Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-29
CITY NEWS


Mr.. and Mrs. William |. Coats of
Malletts Bay are the parents Of drugh.
ter. born Sunday.
Jed p Ladd has been appointed clerk
Of the city court, to succeed the late rus
sell W. Taft
Mr. and Mrs IL. IL. Moore of Elmwood
avenue announce the engagement of their
daughter. Mary Helen. to Henry A.
Walker Of Farnham. Que
Thomas Lee has returned to worn IN
the Western Union office after being laid
up for two weeks with IA broken collar
bone
Calvin S. Isham. who underwent SER
ious operation at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital some weeks ago, is reported as re-
covering In a satisfactory manner.
The Burlington Trust company reports
as follows in compliance with section u
OF act 15S OF the laws of 1910. ]. f..
Flanagan, Mary Callahan So, w3t
The condition of c. n. Sawyer of Grant
street, who has been undergoing treat
ment at the Mary Fletcher hospital for
the past few weeks. continues to slowly
improve
Miss Stella May Chase left yesterday
for New York and will sail Saturday
noon for Havana, Cuba. for a month 3
vacation. returning through Florida and
stopping at the large resorts
Charles II. Poole, who was injured by
being squeezed between two cars at I'm
derhill a few days ago. is recovering and
it is now belle we'd that he suffered no
Internal injuries in the accident.
Edward Hayes, formerly day inspector
Of cars at the railroad station. has been
promoted to be chief night inspector. and
John Pratt, who formerly held this posi-
ton, has been made chief inspector.
There was a settlement and decree yes
terday in probate court in the estate Of
Moses l.. Sanborn late OF Burlington, and
also in the estate Of Charles Parent. late
OF this city.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs II. A
Brigham Of 36S South Union street Mon.
day the engagement Of their daughter
Mae. to Irving Minot Shepard Of Boston
o' announced
A petition in foreclosure in the case OF
3. II. Martin, executor Of the estate OF
Huldah G. Meeker. VS.. H. II. Beeman
and William Gordon was entered in the
county clerks office Monday.
In the county clerks office FridaI
the case of Benjamin Mayhem VS.. the
Consumers Coal & Ice company and A
.. Ferguson. was entered 1t is an actor
of assImpsit.
In probate court Friday in the esta,,
Of Tuffield and Mary Parrot. Emile Blais
was appointed administrator. and J
Frank Kidder and Louis Alapa commits
sioners and appraisers.
Arthur n. Johns was taken to Water.
bury Sunday afternoon and will un
lergO treatment at the asylum. He was
arrested few days ago while creating
disturbance about his home
George Bixby of Essex Junction was
arraigned in city court Tuesday morn.
Ing before Judge c. S. Palmer and was
fined five dollars and costs for intoxica
ton. f. G. Webster furnished bail, fol
lowing the appeal.
News has been received in this city
of the birth February 2lst of a son,
William Winston TO Mr.. and Mrs. John
s. Bone of Wells River Mrs. Bone viii
he remembered as Miss Lucia Hadley
Of Burlington, who was connected for q
long time with the Montpelier, kinder
sarten.
Tie burlington Savings Bank in com
pliance with section y OF No. l5S acts
Of 1910. Vermont statutes. reports tina
they have six unknown depositors. name
ly. Cclinda :. Bailey. Ella Jane Brow
q. {. jackson. Allison Livingston Herr!
Palmer, trustee for Frank Proctor, Mar
tin Youatt 35.w3t
Two cases of intoxicatiOn were trie'
Saturday morning in city court befor
Judge G. S. Palmer Walter Reed o
Ryegate was fined IS and costs for
first offense and Edward Brown Of thi
city was fined SIS and costs for a thr'
offense. The latter took an appeal an
furnished bail in the sum of 800.
in the estate Of John A. Ieary, Thoma
I. Leary was appointed ,administrato
in probate court Monday, and Henri
Conln and e. ]. A. Bombard commission
ers and appraisers. In the estate O
Thomas A. Barstow, Miles w. Newto
was appointed administrator, and Fran
Blakely and Henry Thayer commission
crs and appraisers.
Two more cases of intoxication wer
tried in city court Monday mornns
John I,edworth pleaded guilty and wa
fined s. and costs of 1913. and Jane
Doyle, an habitual. received the maxi
mum of SIS and costs, with 80 days i
Jail This interpreted into straight ia
sentence means over three months i
Jail
The divorce petition Of Minnie J. Barke
against Charles C. Barker OF this cit!
was filed yesterday in county court
alleges that they were married in lSs
and lived together until 1909. since whic
time Mrs. Barker has resided in Ru
land. The grounds named in the su
are given as intOlerable severity, neglec
refusal to support and infdelity.
Dewey Tankard, 15-year-Old truar
who has proven himself to he IA habitui
In this line, was brought before Judge {
s. Palmer in city court Monday an
sentenced to spend the remainder OF h
minority at the Industrial School
Vergennes. There did not seem to
any objection to the boys sentence h
the parents, and the only witness e,
amined was Truant Officer James Bra
Harvey Cross, for the past year el
poyed as the foreman in the round houl
Of the Central Vermont railway. wei
yesterday tn White River Junction Whe