Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-02

of the crew, were removed from the
steamer at the same time, all suffering
with typhoid. Mr.. OConnor will re-enter
the University.
Miss Yvonne Bedard. the former wait
rcss of the Iiote. Vermont. who was
charged with larceny from another wait
ress there, was tried before Judge Jed
=. Ladd in city court Saturday morning
and sentenced TO pay a fine of $50 and
costs of $685. n total of $S}.S5. and was
sentenced to serve not less than one year
nor moro tfan two yea. $ IN the House OF
Correction. Sentence was suspended by
the court and the girl was placed in the
hands of the probation officer. Mrs
y. q. L. Austin. The fine and costs were
paid by the girls father.
At the annual meeting Of Champaign
Valley Grange Saturday evening the foi-
lowing officers We're elected for the en-
suing year: Master. Henry Todd; over
seer u. T.. Fowler; lecturer. Mrs Elma
Da'gle; steward, W. =. HAIL. assistant
steward, G. b. Mctcalf; chaplain, A. O.
Mott; treasurer, Mrs. Amanda Ho"es;
secretary. Mrs Anna Casweil; gatekeep-
err, W. II. Tupper; ceres. Mrs. tehry
Todd; pomona. Mrs. u. +. Fowler; hora
Mrs. w. =. Hall; lady asFistan, steward,
T.. G. C,ewly, W. w. Aldrich. W w. Wig
gins.
Members of the faculty who attended
the Proc Night at the University when
Donald Hendrick, member OF the class
of 1924, was fatally injured, have been
called to testify before the Chittenden
county grand jury, which is now no ding
session in the city. The members OF the
Boulder and Key and Serpent societies
were called yesterday but were not OK
amined and 20 will report to the grand
Jury again this afternoon at two O'Clock.
This morning at nine many or the men
taking part in the boxing and wrestling
bouts held that evening will he ed for
examination.
Election OF officers for the ensuing year
was held Sunday afternoon at a meet
ing of DeGocsbriand Assembly, NO. 2i9,
Knights Of Columbus, in tn" club rooms
on Church street. Tho retiring Fa!thtul
Navigator, p. Il. McAuiffc. presided at
the meeting. The new officers e.ectod are:
James L. Kelly. faithful navigator;
Charles f. Black, faithful captain; L. r.
TcAulffe, faithful admiral; III a. Hurtu-
bise faithful pilot; the Rev. w. II. cas-
sdy, faithful friar: Joseph II. Fountain
faithful comptroller; Wa ter Hoy, faith
faithful OUTSIDE sentinel.
Erwin G. stokes was granted q divorce
in County Court Tuesday from Gladys
II. Stokes on tie grounds OF adultery.
The ore minor child was given into the
care of the petitioner The couple was
married in Burlington in 1872, the maiden
name of the petitionee being Gladys
Sparkling. The petitioner is employed
by the Austin Garage in this city.
According to the tea;imony. he and his
wife lived together until the fall of 1913.
After they parted, she lived for a time
with another man, before leaving this
city. Her Whereabouts is not known at
present. j, j. Enrght appeared for the
petitioner.
Postmaster James T. Burke yester-
day received notice from Washington
that, owing to the large number Of
PARCELS which are being shipped to
Germany by friends in the Gnitad
States, quite a few of which cannot be
delivered, it is requested that all per
sons sending such parcels should mark
on them, lin case of failure to deliver.
to be given to the poor" II is thought
much better that this should be done
than that the parcels should be re-
turned to this country. as so many Of
the things in the parcels would be
spoiled before they could be returned
to the senders.
Reports submitted up to Monday nigh,
in the fourth roll call for the Ameri-
can Red Cross, conducted in this city
by the Burlington branch of this organi-
cation. showed that 81 o95 has been col.
lected. The reports are not yet com.
pleted and it is expected that the fna
results of the roll call will show wei
over SLIGO raised in this city. This
amount. however, is only little more
than oEc-half what was raised in this
city last year during the roll call
Though not so cXtehGed a campaign was
carried on this year. the results seem tc
point to the fact that interest in the work
OF the Red Cross is falling off in this
city.
The case OF the Howard National
Bank vs.. Beecher & Guthrie. a Euper,
firm, was heard yesterday afternoon in
Chittcnden county court The contest
is over n note which the bank holds
against the defendants, who claim thai
they paid tho amount of the note to
another man, to whom II was original
ly given and that this man held up the
payment to the bank. The bank was
represented by a. L. Sherman, while
the defendants We're represented by A
S. Bloomer Of the firm of Lawrence
Lawrence & Stafford of Rutland. The
claim is for $557.50 with interest The
court has given out no decision in the
case
In addition to the clean milk campaign
which is being conducted by the city
health officials, the officers are buslS
engaged in tracing cases of contagiou.
diseases, that have not been reported a
required by law. Homer Bosvert Of s
Harrison avenue and John NJ Wilbur o.
$50 Elmwood avenue were brought inc
city court through the efforts of tn,
city health officer and each was fineC
So and costs Of 1857 for failure to MAKE
report to the authorities of contagiou!
diseases \ case of scarlet fever was dis
covered at the Home for Destitute Chill
drcn and was traced by the authorize:
{ to Boisvert. A case of whoopinS cougi
was the cause Of the prosecution of Mr.
Wilbur.
Evidence was put in Monday after
noon before Judge Fred NJ. Butler AM
Assistant Judge c. A. Barber in Count,
Court in the divorce case of Elizabeth
; Clay VS.. Harry V. Clay. The petitio
: was brought on the grounds of desertion
According to the testimony, the pcti
tionee left his wife four years ago las
July and had not lived with her sine
that time They were married in loG-
There are four children, the oldest bein
N years of age. All four are now wit
the petitioner at 1876 Park street in TIL