Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05
CITY NEWS

Albert Matthews, a former Burlinp-
tonian, now citizen of wyoming, is
visiting in the city after an absence of
- years
l.. a. Weston has been made manager
or the National Paper Tube and Box
company, following the resignation of Il.
G. Hamilton.
Edward Boyle of South burlington.
VINO froze his feet three weeks ago and
was taken to the Mary Fletcher hospital.
is doing we'll
The Rev. j. s Braker, who is con-
hhed TO the house with rheumatism, is
SLOWLY improving. He is able to be up
a part Of each day.
r. c. Hamilton has resigned his posi-
uon as manager of the National Paper
Tube and Box company, The resignation
Took effect Saturday.
Guy c. Warren, who has been at the
Mary Fletcher hospital for an operation
Tor appendicitis, has returned to his
home at rs LOOMS street
l.. p. Wood has purchased the news
stand at the Hotel Vermont from c. II.
Hodem and will conduct it in the future.
Mr.. Hodem has moved to Albany.
For reporting purposes r. G. Dun G.
Co. have taken offices in the Brownell &
Hawley building. George H. Pattricke.
who covers this district, will be in
charge here.
Asa Oscar Gates and Miss Fernwood
Lonergan, both of Johnson, were mar
ried Monday evening at 7.3O O'Clock at the
chapel Of st. Pauls Church by the Rev.
GRorge Y. Bliss.
Captain George Neal of fire station
number four returned to work Monday
after being laid up several weeks on ar-
count of injuries received at the Horatio
I1ickok companys fire.
Charles Clough who is at the Mary
Fletcher hospital is rapidly improving
from an operation for appendicitis. It is
expected that he will be able to return
to his home in a few days
The Rev. j. S. I5raker, who has been
Ill a week, is improving and expects to
be able to occupy his pulpit next Sun
day. He was taken with an attack of
tonsiitis and this developed into rheu-
matism.
-'i' anu MIS-. +. =. Asst ana MIS-
Florence NJ. Soule went yesterday to
New York and will sail from that city
Saturday on the steamer Victoria Luise
for a z days cruise to the West Indies
and the Panama canal
Mrs. Alma L. Bingham and Mrs Laura
M Jones left New York Monday
morning on the steamship Rotterdam
for cruise to the Mediterranean and the
Orient. The journey will continue 20 days
and there are $40 passengers on the
steamer
hearing before I,cfcree in Bankruptcy
j. 7. Stearns was to have been held in
!he case OF w j. Heating Friday
afternoon but no creditors put in an
appearance. February II has been set
for the first meeting of creditors in the
case of II. II. Rosenberg
IN cruditc six column letter on the
History of San Francsco's Fight for a |
Pure and Adequate Water Supply" APP |
pearng over the name of Martin S. Villas |
In the San Francisco Chronicle, indicates |
that Burlington's one-time city attorney |
has adopted that city as his home.
An action has been entered in county |
court by the trustees of the Vermont !
Construction company against Frederick |
+. Backus of Brandon. The case is for |
the recovery of damages to the amount !
Of $500 for heaters which the defendant
IS alleged to have had the plaintiff make |
w. r. Bliss of Somerville, Mass, has
succeeded G. A. Butler as agency direc-
tor of the New York Life Insurance COM
pany. Mr.. Bliss has been connected with
an office of the company at Boston Mr.
and Mrs. Bliss and two children have
leased the house at 10 South Willard
street
Ice cutting is in progress at Malctts
Bay ice being a foot in thickness and
Of excellent quality. The ice is stored
for the use of the campers on the bay
next summer. A colony of 10 or 20 fishing |
shanties has already been established, |
and large quantities Of perch are being
caught.
People who pin their faith to the ground
hog and who have been hoping for an
early spring must have been grievously
disappointed Monday, Cand, .as day, |
when the aforesaid animal came out of
his hole, saw his shadow in the bright
sunshine and speedily retired for another
pix weeks
A libel for divorce was filed yesterday in |
he office of the county clerk in which |
William PeCor of Jericho asks a divorce |
rom ] attic Hall Pecor. The paper al |
eyes that the couple were married in Jer- |
no in 1897. The ground alleged for the
ivorce is desertion. l.. f. WILDER is coun- |
el for Mr.. Pecor.
Miss Emily NJ. Genette, formerly of |
his city, and graduate of the Uni |
Fersity Of Vermont in the class of 1909. |
was married to William II. Murphy of |
'orinth on January 2G, the ceremony |
being performed by the Rev. Father |
Fourcot at Graniteville. Mr., and Mrs |
Murphy will reside at Corinth.
miscellaneous shower was given |
Iiss Agnes Lamarche last evening at |
PER home SO Monroe street, by 80 of |
Ter lady friends in honor of her mar
iage to V. clyde Fuller of Rutland |
n February TO- There was music and |
|a'nes. Refreshments were serve |
nd nashlight picture taken.
Patrich j. Collins, express messenger
the Rutland railroad, is off duty as the
esult of a severe accident during the re-
lrn trip from Ogdensburg Tuesday night
he heavy door Of the car was jammed
gainst his right hand, badly smashing
lree myers and breaking the bones III
pc so that 1t protruded from the flesh.