Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-11

11olyoke alumnae In this city. Miss Kath-
crime Worcester is the member from Bur-
lington on the executive committee and
chairman for the northwest section of the
state.
r. II. Pashaw. who has been TO-, the
past three years associated with the Es-
sex Manufacturing company as cutter and
foreman. completed his work there Tues
day night and began work yesterday
as superintendent of the manufacturing
end of the overgaiter business for the
Perfection Overgaiter company. Mr..
Bashaw was surprised Tuesday morn
ing by the presentation of a gift from
the employees of the Essex company in
the form of a watch chain and X. Of p.
charm. engraved on the back with his
initials.
The annual meeting of B. p. O. F..
No. 916 was held Friday evening. when
the following officers were elected:
Exalted ruler. p. J. Boynton: esteemed
leading knight. e. NJ. Horton; esteemed
loyal knight. Harry A. Butler: es-
teemed lecturing knight, Howard S,
Crane: secretary, H. T. Bacon: treas
urer. Paul Chamberlin: trustee, John
NJ. Carroll: tyler. Harry w. Chase
delegate to the national grand lodge.
T.. l.. Linsenmeir; alternate. DR.. j. D.
Tanner The district deputy grand ex-
allied ruler. Lucian S. Trudel, made
his official visit.
Edward Latullipe. who was recently
arrested on charge of support,
pleaded guilty to adultery, in city court
Yesterday before Judge j. p. Ladd. He
was sentenced to not less than two nor
more than three years in the State prison
at Windsor. but was placed in. the hands
fo the probation officer, one of the con-
ditions of his parole being that he pay
SIG per week to the support of his wife
and six children. The authorities have
had trouble with him before on the
charge Of non-support A failure to pay
this money to Poormaster Delaney as
trustee means that he will so to prison
for long term.
There were 40 deaths in Burlington
during the month Of February and of
this number 49, or nearly onc-half. occur
red from pneumonia and bronchitis. The
month had an exceedingly high death
rate and number of old people passed
away. There were four to die in the
SOS and seven in the 7Os. Pneumonia.
however. took Off more than the usual
number of people in middle life. The
other causes Of death were principally
congenital weakness among infants and
artcrial and heart trouble among the
older people. One death was from acct
dental causes. There were no deaths
from contagious diseases unless pneu-
monia is considered one.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Tobey of IA Loomis
street were very pleasantly surprised
Monday evening when their friends ten
dered them a farewell party at their
home, Mr.. Tobey has been assistant
superintendent Of the eastern district of
the Atlantic & Pacific tea stores for some
time and leaves soon for Springfield.
Mass, TO take up new position with
the same company. He will have entire
charge of 43 stores in the city of Spring
field. In behalf of the A. G. p. managers
of the eastern district NJ. C. O'Connor
presented Mr. Tobey with a very hand
some gold watch and chain. The many
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Tobey wish them
all good luck in their new home.
The marriage of Laura C. Brown,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Brown.
and Sergeant Edward Ballantine of the
quartermaster department at Fort Ethan
Allen. took place at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Charles Tetzlof. So
Lakeside avenue. at three o'clock Mon
day afternoon. The Rev. James S. Braker
officiated. The ceremony was witnessed
by relatives and friends of the bride Sup
per was served at the home of the bride $
parents, SO Lakeside avenue and an en-
joyable evening was spent by a large
gathering. The couple received many
beautiful gifts, such as silver. linen, cut
glass and gold pieces. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ballantine will reside at SO Lakeside
avenue.
Mrs. Julius Roland of North Winooski
avenue has gone to Cohoes. N. Y, where
she was called by the death of her
brother. Peter Lamar, an old time min
strel man and vaudeville performer and
considered one of the greatest yodlers
who ever stepped on to the American
stage. He had made more than 500
records for the Edison people and was
known from coast to coast. Lamar went
on the stage when >16 years of age, about
half century ago, and had only COM
pleted a performance at a theatre when
he dropped dead on the street of heart
failure. He was with all the old-time
minstrel shows and knew the stars of
so years ago intimately. He was with
Dockstader, Primrose e. West Al G.
Fields and all the rest, He appeared once
in Burlington about ten years ago.
Charles Desoutelle was sentenced to not
less than four nor more than six months
Imprisonment Monday in city court by
Judge j. +. 1>add. Desoutelle is an In
mate of the poor farm and was accused
of striking two OF the old men out there
The charge was breach of the peace and
he pleaded not guilty. According to his
story, the two men, Thomas Monack and
another man over 70 got into a wrangle
In the middle of the night and started to
fight. The other side of the story is
that he got mad because one of them
turned on the light in the room in which
the three sleep, and he knocked one
over chair and handled the other
severely. He is only about 40 years of
age and appears to be a man In good
health, hut he says he has numb spells
which prevent him from working.
Tho hello" girls at the local telephone
oftice were kept on the rush through Sat-
urday and Sunday taking care Of the upu-
sually large number of calls which came
in. With force crippled by illness and
working overtime, good service was main
tanned throughout the storm period and
the "A hours which followed. Hundreds
OF calls to the depot to find out when
trains would run; messages by employees
to their employers. saying that they would
not be able to get to their work: long
distance calls from people who were
stranded in Burlington on account of the
cessation Of train service, orders from
snowed-in housewives to groceries and
markets; all these were handled by the
hello" girls with efficiency. Without