Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-30
CITY NEWS

parents or boy. born June -. MIS- len
MS will he remembered as Miss Helen NJ
Ferguson of North Union street.
The trustees OF the Home Savings bank
met Tuesday afternoon and declared
dividend to deposltors at the rate of four
per cent. per annum, payable July 1.
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. L. A. Woodbury. arbi
Miss Woodbury. have issued invitations
Tor a reception from to Z o'clock on the
afternoon of Thursday, July T.
A party returning from Mt Mansfield
Monday report that snow was to he
'ound in abundance in the crevces there
md that one of the entertainments en-
loyed while there was a snow ball bat
lie.
Thomas Barrett was arraigned in city
court Thursday for first offense of in
toxication, when he pleaded not guilty.
He was found guilty and fined s. and
rosts. He took an appeal. furnishing bail
n the sum OF $50.
Zeb Blair was arraigned in city court
Monday for a first offense of intoxica
lion and fined S and costs Of 50. IS, which
he paid. NJ. +. Hayward was also ar
ragned for first offense and was fined
the same amount and costs He also
oaid.
Charles Douglas Woodhouse, son OF Lor-
.nzo +. Woodhouse, returned Friday
from W'illiamstown, Mass, where he has
graduated from Williams College, with
nigh honors in the special field OF chem
lstry. He also marked high in all other
branches.
In probate court Friday in the estate
of Sarah NJ. Mason. late of Richmond,
The will was proved and Fanny NJ. Ste
vens was appointed executrix. In the es-
late Of Moses Leary, late OF Richmond.
2. L. Barrett and W. A. Bentley were APP
pointed commissioners and appraisers
The case of the Hunting Co., VS.. Ash
ley & Bamforth, and Latham & Phelps.
trustees, an action of general assumpsit
10 recover 500, was entered Monday in
Chittenden county court The plaintiff
company does business in Watertown
n. y, and the defendants reside in Mil
Ion.
In probate court Thursday the commits
s'oners' report was filed in the estate of
Patrick sullivan, late of Colchester. In
The estate of John j. Nixon, late Of Col
chester, the commissioners report was
also filed In the estate of Mary A. Gillette.
late Of Essex. the commissioners report
was filed
Raymond Percival. son Of Mr. and Mrs.
II +. PerCival of this city, has received
bn appointment lieutenant in the
Philippine constabulary. He will sail for
his station from San Francisco August o.
MI Percval is a recent graduate Of the
New York Military Academy, Cornwall.
\ Y
4 man by the name Of John Abair of
Champlain, \. Y. was brought to the
city Monday was taken to the Mary
Fletcher hospital where one Of his legs
wac amputated about six inches below
the knee. Abair had the leg crushed at
Chanplain, where he is employed by
the railroad He was caught beneath a
rre sht car.
The divorce petition Of Josephine Nc
Donald VS.. Edwin l.. Mcdonald was en-
tered Tuesday in Chittenden county
court They were married on April 3. 1899
and lived together for about "A year. De-
sertion and refusal TO support are given
as the causes for action. The petitioner
resides in this city and the petitionee In
parts unknown.
Mr. and Mrs c. p Smith gave a recep-
tion Friday at their home on South
Willard street to tho faculty and class of
1910 of the University Of Vermont, About
e50 persons attended. President and Mrs.
Buckham and DR.. and Mrs. Lyman Allen
assisted Mr.. and Mrs. Smith in receiving.
Mrs S f.. Bassett and Mrs. n f Perkins
presided at the refreshment table
The advance agent for the Forepaugh &
Sells Brothers circus made a mistake in
the date while in Burlington ard signed
all Of his contracts for tho llth Of August
instead of the 10th that he was Obliged
10 return to straighten things out yester-
day The show plays In Rutland the 18th
and the fremen's tournament is here on
that date.
The Wilder School Of Music and the Gle
club yesterday divided $40 between tn
Home for Destitute Children and the St
Joseph 8 Orphanage Each institution wa:
presented with $40 In gold, tho proceed,
of the concert SVEN Tuesday evening II
The Strong theatre Miss Frances Barne.
was awarded a loving cup for selling tn,
The value of yl2450
Walter Spear was arraigned before Jus
tice StearnS Tuesday afternoon for
fourth offense OF intoxication and pleaded
not guilty, lie was found guilty and fined
tl5 and costs of s7.45 with the alternate
sentence OF 80 days In jail. He took ar
appeal, furnishing bail in the sum of $50
Chester McCiettrick was arraigned FOL
stealing chickens and pleaded not guilty
The case was continued 10 July 6 and HI
furnished bah In the sum of $50.
Cards are out announcing the marriag,
Of Miss Nina Il. White and Raymond 8
Russo In New York Tuesday afternoon
1t the home Of their friends, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Norwood. Both are former resi-
dents of this city. the groom having beef
employed in the store OF Gardner Brewe
and the bride with the Wells g. Richard
ION company as stenographer for severa
gears. After the ceremony, the coup
left for Washington, D. C., where the.
viii make their homo
Fred Merrill and Thomas Cronin tw,
of the young men who were defendant
N the case brought by the Vermont Motto
company, an action to recover 81 800 TO
damages sustained to Maxwell automo
bile, alleged to have been run over tn
bank In the rear OF The Strong theatre
we're released yesterday from Jail, havin
furnished bail The young men wer
taken before Assistant Judge W. NJ. Bar
ser. when the ball was reduced from s., SO