Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08


utes OF the last meeting. village Pres
fdent Dubuc made the following ap-
| pointments: Finance committee, Eu-
gene Richard, Frank Major and Louis
Manseau; license committee, Edward
Bashaw. John OBrlen and Lester
Cruise; street, committee, Eugene Rich
ard, Louis Manseau and Lester Cruise:
sewer committee, Frank Major, Louis
Manseau and Edward Bashaw; fire COM
mittee, Lester Cruise, John O'Brien and
Edward Bashaw: light committee,
Frank Major, John O'Brien and Eugene
Richard; police committee, Louis Man
seau Eugene Richard and Edward
I'ashaw; water committee, John O'Brien,
Frank Major and Lester Cruise. A few
applications were received for the posi-
tlon of n regular policeman, but it was
voted to retain the same police force
Charles A. Barber was reelected chief
of the police department and John
McGrath and F.. Delorme regular police
men. 1t also was voted to retain the
! same special police force with the ex-
ception of Octave Cormier, who was
voted out. a vote was taken as to
whether the board would retain the serv-
ices OF FRANK Gadue as special police
man or not. The vote resulted in tie
Dubuc decided he ought to be retained
as special policeman. Five applications
were received for the office of superin-
tendent of streets. Those applying
were Joseph Abair. Jr.. Alfred r. Vile
| MARE. Charles Myers. Oliver Myers and
Peter Bedard. After vote the result
was as follows: Peter Bedard one, Oliver
Myers one. Alfred +. Villemaire four,
the other candidates having received no
votes. Alfred +. Millionaire was de-
clared elected 10 serve as superintendent
OF streets. Charles Adams. Jr., was given
the preference of the team work of the
village. Police officer John McGrath was
! re- elected chief of the fire department.
with Charles A. Bgelow as first assistant
and Charles Lavalley as second assist
ant. No other business Of Importance
was transacted and the regular budget
of bills were ordered paid: n. j.. T. d
T. Co. s34s; Richard Mfg. Co. 1896; Mrs.
Charles Adams Steps, Stevens Machine
Shops $79.57 Mark Metevier SIS: n.
Abrams $3.50: c. a. Barber s64l: j. II.
Allen. sheriff, 1888: water department.
$500; Modern Woodmen $40; f. S. Angus
Co. $3.50; Albert Dubuc s15 Arthur
Smith Sc; Richards Pharmacy s275;
Charles Adams. Jr.. $3.50: l.. w. Ravin
$2.0: Joseph Lange $2 Elias Lyman Coal
Co. $n.1O: F. Matte s72.7O; Ashtubula
Changeable Sign Co. $3.50; ]. O'Brien s3l.
At meeting held the other day the
Lafayette Hose company elected officers
as follows: Foreman. Charles a. Barber;
first assistant. Thomas Fox; second as
sistant, William Bruillard; clerk Joseph
Guerin; treasurer Frank Peppin: auditor.
George Ladue; steward, William Brul-
lard; fire police. William Bruillard and
Joseph Guyette.
The Rev. H. A. Lcduc, 5. S. T.. has
been appointed treasurer of st. Michaers
College to replace the Rev. V. Nicolle,
who resigned on account of i'll health.
Last evening the Holy Name society
of st. Stephens Church entertained the
returned soldiers with a musical and
literary program in Allards hall. st.
Michaers College band rendered Il con-
cert in front of the Winooski block on
East Allen street before entering the
hall. The hall was completely filed and
an interesting program had been ar
ranged by the chairman, Mrs Louis
Alapa. st. Michael's College students
gave many very interesting vocal and in
strumental selections. Joseph Gabbitt
catered. Among the speakers were the
Rev. j. b. McGarry, the Rev. FIR. Doyle,
"A. IL.
pole. Sergeant Edward Dupaw. Sergeant
Galuska, Sergeant Hugh Finngan. James
sullivan, II. Saunders. and many others.
The smokes for the evening were
donated by the following business men:
B. ]. Pianfetti, James S. O'Brien, Ernest
Brown, Ralph Barnidini, Louis Dora and
Abraham Brothers.
John Provost, aged 81 years, died of
tuberculosis yesterday at the home of
his sister Mrs. Lavigne Of Russell street
on the Heights. Mr.. Provost was born
in this village and is the son of Vital
Provost, formerly Of this place, but
now Of Montreal. He has been a suf-
ferer from tuberculosis for the last
five years. but has worked steadily until
last August, when he had to give up
his work. Besides his father, he leaves
1--WE sisters. The funeral arrangements
were not completed last evening.
The annual meeting and election Of Off
GERS OF the Progressive Study club was
held Monday evening at the home Of the
president. Mrs G. M. Moody Of LOOMS
street. Burlington. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President. Mrs. Genie Bradford Davis;
vice president, Mrs. c. S. Lord: secre-
tary. Miss McDermott: treasurer, Mrs
Maurice Smith. The various committees
will be appointed at the next meeting OF
the club. Miss Esther Dunning gave
an account of the older girls conference
at Rutland. Mrs. Goudey read a paper
on Americanization. Reports were re-
ceived from the officers. The treasurer's
report showed so on the credit side, $50
of which was donated to the Winooski
Free library and $40 to the Visiting
Nurse association.
Mrs. Elizabeth Luna, who has been
spending the winter in Florida, has re-
turned and is making her home with
her sister, Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald OF
Main street.
WILLISTON.