Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12
CITY NEWS

r, d. Mills of South burlington mas
zen appointcd a Justice of the peace by
cvernor Fletcher.
Robert u. Spear of chicago was granted
divorce from Harriet O. spear of this
tx Friday in Chicago.
7. !. Enright returned yesterday from
he Fanny Allen hospital. where he went
n serious condition, being threatened
18th pneumonia
Miss Ella LeClair and Henry Brown.
9th residents Of this city, were married
toudav night They will make their
ono in Burlington.
There were settlements and DEGREES Fri
ay IL probate court in the estates of
Judah Wiley OF burlington and Will
am Il. Douglass of Essex.
lpr .. II. Heiningcr who was opcr
ted upon for appendicitis at the Mary
Fletcher two weeks ago, will be able
o return home in q few days
4 Christian Science society has been
organized in Burlington and will have
eeular sunday services in the Howard
Relief hall every sunday morning at 1o:i5
b'clock.
DR.. Vance W. Waterman OF vergcnnes.
ormery Of this city. who was brought to
he Mary Fletcher hospital to be operated
bn for appendicitis. stood the operation
we'll and appears to he on the road to
speedy recovery.
News has been received by Charles II.
iellmare, cashier at kont's store. of the
'udden death by accident of his father
Thomas Bellnare. on the latter's ranch
n Custer South Dakota Nh. Bellmare
caves a wife, daughter a brother and
wo sons
Roy f.. Lavoie. a II years old youngster
with rather bad record, was sentenced
o spend the remainder OF his minority
II the Industrial school at Nergonnes Fri
day IN city court by Judge Palmer. Tho
charge upon which he was arraigned was
|truancy
cant. W +. II. Godson of the Tenth
cavalrv has been ordered transferred to
the Eighth cavalry on February |. Captain
Ciodson will remain at Fort Ethan Allen
until necessary to proceed to san
Francisco and take transport February
+ for Manila.
some one asked " yesterday How
MANY people are there on the Free Press
pavroll?" The answer is lie on the local
staff, including the Job printing depart
mont. This number does not include cor
respondents OF any agents working out
side this city.
4 hearing on petition for discharge in
the bankruptcy case of l.. Il. Clark. doing
business rs the Vermont card company
was scheduled for Saturday before
Referee Joseph T. Stearns. No creditors
appearing. the referee will recommend
that the petition be granted.
The annual Christmas sale. sociable and
supper was held at the Unitarian Church
parlcrs yesterday afternoon and last even
ing. with the usual large attendance
Aprons. candy, fancy articles and foot
We're sold from attractive booths and {
chicken pie supper was served at SO
o'clock.
The board of aldermen breathed sigl
of relief last night at $3.50 O'Clock whe,
The task of reading the revised cit!
ordinances was completed and an ordn
anco passed authorizing the publishin.
Of the ordinances as revised togethe
with the recently amended sections of tn
city charter.
In probate court Thursday there Wa.
- settlement and decree in the estate o.
Iomathildc Fourincr of Burlington. II
$. Howard was appointed administrator
There was also settlement and deere
in the estate of John Yandow of Burling
ton and Virginia Yandow was APPOINTED
administrator.
At meeting Of the BARRIERS union
Thursday evening, the following off
GERS were elected: President Benjamin
| Altier; president. Ernest Robin
son; financial secretary. Joseph Shep
ard; treasurer Paul Meunier; recording
secretary. Frank Pepin; guide. Loui
Dcgraf; guardian. Arthur Lefebvre.
Mrs. r. y. Hanna returned last evenin
from New York city. accompanied by h.
son, T. +. Hanna, Jr., who ia recoVerlrl
| from an Illness with pneumonia. Mr.. an
Mrs. Hanna We're summoned to New Yor
several weeks ago by the young man
| serious condition and Mr. Hanna returne
10 Burlington after the crisis had bee
passed.
Thirty-siX children were born in Blu
lington during the month of Novembe
| according to statistics received at the ci
clerks office UP to Saturday. There We
IS girls and is boys. The Oldest moth
was 10 years of age and her last arriv
Nas number ~, while the youngest moth
vas L. Eight mo.iers We're in the
teens. 70 in their twentios four in ths
thrties md one was 40
In probate court Tuesday licenses
Sell real estate were granted in I
estates of Octave Tebo OF South Burlin
burlington. Guardian licenses to sell re
estate were issued in the estates of Et
II. Rhodes and Bcuah Rhodes Of Ric
mond, and in the estate of Cornelius
rhodes of Richmond permission "
granted the Burlington Light & Pow
company to set poles across farm.
f. A. Cumming, for two years and
half the BOYS work director of the Y.
G. A., rendered his resignation Tue
day ut the meeting of the board OF
roctors the resignation to take effect /
cember 81. Mr.. Cumming has received
call to the boys work dictatorship
Springfield Mass. His resignation "
accepted with regret by tn" directo
ana the matter of his successor has be
referred to the executive committee.
At the annual meeting Of James
FLYNN Camp, United Spanish
Veterans, Tuesday night the following
fcers were elected for the ensuing ye