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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-19
GUILTY OF RECEIVING

BIZ STAFF Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, March 10
Toney Swalina, of South River, wal
placed on trial here yesterday after
noon charged with receiving stolen
goods amounting to 1900. three sepa-
rate indictments having been found
against him by the grand Jury. The
jury found him guilty OF all three
counts. The first indictment charged
him with receiving goods valued at
s76 on December &. 1918; the second
with receiving goods Of the game
value on January 8. 1919. and the
third with receiving $50 worth of
goods on January 20, 1919. The
stolen goods consisted Of -four, feed
and hay. which had been the property
of the Brown, Rose Company OF
South River. Thomas Allen. colored.
who admitted stealing the goods and
selling 1t to Swalina, was the states
witness. Allen stated that Toney knew
the goods were stolen when he bought
them, as Allen had old him. Prose-
cutor Joseph Il. Stricken represent
ed the state and Thomas +. Hagerty
the defendant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-19
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards. a practicing physician
for II years and calomel's old-time
enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid livers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but a healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the Keynote of these
little s~ugar-coated, o~live-colored tab
lets. They cause the bowels and liver to
act normally. They never force them
to unnatural action.
Ifyou have a dark brown mouth
bad breath--a dull. tired feeling-sck
headache-torpid REORGANIZATION,
you'll find quick, sure and pleasant re-
suits from n or two of DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take them every night just
to keep right. Try them. l0c and 25c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-19
Children's Coats
Mems Dress Shirts

Good Quality. soft finish percale shirts, white ground with
striped patterns of assorted eolprs. A real bargain; sizes 1877
to i IL Limit one to a customer: $1.29
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
MANAGER RESIGNS
william r. Flanagan Finishes Services
at Popular BURLINGTON Hotel

William F. Flanagan, for tho last year
and half manager Of the New Sherwood
hotel in this city, has resigned and Sat
urday night finished his duties at that
hotel. Mr.. Flanagan has been identified
with the hotel business In this city for
fhe last Is years, beginning as clerk at
the Hotel Burlington when George NJ.
Delaney was its landlord. Subsequently
he went to the New Sherwood when it
first opened for business. After a period
of service at the newly-constructed Hotel
Vermont he returned TO the Sherwood and
under his management during the trying
war period he has made the Sherwood one
or the most popular and successful hotels
In northern New England. 'Bill' as the
travelling men call him. has proved him
self more than a glad hand artist"
whose chief function Is to welcome tho
guests when tho bus arrives; his effici-
ency as an executive has pervaded all de-
partments Of the hotel and made II a COM
Portable and congenlal home for it's
guests.
Mr. Flanagan has the typical hotel
mans memory for faces and names. and
probably no man in Vermont has a wider
acquaintance with travelling statesmen.
He knows practically all of them ana
where they live, what they sell and what
they want to make them satisfied.
Mr.. Flanagan has no plans for the Inn
mediate future but will remain for the
present in this city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
CITY FINANCES
Aldermen Arc Told They Cnn borrow
Ss7 .OOO in Addition to Existing Loans

A plan to borrow sS7 O02 80 by means
of a temporary loan was considered at "A
special meeting of the board of aldermen
Saturday afternoon. City Attorney Hop
kins drew up the resolution on which no
action was taken at the time. 1t was
hoped by some that this money II Sc
cured. with other funds would enable
the city to get through until next August
without any extra taxation.
According to City Attorney Hopkins
money which is paid the State in taxes
may be raised outside of the $3.50 which
is allowed to he borrowed as a temporary
loan without special vote of the tax
payers. Last December $4,000 was raised
by means of temporary loan and of this
amount 80 was paid the State In
the opinion of the city attorney, this
money which wse paid the State may be
replaced by another loan as the original
$751;. 0O2. 50 did not need to come out Of the
amount which the city is allowed to Dor
row.
With this amount and other money
such as the $1,000 which the railroads
have agreed to pay in back taxes. the
80. 000 which the city can still borrow out
of the allowance made for tempora ~
loans. it was hoped by some that Bur-
lington could get through until next
August, when the taxes come in, with
out increasing taxation at n special meet
ing Of the voters. Others did not believe
in adopting the resolution without further
consideration and the matter was left
open Something will have to be done
within a few weeks as the money which
is on hand Is at low water mark and only
the salaries will be paid out of present
funds. 1t would require considera BILE
skmping to get the city through until
August. without more money than the
amounts named.
| The board authorized the electric ligh,
department to sell two Watertown en-
gines and a condenser which the depart
ment no longer needs but refused the
right to buy boiler which was asked
! for. The American Legion was granted
| permission to hold a carnival somewhere
| in the city next summer. The Legion has
not fixed on a date or place but merel.
wanted to know whether or not n carniva
could be held. before making further
arrangements.
| AT a meeting OF the city council, pre-
ceding the board meeting. Van A. Nyt
was reelected assessor for period o.
three years.
| Aldermen Hall. Hanbridge. Woodbury.
| Mcbride, Deyette Beecher Dwyer. Ladt
and Patrick were present at the meeting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
ONE DIVORCE CASE
Extent Of Work Done In Chiftcnd-n
County Court Friday


One divorce case was heard rriiay
in Chittenden county court. and this no
the extent of the work done
The case tried Friday was Ma; 90
George D. Soucy against Albira L..
Soucy. petition cor n divorce o. the
grounds Of deseTt'on. The petit.oner -
a blacksmith about q years of age and
has lived in Burlington about 20 years
He was married June Ia 1915. and vent
to housekeeping shout two months after
ward. According - his testimony yeste--
day. his wife wanted to be out or the
street most of the time. He remcnstrat ed
with her. so he said, and tried to get '.r
20 stay at homo more She resent I'd ,his
and finally left him. after living with HIM
for abcut two months.
when uhe LEFT she took most OF 10
furniture, according 10 the testimony Shs
was at her nome for about TWO months.
then came back and lived with him for \
while. He set up housekeeping anew.
bought new furniture and began oyer
again. But Mrs, Soucv still wanted to
ne Oh the street. and again her husband
protested.
At The end OF about three months. she
left again and went home. this time 10
remain there. They lived together only
about six months, all told. The petitioner
said that. since she left him. he had seen
his wife out with other men quite FREE
qusn;ly.
The testimony of the petitioner WAS
corrobora;od by Mrs. Katherine Davis.
who lives 1t ~ Hickok street, and W
Joseph 81. John, merchAnt g-occ- on
Lafountain strert, with whom tho Soucya
traded vixen they were keeping house.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
STORE VICTIMIZED
Woman Gets Suit and skirt by Teie-
phone RuAe

A real big city trick was played on one
of the local stores recently, and so neatly
was it done that the originators of it got
long ago this store received a telephone
message. The name Of a prominent Bur-
ington woman was given, woman Of
means and whose credit was beyond the
shadow OF doubt at all the stores. She
explained that she wanted to make her
maid the present of a suit, not to exceed
$50 in value. and that the maid would
be in shortly. She described the maid as
wearing a long green coat. In about ten
minutes the girl described entered. She
looked over the suits and finally selected
at sl3. While she was selecting these gar
ments she was chatting with the clerk
about her trip South with her employer.
and how long she had been in her serv-
ice. She evidently knew the movements
of that particular family we'll She also
said she was going to New York that
night and wanted to look well.
Nothing was thought of the incident
until later monthly statement was sent
the employer" Then the man of the
house Indignantly called up, asking what
explained he said they knew of no such
deal and that his wifes maid had not
called at the store. AS the girl left nc
clue the store is entirely in the dark as
to whether she did leave town with the
clothes or whether she is still In town
and will try the same trick elsewhere.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
AN OLD DEED
Paper Which Transferred Part Of Mt
Mansfield to University Of Vermont

In connection with the announcement
published in the Free Press of
the purchase by the State OF Vermont of
"A small piece Of land on Mount Mansfield
Joining the property of the University of
Vermont with that of the State on the
east side of the mountain, Clarence p
Cowles of this city furnishes some inter-
esting information concerning the deed =
ing to the University of Vermont by John
B. Wheeler Of the land on Mansfield
which the university now owns there
Mr.. Cowles has the original deed, receiv-
ed for record on September q, 1859 In
the town OF Underhill, by which the uni
versity secured the land containing about
400 acrer. in payment OF $1,000.
John b. Wheeler, who decided the land
to the university was the son Of the
Rev. John Wheeler, who was president
of the University OF Vermont from .s33
to 1S49. DR.. John B. Wheeler, who Is prac-
tfcing mdeicine In Burlington at present,
Ia the son OF the mar who decided the
land to the university.
The land in question lies IN the towns
Of Stowe and UnderhiM and is described
In re deed as follows; Commencing in
the south line o. the town of Cambridge,
" rods easterly Of the summit or high
est point of the chin of Mansfield Noun
tain. thence southery parallel to the
highest ridge of SAID mountain and 40
rods d.itant therehr,o.c 10 the gore. run
, ming east srd west. through most of the
old town of Mansfield. thence In the
line of said gore westerly so rods. thence
northery parallel to the highest ridge
of said mountain and 20 rods distant
therefrom to the south line of Cambridge,
thence easterly In said last named line
to tho point Of beginning"
The deed further reads: Said above
grant Is upon condition that the said
tract of land and the summit OF said
mountain shall at all times be free for
the access of visitors and shall be free
for the building OF roads to and from the
top of said mountain, excepting such
portions OF said tracts as the said cor
poration may use for the purpose Of an
, observatory or observatories, or for sci
entific purposes.
! This shows that, John B. Wheeler. as
far back in 1859, had II in mind that
Mount Mansfield would be opened up as
a recreation ground for the people of
Vermont and other States, as the plan
OF the State Forestry Department and
the Green Mountain club now contem-
plates. Also, attention is called to the
fact that Mr.. Wheeler was interested In
the use Of the mountain by the university
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
PROFITABLE PREPARATION
State Laboratory Reports I'm JnR~-
dicnts OF Wtdely-Adve rtfsed Medicine

At the request Of the Montpelier Of
fcals. the State laboratory of hygiene
has made an analysis of Tanlac n patent
medicine which has large sale in this
section and which has been literally ad-
vertised as a system purifier and tonic.
The report OF the chemist at the labora-
tory shows the medicine to contain 10
per cent a!conol, very small amount of
laxative. essence If bitter tonic and five
per cent sugar. with little elycerine.
There is also possibly a trace of AN aka.
loid. but II so. in such u sriall amount as
to have no specific effect
In the statement Of the officials. It Is
announced that the only ingredient nav
ing any physiological effect 10 The al
cohol with a possible laXacvs The al
cohol costs about ten cents Wholesale
and the price of an eight ounce bottle 10
given as . dollar.
The printed matter on the carton goes
/ on to say that the drugs come from all
sections Of the earth and mentions Asia
Miner, Persia, and other places, but the
laboratory officials say that while this
may impress the lay mind. there II moth
! ing unusual in this since drugs have been
imported from those sections fer a great
many years
1.-THE therapeutic results are accom-
plished by the physic Influence due to
clever advertising and testimonials rather
than to any real value OF It's medicinal
properties" sny the state officials.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18

company In n suit. OF letting the horse
take the lead.
Tho mare was found roaming about
the yards In Middlcbury, where some sec
ton hands tried to catch her. Each
attempt failed and she finally started
north along the track.
Train No. 50 from Troy, arriving at Mid
dlebury several minutes late. found the
horse directly in It's way. The engineer
blew his whistle and went on. When
he had almost reached the horse he
whistled again. The mare merely turned
In her tracks for a moment, whinnicd and
started on again.
For nearly u miles the Morgan kept
just ahead of the engine. Attempts to
catch her failed. The engineer tried alter
nately by sounding his whistle and by
shutting off the headlight for a moment
to get the mare off the track, but without
success.
Conductor Richards Of the train said
when he reached Burlington. that OF
the bridge near Beldens, which is
nearly 200 feet long, the mare kept
between the rail and the guard rail al
the way across.
Through the stations at Beldens and
at New Haven Junction the mare led
the train. At last, coming into the yards
at Vergcnnes the lights of a south
bound sleeper blinded her, and she was
caught. Taken to a livery stable in
.Vergennes she was found to have re
ceived no injuries from her midnight
run along the railroad.
The next thing that happened to the
Rutland road was the derailment of a
freight car at Brandon about 30
o'clock Saturday morning. This was
not very serious and in two hours
everything was running Q. X. but 1t
delayed the north bound milk train
due to arrive here at 9:33 just that
time.
Later the same afternoon n washout
was reported at Cavendish. There the
rails were completely under water
and the foundation swept away, About
two hours work also fixed this up AS
1t was impossible to get around this
place. the Abr. tho Boston afternoon
mail train. had simply to wait for the
track to be repaired and 30 It arrived
two hours late. The Gas was also de-
layed. though not as much.
Sunday the a:33 train was nearly
four hours late and the las an hour and
a half behind time. The Gas was delayed
at Rutland waiting for the Boston sec
ton, which left Bellows Falls an hour
and a half late and was wrecked before
IT had gone three miles. The New York
section arrived here at nine O'Clock.
On the Central Vermont there was a
more serious washout between Mortified
and Roxbury Saturday and it was neces-
sary to detour the trains over the Wells
River road Saturday and until Sunday
night
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18

During the present year the agrlcu''
tural program lis made UP OF the follow
ing projects. Farm arrangements, SOILS
crops. horticulture. poultry and sheep.
The homo economies program is confined
largely to clothing, foods. labor-sav'ns
devices. household accounting and san'-
tation. The program for the boys ana
girls club work closely parallels the othcr
two.
The extension workers carry to inc
farmers and housewives on their farms
and In their own homes or In community
GROUPS the results Of scientific invesueh
tons in agriculture and home economies,
as we'll as the experience of successtu'
farmers and housekeepers. Through dem.
constructions they influence farmers and
housewives to put into effect In tne''
homes and on their farms such OF THESE
practices as interest them.
This is well illustrated by the result
of the meat canning demonstration IN
Addison county. Over eleven tors oil
meat were canned by women who hao
attended these demonstrations In three
counties especial emphasis was laid or
the use of the fireless cooker. 1t is knowS
that 67s fireless cookers have been built
as a result The corn variety dcmonstra'
lions carried on In several counties are
resulting in the growing of the varieties
of corn which are best adapted to thai
section of the county. The lime and clover
demonstrations are likewise resulting
in the increased use of lime and an in
creased acreage Of clover.
The extension service does not dea
alone with production problems. but as
sists community groups working through
their county farm bureaus in reorganizint
and redirecting the agricultural and home
practices Of the community. 1t co-operates
with all economic and social forces work
ing for the Improvement Of agriculture
and country life 1t also assists groups
that are interested in the marketing Of
farm products and the purchasing o
farm supplies.
That there Is a rapidly growing interes
In the extension service is clearly shown
by the increasing membership in thu
county farm bureaus which are organized
to cooperate with the extension service
in carrying out the county programs a.
agreed upon. The total membership In thu
farm bureaus of the state has increased
from year to year. Last year every farm
err In the town OF Waltham belonged Il
the farm bureau. and recently tho repor
has come to the extension office that 3
women in the town OF New Haven hat
sent In their mem bershps.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
MUST RETURN COWS =
Thomas Reeves Also Assessed for $3.50
Damages in RepIcyin Case

Thomas Reeves. trustee In bankruptcy
of the estate of Thomas Redmond. Of
Montpelier formerly of Shelburne, must
return to Mrs. Katie Redmond. wife Of
Thomas Redmond three black and white
heifers. which were taken from her in
1914 by writ of replevin. and must pay
her $3.50 damages to cover the loss dur
ing the period that they were withheld
from her. according to the verdict Of tho
jury in the case between these parties.
This verdict was brought in Thursday
evening. after the jury had been out for
nearly four hours and had once reported
disagreement.
Besides the three cows which the jury
found. were given to Mrs. Redmond by
her father and could be held as her law
full property, two other cows and bay
mare were concerned In the case. Mrs.
Redmond claimed al these as her person
al property whom her husband went In
to bankruptcy. However, before the jury
took the case Judge Frank l.. Fish, pre-
siding, ruled hat Mrs. Redmond could
hold no tito TO two Of he cows and tho
horse, and the jury followed the instr,ic-
tons Of the Judge in their verdict re-
garding these animals.
Mrs Redmond claimed thut she 81,
tanned the two cows. her title to which
the court would not allow, through AN
exchange with her husband she giving
him In return for them bull and an
other COW which had been given her bv
her father. The court ruled that. since
there was nothing to show a change Of
possession in these cows, she could not
lawfully hold them, but they must re-
main as a. part of :he property Of her
Husband. The same ruling applied 70 the
horse. which, 1t was claimed was recelv-
ed by Mrs, Redmond as q gift from Mr.
Redmond's' sister, to whom Mr. Redmond
had formerly sold the horse Since the
case was brought. about six years ago
the horse has died OF old age.
| This case had taken UP about a day
and half in county court and went &c
the jury about five O'Clock Thursday af
/ ternoon. Martin s. Villas and Charles r
| Black appeared for Mr.. Reeves. while
Fred B. Thomas Of Montpelier was at
torney for Mrs. Redmond. The witnesses
| in the case yesterday were Mr.. and Mrs
Redmond, Nicholas Smith Mrs. Red
mond's father, Daniel O'Brien of Soutl
Burlington "a cattle dealer), and Thorn
as Reeves.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
BURGESS DIVORCE CASE
Heard Privately In Judges Room II
County Court Saturday

Three divorce cases were heard Satur-
day morning in Chittenden county court.
When these cases we're finished about 10
O'Clock. Judge Frank l.. Fish of YER
gennes recessed court until Monday at
two o'clock
The first case heard Saturday morning
was that Of Agnes II. Burgess of Bur-
lngton against Frederick E. Burgess. the
divorce proceedings being brought on the
grounds of intolcrable severity and deser-
ton. The maiden name Of the petitioner
was Agnes Fl. Huing. She married
Frederick L. Burgess on June %. 1885. at
Bennington. and they lived together most
Of the time in Burlington, until January
!. 1914, when, it is claimed. the petitionee
deserted the petitioner Warren r. Austin
appeared for the petitioner. This case was
heard privately In the judges room.
A hearing was given to Mamie Mooney
Fennell in her case against Walter P.
Fennell. from whom she asked for a d.
vorce on the grounds Of deserton,
neglect and refusal to support. They
have lived In Burlington and in Spring
field. Mass. When In the latter place. Mrs.
Fennell came to Burlington to visit her
parents for month, 80 she testified.
While here. she received a letter from her
husband saying that he was going West,
and that, II she did not get a divorce, he
would. She has never seen him since then
and does not know where he is. For a
| time. while he was In the service. she
got an allotment for the support of her
two children. That has stopped now
since he got his discharge. She asks for
the care and custody OF the children a
boy Of seven years and a girl of eight
years.
In the case of Estella NJ. Laprelle of
Burlington, who was suing for divorce
from Herbert E. Laprelle of parts I'M
known, ii was brought out that the
libeee. who was formerly located at Fort
ethan Allen, deserted from the army and
appropriated TO his own use company
funds Of which he was in charge. 1t was
at the time that he deserted from the
army that he left his wife, with whom he
| lived only about month. She is asking
for divorce on the grounds of desertion
Laprelle formerly lived In Michigan. She
has never been able to locate him there
| or elsewhere. Two other witnesses
corroboratcd her testimony