Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
of Burlington, John S. Patrick and John
]. Raine were appointed commissioners.

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of Burlington, John S. Patrick and John
j. Raine were appointed commissioners.
In probate court Thursday Hannah
Ravey of this city was appointed guard
Ian of Charles A.. Dorothy NJ. and Don
aid j. Ravey, minor wards, of this city.
Mary NJ. williams of Jericho was APP
pointed administrators of the estate of
Joseph II. Williams, late of Jericho with
&C. s. Palmer of Burlington and E. b.
Williams of Jericho commissioners and
appraisers. There was a settlement and
decree in the estate Of Lovisa d. Wright,
late of Burlington.
George II. Norman left Monday night
for New York city, where he has posi-
ton as assistant athletic instructor In
Barnard school. Mr. Norman was grad
uated from the burlington high school
in June. During his course he made an
enviabe record in athletics. This last
summer he has been at Camp Iroquois
with the boys of the Barnard school.
He pitched several games for the Bur-
lington baseball team during the short
season the team was In the field.
| Elmer NJ. Jones was pleasingly SUR
prised Sunday night at his home on
Spruce street by about 20 of his friends,
the occasion being the END anniversary
of his birth. The couples entered one
at time and when all had entered Mr..
Jones then woke up to the idea that
they We're putting one over on him. He
asked his wife what it was all about and
If refreshments We're plentiful for the
party. He was much relieved when
notified by Mrs. Jones that everything
was in readiness.
BY invitation of the Vermont branch,
the Womans Board Of Missions whose
headquarters are in Boston, will hold its
annual meeting in Burlington November
10. II and u. The meetings will take
place in the First Church while luncheons
and suppers for delegates will be served
in the parors Of the College Street
Church. This will he the first annual
meeting of the Woman's Board ever held
in Vermont A fine program is being pre-
pared, INCLUDING missionaries and other
speakers of note.
, The many friends OF Prof w. T. jack
| man will be Interested to know that he
has commenced his duties at the Cole Ge
of Toronto. Canada. Professor Jacknian
was graduated from the College of
Toronto some years ago and received his
appointment to this professorship the
day after his marriage to Miss Vera n
Tryon at Havre, Mont, July G. He COLI
siders his appointment to the largest col
legc in the British empire as a splendid
wedding present from his alma ma Ter,
and his Burlington friends will wish him
| all possible success.
The annual harvest social of the Metho-
!, dist Church. which was held in the
church parlors Friday evening was we'll
attended over 200 sitting down to supper
at 6:15 o'clock. Miss Ella c. Somervile
had arranged an attractive program OF
entertainment, which included vocal solos
by Miss Adelaide Fraser and Miss
: katherine Hagar. a piano solo by Miss
Hazel Cole, a reading by Miss Mildred
Armstrong and several piano selections
of her own composition by Mss Myrtle
, c. Wallace of Cambridge Miss Frances
Gill and Mrs. A. NJ. Shinville had charge
Of the supper arrangements.
=, A new residence is to be erected or
l South Willard street for II. L. Winter
4 who is associated with l.. y. Woodbury.
= in the bond business in this city. The
house is to be built on the west side OF
y the street near the corner of Bay View
s street on a lot recently purchased by
k Mr. Winter from Ernest +. Smith, ant
is to he on the New England colona
plan, both on the interior and exterior
. The contract has been awarded to the
- Kieslich Construction Co. of this city
:, and the architects are Mcdonald & Hen
: dcrson. The work is to be begun imme
, diately and the house will probably bt
finished by March /,
a General Crosby z. Miller, u. S. A.
Tetired), and General T. S. Peck will b'
the delegates from Vermont at the Bis
g annual meeting OF the commandments
IS chief of the Military Order of the Loya
II Legion Of the United States, which will
r. be held in Philadelphia, Pa. on Octobe
Y 20 Important business of this dis
! tinsuished military organization will b
IS transacted at this meeting, which will
d be attended by representatives of the com
a manderies of twenty-one States TIL
total membership of the Loyal Lego
was nearly 1900 year ago. while to
day it is only about 5000, the loss bein
p" largely due to deaths.
a Miss Marion T.. Porier was given
G linen shower last evening by about
% ,of her friends. The rooms wer
ts prettily decorated with autumn dec
~ orations of maple leaves and wood
,s bine. She received a large quantit
of linen. Music was furnished by sew
eral Of the party and refreshment
IS were served by the Misses Mabel viii
d liams, Anna Forant, Martha Poirie
v and Mildred Poirier The occasion
n was in honor Of Miss Poirier's marriag
FL to Earl Williams at eight o'clock mex
n Saturday evening at 435 st. Paul 81
l. The Rev. c. C. Adams. pastor of tn
le First Church, will perform the cere
IT mony.
y An orange tree In the store window
j. ]. Childs at the corner of North Chan
10 plain and Monroe streets, containin
r. blossoms and both green and ripe frui
is attracting considerable attention. a
- many people in Vermont have never see
similar tree. The tree, which Is no
. about two feet high. was received b
-, Mr. Childs some sixteen years ago. as
. mere slip, only four inches long. 1t Is KEEL
=. during the winter in moderately war;
- room although 1t hourishes out-of-dool
=" during the warm weather, The tire
which once contained three hundre
N blossoms, first bore fruit some eight veal
40 ago, the oranges at that time being tt
= size of plums. although they are no
a.. Of the regulation size,
or The annual meeting OF the Women