Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-29
CITY NEWS


A daughter, Margaret, was born Satur-
lay to Mr.. and Mrs. william j. McCaf-
Tey.
A license to sell real estate was granted
yesterday in probate court III the eS'a'c
If Eugene +. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. James r. Dover of 60
Rueu street are the parents of boy, |
Francis Maurice, born saturday.
The IIorato Hickok company has in
creased its capital stock from $4,000 to
100000, the number of shares of stock now
being 600 at 800 per share.
Albert MCGOWAN and Miss Anna La
mora, both of Burlington, were married
Monday morning at six o'clock at st.
Nary's Cathedral by the Rev. J. +. Gil
lis.
In the estate of Martha NJ. Hanscom OF
burlington, Hiram H. Hanscom was APP
uonted administrator in probate court
FRIDAY with John L. Lavcllc and
James Lamb commissioners and apprais-
orS
The divorce petition of James Hall of
Charlotte and I.ottc North Hall Of
,ourt Monday. The bill is asked on
he grounds of infdcity, desertion and
ntolcrable severity.
Word was received in this city Fri
day of the death in Winchester Mass,
August II of Mrs. Mary f.. Young,
widow of the Rev. Joshua Young. D. D..
who was pastor of the local Unitarian
Church from 1852 to 1865
At the parsonage of the First Baptist
Church the Rev. James S. Braker officiat-
ing, George North of Hineshurg and Miss
Grace May Shaw of 80 Nash place. this
,ty, were married Yesterday at one
o'clock. After short wedding trip they
will make their home in Williston.
Referee Joseph r. stcarns had a first
meeting Tuesday of the creditors Of j.
l.. Cioodkin Guy VI. Page was appointed
trustee and his bond was fixed at 5000.
The appraisers appointed were Louis n.
C'urricr and Louis p. Allard of Winooski
and Joseph Lawrence of Burlington The
bankrupt will be examined September Z.
An examination for the position of
assistant in the Philippine service was
| held yesterday at the civil service room
If the Federal building. The office is
really one III lettHlHS uht 10 'idSctu uiiNNi
the head of assistant 1t carries with it
a salary of $1,000 per year and up. One
candidate appeared for the examina-
ton.
Fred f. Miles of this city and Essex
junction has purchased the general store
IF c. c. Ward d co. in Mddlesex village
and will take possession September /. Mr..
Miles. who is the chief clerk in the
Central Vermont freight house here, is
Mddlesex boy and the son Of NJ. w.
Miles Of that village. MIR. and Mrs Ward
are to 20 to Owosso Mich, where he has
accepted position.
The annual meeting of the Baldwin
Refrigerator Company was held Mon
day at the office of the Elias Lyman
Coal company and the following Off
GERS elected: President, Elias Lyman;
vce-president w. f. llcndee: treasurer,
". T.. Greene: secretary and manager,
T.. Il. Smith. These with +. +. Burgess,
+. J. Booth and George A. Hall COM
prise the board of directors.
Felix Barcomb of Rouses Point and
recently employed on farm in South
burlington was arrested by the sheriff
department Thursday on charge OF
larceny. The warrant for Barcomb was
issued by Town Grand Juror George I.
Story and Barcomb given hearing
before i. II. Mills. justice OF the peace
Barcomb is alleged to have stolen some
goods from G. s. Spooner on August g.
MIS-. Carrie Sumner and James Stee
Nerc Tuesday sentenced to the House
Of Correction for open and gross lewdness
Ivy Judge Palmer in city court the former
for a term of one year and the latter fol-
not less than 10 nor more than II months
10th took appeals and bail was fixed al
$500 in each case. AS no one appeared tC
become surety they were remanded tC
Jail The couple We're found at the Sum
ncr womans home on North avenue Sun
day morning
The will of Mary A. Bigwood Of Colches
ter was proved in probate court Tues
day. William +. Bigwood was appointed
executor and George D. Nash and Henry
Conlin commissioners and appraisers
There was settlement and decree in tn
estate of Sarah f. Sayles OF Richmond
and III the estate of Howard D. Tomin
son of Mc'iill, Nevada, Eugene r. Davie
was appointed administrator. In the es
tate Of Amelia NJ. Bushey of burlington
o. p. Ray was appointed administrator.
Goorgc and Mary Adams, "A coupl
who were arrested Thursday night a
their rooms on lower College street 10
creating disturbance, We're in city cour
Friday morning and were discharge
upon the condition that they leave tn
city Immediately. They represented t
the court that they had never been in an
such predicAment before ana that the
M wit which tn Or.