Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01

TINS city against G. A. Hatch of Mid
dlebury. The specifications make out
that on December 1 of this year the de-
| PENDANT was indebted to the plaintiffs
in the sum of $500, the amount re-
naming from a debt for garage sup
plies, etc. Powell & Powell appear for
the plaintiffs, while Allen r. Sturte-
want of Middlebury is attorney for the
defendant.
The 23rd annual winter meeting Of the
Vermont Botanical club and the 10th of
the Vermont Bird club will be held in
this city Friday and Saturday, January
30 and 81, at the Williams Science hall,
\ University of Vermont. The first ses-
sion will open at 1890 a. m. on Friday,
and the meetings will continue through
! Friday afternoon, evening and Saturday
forenoon The usual supper will be given
complimentary to visiting members and
will be followed by an address by some
good speakers
Hamilton Lodge. No. II, I. o. o. F., held
its regular meeting last evening in Odd
Fellows hall and conferred the initiatory
degree upon n class of candidates The
election of officers was held and resulted
as follows Noble grand +. A. Brain
ard; vice-grand. Robert II. McCuen: sec
rotary. n. W. Warren: treasurer, Harry
w. Chase: representatives to the Grand
Lodge. w. A. Harding; second, f. 3.
Metcalf; alternates, p. L. Ballou and r.
w. Dunsmore. A large gathering was in
attendance.
G. W. Harris gave dinner Sun
day to 26 members of the staff and
statesmen of Bailey's Music rooms at
the Sherwood hotel and afterwards en-
tertained them at his home on South
| Willard street, serving a,luncheon la
ter in the day. Nearly every member
of the party was a musician and there
was plenty of talent to furnish enter
tainment. The object of the meeting
was to get all the employees together,
and 1t is the intention of the manager
to make this an annual affair.
The following business was transacted
in probate court Monday: Allston l..
Fogg of this city was appointed admin
! istrator of the estate Of Frank A. Fogg.
late of Burlington. John Il. iLavell and
Y. p. WEIGH, both of this city. were
appointed commissioners and appraisers.
The will of William N. Root, late of
Charlotte. was presented for proof. A
license to sell real estate In the estate
of Mary Latulippe. late Of Burlington.
was issued There was a settlement and
cent, late of this city
a. C. Stafford, who for the past Il
FEARS has been travelling in Vermont for
the Creamery Package company Of Chi
cago, has been promoted to the New York
office, and left Burlington Wednes-
day noon to take his new position. Mrs.
Stafford left Burlington at the
same time but will visit friends and rel
| ;,,
places before going to New York. Since
Archie" arrived in Burlington. he has
made lot of friends and Saturday eve
ming at the Hotel Vermont 10 of these
rendered him a dinner.
| Thomas Bradlee of the agricultural
i extension staff of the university has sent
to all local county agents notice that
! the short agricultural course scheduled
to begin at Nhe university December 30
has been postponed one week in order
that there may be further opportunity
for ex-service men to avail themselves
of the opportunity to register. this action
being in cooperation of the extension
service with the re-educational service
werk for eX-service men. The registra-
ton will be held open until Saturday,
January 3. at 1000 a. m. The course runs
until February IA.
Two sports of the wintry hills. James
p. Taylor and County Agent E. H.
Loveland, braved the cold blasts of
lSmuggler's Notch Sunday on skis and
snow shoes, making 17mile hike
from Jeffersonvlle through the Notch
to the Stowe side. They characterized
the winter trail as superb in scenic
effects and declared that very good
Burlingtonian should take advantage
of this winter trip offered so near at
hand. The travellers left Jeffersonville
at 9 o'clock Sunday morning, and got
into Stowe at just about o'clock Sun
day night, making a ~ hours trip of
it. The last four hours Of their trip
was made almost entirely by moon
light.
The repairs of the steamer Ticonderoga
| resulting from the accident last August
have been completed and the ship will
be launched the first part of next week.
The work in putting the boat back in
condition did not occupy as much time
as was at first expected, and the riveters
were occupied only five days in putting
the steel plates on her sides. The Tlcon-
deroga will be the first ship back In
commission next spring The Champlain
Transportation company will not begin
doing business on the lake before the
| FIRST of May this year. and it is doubtful
II navigation opens as soon as that for,
| on account of the great expense of doing
business under present conditions, the
line loses too much money by operating
| early in the spring and late in the fall
to continue doing so until prices drop.
There were about rs present at the
| community Christmas dance at the City
| Han Friday evening. Some new features
, were introduced, including candle light
| waitzes. In the prize waltz. the judges
decided that the most graceful dancing
was done by Miss Rose Painchaud and
Victor p. Brown. The judges were
Mayor and Mrs. J. Holmes Jackson, Mr.
and Mrs Mason G. Beebe, Mrs e. c.
Ellsworth, Mrs. w. w. Echel and Col
John II. Mimms The floor committee
consisted of Mrs. G. A. Robbins and
Miss Marjorie Lavoe. The patrons and
patronesses We're: Mr. and Mrs Ralph
Thayer, Mr.. and Mrs Roy Tlley, Mrs
W. W. Echell. Miss V. Ciroux and Miss
Alice Prunier. Miss Kay Davis had
charge of the publicity. Music was fur
nished by the Meunier-Janke orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Allen of 90 COL
chester avenue have just received word
that their son, Lieut. Col Harvey C.
Allen of the Coast Artillery, has re-
Iceived a promotion to the position OF
assistant to the chief of the Goa st
Artillery, with the War Department
at Washington. ID C. Liant Col Allan