Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-13

lenz. Germany. The couple was married
September is, 1916 at Colchester. the
maiden name Of the petitioner being
/ Pricilla S. Parent. They lived together
Mt Colchester from the time Of their
marriage until about March 25 1916, when
1t is claimed that Mr.. Neff deserted her
rms Is one OF the grounds on which the
petition Is brought. and the other grounds
are intolerable severity and refusal TO
support. One child was born of this
marriage. Gertrude NJ. Neff. The peti-
toner asks for the custody OF the child.
| George Labelle was arrested Sunday
AFTERNOON by the police in a field near
first street. He was brought to the police
station whore he made his escape while
a warrant was being made out Labelle
was to be charged with open and gross
lewdness. The police locked him UP in
the detention room while n warrant was
procured from Grand Juror Simays. The
grand juror went in to talk with the man
ana when he came out neglected to lock
the door behind him. Labelle used the op-
bortunity and walked out, so that when
Mr.. Simays had issued the warrant there
was no Labelle to serve II on The man
is 3S years of age and was employed by
the Richards Manufacturing company OF
Winooski. He was seen to run across the
park.
AT the annual meeting OF the Klifa
club held in their rooms Thursday at
ternoon, the following Officers were
elected: President Mrs Edwin L. In.
gals; vice president, Mrs Henry H.
Hagar: corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Mary l.. Saunders; recording secretary,
Mrs. Frank d. Spaulding: treasurer.
Mrs. Henry II. Hickok; chairman Of
finance committee, Mrs. Raymond l..
Soule. chairman of calendar commit
tee. Mrs. Harry NJ. Ioudon: chairman
Of house committee. Mrs Max L..
Powell; chairman Of civics committee.
Miss Constance Wheeler. The reports
of tho different officers and chairmen
OF committees were presented and It
! was voted to give 800 toward the sup
port OF the Serbian students at tho
University OF Vermont next year.
There was q large attendance Thurs
day ut the supper of Burlington Chap
ter OF the Laymen's League. given in
] the Unitarian Church TIE speaker was
Carl B. Wethere.l Of Boston. and he
outlined to the men present the aims snd
accomplishments OF the League. He EN-.
phasized the Importance OF the mems
work In tho church in All educational
way ard told OF the Laymens League
turning one OF Boston's notorious hotels
into first class club house for tho menu
bers Of the League. Mr.. Wethcrei has
just completed n trip to the coast and
was able to tell of the exact situation
as regards the League in all parts Of the
country. The organization has now about
1000 members. This is scattered among
1856 chapters. The League has not yet
completed its first year.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Of the Y. NJ. C. A.. held in the
Y. NJ. C. A. parlors Monday afternoon
the reports of the different officers were
given and all showed that the year had
been a most successful one. The follow
ing officers were elected: First vice p~es-
ident, Mrs. Fred E. Gaines: second -
president. Mrs. AERO NJ. Aseltine =
tary. Mrs. Eda Stafford treasurer, iss
Mae Smith; board of managers, Baptist
Church, Mrs. H. I. Stanhope and Mrs.
b. D. Beecher; Methodist, Mrs. L. c.
Munson and Mrs John Taylor; Unitari-
an. Mrs. Fred Howes and Mrs. NJ. j.
Barnes: First Church. Mrs. Henry Todd
and Mrs. f. r. Jewell! College
Street Church. Mrs Fred Deyette
and Mrs. S. f. Stevens; St. Paul's. Mrs.
James o. Beckwith and Mrs. T. W. Cur
ney.
The docket for the Windsor term of
United States court. which ia to open
May IS, has been issued. Judge Harland
b. Howe will preside with the regular
officers Of the court In attendance. The
cases set for trial on the law docket are /:
John c. Graham VS.. Anna Dodge, Frank
L. Bryant and William w. Clendennin;
Margaret NJ. Graham. pro ami. VS.. Anna
A. Dodge. Frank l.. Bryant and Will
liam w. Clendennin: Lena w. Thayer VS..
Walker ID. Hines; and Roy f. Thayer
VS.. Walker D. Hines. Among the cases
on the criminal docket are several LIQUOR
cases and the case against Joseph r.
Batten. alias Henry Anderson. alias
j. r. Harper, who is accused Of con-
Quoting fraudulent business In buying
produce of farmers and selling 1t in
Springfield. Mass. at a low rate without
any intentions OF paying for the goods
Plans have been completed by President
Max l.. Powell Of the Vermont branch
Of the Roosevelt International Highway
association for the cross-State tour along
the route Of the Roosevelt highway in
Vermont. starting from Burlington and
making st. Johnsbury the headquarters at
the other end Of the route. This tour will
be taken, leaving Burlington on Thurs
"ay' May ~, anu returning 10 reach here
the evening Of Friday. May 81 President
Powell and the members of the executive
committee will make the start from Bur-
lington and will be Joined along the route
by other members Of the State council of
the Roosevelt highway. and by others
who desire to make the trip. In st. Johns
bury. the Commercial club will entertain,
and Stoddard B. Bates. State highway
commissioner. who Is expected to ac-
company the tourists on this trip. will
be one Of the speakers. 1t is expected that
autoists from the east side of tho State
Will accompany the Burlingtonians and
others on the return trip on Friday. and
that out OF this trip will come importan.
road improvements for this place Of high =.
way.
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