Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-02

| ii""coch' "a, IN the United states
guards. as letter from him, received
In this city yesterday, stated.
The knights Of Columbus held open
house yesterday in observance Of New
Years day. In the afternoon exercises
were held, during which the Rev. w. II.
Cassidy and Judge Henry Conlin of WI
| nooski made addresses. Father Cassidy
made his talk along the lines of the duties
of the knights In time of war and peace.
He spoke OF the manner in which they
mad responded during the war, when GO
out OF 275 enlisted in the service, and
| TOOK up the tasks which awaited them
during the reconstruction period. Judge
Conlin also spoke Of the work which the
knights had done in war service.
| There was great falling off in the
| number OF criminal cases tried in city
court during the last year over previous
| years, but there was an increase in the
number of civil cases. The number of
! criminal cases entered during 1918 was
452, while in 1917 there were 754. The
| civil cases have Increased by nearly a
third and this year will number approx
| mately 100. The chief reason for the de-
| crease in the number of criminal cases
| is the falling off in the number tried
| for intoxication. Last year the number
OF these cases alone was 1882, while during
| 1918 there have been but 161. The police
secured more cases of gambling, night
walking and delinquent children.
About rs couples attended the New Years
dance of Antonio Rebekah Lodge, No. II.
given to Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and their
| friends in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday
evening. The rooms were artistically
decorated. The walls were banked with
cedars and pink crepe paper streamers
were hung from the center of the room.
Entwined with the cedar were poinsettas,
holly and evergreen and the orchestra,
which was from the order, and led by
G. w. Harris of Bailey's Music rooms,
played behind bank of palms. The
| card room, which was equally well dec
Grated and which held IS tables, was
filled with card players. all evidently en-
joying the evening to the utmost. At
intermission punch, ice cream and cake
were served.
DR.. e. f. Murray of Pearl street has
returned to this city and will resume his
practice here to-day. DR.. Murray was
commissioned a captain in the medical
corps last February and since that time
mas been serving at Camp Greenleaf,
ChdtthhooSd, leI1l., ana camp IlKe,
Arz During the influenza epidemic he
was In charge of the tented area in Camp
Pike, which was the largest cantonment
in the country, averaging about g. 900
men and at times more than 10000. The
camp had one of the best records il not
the best of the larger camps in the
country. Dr. Murray ascrlbes this to
the large tented area. The death rate
at the same camp was much higher in
the barracks The menace of congested
areas was demonstrated right in that one
camp.
Millions of feet more of lumber arrived
in Burlington during the year of 1918
by boat than in any like period for
81 years. The total number of boats
was III and in the year previous 1t was
only 1876 In the preceding years the
number of boats unloaded in Burlington
averaged about lOo with many years
when there were not that many Roughly
estimated. boat load is about 10000
feet, so the amount of lumber received at
this port by water last year was some
where In the vicinity of 29,o7O,OCO feet
Most of this was of spruce. One reason
for the big traffic by water was the
embargo and the difficulty in getting
freight cars. The boat men could charge
almost any price, and even then were
eagerly sought by the lumber manufac-
turers.
There were fewer benedicts in Bur-
lington during the year Just closed than
in many years in the past. The number
of marriage licenses granted was but
26l, and of this number 70 were to SOL
diers. People We're married in Burlington
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country, including one couple where the
bride came from Maine and the groom
from California. A number of foreign
ers also were united here Two students
were included in the list and there were
one or two grooms who did not have any
occupation. One man was a consul and
the list of occupations included about
everything conceivable. The biggest :
difference in ages was that of a man
Of AZ who married girl of 16. The girl
was obliged to get her parents consent
and that was given.
II. Wilson Powers, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. c. Powers Of 80 Cliff street, |
has just returned after 10 months serv-
ice, large part of which was over
seas, in England and France. He landed
December 25 at Boston and arrived
Der, 1917, at Fort Slocum. N. Y, in ava-
ton, and was transferred to Kelley |
Field, Texas, going from there to the |
aviation school at st. Paul. He was |
then sent to an advanced school at the |
Wilbur Wright Field in Ohio and after |
finishing there to the Hazel Hearst |
Field, Mineola. l.. l.. going overseas from |
there. He was stationed at Manchester, |
England with the Handley Page bomb |
ing squadron, for some time. and had |
just landed at Bordeaux, preparatory to |
making ready for the front, when the |
armistice was signed.
In probate court Monday the follow
ing business was transacted: A guard |
ian's license to sell real estate in the |
matter of Isabel G. Perrigo of Essex |
was granted; Daniel ]. Wilton of Will |
liston was appointed administrator Of |
the estate of John II. Wilton, late Of |
tha town; the will of Laura Il. Wright, |
late of Colchester was proved; a settle
ment and decree in the estate of Edward |
II. Moloney, late of Burlington, was
ordered; the Chittenden County Trust
of this city was appointed ad-
of the estate of Spencer w.
Pheegor. late of Jonesville. Mich; John
II. Mimms and c. A. Barber of Burling-
ton were named as commissioners; Henry |
w. Tracy, End. of Shelburne and Arthur
w. Vosburgh of South Burlington were
appointed as administrators of the estate
of Howard S. Vosburgh late of Shell
burne. with A. NJ. Vaughn and w. M.
Webster of Shelburne as commissioners
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