Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
CITY NEWS

Word has been received In Burlington
of the birth of a daughter on November
4 TO MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Bills of Detroit
Mich
r. p. Willett who was for some time
connected with the Hotel Vermont. Is now
the steward at the Hotel Jermyn in Scran-
ton. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. earle Barstow of
south Winooski avenue are the par
cnts of a daughter, Laura Edith, born
Monday
I'm probate court Monday John Teddy
f Underhill was appointed administrator
# the rstate of William Henry Alger, late
Of Cnderhill.
Fred A. Blair and Lillian Quiser, both Of
Alburg, were married at the Methodist
parsonage Saturday afternoon by the
Rev c. V. Grismer.
fine deer was shot in Colchester and
brought to this city yesterday by E. A.
Howard. The buck has exceptionally
line antlers and weighs 232 pounds
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Haynes of North
Hero are the parents of a daughter, bonn
recently. Mrs. Haynes was formerly Miss
Alice McDonough OF North Winooski
avenue
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Chapter of the American Red Cross Will
be held at 4:3O on the afternoon of Thurs
day, December ., at the Van Ness House
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Browe of s
Greene street are the parents or
son, born yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Browe will be remembered as Miss
Mary Shea.
James G.. Wakefield of this city. a
local salesman for the Burlington Drug
company has been transferred to south
eastern Vermont and will have charge
of the sales in that territory.
Mr. and Mrs Clifford C. Beaupre, for
merly of Burlington, but now living In
Plainheld, Mass. are the parents of twin
girls. born recently. Mrs Beaupre was
before her marriage Miss Josephine La
vely Of this city.
The will of Professor Nathan Frederick
Merrill was proved at the office Of pro-
bate court yesterday. L. w. Quincy and
l.. o. Brush Of Underhil were appointed
commissioners and appraisers in the
estate of William Henry Alger late Of
tnderhil
The first deer to be reported killed by
a resident of this city this season was
shot by Fred Norman, whose home Is
near Rock Point. The animal is fine
buck weighing about 200 pounds and was
shot in the vicinity of Bolton early Mon
day morning.
Miss Margaret Gallant and Joseph Chi
coine, both of Burlington, were married al
four o'clock Monday afternoon at St
Joseph's Church by the Rt. Rev. j. NJ
Cloarec. The couple We're attended by
the father of the groom. Louis Chicoine
and Napoleon Norman.
Charles f. Townsend of Rochester,
travelling salesman for the Burling-
ton Drug company. who underwent ar
operation at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital yesterday. was resting quietly
last evening, and no serious results
from the experience are anticipated.
Philip Gadue and Theo Simard went
to Bolton deer hunting yesterday and
returned with two bucks, one weigh
ing "a pounds and the other 1871
Other successful deer hunters yester-
day We're Louis j. Vezina and August
j. Mongeon, who secured bucks that
weighed 1874 and 100 pounds.
Mrs. Samuel +. Maynard gave a largcl!
attended tea at the klifa club room
yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs
Robert l.. Maynard, who recently CAM
to Burlington as bride. Mrs. g. Y
Bliss, MS G. W. Davenport, Mrs. NJ G.
Twitchcl and Mrs. II. f. Perkins pre-
sided at the refreshments tables.
In probate court Tuesday the will o
George +. Allen, late of Winooski, wa
proved and Lillian b. Allen was ap
pointed Administrative with the vii
annexed, with L. b. Whitney and II.
Stanhope. both of Winooski. commits
soners. The will of Horatio S. johnson
late Of Williston. was filed for probate.
Leo Desautels. who has been a carrie
at the local postoffice for more than
year, has received an appointment a
stenographer in the United States imm
grafton service. for which he took a
located in Montreal and will probabl
leave for that city in less than a month.
II. s. Howard, secretary Of the Vel
mont branch OF the American Red Cross
has received 10000 Christmas SEAL
which Tuesday he sent out to val
ious parts % Vermont to he put on sal
during the holidays. The seals will b
sold in 100 different stores in the Stat
and are sent out as ordered in lots {
from 100 to 10000.
Word vas received in Burlington FIT
day morning that Wesley A. Surge
a graduate Of thea University of Vernon
in 1914 ana student I'm the law depar
ment Of Columbia University In Ne
York, had one hand so badly mangle
while working in the printing establish
ment of the university that It wa
necessary to amputate it.
The marriage of Arthur Papineau.
former resident of Burlington, now li'
Ing in Rutland. and Miss Marian Hylan
Of that city will take place in the Frenc
Church at Rutland on Saturday. Noven
Der 20 The groom is the son of Georf
Papineau. who lived in this city for mar
years, and plans to visit his Burlingto
friends on his honeymoon.
Word WIS received Monday that Mr.
!, NJ. Shepard. formerly Miss Mae Bril-
ham OF this city, who has been CRITICAL
i'll at her home in Brookline, Mass, I,
several weeks with typhoid fever, ha
passed the critical stage of the disea.
and was improving. Barring relapse
other complications, her physicians e,