Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15


facing a financial problem IN connection
with the dock on which its club house is
located. The dock Is the property of the
Central Vermont Railway company and
Is leased to the Yacht club at a nominal
rental the railway company having no
use for 1t at present. It Ia reported as in
SERIOUS condition and the club has no
money with which to make tho needed
repairs. To make only the approach
safe will cost, 1t Is estimated about $780,
Personal contributions from members may
be invited. The matter will be discussed
at a special meeting OF the club, to be
held next week Tuesday evening. at
which time action will also be taken on
proposed amendment providing for
junior membership.
Probably no one will dispute the fact
that f. Curtis Mower and Douglas Rutter
have the honor of being the first canoists
on the lake this season They took
short ride yesterday and experienced no
difficulties until they returned when they
came in contact with the only piece Of
ice near the breakwater. After a little
maneuvering. however they got free Of
this and returned without mishap. The
strips of ice which were seen In the
broad lake Tuesday had all disappeared
yesterday and April II may be regarded
as the day when the lake opened in 1920.
This is about tho average date for the
opening. The ice bridge was formed
January II. or about two weeks earlier
than the average time, so that the lake
was closed practically three months.
Oficer and Mrs Peter Lynch Of II
North street have announced the mar
riage Of their daughter Catherine Helena
Lynch. to Charles e. Blake, formerly Of
New Mexico City and now of Springfield,
Mass. Mrs. Blake Is a graduate of the
Burlington high school and of the Bos-
ton City hospital and Mr.. Blake is
chef in Springfield. The wedding took
place in Springfield March .. the Rev.
Newton NJ. Hall of1ciatng. The double
ring service was used. The young couple
received many costly gifts. including cut
glass, linen and silver. Their wedding
trip was to New York and Boston, where
both have many friends. Both young
people are very popular and have the
best wishes of their friends for long
and happy welded life. They will re-
side at 81 Market street. Springfield.
Mass.
About 800 people attended the card party
and musical entertainment given last eve
ming in the Cathedral high school for the
benefit of the Athletic association. After
an hour and a half of card playing the
first prizes were awarded to John Tobin
and Miss Margaret Powers while the
"booby" prizes went to William Duncan
and Phyllis Mccarthy. Following this
came an excellent entertainment which
consisted Of: Selection by the orchestra
vocal solo, Miss Irene O'Brien with flute
obligato. Miss Dolores Mallory; violin So
| 10, Remus Coutu; recitation by Miss Flor
encc Cronin plano solo. Miss Florence
Kelly; recitation, Miss Hazel Ryan; vocal
SOLO, Raymond Fugere: violin solo. John
White; recitation Miss Frances Mckenzie
! and vocal solo. Miss Ruth Casey. After
the entertainment refreshments OF ice
cream and cake were served.
John Beaufort said he was coming to
Burlington to play poker and that was
the last his wife. Laurette Beaufort
ever saw of him, according to her testi-
mony In the divorce suit which she has
brought against him. which was heard
Tuesday in county court. They lived
In Winooeki and 1t was in June, 1913, that
her husband deserted her. she says
Other charges which Mrs. Beaufort
brings against her husband are that he
was a drinking man. that he gambled
constantly. beat her so that marks re.
NAMED on her body for days, and never
supported her. She says that she has
supported herself over since her mar.
rage by working In the mills at winoo.
ski, and her testimony was corroborated
by two other witnesses. one OF them he,
mother and the other Mrs. Anna Williams
of winooski
County Agent E. H. Loveland and F.
L. ingalls,, State leader of boys and girls
club work, attended a very enthusiastic
meeting in West Bolton Wednesday eve.
ming, when the boys and girls of that
place. under the leadership Of J. II. Smith
chairman Of the boys and girls projec,
work Of the Farm Bureau for that com
munity, organized a pig club. with nine
members. Officers of the new club were
elected as follows: President, Xenophor
Wheeler: vice-president. Ernest Gokey
secretary, Euretta Fuller; treasurer Har
old Mallow. Mr.. ingalls, addressed the
meeting. which was held in the Grange
hall, with several visitors present. The
club members are planning to get pigs a!
soon as possible and to enter the State
wide contest for pig-club members Tn,
club will meet once in two weeks thu
next meeting being scheduled for Tues
day evening, April 20.
In the assignment of ministers at thu
closing session OF the Troy Methods
Conference in Saratoga Springs Monday
former Burlington pastors were givel
stations as follows: The Rev. J. f. Meat
| continues as superintendent of thu
. Northern formerly Plattsburgh) district
the Rev. C. V. Grismer will remain a
Mechanicsville, N. Y; the Rev. c. L
Hall will preach at Schuylerville. N. Y.
the Rev. r. II. Washburne, who has beef
pastor Of the Winooski Methodist Church
, goes to Wiliamstown, Mass; the Rev
l II. S. Rowe is placed on the retired list
> Notwithstanding a vote taken in opposi
4 ton thereto, the number of districts 4
, the conference was finally reduced fror
e five to four. to be called the Contra
= Eastern, Northern and Southern dis
= tricts. Burlington is in the eastern dis
trict and the Rev. G. X. Statham Is con
:, tinued as superintendent.
Testimony in the Wells will case cor
tinued Monday afternoon after tn
o weekend recess, with Charles F. HEATH
q who was with the Burlington Trust CON
: pany from 1907 until 1918, on the stant
. Mr.. Heath testified as an accountant, CON
. pairing charge slips from the bank wit
" entries on the backs of stubs. which ha
v been Identified as being in the handwri
e ing Of Mrs. Fife E. p Wells In tn
i way, the proponents sought to strengthe
" the evidence showing that Mrs. Wei
u was competent to. and did. take care
u her own finances. There were objection
or the part OF the attorneys for the col
y testants to the admission of this evidenc