Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30

Nj. Thomas or Middlebury ColleSe,
Prcsiden. Fred Rowland of the Ma
tional Life, Montpelier, Frank c. Part
ridge of Proctor. Judge George NJ, Pow
ers of Morrisville, John G. Sargent of
Ludlow, and Principal a. s. Hartman
of the Middlebury high school.
At a dinner given by Mrs. G. s. Ferrin,
formerly Miss Alice Taylor, at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. G
Taylor, Friday night, the engagement of
Miss dorothy Gates. daughter of w. d.
Gates of this city, to Allen overt Moore
of New York, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II.
Moore of Albany. N. Y, was announced.
Mr.. Moore was graduated from the Uni
versity Of Vermont in 1914, and is a mem.
Der of the Sigma Phi fraternity. He is
at present with the Corporation Trust
Co. of New York. Covers were laid for
IL in the dining room. which was
decorated with pink roses and smilaX.
Prof. James Z. Donahue for the Uni
vcrsitv of Vermont, e. n. Holmes for
Middlebury and l.. f. Dix for Norwich.
met at the New Sherwood Hotel Satur-
day evening to formulate certain uniform
eligibility rules governing athletic con-
tests among the Vernon colleges. which
will place athletic relations on a more
wholesome basis. Certain rules We're
drawn up. which are not for publication
as yet because of tho fact that these
rules must be referred to the faculties
of the several higher institutions of learn
ing in Vermont and ratified before
they can be adopted.
TIL returns as completed of the an
nual election of officers of the Vermont
branch Of the Railway Mail association
have resulted as follows: President. c. \.
Jackson of Burlington; first vice-president.
G. B. Metcalf of Essex functions; second
vice-president, C. A. Monroe of South
SALISBURY; third vice-president. a. c.
Smith of White River Junction: secre-
tary-treasurer, ]. NJ. Ashley Of Burling-
ton: executive committee, j. f. Kicker
of Burlington, +. p. Davis of st. .AlbaRs,
II. G.. Wright of Rutland and H. b.
Kimball Of Enosburg Falls. These Of
ficers were installed Sunday at a meet
ing in the Arrnory.
The annual parish supper Of the Unita-
rian Church was held Monday night, fol-
loved by an adjourned business meeting,
and the rental of pews for the following
year. A chicken pie supper was served at
$50 O'Clock to the members of the parish.
At the business meeting Immediately fol-
lowing, Mrs. Perry Miles was elected to
the committee of visitors of the Home
!. for Destitute Children to succeed Mrs.
Fred N'hittemore, who has resigned. 1t
was voted to paint the church and the
~sexton's house the coming season. An
appropriation was also made for the cele-
bration of the centennial Of the church,
= which occurs next January. The rental
f Of pews for another year brought the
meeting to a close.
Mayor A. S. Drew was deluged with
flowers Saturday, the occasion being the
I fourth florists telegraph delivery serv-
ice convention being held in Philadelphia
: ct the national flower show. Early in
, the evening a bunch of roses arrived at
y the New Sherwood hotel from Peters
for Mayor Drew with greetings from the
convention and later in the evening a
handsome bunch of jonquils We're sent to
n him from Gove's. both florists belonging
to the delivery service. With this serv-
ice a B%urlingtonian may go into either
shop and order American beauties or
any other flower sent to a friend in any
part of the country, pay for them and a
n telegram will be sent SO that they will
be delivered in a few hours.
Jesse Liberty, the popular driver at
hrs stdtiol NO. d, situated on ManSIlelI
avenue, received serious injuries Mon
day morning when he fell from the top
steps of a stone stairway leading from
S the rear door of the fire station to the
ground. Mr.. Liberty was doing his morn
+ ing work about the station and went
to the back door to empty a basket.
X He In some way lost his balance and
g because of the basket was unable to help
h himself when he fell backward down the
fight of steps, Drs. J. b. Wheeler and
Henry Coffey were summoned and a
hurry call was sent to the police office
> for the emergency automobile in which
the injured man was carried to his home
Z at Is Converse court. Upon examination
1t was found that four ribs had beer
- broken, two on each side of the back
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Fraser observed
their 5Oth wedding anniversary Saturday
at their home at 70 Monroe street, where
an informal reception was held. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Fraser received many remembrance
Ie Of the occasion, among which were gifts
t. from the Opportunity Circle of Kings
# Daughters and the Woman's Auxiliary
1t of the Y. NJ. c. A. Mr.. and Mrs. Frasel
Is were married in Burlington by the late
l. Rev. A. l.. Cooper, who was at that tint
pastor of the Methodist Church on Pint
~ street, Mr.. Fraser being "a years old ant
10 Mrs. Fraser 10. Mr.. Fraser has been {
" railroad man, n storekeeper, farmer, ant
for 10 years was the Burlington agen
ne for the Fleishmann Yeast company. Mrs
y. Fraser was a daughter Of the late S. Is
10 : Wells, a former Burlington coal mer
lis chant. Mr.. and Mrs. Fraser have on
" son, Sidney W., of this city, and a grand
n. daughter, Miss Adelaide Wells. a siste
ne of Mrs, Fraser, Mrs, Nettie Lamb, re
n. sides in this city with her daughter
Mrs, Arthur 5. lsham.
IN There was a hearing in city court lat,
ls yesterday afternoon before Judge c. S
Palmer In the case of the city of Bur
ington against Isaac Perleman. This Is
-, sidewalk assessment case. Cit Attorne,
y. l." Sherman appeared for the city an,
~, NJ. G. Leary for the defendant. The onl,
w witness heard yesterday was Thoma,
Reeves, who was street commissioner a
" the time the assessment was made agains
;" the property Of Nj. Perleman in 1918 wheI
the sidewalk was laid by his property a
the corner of North avenue and Stron,
street, The assessment on which the cas-
'o' Is based is to the amount of SOL. 90 and &C
~ cOrding to Mr.. Reeves testimony the CON
NJ sioners figured at the time they assesse
for the sidewalks that all property abut
ler ting newly aid walk was benefited t
lth the amount it would cost to lay the wall