Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03

to protest on him, however.
George Machia Of Milton has filed in
Chittenden county court an appeal from
decision given in his case against
w. b. Writer'S of st. Adams at a hear
ing held in Westford on February 2e.
1919, before Judge w. w. Kimball.
Hiram p. Dee appears for Machia, while
Writer'S is defended by Elmer John
son of st. Adams. The case grows out
OF alleged damages due to Machia from
Writer'S over a partnership on a. farm
at Milton from October, 1916, the two
men occupying II by lease given by
c. w. Writer'S. father Of the defendant.
The amount Of damages sought is 500.
The annual meeting of the Ladies Aid So
ciety OF the Methodist Church was held
yesterday. when 1t was reported that the
society had raised during the past year the
sum of 81, 1853 to be devoted to the different
causes. This is the largest amount which
| was ever raised in one year in the history
Of the society. Officers were elected as
follows: President, Mrs. J. l.. Hall; first
vice-presdent Mrs. j. A. Corbin; second
I vice president Mrs. F. G. Ockerbad; third
vice-presdent Mrs. +. e. Lyon fourth
vice president, Mrs. Gilbert Rist; fifth
vce-presdent Mrs. f. G. Prentss record
! ing secretary. Mrs. A. s. Isham: corre
spending secretary. Miss Mary Walker;
treasurer. Mrs. B. B. Baldwin,; chairman
of the church women's clubs, Mrs. Il. c.
Drew.
| One OF the most profitable crops in
Vermont ut the present time Is the
muskrats and they are not only bring
ing big money. but they are very plenti-
| ft,1 ha da1y Nuh
hunter could be looked at as a man who
depended on a break Of a luck for liv-
ing has gone and to-day the skilled
trapper, like the skilled fisherman. Is
| making big money. Fred Perry in Shell
burne is reported to be making better
than $50 per day trapping and hunting
nuskrats. The skins were never so high
and are now bringing an average of
500 apiece. To help things along there
arc lots Of the rats The early spring
has helped the trappers who will have
to make their harvest before long or the
skins will fall off in quality.
Elizabeth Pollard Of Drew street and
Florence Bergeron of North Bend street
were brought to the city yesterday by
Mrs. IIutchins probation officer in Cam
bridge, Mass. where the girls were found
ment and were locked up on technical
charge Of walking the streets in idle
ness" 1t appeared from the story of the
young women that they left Burlington in
the company of two soldiers about two
weeks ago. In Cambridge the soldiers left
them without any means of taking care
of themselves or getting back to Burling-
ton. They communicated with their par
ents and funds were sent them to bring
them back here. They were brought UP in
the custody of Mrs. Hutchns and will re-
main on probation under the eyes of the
authorities.
One result Of the passage of the health
officers bill by the Legislature will be
that there will be no health officers
convention this year such as has hereto
fore been held every year. Last years
convention. in May was one Of the big
gest which visited Burlington in many
months The term of Office of the pres
ent health officers expires July 1 and
it would not pay to go to the expense
of instrLctjng officers for the brief period
Of their tenure Of office. Under the old
Jaw there were A7 health officers r
Vermont or were supposed to be that
number. and all were obliged to attend
the annual conventions unless they could
give good reasons for not doing so. The
State paid their expenses and a pei
diem, all Of which cost a considerable
sum of money.
There were more than 100 at tine meet.
ing of the Missionary Guild Of the Meth
odst Church which took the form of a
celebration of the 50th anniversary OF
founding of the Womens Foreign Mis-.
sionary society Of the church A feature
of the meeting was the decision to put the
name of Miss Arletta Shinville on the
honor roll at the national celebration OF
the event, to be held in Boston next Octo
Der. Miss Shinville was accorded this
honor in recognition of her services a,
president of the local organization. The
church parlors were decorated with flags
and flowers for the meeting, and two large
jars of tulips stood on the platform. Each
church society may name person whose
name will be placed on the roll and Miss
Shinville was named here. The district
has voted to place the name of Miss Mary
Walker on the roll.
This year is one Of the poorest in thu
history of Burlington in the last quar-
ter of a century so far as marriage
, go. Thus far this year but AZ license
, have been granted and March was TIN
poorest of the three, with only sevei
issued The absence Of any considerably
number of soldiers at the Post makes
big difference in the number OF wedding
in Burlington. Another thing whicl
has some effect is the recently enacte
laws which prevent couples from withou
the State making flying trips In an
out of Vermont merely for the sake o
, getting married. There were 1852 mar
riages in Burlington last year. and tn
year previous the number broke al
! records, when $3.50 licenses were issued
This was the largest number in the his
tory of Burlington and the increase wa
caused by the number OF soldiers VIII
y, were married before going to war.
= Lieut.. Robert Hill arrived In this cit
Monday morning from New York city
q where he has been treated since his ar
rival in this country from overseal
Lieutenant Hill was very badly gasse
y a short distance north of Verdun
= October 30. since that time he has bee
In the hospital and yesterday was tn
first time In five months that he ha
5 been out of the care Of army doctors
At the time he was gassed he was deliV
y ering ammunition to some OF the bi
3 guns in the final days of the war. II
was poisoned so badly that he lost sew
eral teeth and his lungs are in ba
. shape even now. He was first taken
a hospital near Verdun and was late
g evacuated to Vichy, where he rename
n for several months He left France tn
y carly part OF this month and was trans
,, ported to a New York hospital. lie