Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
CITY NEWS

daughter, Helen, was born at Fort
Riley. Kans., November to Lieutenant
and Mrs. Christian A. Bach.
The 41st annual meeting or the Vermont
Dalrymen's association will be held in
this city January 10, II, and r. 1911
The condition of DR.. G. W. Kidder Of
Woodstock, who was operated upon for
appendicitis on Tuesday at the Hanover
hospital. Is favorable
Leon Robinson was Monday fined 81
md costs OF $S.4l on a plea Of guilty to
charge OF playing cards for money. Rob-
inson arranged to pay the fine and
costs.
Word has been received from El Paso.
Texas. Of the death of one of the in
FAINT twins of Mr.. and Mrs. Nascr Soule.
Mrs. Soule will be remembered AS Miss
Ida Jones of this city.
In the civil action of f.. f.. Abbott
against Josephine Chasey, an action of
book account. judgment was entered by
default in city court yesterday In favor
of the plaintiff. Damages of $40 and
costs of 1924 were allowed.
JOnn Murphy, wandering umbrella
mender, was Tuesday sentenced to 80
days in jail by Judge Mower In city court
Murphy just completed 10 days sem
tence but was soon in the tolls again. He
disclosed on stranger" who, he said,
furnished him with some alcohol.
II Is now thought that the Horizon. the
new Lake George boat will be ready to
launch early In December. The hull will
be 230 feet in length and the boat will be
The largest to ever navigate in Lake
George waters. The machinery, cabins.
etc. will not be installed until after the
launching.
Another special examination for male
ftenographers in the government SER
vice will be held December Is in the
federal building. There is a scarcity of
male stenograp pliers in the service and a
number of special examinations have
been held during the past year in an ef-
Tort to keep the supply up with the de-
,nand.
The burlington Council of the United
Commercial Travellers Friday ewing cee-
hrated its seventh anniversary with q
banquet and appropriate post-prandial
exercises. Col Frank L. Greene of St.
Adams was the speaker of the evening
and among the others who delivered brief
addresses were Judge Edmund C. Mower,
ex-Ciov. L. A. Woodbury. and Thoma s
Wagner. all OF this city.
Charles Weber. Jr., of New York and
Henry Rowley. who has been buying
apples flor him during the past season,
went duck hunting in Grand Isle yester-
day for a week. During the past season
st is estimated that about 10000 barrels
were bought for Mr. Weber in this
vicinity. In addition to those bought for
the firm OF John Nix & Son of New
York and others.
The following business was trans
ected Tuesday in probate court: In
the estate of Mary McCabe. late of
burlington. deceased, Harriet McCabe
was appointed ADMINISTRATIVE. Settle
ment and decree were made in the
estates of Orvis A. Smith, late of Col
chester. and Michael Mechri. late Of
burlington. In the estate of Augustus
NJ Convey license was granted to sell
real estate.
A whist party was given Tues
Gay afternoon in the Masonic Temple
hal for the benefit Of the Humane society.
me party. given under the auspices OF a
hurloer OF ladles Interested IN the good
WORK OF me society," yielded some 800
many people buying tickets who could
not attend. The contribution of valuab
prizes, given by generous citizens, added
much to the pleasure Of the occasion
Eighty ladies attended the party. Ligh,
refreshments were served.
sell real estate and personal propert!
was granted the administrator In the es'
tate OF hattie Bushey' late OF Burling
tol'' "eceaseu' IN 'he estate or sarah l.
Eoeer'on' la'e OF tharlotte' the admins
'ra'or was treh'eo license 10 sell rea
eH'''e. III l''e estate OF george |'ooorlch
'a'e Vi WINSTON the VIII was proved ahe
eS'ap'Sneo anu tiemenia r. fooorich
""o" u VIC u'Neaseu was "pPo'h'e'
t'""i'i'i''i"'i'N WIN tHe VIII a"he"eu' -
appointed commissioners and appraisers
tonlihe" III the jail TUESDAY night wa.
Nrthur 'aroher Oh iiuusoh fails, n. y
an h''ese" morse th'e1 VINO was Droush
20 burlington d! Sherin ~ l. lronoie!
Oh Isle Id Motte' re was taken 10 AL
ouTs yesterday LOT TRIAL gardner ana MS
prother' NOSES VINO mas not Yet been ar
rested are char2eo win stealing hors
una wagon peioheihe 10 parues IN ISL
la -Mo''e on september IL Iast The ri
was later dlsposeo of 10 man IN Malone
bdTuneT WAS arrested al hudson fdll