Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-25

OF Mitchell Laclllalde or Bottom.
The condition of Mrs. c. d. Ordway,
who Is seriously i'll with pneumonia,
showed slight Improvements yester-
day.
Mr. and Mrs George Hopkins of George
street leave In few days for Rhode
Island. where they will make their home
with their daughter, Mrs. Smith.
George Robidoux ana Marie Louise
Nercuro were married Monday morn
Ing at seven o'clock at st. Joseph's
Church by the Rt. Rev. j. NJ. Cloarec
Miss Olive Matthews was rendered an
agate shower Tuesday evening by her
friends from f. d. Abernethy's dress
making department in honor of her
approaching marriage.
Miss Ella NJ. Mossey OF St Paul street,
toll operator at the New England Tee-
phone exchange, and an employee of the
company for about ten years. has re-
signed her position.
f. F. Meigs. for some time foreman OF
the Champlain Manufacturing company
has severed his connection with the COM
pany in order to go into business for
himself.
Norman H. Mcleod has resigned his
position with the Chittenden County
Trust company. and has taken an agency
with the New York Life Insurance com
Tany with territory in Vermont.
Papers were entered Monday in Chit.
tendcn county court in the suit of j.
ton to recover 5000 for the alleged pas
turage furnished for eight cows belong
Ing to the defendant.
Albert Hall and Eva Pichette wer,
married Tuesday morning nj sever
o'clock at ST. Joseph's Church by Mons
J. NJ. Cloarec. They were ATTENDED
by their fathers, Treffle Hall and JOSEPH
Pichette.
The marriage of James S. Bixby, L. V
NJ. 'Os, now of Poughkeepse, n. Y. ant
Miss May II. Hawley. daughter of Or
and Mrs. d. c, Hawley, will take plac
at ST. Paul's Church at 1920 o'clock, OF
the morning of Saturday. June 8.
William Sheeian and Mary Polwortl
were found guilty in city court Mon
day of first offenses of intoxication, an,
were fined the usual five dollars an
costs The former took an appeal an
furnished bail in the sum of $50.
Public examinations OF applicant
for free tuition will be held in tho var
ious towns of Vermont Thursday ant
Friday, June and 2 Questions 70
the examination and blanks for report
win be sent out early next week
Only one candidate appeared yesterda
for each of the two civil service eXamina
lions. conducted in the civil service roor
of the federal building. The examination
were for qualification as highway engin
Ger and topographer.
The marriage Of Charles H. Parke
of New York city, formerly OF Burline
ton, and Miss Clara Mech Nash, daugl
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. b Nash c
Pasadena. Cal, will occur at the Tone
farm In Charlotte at $50 o'clock on tn
afternoon of Saturday. June a.
Kate Mccain was arraigned In cit
court yesterday forenoon and was foun
guilty of a second charge Of intoxicatior
although she pleaded not guilty. Her fin
was Sl5 without costs. but she took n
appeal. Bail was furnished by f. G. Wei
Ster.
In the county clerks office Thursda
the case of S. r. Brown against Williar
Coates was entered. This Is an action i
which the plaintiff seeks to recover
horse which he claims wandered ava
and was found by the defendant, VIII,
the plaintiff alleges. has appropriate
the animal to his own uses.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Flynn wei
called to North Dorset by the suddC
death Of Mr. Flynn's mother, Mr.
James Flynn, on Saturday afternoon fro
the effects of a fall from a piazza. Tl
funeral was held at North Dorset Mondn
morning Mrs. Flynn was 81 years
age.
Practically all of the crew of the stenI
er Vermont is now on board and she
ready for service. Beginning to-day 4
crew will be fed on board. The steam
viii leave Shelburne harbor Saturday f
this city. going TO Plattsburgh at p. n
and starting from that port Mond
morning for Ticonderoga.
A silver shower was given last eve
Ing 10 Miss Lucia E. Stoddard at t
graduate nurses home at lG Colchest
avenue. in honor of her approachi
marriage to Perley J. Hodekins of job
son. The house was prettily decorat
with lilies Of the valley and bridal wrea'
Refreshments were served
State Commissioner F. L. Davis
White River junction was In the CT
Thursday while experimenting the wo
OF the inspection of cattle in Chittend
county. Three men are working wi
him and as yet have found no bad
infected herds In n herd of 100 test
in Shclburne, only one was found to
infected.
The suit OF Fred y. owen OF Hint
burg VS. Cynthia S. Mead, administrati
Of the estate of A w. Mead of Ferr
burg, was entered in Chittenden coun
court Thursday. It Is an action to
cover 500 alleged to be due the plant
following partnership entered into
tween the parties for the purpose
carrying on a farm in Ferrisburg.
In conversation with Free Press mi
G. +. North who recently returned FRI
a winters soiourn in California, spc
enthusiastically Of the affection for IL
native State shown by Vermonters II
residing on the Pacific coast At the
nual "sugarng Off party, held In
grove near Los Angeles Just before ,
North left for Burlington, between
ard 500 were present
Humane officer John Fuller yesterd
killed a dog that had just bitten the Fl