Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
At the seini-annual election of Of
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Acers of the Young Mems Hebrew as
ISOLATION Monday evening the following
were elected for the ensuing term:
Alexander J-amport. president; Albert
Rosenberg. vice-president; Bcnnic Lon
| don, secretary; William R~ossenthal.
treasurer: HcrmOn Levin, scrSeant-at-
arms; Jacob Yeti, Isaac Rosenberg and
| Arthur Gladstone. executive board. a
banquet will he served when the instaila-
ton of officers occurs.
Tho case of Leslie T.. Smith VS.. John
Calvin came before Judge Mower in city
court Tuesday morning. The defendant
was arrested on a charge of being an
abscondinG debtor. Attorney Leary
claimed that as Calvin was an actor and
was travelling from place to place in
pursuit of his occupation he could not
be held as an absconding debtor. The
case was settled out of court before
Judge Mower had rendered a decision.
Mrs. Nellie Walker has filed a petition
with the county court praying that her
libel for a divorce against her husband.
w. X. Walker. be dismissed and that
the order of the court of March -. 1908,
allowing her sa5 a month temporary
alimony and $50 counsel fee, be vacated.
Mrs. Walker sets forth in her petition
a complete conformation and forgiveness
of her husband for all the alleged acts
of intolerablc severity Of whatsoever
kind.
At a special meeting OF Vermont
Lodge, No. 80. New England Order Of
Protection, held Monday night a class of
81 candidates was received into member
ship. Supreme Warden J. W. Chaplin OF
New Haven. Conn, Supreme Secretary
u. NJ. Frye OF Boston and Supreme
! Guidc T.. G. Hill of New Haven, to-
gctler with many of the grand lodge
officers, were present. Previous to the
initiation a banquet was served at which
about 1856 were present. A musical and
literary programme was also rendered
with speeches by several present. II
degree work was very gracefully done
by the Giraniteville degree team.
The annual maple sugar party. for
which The members of the Ethen Allen
club have for some years been indebted
to G. w. Brownel!. occurred Tuesday
and was the usual joyous success. The
sugar. under the personal Supervision Of
Mr.. Brownell, was cooked just right.
Two barrels of srcw were found in 4
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ton and there were the usual accompani-
ments. Romao's orchestra discoursed
music and the billiard and card tables
were in constant use during the even-
ing. Members and aides present made
o. merry company Of about 15 and Mr..
Rrownell's hospitality vas thoroughly
enjoyed.
Intelligence was received in the city
Tuesday of the death in Malone N. v,
on Monday. Of Mrs. Mary Peterson.
widow Of Enos Peterson. formerly a
prominent business man in this city. Mr..
Peterson. who was an uncle of G. G.
Peterson. was one Of the pioneer lumber
dealers in Burlington and died in 1854.
Mrs. Peterson was 50 years of age. She
had resided in Malone for several years
with her son. Walter l.. Peterson. While
in this city Mrs. Peterson was a COM
municant Of st. Paul's Church. The
body was brought to Burlington at noon
yesterday and interment was made in
Flmwood avenue cemetery.
Miss Abbie c. IIackett. who is to
take charge OF the division
.auditing of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph COM
pauy, has arrived in this city from Con-
cord, n. H., where she has been in the
employ of the company for some time.
THE telephone company has secured the
use of the room in the Y. NJ. c. A..
building formerly occupied by the Yer
mont Antiquarian society n the new
department will be conducted there.
BY this arrangement bookkeeping,
which has been done in the several cX-
changes OF the division viii BIO done
in the Burlington office. 1t is expected
that the furniture for the new quarters
will arrive in a day or TWO. Miss
Huckctt will be assisted in the work
bv the Misses Esther Braincrd and
Ethcl Obcr. who have been in the Of
flee of Manager Emerson.