Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-20
Franklin County
ST. ALBANS

y. j. Lyons Of Allston, Mass. is in the
Franklin county Jail under arrest on the
charge of dcfrauding the owner of the
American House at Richford to the tune
of s31.50, which was the amount of n board
bill he contracted at the hotel. Lyons reg
istered at the hotel April 20, remaining
until May O. when he was asked to set
tie his bill He said he would do so, but ii
is charged that instead he took his be-
iongings and left. Later he was placed
under arrest and II is said that he told
Deputy Sheriff Comings. who made the
arrest, that his real name was Shields.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
Shields was wanted in Allston OH the
charge of misappropriating funds belong
ing to a baseball association in that city.
No further action will be taken against
the man here until word Is received from
the chief of police at Alston.
There We're nine marriages, Is births and
nine deaths one of them a stillbirth. in
this city during the month OF April as
shown by the records at the office of City
Clerk B. NJ. Hopkins. The births were
divided. six boys and nine girls. and of
the deaths. two were male and seven fe-
male The age of the oldest person who
died was IS years and the youngest one
and a half hours There was one death
chial pneumonia and one from peritonitis.
Frank w. Sault, who has been employed
by the Messenger company about IA years,
has been granted an indefinite leave of abb
sence on account of i'll health. Mr.. Sault
has been foreman Of the news composing
room of the Messenger most Of the time
| he has been in the service Of the COM
pany.
! Mrs. NJ. NJ. Armstrong has gone to
Moose Jaw. Sask.. to make her home with
her son, Fred C. Armstrong. formerly OF
this city. Mrs Armstrong has sold her
house on South Main street to Mr. and
Mrs. Guy D. Burned! who will take pos.
session June l..
Word has been received OF the death
of Mrs Grace tGriswold) Arundel and her
young son who were killed in a railroad
accident in Oregon MS Griswold was
well-knowr in this city where severa
years ago she was a stenographer in the
ecNAnical department OF the Contra
Vermont railway She lived at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. S. w. Paige or Banl
Street For five years sho has lived II
Portland Ore Her stap-mother. Mrs
Fora Griswold lives in St. Johnsbury
Marshall II. Alexander has been en-
gagged 20 deliver the Memorial day ad
dress in this city this year The Mem
criai Sunday services will be he'll
May 20 at St. Luke Church, tn
rector. the Rev. Richar Armstrong
preaching the sermor member
of A. r Hurlburt Pos 10. 60, G. A
r.. will be escorted j. 80 local Ma
chine Gun company.
At the Republican dty caucus he'll
at the City Hall Saturday evening tn
following delegates were elected l.
represent the city of st. Adams at tn
Republican State convention to be he'll
at Montpelier May IS: S. s. CUSHING
NJ H. Alexander, DR.. j. G. Perfault, r
NJ Austin. NJ. ID. Armstrong. John 7
Cushing AMI w. X. McFeeters The oil
Republican city committee was re elect
ed. The members are: NJ. H. Alexande,
chairman. n. S. Bostwick and DR.. J. c
Perrault.
The institution of o sullivan Court
No. 4eS Daughters of Isabella, tool
place Sunday afternoon at the knight
of Columbus hall. There was a charte
membership of so women. St. CeceIi
Court of Burlington conducted the in
stitution. Following the work at tn
hall a banquet was served at tn
; American house by Irving j. Wry. Owe
100 women were present. The speak er
at the banquet included Supreme De
|
York, state Deputy Miss Mary Haync
of Fair Haven, Grand Regent Mis-
Agnes Dooley of Burlington The fol
, lowing officers were elected; Gran
, Regent, Mrs. T. q, Driscoll; vice-gran
regent. Miss Helen Brean: proph etc s.
Miss Mabel A. Maeinn: monitor. Mis-
Theresa sullivan. secretary, Miss Flor
!. cnce Curley; treasurer Miss Chariot
| Kennedy: sentinel Mrs. f.. j. Driscol
one hundred members from st. Cecil
! Court of Burlington were Nresent
/ The 10th anniversary of Jrn,versa,lsr
, in America WA observed at the Universe
list church Sunday At the mornin
. service the pastor, the Rev #. l.. Drur
S gave an instructive sermon on. "One Hun
- dred and Fifty Years of Uniyersal,sr 4,
, America--Its Philosophy of religion AM
= It's Declaration Concerning, the Bibls
n christ. Man and Salvation" At noon
a lbrief history of Universalism and In