Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09

been hard one on the finances Of the
| society. eight members having died dur
| ing the IL months.
Francis M Poirier of this city, noted
bad man. is once again safe behind the
bars of the Copcord. N. H., Jail. He and
his pal. Howard W. Porter escaped by
saving the bars from their cell doors on
| November % and were at large for nearly
a month, being captured on December 20
| at Covington Ky. Poirer is held on the
charge of breaking into the postoff1ce at
Mascoma, N. H., while Porter is charged
| with using the mails to defraud. Both
will be tried In the United States Court
for New Hampshire at the next term.
The school commissioners at the
monthly business session In the high
school Friday. voted to buy %
library chairs to relieve the congestion
at the junior high school and 25 chairs
to relieve the congestion at the high
school. Leaves of absence were grant
ed to Miss >Maude M. Weeks and Miss
Mary A. Farrell. Mrs. Christine Frost
was transferred from the Lawrence
Barnes school to the Adams school.
Bills amounting to $1,1s3 were ordered
paid when approved by the committee
|
In accordance with the customs of the
last several years, Burlington lodge. B.
P. 0. e. took up collection at Christmas
time for charity fund. The lodge has
already turned over to Mrs. Mary r. Bur-
rift of the Howard Relief society the
sum Of $l65, and there is about $40 more
which will be turned over later. This is
/ to be used by Mrs. Burritt in whatever
manner she deems best for the relief
OF the poor OF the city. For several years
past the collections taken among the mem
bers have been given to the Howard Re-
| lief society.
Malletts Bay is frozen over and the
| fshermen are getting some big catches.
One professional fisherman this week
got string of LEO perch in one day, and
as the perch are averaging about two
pounds to the dozen fishing is a pretty
profitable business to those who under
stand it. The perch never bit better.
In the opinion Of those who have been
masters of the line for long time.
Perch are selling at the Bay for Is cents
per pound. Only very few pike have
been caught as yet in the bay, and the
main object of the angler is the perch.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Champlan Transportation
company was held at the office
Of the company in this city
Thursday. Directors were elected to
serve the ensuing year as follows: L.
F. Loree, W. H. Williams and Charles
A. Walker of New York city: H. B.
Weatherwax Of Albany, N. Y: w. Sew
ard Webb of Shelburne; Elias Lyman,
A. G. Whittemore and N. E. Pierce Of
Burlington; S. NJ. Wilson of Rutland.
The meeting of the directors for organi-
cation will be held in New York city at
some future date.
| John NJ. Evans of Brooklyn, N Y, has
attached the South Burlington property
of his brother-in-law, G. Frederick Jones,
formerly an advertising agent with an
| office on Main street: now Of Springfield
Mass, for the sum of 5000. The papers
were filed in Chittenden county court
Thursday afternoon by Attorney Clar-
ence r. White as solicitor for Evans, and
allege that on December 1 Mr.. Jones
owed Mr.. Evans $500. Martha ]. H.
Jones and c. w. Brownell, the latter Of
this city. as trustees have been made de-
PENDANTS in the case, which will be
heard in the March term of court.
Commodore MacDonougL Chapter,
! United States Daughters of 1872 held it's
January meeting Friday afternoon at
the home of Miss Theodore Peck. Nine
members were present. In the absence
of the regent the vice-regent. Mrs. Ar
thur S. Isham presided. Roll call was
responded to by short selection. Mrs.
Isham read an interesting article on THE
Romance Of Aaron Burr and Madam Ju-
NELL" and Mrs. r. n. cunningham
vint,, 80 h.
in New York. Mrs. C. H. Reade of South
Hero, State president, who was present
at the meeting. announced the State
meeting, to be held in Montpelier jan
uary 81. % and %.
Two hearings, both Of them the results
OF fatalities in the plant of the Ameri-
can Wooden company, were conducted be-
fore State Industrial Commissioner, r.
w. Simonds Friday in the roof gar
den of the Hotel Vermont At both hear
ings Warren r. Austin represented the
company and J. j. Enright the plaintiffs.
The first was the result of the death of A.
Blow, who fell to his death down an
elevator shaft last March. The ques-
ton raised was as to the dependency of
Mrs. Josephine Blow, the mother Of the
deceased. The other was that Of Adelor
Bertram versus the company. His son
was killed In the card!ng room of the mill
by being caught in the machinery.
Rabbi Shapiro of Seattle, Wash, who
is travelling through the country in the
interest OF Zionism, organized Mizrachi
branch at mass meeting held at the
Archibald Street Synagogue last Sunday
evening. An enthusiastic audience greet
ed Rabbi Shapiro. who mainly impressed
upon his hearers the importance of unit
ing the three synagogues of the city SO
they may work together for the great
Zionist movement Following his talk
a temporary organization Of the Miz-
rachi was carried out. with the follow.
ing officers: Chairman Robert Cannon
treasurer Henry Berman; secretary,
Rabbi w. H. Sacks The ladies also
organized. with the following temporary
officers: Chairman, Mrs. Rebecca Colod.
ny; treasurer, Miss Bessie Perelman
Friends Of Miss Mildred Rose Ouder.
kirk OF Malone. Ny. and Silas Edger-
ton Tracy of Ogdensburg. N. Y. who
were married in Malone yesterday after.
noon met them at the $40 train last eve.
ming and escorted them to the Sherwood
where they found their room tastefully
decorated with appropriate signs. Mr.
Tracy was formerly of Shelburne and
is a brother of James E. Tracy of this
city. He is blockman Of the international
harvester company, having charge OF
the Ogdensburg block. Mrs. Tracy is
a graduate of the Allen Hyde hospita
training school at Malone and receivad