Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-08

At the annual meeting of the Burling-
ton Trap Shooters club, held Monday eve
ming, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, DR..
Guy T.. Loudon; first vice-president,
George w. Harris; second vce-president,
DR.. c. j. Russell; third vice-president, X.
l.. Patrick; secretary. A. S. Gallup; trea-
surer Roy Il. Bingham field captain. II.
l.. White; boy scouts committee, r.. I.
Tracy; tournament committee, DR.. A. ;.
G.. Hill. Dr. H. l.. Pache and DR.. II. Nj.
Loudon.
Clarence p. Cowles and two sons. Law
renee and Richard, conquered the snow
clad trail of Nebraska Notch on Mount
Mansfield over the weekend leaving this
city Saturday and returned Monday
morning. They made the trip on snow
shoes and report excellent snowshoeing.
They went through the Notch to the One
Hundred Foot Falls, and found the trip
very much worth while. Although %
degrees below zero weather was reported
at Underhill Sunday morning, they did
not mind the cold travelling over the
mountain.
There were about 30 people present at
the community meeting under the auspices
Of the County Farm Bureau. held at the
new cooperative creamery meeting at
Milton Tuesday night. Illustrated talks
on farm bureau work were given by tho
county agent and others. c. r. Ernst led
in community singing. John McGrath,
president Of the creamery association,
conducted the party through the new
creamery, which is already doing a large
business. The ladies of the Milton COM
munity are very much interested in
let rtin nj tn,
connection with the creamery.
The rise in temperature on Tuesday and
Yesterdays wind raised much havoc with
the ice on the lake and those who expected
to see the lake frozen over soon received
a disappointment. The ice which had
formed outside the breakwater is gone
and that inside the breakwater and at
Shelburne harbor will probably be badly
broken up to-day The steamer Ticon-
doroga. which has been repaired, is in tho
cradle all ready to be launched and taken
to the dock to he put up for the winter.
This will be as soon as the ice is out of
the harbor and if the south wind. which
seemed to be increasing last night. con.
tinucs. that will be soon.
Robert S. Farley was bound over to
United States court in the sum of $500
j. j. Enrisht Saturday. Farley is
charged with being one Of the three
men who were in the Ford automobile
; which was seized near TIighgate oy the
federal authorities and found to contain
l2o gallons of whskey and spirits. The
men put up a resistance with the officers
. and made their escape. If Farley is the
man the United States officers think he Is
he was horn in Australia and has a long
record in the jails and other places of
confinement in the State. He was unable
, to furnish bonds Saturday.
Miss Minnie Hyman was given linen
shower by about 80 of her friends Sunday
evening at the home of Louis Alpert of
. Crombe street i'll honor of her APP
, preaching marriage to Charles Phillips
, of Waterfowl, \. Y. There were many
beautiful presents and they were given
to her in q novel way. AS she came
down the stairs into the room a paraso
! was opened over her head and then the
gifts showered upon it. The house was
decorated with green and gold crepe
paper and cut flowers. After the gifts
were examined and admired the rema indie,
of the evening was spent with games and
music Refreshments were served.
The annual installation of officers OF
: che pythian Sisters took place last eve.
. ming at the Knights of Pythias hall. Past
? Chief Lena Jones was the installation of.
= ficer, and she was assisted by Past Chief
1 l'hillipa Craven as grand manager. anG
n Past Chief Katharine Wright as grand
= senior. The following officers were In
e stalled: Most excellent chief, Heller
= Almon; excellent senior, Maude Marshall
excellent junior. Katharine Fuller; man
Q ager, Florence McNally; mistress o.
Y records and correspondence. Heller
n Guyctte; mistress of finance, Kat,
= krupp: protector, Agnes Carlstrom; guart
a of outer temple, Margaret Aldrich. Fol
t lowing the installation, refreshments wer,
v served in the banquet hall.
/, John Moran of Bristol is the only mar
C in Burlington and probably in Vernon
to serve sentence in Jail for intoXica
f ton so far this year. and he was sen
n fenced to 10 days Monday in city
: court by Judge j. p. Ladd. Moran coulC
i not or would not tell where he got hi
t groceries, which amused him so com
g pletely that he went to sleep on Batter!
: street near the sidewalk Saturday after
p noon. He was found with bottle o
!, lemon extract and another of Jamaic;
f ginger and the essences did such a jo
on him that he parted with his entire rol
of $4S and did not know where it wen
; to- AS a result he could not pay fin
d of $500 and costs Monday and vii
&c serve the ten-day sentence
. Joseph Rosenberg and Abraham Ba
" lfer, two junk merchants in this vicinity
, appeared Thursday in Chittenden count
20 court and were released on bail Of $50
- each, furnished by George Saiger 1t i
~ understood that the charge against Ros
enburg and Baker is that in making
deal with the Vermont Hardware com
u pany to remove certain merchandise fron
&c the storehouses of this company, NOR
u merchandise was removed by the sal
y gentlemen than had been contracted fol
u with the result that the company mad
- a complaint. Rosenburg's case was u
Is in city court short time ago, but wa
II continued. Now specifications have bee
- filed furnished against the men an
10 they will be held for trial in count
court.
le The annual meeting of the Altar Gull
u, OF ST. Paul's Church was held at tn
~ parish house Tuesday afternoon wit
- the rector the Rev. S. II. Watkins, pre-
siding Deaconness Louisa was real
=, pointed directress and the following Oft
~ GERS We're elected: Sub-directress an
y, treasurer Miss Jennie II. Latin; secrt
" tary, Mrs. Charles A. Davis. The 70
~, lowing choir mothers were appointed
)" Mrs. Human d. Smith. Mrs. Edward
lsham, Mrs. George f.. Little and Mis
~ n. May hutchinson, and the followin