Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-16
CITY NEWS

Allen was appointed administrator.
In probate court yesterday in the es-
tate Of Harriet r. Arthur the will was
lied and hearing was set for July a.
n. X. Darling Of Chelsea, county clerk
Of Orange county, is being treated for
appendicitis at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital.
Mrs. Miller mother of Mrs. D. j. Rapp,
who formerly resided in this city, died
on June IS at her home in Quincy, ILL.,,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Rapp. who reside in Spring
held, Mass, are now In Quincy.
Miss winifred NJ. Collins OF Brookes
avenue will sail for Europe next Tuesday
On the steamship Hamburger. She will
tour the continent and the British isles.
returning about the first OF September.
In probate court Tuesday In the es-
tate Of T. B. Tyler, late of Westford. j.
VI. Macoinber was appointed adn,inistra-
tor and G. j. Hobart and John Allen
appraisers and commissioners.
Frank Burdo of this city and Miss
Mary V. Hyde Of Cambridge were mar
,ied yesterday In the Methodist Church
1T Undcrhill by the Rev. w. II. Stur-
CESS
In spite Of the almost constant rain of
the past few weeks, the water in the
lake is lower than It was last year at
this time. This is because of the gradual
manner In which the snow left the hills
Ind mountains.
In probate court on Saturday the Will
was allowed in the estate Of William Zott-
man, late of Burlington. Mrs. Mary A.
Eottmann was appointed executrix. and
7. J. Flynn and Herald Stevens appraisers
Ind commissioners.
DR.. c. Fl. Beecher will leave Saturday
from Montreal on the steamer Canada
:or a three months stay abroad. He will
travel on the continent. but will spend
most Of the time studying in Vienna In
me hospitals.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Wells and DR.. j.
d. Tanner. who sailed from Bremen June
fh on the steamship Kronprnzessin
Cecille. arrived in New York Tuesday
They are expected home In few days
ma Will spend the summer in Burlington.
Charles weymarth and Arthur steb-
bins were arraigned in city court on
fach was fined s. and costs. weymarth
paid and stebbins stated that he hoped
to pay. The alternate sentence Is ten days
In Jail.
State Deputy P. r. McAuliffe Of the
knights OF Columbus has appointed the
following district deputies for the snsu-
Ing year: District No. l, D. T. Donnelly
of Montpelier; district No 2, E. G. Nc
Clellan Of Rutland; district No. 8, James
Cosgrove Of st. Johnsbury.
The case Of Mary E. Mitchell of Bur-
lington versus John Mitchell. where
abouts unknown.~a petition for divorce
was entered Thursday In the Office Of the
county clerk. The grounds alleged are
adultery, intolerable severity and deser-
ton.
X. F. Clarkson, instructor in mechanical
engineering at the University of Yer
mont. left Tuesday for Washington, D.
=. where he has a position in the United
States patent office. Mrs. Clarkson will
spend the summer months at the home of
her parents in Willimantic, Conn, and will
Join him in the fall
Miss Grace Gleason Of Cliff street will
She will leave on the 10th for Montreal
and with Miss Katherine Blackwell Of
Brandon and Miss Marion Dana Of Rut-
and. will sail on the Oceania for Naples
They will visit France, Germany, BelstI I'M
and the British Isles
The graduate nurses from Fanny Allen
hospital rendered a miscellaneous shower
TO Miss Anna Kingston at the home Of
Mrs. o. p. Joley on Adsit street Monday
evening. Twenty-Five nurses were pres
INT. The house was PRETTY trimmed with
syringias, daisies and ferns. The affair
was in honor of the approaching mar
riage Of Miss Kingston and DR.. Leo Lar
ner of Hinesburg.
The Chateaugay will be placed in com
mission next Saturday and will come to
Burlington that day to take an excur-
sion to Isle La Motto In the morning.
The boat has been equipped with new
boilers. smoke stack, decking and other
repairs OF substantial nature. Over
10000 was laid out on her by the COM
pany during tho winter months. The
crew are: Captain. f. B. Rockwell: pilot.
Roy Rockwell; purser r.. c. Porter;
steward, F. j. Shea: chief engineer Will
liam Young; assistant engineer. Peter
Pecotte; wheelsman. w. A. Nolan; mate,
John Hazen.
John RING was arraigned before Judge
Mower Monday. charged with first
pffense of intoxication, and was fined IS
and costs Of 49, He will serve the alter
nate sentence of 10 days in Iail Edward
MCGOWAN and Alexander MCGOWAN both
pleaded guilty to first offenses and each
was fined 81 and costs of 1918, which
they paid. Josephine Martelle pleaded
guilty to a first offense and was fined
Is and costs. Josephine dislocated her
hight elbow while trying to jump over n
fence and she will serve ten days so
that her rm may heal
The United Spanish War Veterans held
their regular meeting In their rooms on
Church street Tuesday evening The meet
ing was called for the purpose Of eiecting
delegates and alternates to the depart
mental and national encampments, but
ihis business was put off until the next
meeting. The resignation of j. W.
Laughton as commander was read and
accepted as Mr. Laughton Is to leave the
.ity permanently within a few days The
election of a successor will take place at
The next meeting.
The annuaI meeting OF the Fanny Allen
Hospital Graduate Nurses association
vas held at the hospital Tuesday at 8
}. m. The reports of the secretary and
treasurer showed the association to be
n a flourishing condition. Dr. LYMAN AL
ION. secretary Of the hOsDit9l gaye an in