Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-08


coal that other people are having over
the country. and in spite of all the com
pany can do there is only six or eight
weeks supply on hand now whereas at
this season of the year the shed is usually
full In the manufacture OF gas carr
load of anthracite coal or more Is used
weekly, as hard coal is used to far
greater extent than soft. The company
Is not yet alarmed over the situation. for
Burlington has always come through all
right in coal shortages, but thus far
less than one half of the normal supply
of hard coal has been obtained.
Lewis Il. Eaton Of Dorchester Mass,
who was arrested several weeks ago when
his automobile struck little Cccile teuaViI-
lion in South Burlington appeared III
city Court yesterday and pleaded gu'l.y
to careless-and negligent driving re
was sentenced to eight days in jail ana
to pay fine of so and costs, which he
did Eaton has been out on bail since
the accident. The little girl. who was
cared for at the Mary Fletcher hospital,
is reported as having practically recov-
cred The case was held for some time
until it was ascertained' just what Nthc
condition of the child was. Eaton. who
is travelling man, began his stay in
Jail yesterday.
Through the State Teachers Regis
tration Bureau, the following teachers
have been placed in positions in YER
! mont: Jacob Bumgardner of Allentown,
Pa. appointed agricultural teacher at
Enosburg Falls; Ruth Everest of Mil
! ton, graduate of the teachers training
class. Burlington High School, 1920
appointed to teaching position at
| oil In uor
! has been principal of the school at
| waitsfiold appointed to the principal
ship of the Plainfield junior high
school Mr.. Billings is graduate of
the University of Vermont in the
class of 1918, and was known on the
| hill as Josh" Billings.
A hearing started Tuesday afternoon
in tho County Court house before March
NJ, Wilson of Randolph as master of chan
Gerry. in the case of the Consumers Ice
q Coal Co VS.. the Standard Coal & Ice
Co. Lawrence BARLEY and Charles H..
| Mower. The case arose out of the disso-
luton of the Consolidated Ice Delivery
company. which was made up Of tho two
companies above mentioned, together
with BARLEY and Mower. About two years
ago the company was dissolved The
present suit is for the purpose Of an
accounting. 1t will continue this morn
ing. The Consumers Ice & Coal Co. is
represented by c. J. Ferguson. c. r
Cowles and W. A. Billiard. while the de-
PENDANTS have f. C. Mower and Warren
r. Austin for their attorneys.
Pietro Laud e. Co., groccrs in Barre
have filed a petition in bankruptcy in the
Office of the clerk of the United States
court. The firms assets are given AS
s2,76l and the liabilities at $500 ~. The
assets include stock valued at 800 ant
debts due. amounting to saNo more. The
, liabilities include bills owing n. =
Prndlc 500, the Champlain Valley Fru
> company SO the Holbrook Grocery com
l pany Of Kecne, n. H., So. 10, Swift & Co
, of Montpelier S4o.s5. !. G. Shadroui o
Barre ss1.55 and many other creditors
most of whom are located outside thu
State. :'ietro Laudi. personally, ha
. assets of se75. which he claims exempt
and liabilities of E9i. Pietro Raratell
his partner. has no personal assets o
liabilities. Earl r. Davis Of Barre is tn
: attorney in the case.
: Joseph Labounty of this city has brough
= suit in Chittenden County Court agains
Joseph Trombley Of Colchester. caimin
. assault The plaintiff says that from
a bley on the 31st of May last. in Coches
ter, assaulted him and knocked mir
! down. and then continued to strike hr
in the face, the eyes. the neck and othe
parts of the body using his fists an
his feet. and making the plaintiff sicl
$ sore and lame for a period of ten day
e thereafter. The plaintiff declares tina
the injuries to his person caused hir
much pain and prevented him from trans
| I.
= to the extent of $500 for which he bring
II suit, together with just costs. He
e represented by ]. J. Enright The d,
i PENDANT was placed in custody of bod
Is writ, but was later released on bail
l. $1,000.
q The authorities in Grand Isle are col
IT templating some action which will put
stop to the reckless driving of autom'
bilists who make trips to the Canada
Is border for the purpose of getting drin
Id The roads are made dangerous by nun
lie bers of these men. who seem to be con
II ing in evsr-increasing numbers. Return
$ ing from the Fourth of July spree. OF
l. taxi driver, who operates through Grar
- Isle. turned his car bottom side up wit
~ three men inside. SNone was injured, b,
y the windshield and top were smashe
III The tracks of the car showed where
had wavered to and fro to the edge of Il
ID road before the final crash came. Tv
err other automobiles were driven clean c
l. the road by intoxicated drivers tt
IL Islanders hesitate to use their own roa
rs for fear OF being run into by drunk
a 1t is likely that some severe penalties W
n be inflicted on the next offenders.
VI 1t was announced Friday that t
IT, results of the Salvation Army drive
~ Burlington amounted to about IS, 200
~ 5000 short of the desired amount. TT
III is felt to be a good record when it
considered that Burlington's quo
d was about twice the size of that
or any other place in the state. Tho CT
ey was quite thoroughly canvasscd a
he the pledges and contributions were CO
he lected from a large number Of poop
d. Besides the numerous small subscri
n tons, there were several of good s
,c Nearly $4,000 of the $4,000 raised
it, in cash The rest is in pledges viii
or will be collected in the near futn
he Adjutant Abbott announces that vi
he this money, much of which will
used hero IN Burlington, new plans
helping the poor of the city will
ay undertaken. During the winter mont
'or when the work is heaviest, Adjuta
IN. and Mrs. Abbott will have one or t
he more assistants besides the one W
os- is now in the city.
1e- Joseph Batten, alias Anderson, is
're Chittenden county Jail, awaiting trial.
eY' charge of using the mails to defra
IRE lie was allowed an opportunity to pie
err in the United States court and il y