Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-11
CITY NEWS

DR.. j. ID. Tanner returned yesterday
from stay Of several weeks in Flor
la and New YORK. city
Miss Helena Simonds, teacher Of domcs-
tic art in the State Normal school at
Buffalo, ~ Y, is at home for the Easter
vacation.
Harry E. Gage has been engaged by
the G. r. North Insurance agency and
will represent them In Burlington and
vicinity.
Sidney G. Spear. formerly of Burlington
and now Of Plattsburgh. n. ". and Miss
Alice Tierney were married in Platts-
burgh Monday.
Or. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Clarke of South
Union street have returned from Day
tona, Fla. where they have been spend
ing the winter.
Mondays Montpelier Journal says
that "Mr. and Mrs Charles II. Heaton
announce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter. Ruby, to George W. Marks Of Bur
lington.'
There was a settlement and decree Mon
day in probate court in the estate If
Patrick and Mary Filbon of Burlington
The will of Mary Moore of Burlington
was also proved.
There was "A settlement and decree in
probate court Thursday in the estate of
A. r. w. Hayden of Hinesburg license
to sell real estate was granted In the
estate of John Glynn of Hinesburg.
Robert H. Norton. formerly of Burling-
ton. who has been in the employ OF his
uncle b. II. Norton Of Fair Haven, has
gone to Washington to accept position
as stenographcr to Senator Page.
Fred T. Parks and family of South
Union street are intending in a few days
to move to Berlin. y Y. to reside. Mrs.
Parks leaves to-day and Mr.. Parks will
follow Saturday.
The Rev. George Y. Bliss and family
will return home about the middle Of
May. according to a letter recently re-
ceived. The date Of their sailing has not
been definitely set as yet. They are now
in London.
Col and Mrs F. p. Woodbury. are
expected home from Daytona, Fla. in
about two weeks. The Hotel Ridge
wood. of which Col Woodbury. has had
Ill next season.
j. Everard Therrien. an agent for the
Prudential Insurance company of this
city, and Miss Josephine St. John were
married yesterday morning at $50 at St
Marys Cathedral by the Rev Joseph f
.iillis.
The University of Vermont baseball
team won from Catholic University al
Washington. ID. c.. Saturday by score
of to I, completing the Southern trip
The game scheduled for Friday with
Washington College at Chestertown, Md.
was not played.
Frank L. Austin. the well-known archi.
Get of this city was married yesterday
at West Windsor to Miss Julia A. Duns-
moor at the home of her mother. Mrs
lara A. Dunsmoor, of that place. After
short wedding trip, they will reside
1t IA College street
Joseph T. Stearns. referee in bank
ruptcy, has received the papers In the
case Of Arthur G. Vincent. proprietor
of the College Pharmacy. Mr.. Vincent
gives his assets as s4.W135 and his liabili-
ties as s3961.2 ~, Of which $500 is claimed
exempt.
The ice went out of the Winooski river
Sunday afternoon about two o'clock and
that evening the river at the gorge was
seven feet above low water mark. In the
lake the ice around the shore has melted
but in the open is solid to depth OF
about 10 inches
Leo Jerue, who was brought here from
Montpelier for the theft of "A suit o.
clothes and a suit case from Edward
Sanders, was in city court MOnda.
morning and pleaded guilty to pet
larceny. He was fined SIS and costs b,
Acting Judge J. +. Ladd
F. f. CouGhlin, agency organizer fo
the Prudential Life Insurance company
who for the past year has been located IL
this city, Is to leave Saturday for Attic
boro, Mass, where ne will assume tn
superintendency Of the Attleboro office o
the company.
Goethe Lodge. d. O. H., gave a dane
Monday evening in the hall on Crowle
street TO members and their families
an excellent time was enjoyed. Lessor
orchestra furnished music and Georg
Neser was floor manager.
Miss Lena D. Shequen, who for the pas
wear has been stenographer for the Stron
Hardware company, has resigned an
accepted n position with the Goodel
Granite e. Marble company as stenog
roohor and hoOkk eeper and will entp
upon her duties this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs, Elias Lyman and tn
Misses Lyman landed Tuesday noon a
New York. They will return to this cit
On Friday. Elias Lyman, Jr, is now a
Cornwall. England where he will renal
until the latter part of this month. re
turning then to oxford for the sum
ner term.
Fletcher and Roosevelt buttons were 1
evidence Tuesday about the hotels Nj
Fletcher's campaign button Is of a simpl
pattern with the name Fletcher printe
on a background Of red. white and blu'
The Roosevelt buttons are also plain an
have the initials 7. r. printed on a back
ground Of white and blue.
The board Of license commissioners yes
terday received the following applics
tons: A. c. Booth, H. College stree
h-class; George w. Hurlburt, 70 Mort
street. second or third-class Alphonse
Gravel. 1874 North street. second elias.
George H. Lessor, II Hyde street, secont
class.
The Rev. Hervcy Gulick of Charlott