Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
WASHINGTON COUNT,
MONTPELIER.

4 THANKSGIVING day wedding TOOK place !
Thursday afternoon at four O'CLOCK !
when Miss Evelyn Cornne Springer
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard F.
Springer of Mortified Falls, became the
bride of f. Ernest Luther. son OF MI !
and Mrs. William Luther Of Boston the
ceremony being performed by the Rev
Jonathan Gates. The marriage was per-
formed in the living room OF the brides
home, which was attractvely decorated
with evergreen and yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS. the two forming a lattice. me
bride was attired In white silk ana wore
a veil of white lace, caught up WIN
pearl beads and carried white roses she
was attended by cousin, Miss Hiliah
Springer of Portland, Me, who wore
whit" embroidered batiste. Harold Lu-
thor of Boston. brother OF the groom
acted as best man. There were ahout 80
guests present. The groom, for many
wears a resident of Mortified, is now
located i'm Boston, whore he is a COM
mcrcial illustrator. Tho bride is the
daughter Of Willard F. Springer, a mem
her Of the Vermont state Gun club, State
champion in 1912. Mr. and Mrs Luther
left Immediately after the ceremony for
wedding trip through New York state
and will reside in Maiden, Mass.
Myers Tuttle and T. ]. Patterson, two
Of the party of five which left this city
last September for the Canadian North-
west where they hoped 10 locate, return
ed in this city Thursday. The entire
party was refused admittance at the
border and futile and Patterson have
been employed in New York State and
Chicago.
Nine counties We're revreecnted Mon
day afternoon al meeting OF the County
Farmers association held in the supreme
court room at the state House for the
purpose Of reviewing plans for the COM
ing year by the association. Among
those who attended the meeting were
Prof J. l.. Hills and Professor Clinton OF
the state Agricultural College who spoke
on extension work. Fish and Game Com
missioner j. w Titcomb of St. Johns
bury. W. A. Simpson of Lyndon, II. c.
cleveland of Coventry, f.. H. Hallett OF
St Johnsbury and G. A. Richmond Of
Newport
4 naturalization session of the United
States district court for the purpose Of
granting the first papers or declaration
of intentions and the receiving of appli-
cations for the second papers will be
held i'm the federal building. this city.
Monday December 7, at two o'clock.
The court will be in session until eight
o'clock in the evening. At Barre a SINH
[ lar session will he held Tuesday and
I on Wednesday Bethel will be visited by
clerk Fred S Platt and court attaches.
! Thursday the court will sit al Mortified.
A large number of applications are now
filled out ready for the court to take ac-
ton on. Early in January n session Of
l the court will be held in this city for
, final hearings and admittance of about
100 applicants now under consideration by
a, the court.
State Treasurer Edward II. Deavitt has
received the sum of $3.50 from the YER
mont Teachers Retirement Fund asso-
citation. it being the yearly contribution
from the association which was organized
. two wears ago for the purpose OF raising
q money to apply on a permanent tcachers'
, pension fund. The last Legislature passed
a bill which provides that the State shall
+ appropriate an amount each year equal
to that raised by the association. not 10
O exceed the sum Of $4,000. This amount is
q for the year ending November 80, 1914
s Last year the association contributed ST.
= priated by the State.
= The Quaker City Pneumatic Tool COM
d pany. Pennsylvania corporation, has
k registered with the secretary of state &c
- do business in this State with headquar-
,, tiers at II Blackwell street. Barre. The
r Vermont Office will be in charge of James
y Ahearn.
IS The cement walls for the foundation 81
I.A. H.,
e completed and Saturday night work was
y started on the laying Of the cement floor.
$ ing. Although the weather has not beer
:. any too favorable. with "A heavy snowfall
Is and extreme cold for this time OF tn,
s. year, the work on the building has pro
s. crossed rapidly and Indications are thai
l. the framework will soon be under way
u As soon as the steel Orders arrive they
Will be laid across the river for the Rialtt
y block
State blank bonds We're sent out Satur
day by State Treasurer Deavtt to tn,
= States attorneys and Judges of probate
for them to execute for the months OF
- December and January. The Lesisla
~ ture extended the terms Of thes,
offices from December to February ! anC
= made necessary the extension of theii
bonds.
The funeral of Mrs. John *. Sexton
. whose death occurred Friday, was helC
- Sunday at three O'Clock at st, Angus
tines Church. the Rev II. j. Cahill Off
i ciating The bearers were Edward Ryan
i. Lucius Stone Matthew Shields. Michae
Mcmahon, r. j. Callahan and DENIM
Sweeney, The services were largely at
tended. Burial was In the Catholic GENE
terry.
y Mrs. c. NJ. Chandler, who suffered
, shock Thursday morning. il slightly I'm
proved. although her condition Is still Sc
rious.
-, At a meeting Of the Christ Church YES
20 try the following delegates were electe
. TO the special convention of the dioces
-, to be held at Burlington, January 20 70
- the purpose of eecting "A bishop coad)u
tor to succeed the late Bishop Weeks;
A. DeBoer, r. Il, Denny, J. w, Flint
George Briggs and +, f. Blodgett' Al
ternates were also chosen
rs The man found frozen to death Mon
ne identified Tuesday as William Lew
no iston Of Auburn. Me. II was also learne
o. that his wife and son met death by bein
90 run over by train at Auburn FEY
o. years ago. He was identified nv WI
nj liam Rivett ~ Graniteville. an enginee
m on the NJ and W, r. r. who had see