Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07


the estate of Mary ]. Alexander, late
of Charlotte, with william II. Boardman
and Frank Smith commissioners and
appraisers. Thomas Ryan of South
Burlington was appointed administrator
of the estate of Arthur LABEL, late of
Burlington, and a settlement and decree
were made in the same estate. Alta
Kingsand OF Winooski was appointed
administrators of the estate Of Charles
+. Kingsland, late of Winoosd. There
was settlement and decree In the
estate of Henry Greene, late of Bur-
lington. The will of Pierre Dufresne,
late Of Colchester, was filed for pro-
bate.
The school for girls at Bishop Hopkins
Hall at Rock Point was opened for tho
| 19l5-19l6 year Thursday under very aus
picious circumstances. The enrolment
for the boarding school, which opened
Thursday, was about the same as last
year and the number Of scholars for the
day school. which opened Friday was
an increase over the number of last
year. The teaching staff is almost
the same as last year under the princi-
palship of Miss e. S. Ogden. The only
charge OF the junior department, Miss
NJ. ]. Roach being succeeded by Miss
Dorathea Wilkinson of Boston, and Miss
Ethlndra Bridthan of Boston sue
ceeds Miss Ruth Ransom In the plano
department. A very prosperous year
seems assured.
a deed was filed Monday at the office
81, ,io - 20
lower Pine street near the Whiting brush
factory from Seneca Haselton to the
WEIGH Brothers Maple company. 1t Is the
intention Of the company to erect n fac
tory on the land. Another deed that was
| filed transferred from Lucia f. l.. Hagar
to DIR. David Manson lot at the corner of
South Willard and Bradley streets DIR.
Manson Monday broke ground on that
lot for home Other deeds filed trans
ferred from Letitia D. Markham TO Jacob
l.. and Frances Bloomenthal the lot and
house at 30 Henry street. the sale being
made by G. II. Kingsley; from Har-
riet A. Roby and others to Alice j. Scott
the premises at 10 North Union street
from Edmund A. Bison to John ]. splain
the house and lot at 1873 North Champlain
street.
The annual meeting of the Burlington
and Chittenden County Clinical society
was held at the Medical College Thursday
evening. The president of the society,
DR.. T. S. Brown, gave an address on
The Hospital as an Educational Fac
tor in Community" and the follow
Ing officers were elected: President
j. n. JENNIE; vice-presdent e. H. But
Eastman; executive committee, r. L.
Maynard, i. T. Brown. +. X. Jackson
delegates to the State society for two
years, T. z. McSweeney, b. II. Stone,
+. e. Clark; alternates for two years.
D. A. Shea, G. b. Hulburd. l.. G. Hogan;
delegates for one year. L. r. Brown.
w. Hayes Mitchell. B. d. Adams. E. G..
lTwitchell; alternates for one year. Ly-
man Allen, a. S. c. Hill, C. A. Pease,
s. l.. Morrison.
Irving Foster of Essex was taken into
city court yesterday afternoon. bail being
fixed at $500 for his appearance Satur-
day. Prosecution was brought by the
States attorney on complaint of the par
ents of his wife who claim that at the
time he was married to their daughter
she was not 16 years OF age and also
) that he was not over twenty, he giving
his age 90 and that of his prospective
bride as Is. The couple are said to have
been married over a year, the ceremony
) being performed at Essex year age
last August, where the marriage license
J was taken out. At the time the young
; man gave his age there must have been
on record in the office the date OF
: the husbands birth. He said yesterday
that he and his wife had been living
, happily together since their marriage and
that 1t was his opinion that the prosecu
, ton had been brought because of spite
The Woman's association Of the Firs
Church gave a very pleasant welcoming
reception Friday In the parish house
in honor of the Rev. and Mrs G. c
, Adams and the Rev and Mrs. +. w
Hayward, Although the Rev. Mr.. Adams
took up his duties as pastor of the Firs
Church in June, he has been absent TO
several weeks on a vacation, while tn
Rev. Mr. Hayward, who Is pastor of tn
Congregational Church in Winooski an'
associate pastor of the church in thi
city, began his work last month. so tina
. for many of the parishoners this wa
2 the first opportunity Of extending a wei
I come. The Rev. and Mrs. c. c. Adams
the Rev. and Mrs f. w. Hayward. Mrs
| T.. II. Martin, S. l.. Platka and Clarenc
| l.. Smith received the guests. while re
r freshments were served by the youn
= ladies of Mrs. Adams Bible class. TIL
= rooms were prettly decorated wit
Il autumn foliage.
O The Chittenden County Association o
n Congregational Minister'S held their reg
= ular bi-monthly meeting in the Colleg
& Street Church parlors Monday wit
an attendance of IS members. The Rev
C. L. Hayward of Winooski and tn
~ Rev. F.. o. Foster Of Essex junction
- were elected to membership, and tn
Rev. Mr.. Hayward was elected to tn
office of secretary-treasurer OF the or
ganization to fill the vacancy caused b
the resignation of the Rev. G. C.. Adam
=, of Burlington. The Rev. S G. Barne
of this city presided during the session
- at which the principal address was dc
:, lvered by the Rev. c. j. Staples on tn
q subject "Fitzgerad's Translation G
: Omar Khayam." Mr.. Staples address
! was remarkable for its aesthetic insigh
q and felicity of diction. and was hearth
: enjoyed and warmly praised by its heal
ers The address was followed by
general discussion Of current topics an
u the meeting adjourned at $50 p. m. unit
J. December g.
t, Howard T.. Smith, of parts unknow,