Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
CITY NEWS

Motto, on the Ticoudcrogd.
Edgar !. Corse uf Tnderhill and Mrs
Winnie Mcclellan Of TIinesburg were
iuarried by the Rev. G. G.. Adams at the
First Church parsonage yesterday after
noon.
Th. trustees of the Burlington Savings
bank have voted to pay depositors the
usual dividend at the rate OF four per
cont per annum for the six months end
Ing June 20.
The civil suit of T.. w. McCale against
the W. shelton Swallow company was
filed Friday with the clerk of city
rouit. The case is one of contract, in
volvlng $500
Mrs Nina l.. Cushman announces the
cngaremcnt of her daughter, Grace NJ,
TO- Charles ~ Nisslev of Elizabethtown,
va. The wedding will take place in July
Al Rochester. y. Y.
\ contract case involving 500 was fled
nv the Vermont FRUIT company of this
city against the Kilington Produce com
lany of Rutland at the office of the clerk
Cf county court Friday
Tho divorce suit of Mary A. Foley OF
this city against Frank J. Foley was
tied at the office of the clerk of county
court Tuesday. Tho charged arc adultry
mud intolerable severity.
Miss Alice Wright daughter OF the
late John S. Wright of this city. has Sc
cured the position as secretary of the
Girls club work of the Y. W. c. A. of
BROOKLYN. eastern district, New York.
John c. Farrar, who made reputation
as a poet while n student in the Burling-
ton high school, has won $50 prize for
poetry at Yale University. lie also has
a much coveted part in the Yale play.
Howard w. Plant. son of Mr. and Mrs
W. H. Plant of 20 Front street has
resigned his position as clerk at +. d.
Abernethys store and passed examina-
tons held at Albany for entrance to the
naval school at Newport News
In probate court Friday the will of
stoddard b. Martin, late of this city.
was proved. Mary NJ Martin was APP
pointed administrators, with j. J. Quinlan
of Charlotte and s. Y. Noonan of Ferris
burg commissioners and appraisers.
Leland Hays Of New York city has
Joined the staff of the Free Press, Mr..
HAYS was formerly with the Brooklyn
Daily Eagle, Albany Times-Union and
other papers for several years. lie YVES
graduated recently from the Columbia
School of journalism in New York.
Willis T.. Monty of burlington was last
week graduated with the degree of bach
elor Of laws from the law school Of
George Washington University. Washing
ton. Mr. Monty has been secretary TO
Representative Greene for two years and
q half and will continue in that capacity
for a time
Word has been received in this city Of
the death at Madison, y. j., of Mrs.
Homer Eaton, wife Of a former pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church of Bur
lington. Mrs. Eaton was much beloved
iy the church people and WAS the founder
of the Young Woman's Missionary So
Getty, which was organized in 1886.
The annual meeting of the alumni as
ISOLATION of the Training School for
Nurses at the Mary Fletcher hospital
was held Yesterday afternoon at the hos.
lital. The following officers were elected:
president, Mrs. y. O. Ferguson; vice
president, Eua Douglass; treasurer. Mrs
Edward Reeves; secretary, Elsie Pease.
June % was announced Sunday as the
date for the annual excursion and picnic
Of the First Church, the College Street
Church and the Unitarian Church. 1t
will be union affair, the same as last
year, and Basin lIarbor will be the rem
dezvouS. There those who prefer will get
off the boat. while the rest OF the crowd
continues the sail.
An evening of Greek dances will be
given on the lawn of the Unitarian Church
June 20, for the benefit of the Neighbor-
hood House, under the auspices of the
Junior Alliance Of the church. Miss Ma
rion Altemus is in charge of the dances
and Romeo's orchestra will provide the
music. About 80 children and young la
dies will take part.
The following officers were elected at
the semi-annual meeting of Masons
Union, No. (, of Vermont, held last
evening at their hall on Church street:
President +. r. Coon; vice presldent
Peter Chastenay; corresponding score.
. tary, Peter Richie; financial secretary
and treasurer, Charles Sparrow: SER
Eeant-at-arms, Joseph LAMAR.
The commencement exercises Of the pu.
pills of the graduating class of the jun
Friday morning at the high school build
ing The exercises will consist of recita
tons, songs and piano selections by the
students. Certificates will be presented
To the members Of the class by Superin
teudcut Of Schools NJ. -. Chittenden.
The marriage Of Walter Joseph Bzic
Of NnerE Falls, Mass and Miss Cecelia
FroisY of Interval avenue was celebrate
tuesday morning at eight O'Clock at St
Marys Cathedral, the Rev. W. II
Cassidy performing the ceremony. Mr.
aud Mrs. Hzio left for a wedding trip
after which they will live at Millers Falls
"hcrc Mr.. lizio is engaged in farm work
III probate court Tuesday license wa.
granted to sell real estate in the estat,
~ David Gilmore, late of Burlington
Fred W. Hall Of Essox was appointel
administrator Of the estate of Mary NJ
Booth, late of Essex. with Clark w
Bates and Samuel kcelcr of Essex com
missoners and appraisers The will o
George ", Irish, late Of Underhir wa
proved
jacob Yeti ana Miss Minnie ROsenbaun
ss,cr Of Mrs, 5 Schnelen and Mrs. N
Emoltcher, viii be married Sunday eve
=. ming at six o'clock by Rabbi Popkin q
the synagogue The ushers and brides
maids will consist Of friends of the youn
people, a reception and supper will 70