Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-27
in nearly every line. and delay the work
of INHALATION.

District Attorney Vernon A. Billiard
will deliver the Memorial Day address
at North Hyde Park. his birthplace, next
Monday, May 81 lie will be accom-
panied by George II. White of Montpelier,
a native of the town of Eden, who will
| get together 10 or 11-piccc orchestra
for the occasion. II Is expected that
Ave of the musicians In the orchestra
will be Burlingtonians, and that the
others will come from Montpelier. Among
the musicians who will go from Bur-
lington are Wallace n. Sherman and
Harold A. Haylett, vioinist at the
Majestic theatre. The exercises at which
MIR. Billiard will speak will be held at
one o'clock in the afternoon, the address
being preceded by a concert by tho
orchestra
The ladies' of the womcn,s Relief Corps
of Stannard Post are to serve the vet
Grams a dinner Memorial Day, next Mon
day, at the Post hall in the Memorial
building. The Grand Army men and also
the Sons of Veterans will be the guests.
Formerly the corps served the Grand
Army turkey dinner regularly once a
year. but for the last few years, during
the war; the Grand Army mon asked
them to dispense with it, and the corps
served them lunches at various times
instead. This year the corps Is planning
fine dinner for the men, which will be
served at noon. The corps will hold
memorial services at the monument In
City Hall Park for the unknown soldier
dead probably about ten o'clock next
Monday morning.
The pike stripping station near the
mouth of the Lamoille river has been
closed as the work has been completed.
Many millions Of eggs were taken from
the Ash and will be Matched at the
hatchery on the wharf here and the small
fish planted in numerous places about
the lake, while some Will go to Massa-
chusetts in exchange for pheasant eggs
and other things with which the depart
ment Of that State ia ready to help YER
mont The number of pike eggs taken
this year cannot even be roughly esti-
mated at present but 1t goes into the
hundreds Of millions. Though the sea-
son was backward. the season turned out
very we'll and conditions look good for
future pike catches. which have now be-
come no mean asset to the State as a
source Of revenue. State Warden Fred
Isham had charge of the station during
the stripping season.
A coiored man, representing himself to
about the city recently in soliciting funds
for a colored peoples church which he
said he would locate on the corner of
Battery and Cherry streets. He had
credentials with him which he produced
and showed the authorities These
credentials purported to he from minis
ters located at various places about the
country, but looked suspicously like the
same hand writing. MFR. Hall had cards
printed. giving his place Of residence as
Burlington. Investigation showed that
, he had been resident of this city
only about long enough to get the cards
printed. He was advised by the authori-
ties to leave the city at once and to stop
his ambitious game or he would be prose-
> cuted. This he agreed to do. Through
} the investigation. II was found that Hall
: washed automobiles in the night and
solicited during his spare time in the
) day.
The following business was transacted
in probate court Monday: Grace A
, Swinyer of Huntington was appointed
Administrative of the estate of lone
Drinkwater, late Of that town. while
Frank r. Strong and S. J. Randall, both
; Of Huntington. will serve as commits.
sioners and appraisers; there we're settle.
mentS and DEGREES in the estates Of Cyrus
l W. Kingsland. late Of Charlotte. Cordelis
, Teachout, late of Essex. Sarah A. Teach
out, late OF Burlington and Henry s
Teachout. late of Essex: the will of Cor
1 della D. Weed, late of Hinesburg, was
G filed for probate; Eugene A. Luck of this
city was appointed administrator of the
: estate of Mitchell Zero, late of Burling
Y ton. while John f. Lavell and Zotiaue
] Gravel. both of this city. were appointed
< commissioners and appraisers: c. A.
Robinson Of Milton was appointed admin.
D istrator of the estate of Charles S. Par.
, ker. late of that town. while J. A. Ken.
nedy and j. Z. Wagner, both Of Milton
, will serve as commissioners and ap.
!. praisers.
b. William L. Brown Of New York city
. was in town Monday while making q
short trip through Vermont. The con.
Germ OF which Mr., Brown is the presi.
dent buys most of the apples which are
grown in the Vermont section of the
Champlain valley. He states that the
last year has been the worst in his expert.
ence on account of the trouble with
strikes and transportation. No one knew
what was coming next and as his good.
are perishable the situation was more
serious than would have otherwise beer
the case. No one in the apple bushes.
f can predict what will be done next fall
i but the apple men are going yer,
: cautiously. Not only apple men, blu
r dealers in all kinds Of perishabe good.
G have suffered. Mr.. Brown cited the cas-
t Of strawberry dealer who got a car
= consigned to New York, as far as &
h point outside Of Philadelphia. He wa.
= obliged to go after the goods with auto
e trucks and when they arrived they were
@ nothing but crushed fruit. These in
$ stances are common. The situation /.
v so bad around New York that II look,
c hopeless to many business men in line:
5. similar to his 1t is all attributed to labo,
l troubles.
i NJ. $. Thomas Of Isle La Motto wa.
J. in this city Monday. He has just re
: turned with his family from Florida
II where hc spent thc winter. Mr.. Thoma,
l. is building home for himself at a poin
between Miami and Palm ach Florida
! mas never seen such buidingA-boom a.
Is on at present and Mr.. Thomas cst
. built in Miami last winter. The rent.
: are out of sight and So is not unusua
for nights lodging. The winter popu
lation has increased to moro than i0OUu
in the last few years, and every privat,
a house is pressed into service TO tax,
" care or the tourists. In many place.
free places are provided for tourists t.
make camp, and many travel with
y camping outfit The townspcoplc ar.
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