Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-02
CITY NEWS

'ohuD"A piAu6e is sui ABOUT TWO lee
under water and will be impossible fo
some time.
The divorce petition Of Marie l.. Walker
vs.. Ralph j. Walker was entered in tn,
county clerks office Tuesday
Alvaro Adsit has leased a lot a.
Thompson's Point and intends to build
q cottage there during the summer.
o. L. Kinds has purchased the +. H.
Parker residence on South Union street
and intends to occupy 1t this summer
Mrs. L. II. Powell received word Fri
Iay of the birth of a son to MIR. ant
Mrs Dudley II. Morris of New York
city.
Deputy Chief Of Police p. j. Cosgrove
has received his appointment to the Of
fc- for another year from Iayor Robert
Roberts
john Foster who is employed at the
New Sherwood. married Saturday al
Willsboro, y. Y, Miss Belle Brand, OF
that place. They will reside here.
Fred f. Thayer and Miss Hattie L.
Noyes. both of Montpelier. were mar
aied yesterday afternoon by the Rev. w.
A. Dawson at his residence on the Shell
turne road.
AT Centennial field Saturday the Uni
Scrsity of Vermont baseball team defeat
rd Bowdoin, 3 to 5. At Providence, X L.,
yesterday the team was defeated by
Brown, to ..
The marriage of Or. John NJ. Wheeler
of New York city and Miss Julia w.
Smith will take place at eight o'clock on
the evening of Wednesday, May 10, at the
First Church III this city
\ gift of $95,ooo has recently been made
3y Mrs. Julia billings, widow of Freder-
jck Billings of New York. TO the Pacific
Theological Seminary at Berkeley. Cal.
IN which institution the Rev. John W.
Guckham is a professor.
The Rev. pr. and Mrs. George Y. Bliss,
fhe Misses Ilarriette and Mary Bliss, and
Mrs Sam Sparhawk and children, will
Gail from England May 10. arriving in
New York on the 18th. On the next day
khcy will return to this city.
The stock of drugs and fixtures of the
college Pharmacy at Pearl street and
North Winoosk avenue was sold at pub
die auction Tuesday by sheriff Allen.
The highest bidder was George ID. Jar
Ms, who secured the stock for 500.
y license to sell real and personal es.
tate in the estate of Warham Brewster
of Huntington was granted in probate
court Tuesday. In the same court Rob
ert j. Redmond was appointed guardian
<,r 'i..i,
Peter Sourdiff and Amelia Dan. both
of Interval avenue, were married Mon
DAY morning at $50 at ~. Joseph's
Church, the Rev. Father Cloarec perform
lns the ceremony They were attended
b. Oliver Sourdiff and Arthur Martele
Mrs. L. r. Whitcomb of this city is
Pm her way to Naples on the steamer
6aXonia Of the Cunard line. She will so
from Naples to Paris and will study art
Nhere and III other European places until
lhe middle of the summer.
TWO divorce petitions were granted in
rountv court Thursday. both on the
grounds of intolcrablc severity and re-
tusa to support. The cases were Marcia
N. Sahins -. Charles T.. Snbins and Emma
&. Young ". William f. Young
sherman II. Moulton. who until recent
j. was a member Of the firm of Cowles.
Noulton n Stearns. has announced that
b. is a candidate for the office of States
attorney 1t is understood that Theo-
horc i; Hopkins and Martin s. Villas are
also in the field.
Tom Pope responded to his nth charge
n int nx f,tI in, IN Il
and, although he maintained that he was
not guilty. was fined SO and costs. lie
took an appeal and bail was furnished by
q. g. Webster in the sum of 500 for his
appearance in county court.
The Burlington Commercial club has
secured The Strong theatre for the use
OF the republican State convention. which
n to be held here on June Il. Chairman
F.. c. Williams of the State committee
WAS Il guest at the Van Ness House yes
terday and was acquainted with the fact.
Judge Palmer in city court yesterday
Sentenced Marguerite Monahan. the
Cabot girl who was caught pilfering pen
mics from the pockets of garments In the
high and grammar schools. to serve 30
Bays in Jail. The sentence will date from
April II, when the girl was first commit
ted
There were two candidates at the eX-
huination held in the civil service room
pr the Federal building for the purpose
pf allowing candidates to qualify for the
position of postmaster of Hinesburg The
postoffice is in the thrd-class and last
year the revenue derived from the can
k.l q or CT
James S. Denning, for A. years with the
shepard & Morse lInoer company.
Jcyered his connection Tuesday with
}lc company. For the past II years ne
pas been the yard superintendent and
TUESDAY evening at six o'clock the men
collected and presented him with a gold
Watch fob and chain. The presentation
Heech was made by Amos Couture.
County court convened for a short time
TUESDAY morning and the court then an
bounced recess until Friday morning
bt nine O'Clock when divorce case will
bc taken up. The jury. civil and criminal
business of the term is about wound up,
Ind it is probab BILE that the court will adj
lourn some time next week.
Max l.. Powell and Charles Spauldng
were engaged in civil suit in city court
tuesday and after seven pages of testi-
nony had been taken 1t was agreed to
continue the case one week to sec If "A
settlement could not he reached, In the
suit Mr.. Powell seeks to recover $40 for
the sale of right of way to Mr. Spauld-
ing.