Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-12
CITY NEWS

Mrs. Charles Cotton in Boston March b.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Henry Sullivan of 8
Clymer street are the parents of a
son, Richard Paul, born Monday.
The divorce case of Nellie Foley
Charles VS.. Nobel j. Charles was entered
Vt the caunty clerks office Monday.
In probate court Friday o. z. Ray
of Burlington was appointed administra
tor of the estate Of Edward NJ Clark,
late of Chicago. Ill.
a hearing on the petition for discharge
IN the bankruptcy case of G. w. Ryder
VAS set for Monday afternoon, and as
no creditors appeared. Referee j. 7.
6tcarns recommended the release of the
bankrupt.
News has been received of the birth
Of daughter March to DR. and Mrs.
T. T. Walsh of Middletown. Conn.
Mrs. Walsh will be remembered as
Miss Lucille Meron, formerly of this
city
The hearing in the II. II. Rosenberg
bankrupt case set for yesterday af
ternoon was adjourned indefinitely
The bankrupt in this hearing filed
written acceptances of his offer of
composition, signed by a majority of
creditors in number and in amount Of
claims.
Charles II. Darling received a request
recently from n st. Adams girl for per-
mission to engross copies of his recent
verses on That's Where Vermont Comes
In for which permission was given
her The collector Yesterday received a
personal gift of a handsomely engrossed
copy, decorated with a picture of Camels
Hump and the Vermont coat-of-arms in
water colors.
y meeting of James w. Flynn Camp
No. 0, United Spanish War Veterans, was
held Tuesday at which one new MEM
Der was admitted. Details of the annual
State encampmcnt, which is to be held in
this city, We're talked over. The date OF
the meeting will he some time in June
and it is expected there will be a business
meeting a clambake and campfire. 1t
Is possible the cncampment will last two
days.
In probate court Monday Fred II.
Horsford of Charlotte was appointed
administrator in the estate Of Frances
Bradshaw late of Chicago. Illinois,
William and Lyman B. Mcneil Of Char
lotte were appointed commissioners and
appraisers There was a settlement and
decree in the estate of Philinda Thorp
late of Jericho. The will of Joseph r.
Bedard, late Of Sheburne. was proved
The will of Roswell ". Place, late OF
| Essex, was filed for probate
The Cham: lain sewing room of the
American Wooden al bn
ner of King and Battery streets, which
has been closed since last spring, has
been rcopened Fifty girls are employed
i'll the building when it is in fun opera
ton and while only few have already
started WORK it is expected that a full
force will soon be at work. Mrs. Anna
Jepson, who has managed this branch
since it was opened is again in charge
Work is also picking up at the mills n
Winooski.
The burlington Merchants association
has prepared and had printed 10000 copies
of a folder which sets forth in words
and pictures some of the beauties of
burlington, called "The Pleasure Ground |
Df America" Capt r. o. Van Horn, |
|. S. A. who is in charge of the Stu
dents Military Camp. will distribute |
1900 copies of the folder, ana it is eX-
pected that Burlington merchants and
Others will dispose of the other 600
copies, which can be mailed with letters,
being of just the right size for the aver |
nge envelope.
Lucius L. Humphrey, former State |
editor of the Free Press, and now living |
in Denver, Colo, has just been promoted
70 oP
in the editorial department of the Denver
Times. The Times is Denvers leading
afternoon newspaper and Mir Humphreys
j. sition Is one of the most responsible
executive positions on the paper, carry
ing with it the selection Of what news
shall go in the paper each day both tele-
graph and local, and the direction of
how such news shall be handled Mr.. |
Humphreys advancement on the Times
has been rapid and his present promotion
comes a result of his superior ability |
as a nj wspaper man.
In Chittenden county court yester- |
day the wheels of justice were ready |
and waiting to grind but there was a |
ack of anything to begin on. In two |
adultery cases there were pleas of
guilty and in another plea of not |
guilty Daniel McCarty of Burling- |
on ana Marion Curray of ,uth Bur-
ington were arraigned and entered |
pleas Of guilty Walter Harper of
burlington pleaded not guilty Louise |
Townsend Gautier of Shelburne, who |
was arrested Tuesday on a warrant
n relief of bail, arranged for fur
her bail. 1t is expected that the |
negligence case of Lyman Prim by |
heXt friend VS.. William and Louis AL |
pert will come up for trial this morn A,
ng,
The annual meeting and election of Off |
ers of Burlington Lodge. Benevolent and |
Protective Order of Elks. was held at their |
ooms Thursday evening and DR.. j. d. |
amer who completes his term as exalt- |
d ruler, was elected a delegate to the |
atiUnal convention, to be held in Den
err Colo, next July, and Thomas W. Cur
cy, who was esteemed leading knight, |
dvances to the chair of exalted ruler. |
here was q large attendance and follow |
ne the meeting a luncheon was served. |
he other officers elected are: Esteemed |
AIDING knight, w. B. Mckillip: esteemed |
wal knight +. r. Robinson; esteemed |
icturing knight Joseph r. Stearns; sec !
etary, c. f. lockwood: treasurer Fred |
v Calden; tyler j. f. r. Caisse; trustee |
'r three years John J. Flynn, r. l.. |
al. tod