Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-28

in some instances from $50 to $40 per
Thousand. There lis not much difference
In the higher grades. I.ath has been
reduced from 500 per thousand to SIS. and
shingles have been reduced 81 90 per thou
sand. 1t is explained by the local men
That no such sweeping reductions In lun-
Der are likely to occur here as in the
west and some other places for the
reason that lumber reached no such high
prico levels here as in many other places.
IN the West hard wood flooring was
quoted az high as SOS at one time and
no such mark was reached here.
Dr. A. G.. True, director of States Re-
'ations Service of tho United States De-
rartment of Agriculture. who has been
visiting the agricultural college of the
University of Vermont. has gone to Dur
ham to visit the college of Agriculture
at the New Hampshire State College.
Dr. True is in charge of nil the States
relationships between the state colleges
and the department. While here he de-
Iivered an address before the college
faculty and the STATS of the Experiment
station and the Extension Service. He
also held conference with the Extern
sion staff and other conferences with
Individual members of the staff. DR..
True was very we'll satisfied with the
work Of the member. Of the various
staffs.
Mike and George John were in City
Court Thursday. charged with a viola
ion of the fish and game laws. The
men we're arrested by Deputy Game War
den Thomas Thompson when they were
fishing without a license. In court II
was ascertoined that the mon had
; l!censes. but had left them at home.
Judge Ladd fined each of them s25 and
costs Of 81 A. The fine was suspended
end the men paid the costs. The fish
and game department is engaged in n
strong effort to convince people that it
Is necessary to have the license with
them. when hunting or fishing. The
! fact that q man has q license somewhere
else does not help him. He must have It
on his person so the game warden can
! inspect II.
| Fire destroyed the interior OF garage
belonging to George G. Brew and ex-
tensively damaging his automobile. which
was in It, late Sunday afternoon. The
garage is situated In the Of the
building at the southwest corner of WI
nooski avenue and North street. When
the fire was discovered the interior was
n mass of flames. An alarm was rung
II was necessary for the firemen to use
two streams of water for over half an
hour before the fire could be extinguish-
cd. Besides destroying the interior Of
the garage and burning the automobile,
the fire got into store next to It
which was separated from the garage
only by a window. Some Of the house
hold goods of the Brews were stored
there and they were somewhat damaged.
George NJ. Herberg has received book
let from ST. Louis, Mo. describing a
Masonic altar which was made for a
lodge in that city out of wood which
was obtained in every State in the Union.
Mr.. Herberg sent along as Vermont
contribution to the altar piece of
petrifed oak which was taken from one
Of the hulls of an old steamer which
had been sunk off Shelburne harbor
more than 70 wears ago. Out Of this
piece was made the 9th problem of
Euclid. which is inculcated in the altar.
The wood for the altar was contributed
by the various lodges in the United
States, bearing the Charter No s Nearly
every piece OF wood used in making the
altar has history and one piece came
from the home Of a former president.
Another piece came from the bottom Of
the ocean and sone were selected because
Of their beauty.
Green Mountain Lodge. No. I. T. q. q
f.. entertained about $50 q an open house
in the lodge rooms Tuesday night. follow
ing the regular meeting of the order
q. f.. Chilson was the presiding officer
and the following program was carried
out. Violin solo by Douglas Patka, with
piano accompaniment by Miss Nash: vo-
cal selection by r. G. Stahl: flute, violir
and piano number by the Misses Pearson
and Harold Knight: address by George
r. cole, T. G. of Green Mountain Lodge
No. /. on "Oddfellowship, the different
branches OF the order and history of tn,
nrJ.r: piano and violin numbo" by Miss
Nash and Mr.. Platka. The principal ad
dress OF the evening was given by the
Rev. w. F. Wilson. pastor of the Bap
fist Church. During his address hs
, thanked the order for the welcome ex
tended to him upon his arrival in the
: CITY He is n member Of the order. sc
, that he was able to speak In manner
very interesting TO those present. Thu
program closed with another piano ant
violin duet by Miss Nash and Mr.. Platka
after which the party adjourned to thu
banquet hall, where ice cream and cak,
were served The refreshments were
, foflowd by dancing until midnight.