Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-20

some wild west games and were shoot
ing with paper caps and toy pistols at
the cars and automobiles as they passed
AS a car owned and driven by +. F. Como
of Burlington was coming down the
street. the hoy, with the intention of
holding up the car with his toy pistol
went to the edge of the Curbing. and in
doing so. he was in some manner push I'd
into the street and under the wheels of
the car before it could be stopped. The
car was coming down at low speed and
from all reports of the various witnesses
the driver was in no way responsible for
the accident. as he stopped his car as
soon as possible. but not quickly enough
to avoid running over the boy. The for
ward wheels of the car knocked the boy
over and the rear wheels pinned him to
the ground. When he was taken from
underneath the car it was thought he
was seriously injured as he lay notion
less for some time afterwards He was
removed to the Office of DR.. Hill on East
Allen street and after a thorough exam
nation il was found that no bones were
broken and was later taken to his homo,
Monday he was reported as resting COM
fortaby and that no serious results will
follow.
A j. per cent increase will be granted
the employees of the American Wooden
companys local plant. some 2coo in num-
Der, beginning May 81. The increase is
not confined merely to the local plant,
but is general throughout all the COM
pany's plants. The last raise was granted
only last December, and 1t was then l2i5
per cent.
Cnhn1n 20 h1r
at the University OF Vermont has been
granted Miss Esther NJ. Cunning of the
junior class by Senator Martin s. Villas
At the primary elections held Tues
day IS votes were cast. The result of the
vote was as follows. Republican, Webster
l. Wood II, Edwards /, Thomas c. Coo
lidge .; Democratic; Wood /. Edwards T.
McAdoo .. Cox |, Wilson |, David Walsh /,
Hiram johnson /. William j. Bryan /.
The following delegates and alternates
We're elected at Republican caucus held
Saturday afternoon in Horizons Hall to
represent the Republicans of tho town
of Colchester at the Republican state
Convention to be held ct Montpelier May
&c. Delegates. a. NJ. Smith. II. "A. Bailey
and William Marsh: altcrrat@s. Joseph
Douglass. Raymond Allen and Frank
Packard.
Tho Board of Village Trustees held a
special meeting Tuesday in station one
on Main street. Those present were Trus-
tees Cruise. Manseau. Cormicr and Cuis-
son. TIE clerk read the bids for the lay
ing of cement sidewalks on both sides OF
Main street with curbs and cutters. AZ
;er considering the bids the trustees ac-
cepted that offered by the Peter Sheeran
Concrete company OF Burlington. The
other bidder was Bert parizo. The trus-
tees retained the right OF accepting or
rejecting the bids when they were receiv-
cd. Tho work will be commenced as soon
as possible. 1t was voted to sprinkle West
Spring street between Main and Weaver
street this season. A petition was received
by the trustees asking for a permit TO
have a procession by the members of ST.
Francis Navier's Church on June G. the
Feast Of Corpus Christi and to have spe-
cial policemen doing duty or that day,
and such permit was granted ana the
trustees will see that order is maintained
during the procession.
Mrs. Helena f. Scott Welsh wife Of
Martin Welsh of 124 East Allen street
died at 7:20 o'clock yesterday morning of
complications. She had been i'll for a
year and n half and since the death of
her son, Wifred, who was killed in
France. December II. 1918. while in the
service of his country, she had never
been the same. Mrs. Welsh was born
I'm London. England February 6, 1870
and came here when a little girl. ON
August g 1891. she became the wife Of
Martin Welsh, who survives her. She
also is survived by three daughters, Mrs
Irene Adams. Mrs, Marion Shanklin and
Miss Florence Welsh. all of this place
and two sons. Lawrence and Alfred Scott
Welsh also OF this place. She is "a char
ter member of the Lady Maccabees Of
this village. The funeral will be held
Saturday morning at nine O'Clock at ST.
Stephens Church.
A Democratic caucus will be held at
the town clerks office on Thursday, May
q, at two O'Clock in the afternoon to
elect ten delegates and ten alternates to
the Democratic State convention, to be
held in Rutland, June 2,
Frank O. Lavigne of l49 Main street
of this place and Miss Beatrice Barber of
II Spring street, Burlington, were mar
ried Tuesday morning at st. Joseph's
Church by the Rev. j. A. Lacouture.
Hector II. Perra of Plymouth, Mass,
and Miss Anastasia Fontaine of West
street of this place were united in mar
riage yesterday at st. Francis Navier's
Church by the Rev, j. Turcot.
Louis Prevey, Sr.. resident Of the