Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-02

city.
The Fanny Allen Hospital Guild vii
hold a progressive whist party ant
linen shower Monday evening October
6, at the Knights of Columbus rooms
for the benefit of the Fanny Allen hos.
pitaL the occasion being the 18th ami.
versary of the opening of the institu.
ton. Articles donated may he left al
+, ID. Abernethy's store, w. J. Hender-
son & Co., druggists, and Marcott Broth
ers in Winooski or sent direct to the
hospital.
| William F. Flanagan, who has been for
several years connected with the Sher-
wood House and for the past four years
has been chief clerk, has resigned his
position. Mr.. Flanagan is widely known
and popular with n large number of the
travelling public, especially among COM
mercial men. and his cordial greeting and
hearty grip across the office desk. to both
the coming and the parting guest. has
been factor in the success of the
house He has several openings in view
for the future.
The will OF the late Charles y. Wether-
by was proved Monday, and Arthur G.
Crane was appointed executor with Fred
w. Ward and Howard Crane commits
soners and appraisers. George NJ Will
lard of Jericho was appointed admins
traitor in the estate of Fannie l. VIII
lard late of Jericho, and as this estate
was a simple one, a settlement and de-
cree was made Annie Willett of Bur
lngton waA appointed administrators of
b,
this city.
Miss Ida Lavalley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Eli 1.avallcy of this city and Frank
THEREIN of Williston were married Tues
day morning at six O'Clock by the Rev
j. A. Lacouturc at St Joseph's Church.
They were attended by the brides broth
er, George Lavalley. and the groom's ia
Their, Moses Therien. Immediately after
the ceremony wedding breakfast was
served at the brides home on Elmwood
avenue, where many presents were
shown. Mr. and Mrs. Therein left on the
7;20 train for different points in New
hampshire.
Miss Ida LaValley was rendered a
miscellaneous shower in honor of her
approaching marriage to Frank Terrien
at the home of her sister, Mrs George
LaNalley, by about 81 of her lady friends
Guests were received by Miss Mary
Cosgrove, who read letter of con-
gratulations. Miss Nora Collins was on
the committee of Introduction, while
Misses May Collins and Florence Doolev
presided at the bunch bowl. Music was
furnished by Miss Mary Sheppard. The
rooms were prettly decorated with ferns
and cut flowers. Light refreshments We're
served
Lyman Cohen was in city court Tues
day and was fined $40 and COSTS follow.
ing his plea Of not guilty of a breach of
the peace Lyman became mixed up in
some trouble with man named Martin
several days ago and told Martin that
he didn't dare hit him or he would have
him arrested. He finally incensed the man
so that he nailed him and Martin paid
his fine. on the production of the evil
dence it was decided that Cohen was
equally guilty and a warrant was issued
for him, which resulted in his being fined
He took an appeal and furnished bail in
the sum of s75
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter of
President Woodrow Wilson, was in the
city Tuesday for a few hours en- route
HON" from Plattsburgh, where she met
with the executive committee of the Civic
League. She arrived in burlington on the
afternoon boat and was the only pas
senger to ride mp in the Hotel Vermont
bus. After dinner at the hotel she took
the 6:45 train over the Central Vermont
road for White River Junction She was
quietly dressed in a brown suit and car
ried for baggage straw suit case. While
she was in Plattsburgh, she was accord
ed a reception and luncheon.
The potato crop in Clinton county
across the lake, while a trihe below the
average in quantity is of excellent
quality which makes the better grades
of potatoes sell at about the usual price
and the buyers who nave established
headquarters in both Peru and Cady-
willie are paying from 81 to 60 cents per
bushcl. Franklin county has already
begun to ship tubers to the city markets
and the price there is about the same.
In the vicinity of Burlington various re-
ports come in as to the price paid for
potatoes. They apparently range from so
to 10 cents, according to quality
The office hours Of the superintendent
of schools have been arranged as follows:
Monday, 800 to 800 p m; Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday, 500 to 900 a. m
Friday, $50 to $50 p. m. Two new teach
ers have arrived. Miss Lillian Wilson will
take charge Of the fourth and fifth grades
at the Ira Allen school She is a graduate
or the normal school at Farmville, Va.
Miss Elma f. Brenneman of Harrisburg.
Pa, Will leach the Pomeroy kindergarten
in place of Miss Villas. resigned She il
a graduate Of the Harrisburg high school
and of the Columbia kindergarten Train
ing school At Washington, y. c.
r. II. Smith of Charlotte, who has been
through Grand Isle buying apples for
+. =, LOOMS Il Co of New York city,
estimates the apple crop in the islands
to be about 1000 barrels, whereas last
year ,3,Ooo barrels were carried away
from Isle La Motto by the Champlain
Transportation company alone. Some or
chards In the state have Jared better and
several thousand barrels will he shipped
from other sections but the crop will
be nothing Ike the average. The larger
apple markets are buying principally
of New York state there have been good
crops
The case 0gR,ust Grurso g. Monroe FOR
selling paint which was alleged 20 he not
properly labeled was nolle pressed Thurs
day in city .ourt by states Attorney
Hopkins. Mr.. Monroe is the local man
aSer of the f. w. Wooworth store and
he showed conclusively that the labels
were placed on the cans of paint but that
some OF them had fallen off. The com