Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-16

Vermonters will take place on October
% at Montpelier. according to word re-
ceived by Adjt Gen. Herbert r. johnson
from the northeastern war department.
Col. William j. Kevlle of Boston. COM
mander of the train. will present the
colors 1t is asked that large delega-
ton of former members of the train be
present in full uniform. Details of the
time, etc. will be announced later.
The final figures on the registration at
the University of Vermont show that
there are sH people enrolled in the
academic courses OF these $40 are fresh
men. The following figures will show
how the enrolment has increased in the
last ten years: Ten years ago the total
enrolment was 49S, with a freshmen class
of 119; two years ago the total was 500.
with a freshman class of 173. and last
year there were 65s enrolled at the uni
versity, 241 Of whom were freshmen.
!. At a meeting of the men Of the Uni
tartan Church Friday evening with Carl B.
Wetherel, field agent of the Laymen's
League it was unanimously voted to form
chapter of the Unitarian Layman's
League. committee to extend and
establish membership in the league was
appointed and adjournment was taken
to next Friday evening at 1880 o'clock.
During the early part of the meeting
last evening. Mr.. Wetherel told of the
aims of the league and of the part it Is
playing throughout the country.
There was a large attendance at the
first meeting of the parish of the Col
lese Street Church Tuesday evening. Sup
per was served at $50 O'Clock, after
which there was n general discussion Of
the work of the church for the coming
year. The following people gave reports
on the present status of their different
committees: Prof. NJ. b. Cummings.
Prof. e. l.. Ingalls,. j. L. Southwick.
". II. Crockett, Robert Roberts ana
Mrs. NJ. II. Buchanan. The Rev. c. c..
Merrill secretary of the State conventionN
also gave a short talk. Mrs. f. w. Whit
comb sang two solos.
There was entered Tuesday in the
office of Chittenden county court a
divorce case in which Eliza Bourassa
Howard of Burlington, whose maiden
name was Eliza Bourassa asks for a
divorce from Arthur Howard, now of parts
unknown. They We're married March G.
1905. at Pittsburgh. N. Y, and lived to-.
toner was deserted. according to her
claim. Other grounds for divorce are
given as intolerable severity and refusal
to support The petitioner asks for the
care and custody of the two minor chill
dren Edward aged II, and Ruth aged Il.
Arthur Waters. aged IS. who drove a
truck for the brush factory on October
without a license. at the request Of
ot Of ha
the costs of $7.22 in city court Tuesday
afternoon. by Judge Jed L. Ladd Waters
was a helper on the truck and the regu-
lar chauffeur died and Waters was
asked to drive the truck to the freight
house He did not have "A license and
was arrested 1t was the first time he
had driven unless accompanied by a
man with a license and so the court
found that he did not do it Intentionally
and suspended $50 of the fine The bal
ance the lad paid.
Suspension of the license of George
Sweeney, master of the tugboat II. G.
Tisdale, for a period of ten days, was or
dered by the United States steamboa t
inspectors Saturday because of viola
ton of one of the navigation laws after
the grounding of the craft in the
1tichelieu river on August 10. The master
failed to report the accident, as required
by federal laws. and when he did report
Mt the request of the inspectors he
} violated another law by not showing a
shortage of one of the deck crew. Captain
Sweeney was given a hearing on October
II to show cause why his license should
not be suspended. He pleaded guilty to
the charges.
G. T. Pappas, who Is associated with
Gus Poulos in the Star restaurant. was
Knocked down and rum over by a seven
t passenger Packard touring car owned and
diven by Thomas W. Parkhill Of the
5 Parkhill Lumber company Tuesday night
about $50 O'Clock in front of the post
office on Main street One of the wheels
passed over Pappas' body, resulting In a
fracture of the right clavicle and collar
bone. according to advices from the Mary
Fletcher hospital, where he was taken in
the police ambulance. Parkhill was driv-
ing slowly and it is understood that
fappas stepped out from behind a car
directly into the path of the motor. The
right headlight and part of the radiator
We're smashed.
Hiram ID. Skeels, who has been con-
, nected with the Hotel Vermont as clerk
for The last five years, exclusive of the
time spent in the military service during
the war, completed his duties with that
. hotel last night and left for West Haven,
! Conn, where to-day he will marry Miss
Louise G. Stannard, the ceremony TAX
ing place at the Episcopal rectory. Fol-
lowing a short wedding trip. NJ and
? Mrs. Skeels will return to Burlington
and tak9 rooms in the Walker apart
I ments ON ST. Paul street Mr.. Skeels
, is to become associated with the Ameri-
+ can Wooden company at Winooski. His
r position at the Hotel Vermont will be
= taken by James f. Meade, a former
r clerk and who has recently had charge OF
the newsstand at the hotel.
THE LAST STRAW