Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
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: Mr. and Mrs. Fred l.. Rock of &.
1 North street celebrated the 25th an
hiVersary or their wedding at thei-
!, home yesterday They were Marie,
q just rs years ago at st. Joseph's Churcl
by Monsignor Jerome M. Cloarec. VIII,
also celebrated mass for them at 6.3t
$ o'clock yesterday morning, afterward.
dellVering sermon in their honor
lhere were born to them four children
: OF whom two survive, Arthur J. and
Loretta r. Last evening they were
: pleasantly surprised by number o,
their friends at their home. Refresh.
ments were served and music furnish.
+ ed by MISS Loretta Rock and Victor
SouliaT Mr.. and Mrs. Rock were the
recipients of many beautiful gifts OF
silverware of all kinds and $25 in sill.
yer coins.
Herbert L. Pitcher has leased for n
long term of years his hotel at the
corner of Church and Main streets
to George and Gus Scutakes. 1t is their
intention to conduct the hotel at pres-
ent along tho old lines but to make
numerous changes in the spring, such
as charging the restaurant so as to
take In the entire front of the block.
Mr. Pitcher who has operated the house
Tor the past IA years, will rest for a
while and enter new business activi-
ties later The Scutakes brothers have
spent their lifetime in the business and
worked UP through the various
branches from waiter. cook, etc George
who has recently been in wilkesbarre.
Pa, worked in Burlington a few years
ago. Gus has been employed recently
in New York.
Mrs. Jennie e. Allen of Westford, wild
ow C James f. Allen, who was at one
time examiner of teachers for Chitten-
den county, began her duties this week
rs social director of nonresident pupils
in the Burlington high school, a position
created at the beginning of this year
Mrs. Allen will cooperate with the
school authorities and with the non-res1
ident pupils, who come in from outside
the city to attend high school here in
order that any difficulties which these
pupils may experience may be made
easier These pupils who have not had
the same training, in some cases. as
those in the city schools. often need ex-
ira attention and their lack of acuuain-
lance with conditions in the city some
times leads to difficulties Mrs. Allen
will assist them as friend in every way
possible.
tIli Chevalier Of Highgate and Ovila
Lanoue of Swanton We're fined 500 apiece
IN United States court yesterday on
their plea of guilty to being involved in
a liquor smuggling case which resulted
! in the government officers finding 200 gal
Ions OF whiskey, concealed in a load Of
hay i'm Chevalier's barn. Adelmarde
Bertrand of ST h1bans who &c hol;a,,od
to be at the bottom of the plan, will be
tried to-day. Chevalier said that his
only part in the business was to let his
barn for the purpose of storing the liquor
OVlla Lanoue was not ring leader
either. according to the evidence and
was only an accessory nole prosequi
has been entered in the case against Rob-
ert Farley. who was taken into custody
on suspicion of being connected with the
affair." in which three men got away from
! the officers at Highgate. when they were
arrested with an automobile full of
liquor.
Before members Of the Klifa club and
their friends Saturday afternoon DR..
Resale S. Morton Of New York city gave
n very interesting talk on "Serbia's Part
In the World War and the present cond,-
tons in Serbia. The lecture was largely
attended. DR.. Morton is now devotinR her
time to campaign for the educa ton Of
! the young people Of Serbia and she
brought back to America with her s. of
them hoping to place them in American
institutions, with the understanding that
at the conclusion of their training thew
would so back to Serbia and help in the
work Of reconstruction. She has already
placed several Of these and in most of the
institutions the students have raised
FUNDS to support hem and thew are
known as guests of the students Of the
institution. number of the students of
the University of Vermont were present
at this meeting and they felt sure that
they could raise enough money to support
two Of these Serbian students
/ Adolph Pouln was fined s. and costs
Friday in United States court on his
/ plea OF guilty to harboring an alien
! Poulin is farmer at Albany and took in
/ complete family, consisting of n man.
MS wife and children. The man was de-
ported by the immigration officers, who
dld not Know at that time that his family
! had gotten into the country with him,
and the rest of the family continted to
/ live with Poulin. The man OF the family
after being deported, entered the United
States by another route and joined his
immaculate relatives. He was there found
! by the United States officers and will be
! tried later. Canada does not seem to Of
fer the opportunities for laborers that
me United States does at present, and
many ways are tried to get by the i'm
migration officers. Birth certificates of
relatives are used. and in some cases-
man hires an automobile. rides nearly
| TO the line, sends the machine over and
after walking short distance enters il
later and is driven to his destination
Late Thursday afternoon in United
States court. Judge Howe sentenced
Theophle Lauzon to pay fine of $500.
LauZon is II years of age and lives in
4 Stoke, P. Q. Last September he accepted
the invitation of Godfrey Rioux of New
| Hampshire to make his home with him.
! On the train RiouX told the mmigra ton
inspector that the boy was his SON. The
immigration officers learned that there
was no relationship between them and
| took both into custody. Rioux Is now out
! on bail. Gustav Groux was sentenced
to spend four months in jail for attempt
ing to violate the immigration laws.
GrouX, whose home is in Sherbrooke.
Il. O., presented to the immigration neo
pie fake telegram calling MN to Con.
! necticut to attend funeral The Off
Gals, on inspecting his clothing, found q
bill TO: household goods shipped to Nor
wich, Conn. 1t was learned that he in
tended TO work in Connecticut He had
no death in the family and he was talk