Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19


NJ boys mentioned. This group includes
Hryant Pinney. n graduate of the Spring
icld High School, who will enter the TINT
vcrsity this fall; Douglass r. Russell
-. Of Burlington: George NORM, 20 who
employed in the drafting room assisting
IL the reorganizing plans for the produc-
lion of the Fay automatic lathes: G..
RAYMOND RaDncy 'ns, who Is in charge
f the main drafting room of the Hart
1css Flat Turret Lathe; George II.
brigham. 12 who will go to Europe to
'o'nonstrate Fay automatic lathes. and
osoph n. Johnson, 10, assistant in the
'ay drafting room.
Merton Sampson of South Burlington
AS sentenced in City Court Monday
1fternoon 10 spend not less than IL
months nor more than two and a half
years in the House of Correction at
Windsor following his plea Of guilty to
hurglarizing the money drawer of the
Orpheum theatre. He was placed in
the hands of the probation officer and
sentenced was suspended Sampson went
into the theatre Saturday morning and
represented himself to be a i..echanic
who had some work to do in the theatre
While in there he had the run Of the
place and it was found after he had gone
The drawer had been entered by means
of some pliers and a screw driver which
Sampson had stolen. He got about $500.
Sampson. although young man, has
criminal record and was arrested q short
time ago for burglarizing a pool room in
this city.
James B. Wilbur of Manchester the
man who is 10 present the University Of
Va
in this city Thursday and conferred with
President Bailey regarding a suitable
location on the campus for the statue
They looked over the campus and talked
over the various possibilities for placing
the statue, but no decision was reached
Some changes in the layout of the front
campus are being contemplated. II IL
probable that Mr.. Wilbur will come to
Burlington again within few weeks and
Will go over the situation with the land
scape architect who will have the changes
of the campus in charge. It seems quite
likely that the foundation for the statue
will he laid this fall. as It is to be dedi-
Gated next Founders Day and the ground
will probably be too soft in the spring
to get In the foundation and have the
work completed before May I. Sherry Fry.
the sculptor, who is making the statue.
Is getting along we'll with the work.
7. willis Ashland is recovering from
a cash received in the head along with
other injuries in an automobile acciden,
which occurred Sunday night in Sunder.
| land Hollow. when car Owned and
driven by Jules MAYNARD was ditched or
bad stretch of road In spite Of the
fact that the car turned over on its side
and made start on another revolution
Mr.. Ashland was the only one of the
four occupants who received injuries. The
touring car is damaged to a considerable
extent The accident happened on a mar
row stretch Of road and Mr.. Maynard
in attempting to avoid another car. wen
too far out. Mr. and Mrs Maynard were
uniniured and Mrs. Ashland escaped
harm. Mr.. Ashland, although injured
avoided more trouble by shutting off tn,
supply of gasoline when the car caugh
fire. There were many other automobilist.
on the road in that vicinity and mum
her of them lent aid. n. n. Miller brough
the occupants of the car home and H. o
Hutchinson lowed the automobile bacl
to the city.
John ]. Enright has returned from Ben
ninEton. where he has been attendin,
a hearing before the probate court OF
the settling of the executrixs accoun
Of Bennington. The estate showed $50 no
in assets. The executrix's account showe
that the preferred claim and the expense
In contesting the suit of Mary A. Free
t man against Father Barron's estate
which was tried in county court at Ben
0 nington in December, 1918, amounted T.
3 $3.50, and that Mrs. Freeman obtaine
= Judgment. Mr.. Fnright represented Mrs
Freeman, emo being one of the creditor
5 of the estate. and endeavored to ascer
tain what became of the assets of tn
t estate and to see If there would be any
$ thing to settle Mrs. Freeman's iudgmen,
/ 1t appeared at the hearing that Fathe
i Barron. on November 3, 1919, ten day
n prior to his death, conveyed piece q
: property in Bennington to the Catholi
!. diocese Of Burlington. and action will b
t taken by the creditors to have the prop
erty brought back into his estate.