Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-17

annual meeting to he held in May. Tic
committee is composed of Gen. 5. T.. Jocc-
lNn, Lieut.. Hugh Henry of Chester, capt
W. H. Humphrey, Captain $. II. Kelley
of Salisbury and Capt. G. Il. Parker of
Nergcnncs Urban Andrian Woodbury.,
son Of G. l.. Woodbury. of this city, was
elected a member of the conimandcry
At meeting of tn grand cxecu-
tive committee of the United CONNER
cial Travellers of New England, held in
Boston, it was voted to hold the next
grand council meeting in Holyokc
Mass, June /, and 8. The board OF
trade of lIolyoltc sent their secretary
to Boston to meet the grand executive
committee and outlined the program
of what they proposed to do if the
grand council would accept their in
vitation. It is expected that 1000
commercial travellers will attend this
meeting.
The brightness of some of the little tots
attending the Adams school was shown
Yesterday when the teacher explained to
the class the meaning of the word ar
range. This being completed the teacher
asked for a sentence containing the word
and one child stood up, hand raised, and
said: 1--WE have a stove at home and call
ii arrange" Recently, another class at
the school was asked to explain the differ
cnce between a hill and Il mountain when
one little girl stood up and stated that a
hill goes up one side and down the other
while mountain goes up and stays up.
! y force of men from The Consolidated
| Ice company marked off section Of the
ice north of the Yacht club dock yester-
| day and scrapcd the surface SO that the
| work of cutting might begin to-day. This
ice will be used only for cold stora ge
purposes. The ice inside the brcakwatcr
is only about five inches thick while
further out it is only about two inches
thick. Although some fair catches of
smcit are reported, the fish have not Vet
begun to bite strongly. Ice cutting was
also begun yesterday above the dam in
the Winooski river, where good crop
is expected.
In probate court Thu SdaN John -.
Wells of Coventry was arpon;ed admin
istrator OF the estate Of Henry l.. Wells,
late of Richmond. with Lester L. Douglas
and Philip II. Sudarsky of Richmond conf
missioners. Lillian A. Chcvrier OF Wi
the will of Mary A. Lav.-no. 1atc Of WI
nooski, with George T. Graves ana T.
Edward Allard of Winooski commissions
ers and appraisers. Gladys r. Brush wa !
appointed administrators OF the esta o
Of Walter Il. Brush. late of burlington.
with H. IT, Fuller and J. \. Kennedy an
prascrs and y. l.. Pierce ard Russell
Hallctt commissioners.
Miss Barbara GaSkcll, daughter Of Mr..
ana Mrs. Fred Gasl.cl Of Il King street,
and Edward j. Tuppcr of Sj7 St Paul
street We're married Monday afternoon
at five O'Clock at St. Mary's rcctory by
the Ecv. j. +. ellis. The bride wore
q blue hroadcloth suit and black pic
turc hat and had corsaGo bouquet of
sweet peas. rho couple were unattended.
) After tho ceremony wedding supper
! was served AT the home of the bride for
intimate friends. They received many
beautiful gifts. Mr.. and Mrs. Tupner will
live at III" corner of Pine and Main
streets. MIR Tuppcr is a clerk in the
store of the McAuliffc Paper company.
\ number Of Burlington residents have
been much interested the past few nights
, IN the nocturnal Sailings of a lighted ba H.
. loon which has been seen lowering over
> the lake, headed north into Canada. Those
who have seen it are positive that il is a
} balloon and not some constellation, say
! ms that it changes its position from the
west to the east side of the lake and final
~ disappears from view towards the
north. 1t is suggested that the Germans
may have camp hidden somewhere ON
the lake shore from which they go for II
to drop bombs on public buildings and re-