Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-16
CITY NEWS


The condition of Miss Pattie Linsley,
Wit has been seriously Ill with typhoi1
fever for many weeks, is very much I'M
proved.
Judge Elihu l.. Taft. who fell on the
slippery sidewalk Tuesday, i%njuring one
shoulder, was able to be at his office yes
tcrday Cor Il par. of the day.
i son ~as born recently to DR.. and
Mrs. f. A.. Devarennes of Boston, for
mcrlt Of this place. Mrs. DeVarennes will
b. remembered as Miss Loretta Whalon
of North avcuue.
The suit OF Moses Beaudry of Colches-
ter versus George Dagenais of Burlington,
a replevin case involving a brown horse.
was filed Thursday at the office of the
clerk Of county court.
c. L.. Gray went Friday to WASH
ingtou. y. G., where he will remain
about two months, and then go to
southern California for the remainder
of the winter and the spring.
The divorce suit of Bertha Begor OF
darlington against Russell =. Begor was
dled al the Office of the clerk of county
court Friday. The petition sets UP
wilful desertion and refusal to support.
Tho foreclosure case OF Frank w.
Very against Abraham and Sadie
Fleiscnman, which involves the property
ut 80 Bright street, was filed a. the Of
Hce of the clerk Of county court yoster-
day.
At a meeting Tuesday evening or
the board of directors of the Y. NJ. c. A.
y. C.. Whiting was elected a director
from the College Street Church to sue
coed Col. I. l.. Reeves, who has removed
from the city.
In probate court N)nuay the VIII OIL
Charles NJ Russell, late of Shelburne' was
proved and Minnie T.. Russell of Shell
burne was appointed administrators. with
II. W. Tracy and C.. +. Van Vliet ominis-
sioners and appraisers.
In probate court Friday Alfred White
of Burlington was appointed admins
traitor of the estate OF Bridget Lillian
White, late of this city. The will of
Adeline Goodrich, late of South Burling-
ton. was filed for probate.
The 18th annual meeting of the New
England Fat Mems club will be held this
year at Iiale's Tavern at Wells River on
Friday. December II. The business meet
ing will he held at seven o'clock. with the
annual banquet at eight o'clock.
Alice G.. johnson and Belle Johnson
Clark of Williston were Yesterday ap-
pointed cxecutrixes in probate court of
the estate of Horatio s. Johnson, late of
Williston. with a. L. Bingham and Frank
Talcott commissioners and appraisers.
The many friends of the Fanny Allen
Hospital Training school for Nurses will
he pleased to learn that Miss Hazel
Edwards. a member of the class of 1915.
received first honors in the recent YER
mont state board examinations for reg
istration.
The directors elected by the stockho!d-
Frs of the Welch Brothers Maple COM
pany at the annual meeting, held Mon
day afternoon, are l.. w. WEIGH, II. II.
Miller, II. T. Rutter, Elias Lyman and r.
T.. Burgess. The directors elected l.. w.
WEIGH president, Fl. II. Miller vice-presi-
ient and secretary, Elias Lyman treas
Iicr.
The friends of the Rev. DR.. Luther
Freeman will be interested to learn that
he has lust been transferred from the
rlISt -hetflbulSt InuTCn IN tOlllmDuS,
Ohio, to "A Methodist Church in Pitts
burg, Pa. He has Il membership of $500,
and 2,1O scholars in the sunday school.
He is ono Of Burlington's vacation
preachers.
G. T. knox of this city has received
word from his niece. Mrs. Enola Green
leaf Polk Of Admission, Ala, announcing
the coming marriage Of her daughter,
Madeleine Traska Polk, to James Allen
Fuller. The wedding will take place
December 81. Mrs. Polk will he remcm-
bered as Miss Enola Greenleaf, daughter
of Col. +. L. Greenleaf, formerly of this
city.
March NJ. Wilson of Randolph. attorney
for his brother, the Rev. c. c. Wilson,
against whom Miss Laura Johnson has
filed n $4,000 suit for alleged breach of
promise to marry, in the United States
court for the district for Massachusetts,
was in the city last evening. When inter
viewed by a Free Press reporter and asked
IT he had anything to say for publication
he replied. Il am very much pleased over
the filing Of the suit"
There il not at present n case of polio.
myelitis in this city, the card having beer
NtSltIddS lTOUt liz IdSI IOuSt
that was quarantined by the city's healt.
officer. While there are several cases OF
diphtheria, all of them have been very
light, many of the cases having beer
those of children who, when examined ir
school, were found to have diphtheria
germs in their throats but who rave no
heen 4! enough TO he confined to theil
beds.
Elias Lyman and daughter, Miss Mary
+. Lyman, left Thursday morning for .
several months trip to Honolulu. They
went first to Montreal to visit relative:
until Friday, when they left for Chi
cngo, spending a day there before pro
ceeding to Los Angeles, whence, after 8
week. they will 60 to San Francisco, sail
ing December 20 on tho Matsonia 10,
Honolulu. They will be in New York II
March and return to Burlington about tn,
first of April.
W. il. Towne, deputy sheriff of Chitten
den county. and who has served as turn
key ut the Chittenden county Jail In Thu
city for more than two years, has ton
dered his resignation to Sheriff ]. H.. ALE,
and as soon as a new man can be an
pointed to the position at the jail Mr.. an,
Mrs, Towne will leave for Waterbury vii
!ase, where they have purchased a IA co.
farm. MI, and Mrs. Towne have made
host Of friends In this city. who will re
sre: to learn OF their departure.