Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-04-28

| In probate court Friday the will Of
| the late J. q. Reed late Of Burlington.
was probate and VI. c. Grandy was APP
pointed executor. with NJ. C. Mower and
w. G.. Isham appraisers and commission
ers. The will OF j. O. M,ddlebrook, late
of Burlington was proven. allowed and
established. and Hattie NJ. Middlebrook
was appointed executrix. Charles Dun
can and NJ. A. Chase were appointed COM
missioners. In the estate OF Cyrus
Green, late Of Richmond. the administra-
trix flied her final account.
Founders day at the university will be
ceebra ted this year on tho afternoon Of
May first, probably at three o'clock. The
Grafton will be given by Robert A. Law
renee OF Rutland, of the class Of 1922
There Will be brief addresses also by un.
dergraduates: Albert F.. Stevens, 1910,
and Guy W. Powers, 1911. The music will
be supplied by the chapel choir and III :
| musical clubs. a fuller notice may be
expected In tho papers on Saturday viii
alumni Of the L. V. NJ. please mako a
| note OF the unusual hour.
| The Woman's union OF the College
| Street Church met yesterday afternoon
at three O'Clock in the parors of the
church and elected officers for the ensu-
| ing year. They are rs follows: Presi-
dent Mrs. o. r. Mason; vice-president.
Mrs. w b McKillip; secretary. Miss LII
| liam Peck; treasurer, Miss Julia Pease
collector, Miss Grace whiting: auditor,
| w. G. Isham; director OF the foreign mis-
sion department. Mrs f. C. Keech d.
|
Mrs. Evan Thomas
| Yesterday afternoon n hearing was
held on a petition Of Mrs. L. F. Thomp-
son. the mother Of Beatrice Thompson,
who, 1t is alleged. discharged n revolver
| at Father ellis during tercentenary
week, and who is now in the State hospi-
tai at Waterbury, 10 have her daughter
removed 10 her homo in New York State.
Miss Thompson 10 now convalescing from
| pneumon ,a DR.. u. y. Grout testified
that Miss Thompson WAS in no condition
to be removed from the hospital. The
| court reserved decision In the case
John Cannon was Yesterday appointed
| IN probate court administrator in the
estate OF Ann Cannon, late Of Burlins-
ton, deceased. In the estate OF 4. 7.
Austin, the appraisers inventory was
filed. In the estate OF p. w. Barney the
administrators final account has been
settled. In the estate OF Mary l. Bar
ney the administrators ANAL account
was settled. In the estate Of Walter q.
and J. Rupert Barney the guardian s
| final account was settled. In the estate
Of Dennis Bourne the appraisers inven-
tory was filed.
Edward NJ. Brown, when arraigned in
city court Monday morning for in
| toxication. was fined IS and costs of
1928. He paid the money. Thomas Lavoie
| was nned S and costs Of ss.2a for the
! same offense and Will serve the aJterna-
tive sentence Of ton days in Jail. Archie
Deforge was hned = and costs OF -. 81
and will pay. Thomas Lavigne took an APP
peal and furnished hall in tho sum OF
So John Golden was fined IS and costs
| Of 81. 70 and will servo the alternative SEN
! tence Of ten days. A Rutland man named
1IoMannus was fined s and costs, which
he paid.
The annual meeting Of the Mems club
| OF st. Paul's Church was held Thurs
day in the church basement The former
president. J. T. Stearns, presided. and
the reports of the various committees
were read and accepted. Light refresh
ments were served and following the
| business meeting talk on our
City Government was given by
Alderman c. P. Cowles. The re-
port Of the nominating commit
tee, which was accepted. was as
follows: President, NJ. D. Chittenden:
first ce-preoident. DR.. Lyman Allen:
second vice-president Prof. NJ. p. Oge;
secretary, II. W. Smith; treasurer, A. A
Tiffany.
There was but little business In chit
tenden county court Thursday. The court
announced that the case OF the Rutland
| Railroad company VS.. the Shepard &:
Morse Lumber company would be set for
trial on the opening day Of the Septem-
Der term of court. This il an action OF
ejectment wherein the plaintiff claims
certain lands along the lake front now
occupied by the defendant. In the after
| noon the case OF tho Grand Lodge OF
| Vermont, r. & A. NJ. Va. CITY of Bur
lington. WAS taken UP before the court.
This IL an action of assumpsit the
plaintiff seeking to recover money paid
for taxes on the ground that the Masonic
body il q charitable institution. The case
hinges OH law points.
Helen Gould. branch number one, OF the
| Ladies' Auxiliary of the United Spanish
| War Veterans, held their FIRST installa-
| ton OF officers Tuesday in the rooms
OF the knights OF Pythias on Church
| street. A large number wers present
and considerable enthusiasm shown
| which augurs well for the future o. the
organization. l.. w. Fennell department
State commander OF the United Spanish
| War Veterans, was the Installing officer.
The following We're installed President,
Mrs. Loretta Fennell; senior vice-presi-
dent Miss Jennie Trick; Junior vcepresl-
dent, Mrs Anna NJ. Grandy. secretary.
| Mrs. Ella r. Simpson, treasurer. Mrs.
Carrie Thyme; chaplain, Mrs, Florence
| Laughton: conductor. Mrs. Cornelia Mar
engo: assistant conductor. Mrs. Susan Ic.
Rashaw guard. Miss Katherine McCuf-
| frey; assistant guard, Mrs Jennie NJ.
| Campbell; color bearers. Mrs Mary T..
| Carlisle and Mrs. Ellen NJ Whitaker
OFFICERS OF BURLINGTON COUN.