, which is heavily
mortgaged. His largest unsecured creditor
Is Mrs. Ovilla Young of Winooski, who
loaned him 500
John Benway and Albert ]. Brown. both
of Burlington, are the first recruits to be
enlisted through the new Marine recruit
ing station in this city. These men were
taken into the service Monday and will
be sent to the headquarters of this dis
trict. Portland, Me-, from which station
they will be transferred to the Marine
training camp at Paress Island, South
Carolina.
An administrator deed was filed In
the city clerks office yesterday conveying
half interest in the firm of j. w.
Jones q Co., grain, flour, etc. and its
real estate to John NJ. Evans of Brook
: lyn, N. Y, the purchase price being
$15,5OO. The sale was privately made
and was conducted by Allen Martin of
Essex Junction as administrator OF the
estate of j. w. Jones'
| David Wool. who was arrested Tues
day night on the charge of keeping ana
selling liquor illegally, was brought into
city court yesterday morning and had
has case continued until Monday after
noon at three o'clock. Wool was repre-
sented by Attorney John J. Enright and
his bail was fixed at $500, which was
furnished by his father, Morris Wool.
Judge Jed P. Ladd presided.
The case of the New England Publish
ing company against A. B. Ashley, apt,
on the civil docket of Chittenden county
court, has been continued until the next
I term of court also the jury case Of
Salvatore Palermo against James Paler-
mo. In the latter case, the plaintiff
is said to be still in the military service
The divorce suit Of Clarence E. weston
against Mabel Wells Weston has been
discontinued.
The Winooski Association of Congrega-
tonal Ministers held their bi-monthly
meeting Monday morning at the Col
lege Street Church. Papers were read by
the Rev. Charles Staples of the Unitari-
an Church and the Rev. W. w. Smith Of
Bakersfield. The Rev. S. II. Barnum of
Weybridge was elected moderator to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
and removal from the State of the Rev.
C. X. Tracy of Richmond.
! The Rev. S. Grant Lewis. a native Ver-
monter who was formerly member Of
the Vermont conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, filling pastorates in
Hardwick, Marshfield, Orleans, Danvile,
etc. before going to Iowa. has recently
received the appoir%. ent to the Highland
pa ri ATntb I-t,iC al nnS
Mones, Iowa, where he will be located
for the coming year. Mr.. Lewis left Ner-
mont about IL years ago. He is a
brother of r. d. Lewis of Bank street.
Explosion of a defective gasoline torch
which he was using in his work of con-
meeting up transformer wires at the plant
of the city electric light department on
the lake front Saturday morning severely
burned the right hand and arm Of Archie
r.. MCGOWAN of 200 North Union street.
Mr.. MCGOWAN formerly worked for the
city department. but for the last two or
three weeks has been in the employ Of
the Fairfax Electric Light & Power Co.
DR.. E. F. Murray was called and dressed
the burns. MCGOWAN will be laid up for
a week or so.
David Wool of 800 Winooski avenue was
arrested Tuesday night on war;
rant issued by States Attorney
Allen Martin. charging him with keeping
and furnishing liquor contrary to law.
Wools house was searched by the police
several weeks ago and a quantity of liz
uor seized, ne being arrested on search
warrant The next day he was taken into
court and furnished bail for his appear
ance at later date. The arrest Tuesday
night was on a new warrant b,ft for the
same offense. He was placed in the
county Jail about Ills o'clock.
! In probate court Monday there were
settlements and DEGREES in the estates Of
John T.. Allen, late of Westford, and
Harold C. Holmes, late of Essex. John
II. Stone of Montpelier was appointed ad-
mnistrator of the estate of Charles Cliff
ford late of Essex, with H. J. Slayton and
G. Herbert Pape. both of Barre, apprais-
crs of the estate. The will of James
Broderick, late of Colchester, was pre-
scented for proof. T.. A. Howard of this
city was appointed administrator of the
estate of Leander Ruel late of Burling-
ton. A. n. Lucia and Arsene Boucher,
also of this city, will serve as commits
sioners and appraisers of the estate.
What threatened to be a very serious
fire occurred on Saturday when boat
belonging to Captain S. +. Newell caught
| fire and the flames were extinguished
with difficulty Captain Newell has two
boats In one he lives and the other he
uses as a sort Of store house. Both boats
were on iowline being drawn by the
Robert II. Cook from st. Johns to New
York and when opposite Essex, y. Y,
Captain Newell went down into the cabin
of the store boat, the Ernest A. Brodie.
| to fix leak in the water tank and over
! turned an oil heater. Immediately the
curtains of the cabin caught fire and
though Captain Newell fought hard he
could not stop the progress of the flames.
Seeing the danger, Captain George Sween-
/ ey of the tug boat came back and played
n stream on the fire. Then with the help
of other men in the other boats the first
! two tiers of lumber were removed and
the fire finally eXtngushed. The cabin
was completely destroyed but the lumber
was saved and the tug and barges pro-
| ceeded to Whitehall.
COUNTY FARM BUREAU