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

the birth of a son to Mr.. ana MIS- fr-
nest d. Clapp, at IIlgin. ILL.,. July So. Mrs.
Ciapp was formerly Miss Ida Willis OF
Is Front street, this city.
Patrick Morris Of Underhill was
fined 81 and costs by Justice j. p. Ladd
Yesterday for intoxication. He could not
BAY and will serve ten days in Jail.
At ST. Joseph's Church Tuesday morn
ing at seven o'clock Henry e. Bessette OF
&o North WInooski avenue and Miss Alice
~ourcy of 312 North Winooski avenue
we're married by the Rev. j. NJ. Cloarec.
Monday in probate court A.. II. Rut-
er was appointed executor of the cs-
ate of the late Claudia X. Rutter, and
Z. D. Lewis and II. l.. Wctherby were
appointed commissioners and appraisers.
A petition for divorce has been filed
In county court by Mrs. Julia w. VAN
1erwalker of this city, who seeks to be
separated from her husband, Clark c.
Underwater. The couple were married
in WATERFOWL, n. Y, IN 1906.
There was a settlement and decree In
probate court Friday in the estate of
Mary Smith Of Jericho. In the estate Of
Helen NJ. Murray of Hinesburg. r. II.
keed ana II. w. NOOurOW were dppOlHteu
commissioners The will of Claudia X.
Rutter of Burlington was proved.
Louis s. Badour of the local branch
of the Standard Oil company will go with
his family to California about october /.
to spend the winter there. His residence
at 100 North Prospect street has been
rented ~ Prof. George p. Burns of the
University of Vermont.
Miss Mary Haynes. who for the past
three years has been director of music
IN an Alabama school, has secured a fine
position as a teacher Of music in the
Los Angeles high school. Mrs. Sarah
Haynes and Miss Haynes will leave In
about two weeks for California and will
make their home there.
Articles of association have been
fled by the Magnesia Tale company
of Burlington. The capital stock Is
f5O.O 900. divided into 500 shares. The
company will develop the tale mines
purchased a few months ago from T.
]. Deavitt of Montpelier and his broth
or in Moretown.
Theodore +. Hopkins suffered a painful
accident Sunday. when. rs he started to
go down the cellar stairs, his foot caught
IN the top step. He was preciritated the
.ongth of the flight and both bones in one
leg above the ankle were badly fractured.
lie was removed to the Mary Fletcher
hospital and the fractures reduced.
Judson l.. Woodcock. Inspector of the
Burlington water department, and Edith
bennett were quietly married Thursday
morning at 1880 O'Clock at the First
Eartist Church by the pastor, the Rev.
james S. Braker. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
cock left on the noon train for Bellows
Falls. where the first part of the honey
noon will he spent.
&. II. Pierce, formerly assistant profess
cor of mechanics and railroad engineer
M at the University of Vermont and
now with the United States geological
survey. is acting as chief engineer of the
photographic Office at Honolulu. Hawaii,
md the Tribune, published at Hilo, SAYS
hat Mr.. Pierce was recently there &c
Install a new man as director and observer
On that island.
John a. shepard Of ., Murray stree;
and Carrie r. Harris of 5fa South Cham
plain street We're married Monday morn
Ing at SEQ O'Clock at the rcctory of st.
Mars Cathedral. Tn" Roy. j. f. ellis
i ~ WV AHN Nti' ~
tended by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard left for a wedding
rip 10 Montreal and after August y
Will reside at :. Murray street.
Ground was broken yesterday on the
,ld Villas lot at the northwest corner of
todri and North Prospect streets, for tho
candida lota fraternity house. rhc So
'iety, which Is he oldest at the univer-
'ity, will erect a frat house In pure
colonial style ut an expense of $o5. 600
MosSrs. Newhall and Bcvins of Boston
ne well-known specialists in colonial con
itruction. are the architects.
The boys were slightly in the ascend
sncy among the births in Burlington dur.
.ng July, numbering 20, to 20 girls. The
youngest mother was only Is years Of
age and this was her third child. Hell
second child was horn when she was !:
and the first when she was little les.
imam "A. The oldest mother was A. year.
OF age and the last was her tenth child
Most OF the fapilies visited by the storl
during July were small.
There was a decree Thursday in tn,
estate of John j. Wright, late of Bur
'ington. A. a. and Nora T.. Chessmor,
we're appointed executors of the will o
Phillnda Thorpe of J.rlcno, with =. NJ
Page and Il. {. Iiawley commissioned
and appraisers. In the estate of Olvmu
Foirier of Colchester. j. W. Laviuno wa
appointed administrator with the win an
,exed. The commissioners and appraiser
IRE F.. Edward Allard and Louis Alana
The smallpox situation in the State
once more in hand and at the present tin,
there are only "A few known cases. I'm &
Iohnsbury where the epidemic broke OF
afresh. there are still about Il cases. b,
no more have been found in this city an
most of the towns seem to he rid Of il fe
the present. The only diScouraging fea
IRE of the thing is that other cases co,
tinually come into the State principal
from Canada, and then the whole tigl
has to he begun over again. Most of Il
cases have been of the m!ldest type til,
far and only one of the 400 or $40 white
proved fatal.
DIR. II. ID. Holton, secretary of the sta
board of health. announced Thursday tn
the 2fth annual meeting of the Nermo
health officers school would be held
this city from the 2ith to the 18th of tn
month. The programs will he issued in
Few days and will include a number
sneakers who are from out of the sta