Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07


monday repast In addition to these,
Dorn's and other restaurants and hotels
did an excellent business.
thursday evening the members of Bur
iington Division, No. T. Ancient Order
OF Hibernians. celebrated in their rooms
On Main street the seventh anniversary
vi the founding of the order in this city
some 800 people, members and guests of
me division. were in attendance during
the evening. Music was furnished by the
young peoples orchestra, and dancing
was enjoyed by many couples until a late
nour' "A bountiful supper was served
Nicholas Stampfli catering, and a laro.
NUMBER of guests, who had survived their
pig Thanksgiving dinner earlier in the
day. partook of the refreshments.
"A smaller number Of offensea thon to
ual occupied the time of CITY court dur,r,
the month of November. only AZ coryio-
tions being made. OF these, as usual. the
greater number followed charges of in.
toxication. Only two long term charges
appeared, and one of these was contin-
ued. The Is were divided as follows
First offenses for intoxication. IS: other
offenses for intoxication. 12 non-s,ipport
tour; breach of the peace, one; burglary
one; vagrancy. one; truancy, one; selling
intoxicating liquor two; petit larceny
one; grand larceny, one: breach of prison.
one; adultery, one; open and gross lewd-
ness, one.
News has been received in the city
of the marriage in Brooklyn, n. Y. Of
William A. GIL, a letter carrier of this
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city. The ceremony took place In st.
Francis Xavier Church with the Rev.
Father Hickey officiating. The couple
were attended by John Guilfoyle and
Miss Nellie Barry, sister of the bride.
The groom is a graduate of the local
high school and attended the univer-
ity for some time After short
honeymoon, the couple will come to
this city to reside and will make their
home at 1877 North Willard street.
The employees of the postofice remem-
bered them with a handsome present.
Friday was a busy day In probate
court. In the estate of Frances d. Barlow
of Boston Elihu B. Taft and Arthur G.
Crane were appointed commissioners and
appraisers. In the estate OF Maude
appointed administrator. In the estate
of Lester A. Chase, Edwin II. Chase was
appointed administrator with Fred Howes
and r. T.. Weller commissioners and APP
praisers r. l.. Patrick and r. r. Camp
bell we're appointed commissioners in the
estate of Judith Yarter and Elmer T..
Cowles of Weybridge and y. II. McHugh
Of Middlebury appraisers The will of
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was proved yesterday, and there was a
settlement and decree in the estate of
Emily ]. Bliss, late of Essex.
on Saturday Ray Collins received a.
handsome fob from the Philadelphia
American League base ball club. The
pendant of the fob is medal of solid
gold, and somewhat larger than half
dollar. The diverse side is Handsomely
! finished in Roman gold and enamel. with
the Inscription. american Base Bail
Club of Philadelphia" The design CON
sists of a base ball over crossed bats.
an elephant surrounding the tops of the
sticks. In the center of the base ball
is set n large white diamond Of the first
quality. on the reverse of the medal
Is the inscription. ITO Ray w. Collins
of the All-Star American Team of 1911.
from the American Base Ball Club of
Philadelphia Crhe Athletics)." Larry
Gardner has been given n similar fob, as
also have the other members of the ALI
American team which played four
| practice games with the Athletics, just
before the worlds series with the Giants
The removal of the old Sherwood House
is now finished, all OF the building that is
| left being portions OF the basement walls,
which are being rapidly knocked apar /.
A large concrete mixer has been brought
/ to the scene of operations, in readiness
for the work on the foundations of the
| new building, which will begin at once.
! In removing the first story floors of the
old building, the workmen found a num-
her of old coins of small denominations.
including some of the old copper half-cent
| pieces which were in circulation many
years ago and which are in fact, not az
much like half-cent pieces as like two or
| three-cent pieces, If one is to judge from
their size. They are considerably larger
| than cent Of tho present day mintage.
President Benton of the University of
! Vermont returned Sunday from New
York, where he had been since Thursday,
|
| tional inter-fraternty conference held at
the University club. All the general fra
ternlties in American colleges and uni
| versities were represented. President
| Benton, one of the national delegates
| from the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. was
! one of the speakers, leading the discus
| sion upon the subject of the relation OF
the college fraternity to the college faculty
problem Of much importance at the
present day. President Bowman Of Iowa
| State university was another speaker
upon the same question. The conference
which is the third annual convention OF
! this kind held so far, took up in genera
the subject of club and fraternity life II
college.
The intermediate department of n,
| Sunday school of the Baptist Church me
| at the home of Miss Muriel Grant, A
| South Union street on Friday evening
and organized the department with thu
| following officers: President, Lawrence
Clafin; vice-president, Dorothy W. faI
! mer; secretary, Alvah Hoag; treasurer
| Ruth Buxton; devotional committee. II
r. Hin, Muriel Grant, Charles Tousley
Genesee Prior; membership committee
! Helen Moody, Lula Atwood, Kenneth or
ton, Alice McCuen; secretary committee
! J. f.. Kicker. Isabel Hazen. Irene Provost
James NJ. Braker, Norman IIaight. 1t 4
| planned that the department meet ever,
fourth Friday evening In each month 70
a social time. Refreshments We're served
by the social committee after games ha'
been played. During the past month tn
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