Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-28
Fletcher hospital with a broken leg

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Fletcher hospital with broken leg
caused by on accident sustained while I'll,
boy was at play near his home. On ac
count of the nature Of the injury, 1t Is ex
pectcd that ne will he confined to the hos
iital for three months
Overscer of the Poor c. T.. Kilam state.
that. on the whole. conditions are bette,
in Burlington than they were a year az,
Mt this time. although at present betwee,
80 and Go families are receiving aid. Tn,
rcopening OF the Chace mills has been OF
help. and at the present time there ap.
pears to be work for anyone who really
wishes TO earn living in the Queer
City,
An examination was completed in the
civil service room of the federal build.
ING thursday for the position OF assistant
chemist In the department of fores,
products Only one candidate appeared
The salary for this position is from 81 20
to Sl,6N. Another examination, which
brought out only one candidate. was that
OF assistant in a physics laboratory. This
carries with it n salary of sl,o00.
Washington Lodge, No. 3, L. and A
NJ. held special past masters nigh,
friday evening when the master mason's
degree was conferred in fun form by
past masters of the lodge. The meeting
was attended by goo masons and was fol-
lowed by a banquet. $. L. Platka pre-
sided at the banquet and remarks were
made by the Rev. c. j. Staples, Don A
Stone and others.
Henry {. Brownell arrived in town
Thursday from New York, where lie
landed Wednesday from England. and TO
epent the Easter vacation with his parents
Mir ana Mrs C. W. Br>ownell Of South
Willard street. Mr.. Brownells arrival
was Il surprise to his parents. lie will re-
turn to oxford in May to take the
examinations In all ne will spend about
six weeks In town.
The will Of Alfred A. Bliss Of williston
was proved in probate court yesterday
and Emma r. Bliss was appointed
executrix with Sidney n. Tilley and c. D.
Caswell appraisers. A license TO sell real
estate was granted In the estate Of Dana
B. Goddard OF Burlington. Claude D.
Grafton was appointed administrator Of
the estate Of Guy n. Willard to take the
place of John W. Coffey. resigned
The season at the Missisquoi BAY Fish
and Game club, whose quarters are
situated at East Alburg. will begin MAY 1
when the club house will be opened to the
members and their friends This wear.
which will be the third season of til.
organization. the house vii, &c wired for
electric lights. the power being genera ted
by n gasolene engine during the day and
used from storage batteries during the
night.
John L. Wesley of l27 Pearl street. a
clergyman formerly OF st. Johns bury, but
now employed in the roundhousc of the
Central Vermont Railway company, was
granted a license IN the city clerks office
Tuesda' to marry Ella Barton Cole of
Brandon. The groom-to- is - years OF
age and the bride-to-be Is 60. The former
has been married once before. according
tc the license record, and the latter has
teen married twice before.
Mr. and Mrs.. I>lias Lyman and the
Misses Lyman. who have been ia Europe
since late in November will sail from
Southampton for Now York to-day on
ne Minn"Waska Of the Atlantic Trans
port line. according to letters received
Yesterday. Tho ship is due to arrive In
New York on SATURDAY, April c. Elias
LYMAN, Jr., is now very nearly entirely
recovered from h.a recent illness and will
resume his studies ut oxford commencing
with tn" summer term, on April &c
The system Of medical inspection in
schools will PROBABLY not 80 into effect
his school Year although the commits
'ione's are giving the matter some con-
'idcration and have Already received sew
1ral applications for the position of med-
'al Inspector. The appointment of one
Or more inspectors may be made before
nrAt fan and the city will probably be
ivided into districts and each inspector
given a certain territory.
Patrick ]. McGreevy of Winooski
pleaded guilty to an information filed in
city court Yesterday, charging him with
the sale Of intoxicating liquor. and was
fined $500 with costs Of sll7s BY Judge
e. 5. Palmer, and the liquor seized was
ordered destroyed. Sheriff j. II. Allen
raided the drug store Saturday night on
a warrant Issued by States Attorney H.
l.. shaw and secured three cases of Beer
ana jug of whiskey. Mr.. McGreevy
paid the fine
The maple sugar season this year VIII
he later than usual A year ago the warm
weather about the first Of March allowed
tapping but later the sap was frozen
tight for two weeks and this hurt the
quality of the sugar. This year there has
been some tapping on the west side OF the
State but the flow of sap was very small
The Loader Evaporator company in this
city reports an extremely busy season
this year. and IL is evident that fully as
many farmers as usual are planning to so
rto the sugar business.
s.. Mary's r. c. Mutual Benevolent
society, which has been in existence in
Burlington for many wears. has been
dissolved and the money, amounting 10
several hundreds of dollars, divided among
he members. The society was one of the
irst in Burlington which contained In
'uranCc benefits and for a long time was
very prominent. OF late years, however.
he members have died and the number
IF new men taken in did not keep the
luota up so that It was deemed bes: to
dissolve the organization.
A letter has been received by George
W. Humphrey of North Wiliiston from
ais cousin in New York stating that the
,orsin positively identified the man who
lied at Bellevue hospital, New York city.
sunday night, March 3. as Sidney j.
humphrey, brother of George Humphrey.
The death of Sidney J. Humphrey oc-
'urred under suspicious circumstances.
He left his brothers home In Willston