Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
CITY NEWS

new home at the corner of Howard anu
South Willard streets.
Ellsworth & Corkins have sold for Mrs.
Finley H. Shaw her house at NO. % Nash
place to l.. r. Phelps
Michael Callahan has sold to Caroline
Hoffman lots and 10 of a plan on inc
north side of Canheld street
Eugene Chausse has begun another new
house on South Willard street, next south
of the residence of i. Il. Lord.
f. r. Davis was appointed in probate
court Monday administrator of the es-
tate of william A. Bohannon of Bolton.
settlement and decree We're made
in probate court Saturday in the estate
of Charlotte Van Steinberg of .Burling-
ton
Herbert j. Cotton was appointed in
probate court Friday guardian of John
Herbert Cotton of burlington, a minor
ward.
II. NJ Stafford of this city has been
| engaged to install and operate a portable
saw mill for +. c. Nash at Appletree
Point
| Herbert A. Fcnwicl< and Mary Fenwick
of Herlimer, n. V. have sold to Martin
| S. Villas the promises at IS Crowley
street.
Ellsworth & Corkins have sold for
James L. Kennedy of Wiliston his $50
acre farm to Arthur Lareau of Woon-
socket, r. J., for 5000
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Irene Theresa Howley to
NJ,,, t,n1i ar on
II at St. Marys Cathedral
julius NJ. Ruitcr has purchased 10
A. II. Jury house at the corner of South
Winooski avenue and Maple street. The
house will be occupied by Mr.. Ruiter
and family.
Joseph Girard of Colchester Point was
alraigned in city court Tuesday on the
charge of intoxication to which he
pleaded guilty He was fined So and costs
which he will pay
Because of the increased cost of har-
vesting ice this winter. the Consolidated
Ice Delivery company has raised its price
for ice five cents per hundred pounds,
these prices to take effect at once.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day to Edgar II. Peters of 80 1-2 Hyde
street and Mrs. Margaret Anderson of
20 King street and to Patrick Coty of %
Ward street and Carrie Francis of oi
Iafountain street.
The will of Helena A. Lavery of Essex
was filed at the probate office Tuesday.
David NJ Robinson was appointed add
ministratrX of the estate of Anna Eliza
Drury of ESSEX. Edgar ". Drury was
appointed administrator of the estate of
Daisy l. Drury of Essex.
Another session of the February term
of the United States court will be held
in this city some time after county court
adiourns There is still some criminal
business to dispose of. One law case re-
means to be tried. that of John S. Mills
vs.. the town of Richmond.
Clyde n Smith went Friday night to
New York and from there he will go to
Athens, Ga. where he will be employed
by the government in dairy extension
work Mr.. Smith has been for the last
two years with the first Chittenden
County Cow Testing and Farm Extension
association.
The United States civil service commits
sion announces that in view of the large
number Of applicants in recent stenog-
TdDlltT ana typewriter EXAMINATIONS lu'
monthly examinations for the depart
mental service and the quarterly exami-
nations for the field service. beginning
with MAY, 1918, will be discontinued until
further notice
The man who built the first steam
ship used on Lake Champlain died last
week at his home in Brooklyn, n. Y
lie was John Englis, aged 50 years fol
half a century prominent figure in the
shipbuilding trade. He was Il years ole
when he went to work for his father
ind three years later built the first Lake
Champlain steamer at Whitehall, n. Y.
The Nth annual meeting and tea of
the Pastoral Aid society OF st. Paul's
Church was held Tuesday afternoon
The following officers were elected
president and treasurer, Mrs. Gilbert A
Dow; vice-president, Mrs George Y
Bliss; secretary, Mrs w. j. Gotta. At the
tea, which was served at 5:15 o'clock, s;
sat down, with the rector DR.. Bliss, as
the guest OF honor, it being his last meet
ing with the society.
Bright sunshine marked Burlington
Easter Sunday. The temperature was &
bit frigid and brisk wind did its bes
TO dslodge new hats and tip them a
rakiSh angles. The display of millinery
was up to that Of former years but lack
ed the freakish elements that have a
times been source of innocent merri
ment The congregations at all tn
churches were exceptionally large an,
the offerings OF generous size
The position of travelling salesman
for the Schotterbeck 81 Foss compan
of Portland, Me, held by 7. w. Gurne
before he purchased the undertaking bust
ness of d. s. Pease, has been taken b.
W. j. jameson. Mr.. Jameson will be sue
Ceeded as travelling salesman for tn
Crystal Confectionery company of thi
city by Frank j. Nutting, formerly
partner in the Rocheeau e. Nutting drug
store.
At ST, Mary's Cathedral Sunday tn
banns Of marriage were published for tn
following: Henry j. Giddngs of Windsor
Nova Scotia, formerly of Burlington, an
Miss Agnes Curtis of this city; Henry A
Lane of Watertown Mass, and Edit
*, Morrill, Of this city; William I
Ramsey and Ellen Rockford of Burnl
ton: Thomas i. Fitzgerald of Winoosl
and Mary +. Gee of Burlington: Arthu
Kennedy and Lillian DUEL, both Of Bul
ington.
Ex-Governor /. 4. Woodbury. who ha
been i'll for several weeks at Battle Creel