Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-19

consisting of several acres. bounded on
the north by Lake street. east by Hough-
ton avenue south by Weldon street, and
west by Ioughton Park The house near
this land Mr.. Houghton gave to the hos
pital some time ago. Ellis w. Foster is
named as trustee
a pretty wedding took place at the Uni
versalist parsonage Wednesday, Dec. ii.
when the Rev. H. l.. Thornton united in
marriage Miss Nellie Cross and T. u.
Cook, both of Fairfax The bride wore a
changeabie silk dress with gilt trimming
and veil caught UP with orange bios
SONS Mr.. and Mrs. Cook will reside in
Fairfax, where the groom owns a large
farm
Lawrence Cook. who has lived with
Mr.. and Mrs l.. ). White for the past six
years, has gone to Los Angeles Cal.
whore he will reside with his mother.
Francis J. IIoughton has made another
gift to the hospital here. This time 1t Is
five acres of land on the south side or
lower Weldon street John Branch Is the
trustee. Thursday II was announced that
Mr.. Houghton had given several acres
Of land near Houghton Park to the same
Institution and some time ago he gave
what is known as tho Houghton house
near lower Weldon street with two acres
of land adjoining.
Word has been received here of the
death of O. G. Amidon of st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. Amidon was brother-in-law OF
Frank T. Folsom and Henry G. Folsom
and had visited this city frequently.
The funeral Of oscar +. w. Marsh, who
died in Sheldon Friday night. was held
te St Lukes Church Sunday after
noon at three o'clock, the Rev. Albert
| Gale officiating Mr.. Marsh is survived
by his mother. Mrs. Julia Marsh. and
three brothers. Henry j., of st. Adams.
George T., of Barre. and William S.
| Marsh of Manchester. n. H.. and one
| sister, Mrs. Maurice c. George of La
coma, y. II.
! William Woodland of st. Adams hill,
who has been i'll with heart disease at
the hospital for several weeks, died Sat
urday night The body was taken to
his home.
Miss Nellie Finn, aged IS years. who
had been employed in Purcells restaur-
ant for several years, died Saturday
morning of cerebral hemorrhage. The
| funeral was held at ths home Of James
| Purcell Monday morning at nine o'clock.
| stephen r.. Collins has left the employ
Of the Vermont Light & Power Co. and
! has WORK in the car department of the
Central Vermont railway.
| Leslie Barritt, formerly of this city,
who was recently graduated from the
! University of Michigan, Ann Harbor, has
been offered a position as mining engin-
Ger in Morocco
The following officers have been elected
by Court ST. Adams, No 677, {. O. F.:
I Spiritual director, the Rev. d. J. O'Sulli-
| van: chief ranger. William T. Powers;
vice-chief ranger. John =. Lynch; re-
cording secretary, William II. Drscoll;
| financial secretary, f. w. Bowling: treas
urer. Bernard Rutler, speaker. Charles y.
Kennedy: trustees Bernard Duffy, II I.
| Stack. +. j. Hackett; delegate to State
convention. William Z. Powers; alter
nate. f. w. Bowling. medical examiner,
Dr f. j. Melville.
The case against Owen Marion. prop
riotor of the St Adams House charged
with selling liquor which had not been
licensed by the state. has been left pend
ing for the respondent to pay for a whole
salcr's license. If the license fee Is paid
within the next two weeks. the case will
|
class license but this does not cover
the sale referred to. The hearing was
held before Secretary of State Guy w.
Bailey of Essex junction. The state re-
quires that all wholesalers must secure
n wholesalers or fourth-casS license
from the State. 1t is claimed that though
the quality of the liquor which Mr. Mar
ron sold was all right, it had never pass
ed tho state laboratory test and had
never been licensed by the State and
therefore the respondent had violated the
law. Warren r. Austin appeared for the
respondent as well the liquor license
commissioners and AttorneyGenera Ru.
fus T. Brown of Burlington. State
Che mist e. +. Moat of Burlington and
Mr.. Bailey for the State.
Fred j. Glynn, alias Fred Conlon
was in city court yesterday before
Judge n. n. Post. charged with frs,
offense of intoXication. He pleaded
guilty ana is serving a sentence o.
ten days in county Jail George Pari
seau was arraigned on charge o.
larceny of a coat and vest from Der
Chase, and he pleaded guilty and wa.
sentenced TO 80 days in jail. Denni.
, Manahan. charge with stealing fouI
fowls of Charles f. Marchessault
, pleaded not guilty but after hearing
was found guilty and sentenced Il
r three months at hard labor In jail.
The marriage engagement of Miss
| Nallie Louise Barrett. daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Julien Barrett of THU
city. AMI Edwin Daniel Hovey o
r Proctor has been announced