Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05

Word has been received In this city of
the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Mary
Sails, formerly of South Burlington, and
John Marsh Reynolds. both of Crescent
City, Fla, al the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Sails on
Friday, February 81 After wedding
trip of two weeks through Southern
Florida, Mr. and Mrs Reynolds will be
at home in Crescent City, where Mr. Rey-
nolds is engaged in business.
Lewis NJ Drew, who has been with
the Chittenden County Trust company
for the last year, has accepted a posi-
ton as cashier of the First National
| bank of Fair Haven and will begin his
duties March 9. Mr.. Drew Is a son of
NJ. ID. Drew of West Berlin. He has
had several years Of banking experience,
including three years at the First Ma
tional bank of Montpelier and two years
at the Newport bank. He succeeds the
late w. F. Walker of Fair Haven.
The case of Fayette /. Calkins W.
Joseph Agel and Sam Miller which was
to have been taken up in city court Fri
day, was continued until a date to be
! agreed upon later. The suit is to recover
the sum of S62.7l The plaintiff claims
that he gave a note to the defendants
and that they charged him an eX-
cessive rate of interest, for three re-
newals the amount sued for representing
the difference between what he paid
them and what would be the legal
rate
There was a lively blaze in the Enright
block corner of North street and North
Winoosld Avenue, Tuesday morning
shortly before four O'Clock The blaze
originated in a barrel of waste paper in
the hall on the second floor and soon
spread to the partitions. The barrel and
trunk were burned and the walls were
badly scorched The loss will be in the
ncishborhood of 500 The second floor
was occupied by Elliot Hudson's family.
No water was used, the blaze being re-
duced by the chemical
In the county clerks Office yesterday
three divorce cases and an appeal from
city court were entered. The appeal was
in the case of State VS.. Joseph Litvin,
the hackman concerned in the unsavory
case in which Ida Phillips and Hattie
Minnitield were convicted. The divorce
action of Jerry f. Harper vs.. Ellen j.
Harper alleges adultery and asks for the
custody of the three children In the case
of Nellie Langevin vs.. Eugene Langevin
intolerable severity ana failure to sup
port are alleged. In the action by Ina
L. Dwyer VS.. Earl II. Dwyer intolerable
severity and failure to support are
alleged.
A movement is on foot towards making
the city the permanent owner of the war
painting "Shoridan's Ride" The canvas
is owned at present by Ernest II. Lewis,
who bought it at public auction when the
effects of Charles H. Anlrus, the painter.
We're sold i'm bankruptcy proceedings.
The city has a bill against Mr.. Lewis for
ten years storage on the painting and an
endcavOr is being made to locate him
now, his last known address having been
at St. Adams. Mr. Andrus will submit a
sketch for a suitable frame for the paint
ing, and the question of having him
touch up and restore the painting will be
discussed later.
In the county clerks office Friday
papers we're filed in the case of Orville
w. Brown VS.. j. Edwin Brown, an ac-
ton on a debt Papers were also filed
in the case of Elizabeth Martelle VS.
Clara Leclair This is petition in chan
Gerry asking to have opened up the case
Of Clara Leclair against the petitioner on
the ground that the case was defauted by
mistake. Another case entered was the
action for divorce by Cora Corrigan VS..
William Corrigan, alleging adultery, fail
ure to support md intoerable severity.
PleadinSs We're also entered in the case of
Bernard II. Porter VS.. the town of Col
chester, an action to compel the select
men to build certain portions OF road
The department was called out at nine
O'Clock last evening to a fire in Harry
Gardeners barn at 1879 Interval avenue
The blaze, which started in the hay loft,
had good start but soon yielded to
treatment. The roof and walls of the
structure We're scorched quite badly and
some of the hay was burned What hay
was left was thrown out under the direc-
ton OF Chief Niles, so as to make sure
the fire would not start again There
We're four cows and one horse in the
lower part Of the barn but all escaped
injury. The barn is structure about
80 by 10 feet in size. The alarm was
sounded from box 2S, corner of Interval
avenue and Decatur street.
In probate court license to sell real and
personal estate has been granted in the
estates of Benton A. Williams and Hen
rietta NJ. Williams, late of Richmond,
and a guardians license to sell real and
personal estate has been granted in the
case of Henry M Brewster of Hunting
ton, Mary A. Delehanty of Burlington
was appointed eXecutrix of the last will
and testament of Michael Delehanty, late
of Burlington. Robert Roberts and Elmer
L. Coon were appointed appraisers There
was settlement and decree in the estate
Of Maria T.. Moore, late of Burlington, of
Alice NJ. Peck, late Of Burlington, and of
Margaret Barely late Of Burlington. A.
q. Whittemore Of Burlington was ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
Aaron r. Bryant, late Of Burlington.
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