Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-21

| liz first of a number of soclals of tn
| KIND to be held the coming season.
Herbert Reynolds. "a years of age. wa
arrested early Tuesday morning by tn
| police for attempting to peep into tn
| windows and lettering about the door
of the house nj 1876 North Champlai
! street. He had been there about a
hour when the police got him. He Is
stranger in the city and took that forr
of amusement. He was sentenced 10 no
less than six nor moro than 12 month
in the House of Correction.
Norris r. Wilcox u. V. NJ. 'i6. wh
has been employed for more than a yea
as foreman at tho Vermont Mil
Chocolate company in this city. ha
completed his duties with that compan,
and left this city Monday for Harris
burg. Pa. where he has secured II posi-
ton as superintendent of new choco
late plant being opened there by tn.
hershey Brothers. Mrs. Wilcox will ioir
her husband within u fcw weeks.
Judge Isatld disposed Of thr case arains
Fred Popin Tuesday in city Court b,
sentencing him TO not less than eigh
nor more than 4, months in tho Hous,
OF Correction. Papin was accused OF
attempting to induce. while intoxicated
young girls away. He said he was 3;
years Of age and had only recently come
TO burlington. He was charged with a
preach OF the peace and pleaded guilty
Judge Laid gave him severe TALKING
TO- III addition to the sentence.
Miss LAURA Brsson Of % Lafountai-
street was pleasantly surprised Monday
evening by about % of her friends who
gave her novelty shower IN the form
OF Halloween party IN honor of her ap.
preaching marriage The rooms were
prettily decorated in Halloween colors
and refreshments were served. Witch
cats and favors were ahundanty dis
trbuted. Miss Brissor was tho recipient
of many gifts including silver. cut glass
linen. and kitchen utensils.
The Chittenden county Ecuublican
committee met In the State headuiartcrs
off1co Friday afternoon and organized
as follows: r. w. Henry of Underhill.
chairman; l.. d. Latham Of Milton. sec
rotary; Mrs Fannie Webster of Shell
hurne, treasurer. The other members. OF
the committee are ]. j. OunIan of Char
lotto. and Mrs. Della e. Kenyon Of
Colchester. The committee nominated
Frank T.. Lord of South Burlington for
the office of high bailf.
News was received Friday of the
death Of George Il. Thornhill, native
and former resident Of this city. at his
home in Waterbury where for the last
six years he has been resident. He was
% years of age and his wife and five
chiidren survive him. Death came after
long period of Ill health which follow
cd an acute attack OF pneumonia. Bo-
fore his health failed, he was employed
as shipping clerk at the Cooley-Wright
Machine company's plant.
A verdict for the plaintiff to recover
the sum Of S10s.15 was brought in Fri
lay afternoon by the jury in the
County Court case of George Fortunate
VS.. Emanuel Agosta. which occupied
he court for several days last week.
rhe plaintiff sued for $500. The Jury
-ook the case about 1870 Friday morn
nG and the verdict was sealed and
brought into court shortly after two
''clock. ]. ]. Enright and Guy NJ. Page
appeared for the plaintiff and NJ. G..
4eary for the defendant
farewell party was given Tuesday
light at the Baptist Church to Miss Jessie
'iley and Mr. and Mrs. Jasper C. Tous-
ey. J. d. Tousley presented Miss Cilley
With purse of gold from the church
MEMBERS and friends Vernon Scott pre-
ented to Mr.. Tousley a pair of gold cuff
Inks and to Mrs. Tousley a beautiful
old brooch. Mrs. =. G.. Hill and Mrs.
iildreth Martin gave a duet. Miss Geor-
lama Peck gave reading and the Rev.
V. F. Wilson spoke. The social com
nittee of the 3. Y. P. L. had charge.
In Probate Court Monday, the wills
T Clinton B. Stearns. late of West
ord, and Johanna O'Halloran. alias
ohanna Halloran, late of South Burling-
on, were presented for proof Thomas
V. Parkhill of this city was appointed
pecial administrator of the estate of
larion j. Gibbs, late of Burlington.
}, a. Loomis and Robert Noble, both of
arlington. were appointed appraisers.
.ealty licenses We're issued in the estates
Myron II. Hosford. late of Charlotte.
nd Charles f.. Percival late of Jericho.
A negligence suit against the New York
Consolidated Slate company for $4,000
as filed Tuesday in United States
curt by Thomas f. Butler, by John |
utter. next friend. The petition claims
lat Thomas +. Butler, who was Ii years /
age, was employed unlawfully in the /
'mpany's plant at Poultney. Through
lie negligence of the company he was
ound around the shafting in the mill /
nd was hurled with great force against |.
lie wall OF the shed. In the accident, he |
roke one arm in two PLACES and suf-
cred many other injuries.
Clarence Carpenter Of Honolulu. II. l.. !
no spent the month Of August with his /
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Carpenter. I
as left Washington, ID. c., for his home .
IT. Carpenter was sent to the Islands
lille in the employ OF the government (
plant pathologist in 1915 and this is
is first visit home since. He resigned
ON the government service last Novem-
er and took a like posse ssion with the .
awaiian Sugar Growers association
r. Carpenter while in the Islands. has
sited nearly all the points of inter-
It, including the active volcanoes.
The jury in Chttcnden county court an
Jared Tuesday morning ready for work,
at there was no case ready for trial. /
the jurymen were excused until yes
rday morning, The jury docket
getting cleaned up to some cx-'
mt by the settlement and dscontnuance
cases. Announcement was made Tues
~ of the settlement and dscontnu-
ace of the following cases: Henry l..
oodrich VS.. Leonard c. Ray and truS-
g: Kate F.. Goodwin vs.. John !. Whalen
al; Jennie Duclos, administrator vs.
Insurance company of Amer
n,
Through the agency Of the Vermont
eachers' Registration Bureau. the fol-
wing teachers have been placed in Yer
ont recently: Mrs, Bessie G.. Couplin
East Hardwick, to teach a rural
hool In Wolcott: Mildred Wagner Of
ntnrhnrn \ L. toach M the mn in..