Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-09
CITY NEWS

1o-pound son was born Monday tc
Dr. and Mrs W. V. Farr of So North
Union street.
During the month of June there were
IL children born in Burlington of whom
Z were girls and 10 were boys.
settlement and a decree were made
In probate court yesterday in the estate
IF Rollin d. Murray of Wlsonville
Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. s. Carpenter Of SUM
NIT, n. j., are the parents of son, born
Thursday. Mrs Carpenter will he re-
membered as Miss Frances Little of this
city.
The will of Henry o. Clark of East
Orange y. j., was filed for probate
Thursday. The will of John Murray of
Milton was proved, but no appointments
were made.
In probate court Monday the will .
William Merchant of Williston was
proved. \ settlement and a decree were
made in the estate of Catherine Casey of
Burlington
Mrs. William f. w. MacKinley. wife of
Captain MacKinley of the llth cavalry,
of Fort Ludlow, Colorado. has arrived in
burlington to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoyle Lapham.
Dr. p. e. McSweenev has purchased
the Hungerford residence on Pearl street,
near Willard and has already begun
alterations preparatory to making the
house into four apartments.
The Rev. and Mrs George Y Bliss
have gone to jefferson Highlands, ~ H..
where they will spend six weeks Miss
Harriet Bliss and Isham Bliss will join
them there the first of August
a quiet wedding took place at St Jo-
sephs Church Saturday morning when
Mrs. Josephine Muir and Fred Martelle
were united in marriage, the Ri. Rev.
j. NJ. Cloarec performing the ceremony.
Elias Lyman Jr, who is completing
this month his three years as a Rhodes
scholar at Trinity College, oxford, Eng
land, will sail for home July Il, on the
Grampian of the Allan line landing at
Montreal on Saturday, July %
Charles Anderson and Mabel Thomp-
son, both of this city, We're married SAT-
urday afternoon at two O'Clock at the
chapel at St. Paul's Church. the Rev.
George Y. Bliss performing the cere-
mony.
Word was received Thursday of the
announcement of the engagement Of Miss
Hazel Taught, formerly of Burlington
hnd now of South Ackworth, y. H., to
Robert NJ. Hill, also NJ South Ackworth
and formerly of this gttN
South Burlington is putting in an
asphalt road on the Shelhurne road, OK
tending from the city line at Potash
brook to the Sholburne line The work
was begun Yesterday and will require
three days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ovett y. Smith of Den
yer. Colo, formerly of Burlington. an
nounce the marriage of their daughter,
Lucy Gillett Smith. to Herman Blder-
beck of Denver July 4. 1914. by the Rev. |
David Utter of Unity Church.
An anonymous friend of St Michael's
College offers a scholarship in that in
stitution to Catholic boy who is a grad
Hate from high school or academy and
who can otherwise qualify Applications
must be filed by Saturday. July IS.
The State militia goes into camp at the
state reservation al Fort Ethan Allen d. |
End Of this month for two weeks. break |
ing camp on the 7th of August. The
first week of camp will he devoted to
manoeuvres. while the second will he
given up to instruction in shooting.
Laurence w Swan, secretary of tine
university, has resigned and will COM
plete his duties on August l. He will
leave for Chicago, where he plans to take
a IN. ID. in education In Chicago Cniver-
slty. Roy d. Sawyer, the presidents SIC
rotary, will assume Mr. Swans duties.
Al the annual meeting of the Burling-'
ton Traction company and Military Post
street Railway company yesterday morn |
ing the following directors for both roads
were elected; Elias Lyman, w. r. |
ltendoe' John J. Flynn, c. w. Brownel, |
Henry d. Hendee. c. b. Brownell and
n. e. Pierce.
DR. c. +. Wells has closed a successful |
practice IN this city and gone to Boston, |
where he has received the appointment of
assistant resident physician in the Mas
sac husotts General hospital. Or Wells
VINO is a graduate of the University Of
ermont college of medicine, was former
" connected with this Boston hCspitrl,
ana was for two Years associated in prac-
tlce with DR.. + q. Erackctt Of Boston.
the orthopedic specialist.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry c. Browneu Of
canton Christian College. China. arc the
parents Of son, Lincoln Chase. born
June u. Mr. and Mrs Chauncev w
Brownell &c South Willard street mar
nnts of Mr.. Brownell, received a letter
Tuesday from their son saying that moth
pr and child are doing we'll Mrs Brow
nell was Miss Jane Menut "A graduate Of
the University of Vermont in the class of
1909 graduating a year later than her
husband.
Miss Lucille l.. Morgan, daughter NJ
Mrs. j. f.. Morgan of 1870 LOOMS street
has Just completed three years course
II Teachers College, Columbia Iniver-
sity. New York, in the supervision of
school music. She has been appointed
of music in St Thomas
vacation school, which Is one Of MANY
schools maintained by the Episcopal
hurch in New York. She will coach a
lass Of teachers in school music for a
oeriOd Of six weeks beginning July 6 and
7ndng August IA.
Perry r. Niles was appointed in probate
curt Friday administrator Of the es-
ate of William Lawson of Hinesburg,