Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-18

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Court and was sentenced by Judge Ladd
to pay a fine of SIS and costs of $.t5.
The fine was suspended by the court on
the payment of the costs, and Donlin
was pla cd in the hands Of the proba-
ton officer, George Agel, of this city,
until further order OF court.
A verdict for the plaintiff to recover
$1j and costs was brough; in by the Jury
Thursday afternoon in the case OF Jo-
seph Labounty VS.. Joseph Trombley. The
case started in county court Wednesday
morning. The plaintiff sought to recover
for an alleged assault upon his person on
the night of May 81 last. Attorneys Guy
NJ. Page and j. j. Enright appeared for
the plaintiff, and Nj. 6. Leary for the de-
PENDANT.
Final reports submitted by Mrs. T.. VI.
Read for the civics committee of the
Athena Club on the canvass OF the
women of Wards one, two ana three IN
this city for the Vermont Childrens AID
Society show that 1887 in cash has been
turned into headquarters. with additional
pledges and money s,nt direct to the
treasurer which will bring the total
raised by the Athena Club to between $i0o
and $40.
4 miscellaneous shower was rendered
Miss Evelyn Richard at nor nome. ~
Hyde street, last evening IT, honor of
her approaching marriage to Grant Vi.
Thomas. About rs of her friends We're
present. There we're piano selections
by Miss Bertha Desautels and vocal !sc'ec-
tons by Mrs. E. l.. Desauteis and MISS
Ruth NJ. Knight. Refreshments were
served and dancing was INDUCED IN until
a late hour.
Tie Lines Brothers, Harry, james and
Potter. are made the defendants in a suit
filed against them In County Court yes
terday in wEich the Burlington Grocery
company seeks to recover a sum In the
vicinity OF 1000. said to be due on mer-
chandise undc- a bill Of September II
last. The Howard National Bank is
named as trustee in this case. Ezra NJ.
Horton appears for the Grocery cow
pany.
Melvin G.. Morse. tax commissioner for
Vermont. has arranged for the annual
convention Of the tax commissioners of
New England to be held IN this city on
December 16 and II. The tax commits
sioners will make their headquarters at
the Hotel Vermont ana will mold their
meetings in the roof garden. Tho wives
and guests of the commissioners will be
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is expected that there VIII be from s.
to 100 people present.
One five pint bottle Of Geneva gin. three
five pint bottles of John pcKuyper gin
one gallon syrup can of Canadian high
wine, one quart of whiskcy in a gallor
g'ass Jug and quar- Of Italian win,
labeled "Ferro china Monti' We're the
spoils collected by the police Saturda,
! p1-apinr in "a raid at tho plnttTN STORE ~
Charles Rellino on the corner of Batter,
and Cherry streets. Eelliuo was arrested
and appeared in city court Saturday eve
ming and was released IN bail Of $500
The repair work on the north side o.
the Sunderland Hollow Hill is rapid,
nearing completion. The road through
the hollow has been practically cioseC
to traffic for some time, but it is nov
possible for motor ears TO pass this wa,
} without much trouble. The road bee
5 has been undergoing extensive repairs
q great many loads of stone bong pl
in. With the exception of a few Yard
the road on the north side of the hill il
in good condition..
". l.. Hale. the soldier "r-n Fort Ethar
Allen, who is said to have been drivin,
the automobile wai,h ...t.rk the Wagon
of Ben AFFAIR on the road 10 the Post las
Saturday night. was Ielcared Frida.
on $1,000 bail. Fred Murphy. who was il
the car with Hale AT the time the acct
dent occurred. and who was held on 500
bail to appear as a witness in the case
was given his freedom, the bail in boil
cases being furnished ny Joseph Age
and Edward Reeves.
The marriage of Miss Margaret Pillin,
Of Bennington. and Raymond Griswold
Of Bellows Falls, took place Tuesda,
in Bennington. Miss Pilling made man,
friends in Burlington during the si'
months which she spent here as recre
>, ational director at tho Blue Triangl,
Hospitality House. She completed he
work in this city about the first of Octo
Der. Miss Matilda F'airweather, directo
of the Hospitality House went to Ben
nington Monday to attend the wedding.
In Probate Court Friday. Lucius a
Bustwick and S. W Fraser, both of thi
: city. were appointed commissioners an
.. appraisers of the estate Of John Fl
McCuen. late Of Burlington. Mary L
Beers of Charlotte was appointed admin
.. istratrix of the estate of Fred Ii. Roo,
. late of tina town, with Frank b. Smit'
, and Charles n. Jones, both of Charlotte
commissioners and appraisers. Their
was "A settlement and decree in tn
4 estate of Amos c. Humphrey. late o
b. Cnderhill.
. Or. and Mrs. Henry G. Petty of For
Plain. \. y, have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter, Alice. t
Charles Kimball Worthen of Burlington
a Miss Petty is a graduate of Schenectad
High School. class of 1919, and was
member of the freshman class at tn
e University of Vernon last year. NJ
n Worthcn was president of the class {
e 1923 and n member of Alpha Tau Omeg
u fraternity. He is at present employe
by the General Electric company {
t schenectady.
Motorists who nave driven over II
Sandbar Bridge recently report the lars
culvert to be under repair. Workme
are busy widening the bridge so tn;
d two cars will be able to pass Thereof
y In the past this bridge has been consi'
II cred one of the most dangerous place
on the highway, and there have been Sc
eral accidents there, 1t has been impo
l. sible before the repair work was start,
is for a person approaching the bridge fro
either side to see whether there was a
other vehicle, approaching from II
opposite side.
q News has been received in this city
}. the marriage at Camp Lewis, America
10 Lake, Wash, of Color Sergeant VILLA
,r II. Weaver, headquarters company, n
Field Artillery, and Mrs. Estella Stror
in Brooks, of Burlington. The ceremony W;
performed by Captain j. II. Benjami