Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-24
CITY NEWS

The annual home concert Of the Uni
versty of Vermont Gee club will be
given in the Masonic Temple hail on
Monday evening, December o.
Flora j. Thompson Of Huntington was
ndjudged insane yesterday by a court Of
inquiry and was ordered committed TO
the State hospital for the insane at
Waterbury by Judge o. p. Ray.
Miss Florence Mossey, information OPP
orator at the telephone exchange for the
past three years, and who has been III
tho employ of the New England Tele-
phone company for five years, has re-
signed her position.
There were So births and 30 deaths in
.he city during the month Of October
Df the births, % were girls and 81 were
boys. The youngest mother was II years
Of age and the oldest was a. In two fam
lies the new arrival was the 1ith.
In city court yesterday John Sheahan
furnished bail In $50 for his appearanc .
Monday on a charge of breach OF the
peace. George Edgerton pleaded guilty
TO a charge of ntoxication and was fined
y and costs of 1923, which he paid.
The wedding Of William Simpson and
Miss Loretta Carter of this city was
solemnized Yesterday morning in ST.
Nary's Cathedral by the Rev. Father
Kennedy. After the ceremony. the couple
left for Springfield. Mass. where they
win reside
Mr. and Mrs p r. Stone left satur
day for Saratoga, n. v. whore they
will remain two weeks, after which
they will go to Washington for Il
number Of weeks and later will con-
tinue south. where they will remain
until spring.
Mayor Burke Tuesday made appica-
tion in probate court for the return to the
State hospital at Waterbury of Joseph
1irshker. who has been in the institution
untu recently and whose condition. It is
said warrants his being returned to the
hospital.
IN probate court Tuesday Henrictt"
Linsley was appointed Administrative OF
the will Of William Linsley of Burlington.
Appraisers reports We're fled in the es-
tatcs of Rosa Guyette William W
Rouse, William Rouse. Henrietta Rouse
and Calvin Rouse. all OF Essex.
Business has been unusually light in
city court and at the county iail during
the past few days But one case wa
disposed of Tuesday, that of George
Duchaine who pleaded guilty TO a charge
Of intoxication and was fined 81 ana costs
~ 50. %. which he will pay.
Monday in probate court settlement
Il do In AZ
&. u. Flint late Of Colchester. Charles
St. Peter, .rr., was appointed admins
traitor in the estate Of Charles - Peter,
late of South Burlington. In the estate
Of James Evarts. late Of Milton. a license
was granted to sell real estate.
In probate court yesterday settlement
was made in the estate Of Ellen J. Finley
of Richmond and the property decreed to
the heirs. G d. Boynton was appointed
guardiT of William FINLEY Of Hinesburg
Applications We're made for the appoint
1nent OF administrators IN the estates Of
Iietty Z. Walker Of Burlington and Carlos
c. Abbott of Underhll.
Max Kelley Friday pleaded guilty
IN city court to charge OF intoxica-
tion and was fined So and costs OF
s923. which he arranged to pay. Nellie
Cunningham pleaded not guilty to &
charge of breach OF the peace anc
took an appeal from fine of 80 anc
costs of S1O29 and an alternate SEN
tence of AZ days In Jail. T. L. Hop
Eins became recognized 10 the STATE
in the sum Of $50 bail.
At special meeting of tho Woman
Alliance OF the Unitarian church, helC
Friday afternoon, the following ap
propriations were made: 81 for tho dis
trict nurse: $25 for the day nursery; 8!
for the Home for Friendless Women 81
FOR the Burlington Humane society. Tin
ladies also voted a contribution to TN
memorial fund of the National Alliance il
memory of Mrs. A. T.. Richardson, VIII
was president Of the Burlington brancl
for 80 years
Beatrice Rebekah Lodge No co, I. q
o. T., held q meeting Friday in
O. O. +. hall The following nomination
We're made for officers to be elected &
four weeks: Noble grand, Mrs. c. {
bliss; vice. grand, Mrs. Nellie Ballou an
Miss Jennie Warren; recording secretary
Miss Bertha Romson financial secretary
Mrs. W. w. Winter; treasurer Miss Lou
ise Edwards The friendship circle me
pnL served supper.
Between 80 and 10 ladies enjoyed pro
rressivo bridge five hundred and otho
card Games at the Ethan Alton club hou,
Friday afternoon. the occasion bein,
the first in a series of social afternoon.
The committee in charge was compose
nf Mrs. F. W. Whitcomb, Mrs. d. 4