Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-12
and Charles X. Murray commissioners
and appraisers.

at aucdc Wednesday. October g. because
of i'll heal Fl. it is Thought, she shut hc.
self in her room, closing all the do )rI,
and turned on the gas She was foun
soon afterwards by boarder at the
house. who opened MP the room, AMI
called physician, who revived her. Miss
Norway attempted to end her life by tax
ing poison about three years ago.
A guardians license to sell real estate
was granted Friday at the probat '
| Office in the estates of Chaunccy G. and
Kenneth H. lsham, minors OF this city.
Sarah A Mantcr of this city was APP
! pointed cNccutriX of the last will and
testament of the late Russell w. Marter.
settlement and decree was made in the
estate of the late Harriet r. Arthur of
/ inns city a license to sell real estate
was granted in the estate of the late
Eliza f.. f. Coleman Of Shelburnc.
| In probate court Tuesday there were
settlements and DEGREES in the estates
| OF Bruno and Joseph Riley, late of Bur
! llnEton. The will of Maria II. Reynolds,
late OF this city, was filed for probate.
! Guy Is. Horton and Guy NJ Page were
appointed commissioners and appraisers
| IN the estate of Russell w. Manter, late
| or TINS city. Francesca w. Bromley of
this city was appointed administrative of
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| south Burlington, with n. II. Wheeler
and Il. w. Butler of South Burlington
commissioners and appraisers.
Residents of Burlington as we'll as
others who motor to this city will no
doubt learn after time that when they
! are told to stop by traffic policeman
it is best to obey and not rush on past
him, around corner. or over n crossing.
/
ON warrants and fined with costs Will
! liam Guyette of this city was fined $40
and costs of SSH, being found guilty on
a warrant issued by states Attorney
| I. f.. Hopkins, and r. A. Southland of
Fairfax was fined s. and costs of ss.6l.
both being charged with refusing to stop
when ordered to do so by an officer
AFRO NJ. Aseltine, for several years
. agency manager for the Equitable Life
/ Assurance society in Vermont. has re-
! signed that position to devote his en-
| tire time and attention to the selling
/ of life insurance for the Equitable and
thus specialize in line of work which
appeals particularly to him by reason
OF the broad field for service which it
presents. Harry A. Butler. formerly
with the New York Life Insurance
company and later with the Great West
Life Assurance company of Montreal
will succeed Mr. Aseltine as agency
manager. His many friends will well
come him back to Burlington.
James Ryan was taken into city court
Tuesday on "A States attorneys war;
rant charged with breaking away from
confinement at the Chittenden county
Jail. Five years ago last July Ryan
was serving sentence in the county Jail
imposed for intoXication. He was allowed
to go out to work by the day and was
working at Ferguson 81 Adsts harness
shop, when one day he did not return tC
the Jail. A warrant was issued and
Ryan was found TUESDAY He pleaded
guilty to the charge when arraigned in
court and this case against him was con-
tinued until he has completed the SEN
tence begun five years ago, he having g.
days on that sentence.
Fred A Bissonctte of 29S st, Pau
street miraculously escaped instant
death Thursday afternoon when h'
was carried over shaftinR several times
after being caught in a belt while at his
work in the Whiting brush factory. TIL,
accident occurred about 80 o'clock. Mr.
Bissonettc as caught in the shafting bS
his clothes and before the machinery
could be stopped was hurled over. Hi.
right foot caught on a hanger and bot
bones in the right leg We're brok,n JUS
above the ankle. The police ambulance
was called and he was taken to the Mary
Fletcher hospital accompanied by DR.
f. w. Bayles. There are no intcrna
injuries. but the man will be confined
to the hospital for two months.
Sixty members of the Womon's All
ancc of the Unitarian Church ATTENDED
the socicty's first meeting of the season
which was held Friday at the chur ]
parlors The meeting was preceded b!
"a luncheon, served by committee, o
which Mrs Frank H. Parker was chair
man. Plans for the Christmas sale, 70
the centenary celebration of the build
ing of the church and of the various
charities which the alliance supports
We're discussed but no definite actor
was taken concerning any question.
The home of Mrs. Mexican. whose farm
is situated on the road between Colchestc
and Essex Junction, was entered sun
day morning while Mrs. Mexican wa
away from the house. The only thing
missing We're a revolver and knife. Mrs
/ Mexican conducts her own small farr
) and, as usual went to the creamery wit
her milk Sunday morning. When sh
returned she found the house had bee
entered and a search made for valuables
II is thought the fobbery was commute
by tramp, many of whom pass he
, place on the track Of the Central Ner
mont railway.
Orders were received Monday by c. =
e Harris, who is in charge of the locs
naval recruiting station. from X. j
| Crank of New York. who has charge c
= the eastern recruiting district of tn
tinted States for the government, I
:, open sub-stations at Rutland and Mon,
+ pclier The first one of these station
- to be opened will probably be the one q
, Rutland, and as soon as necessary SUI
plies can be rcqustioned by Mr.. Hal
- ris The Montpelier sub-station will /
, opcncd later Two of the men who hay
been stationed in this city will be SCI
to Rutland to look after the work thel
and two new men will report for dur
t. at the Montpelier station. 1t Will also
n necessary to send additional men to tn
: station to fill the vacancy caused by II
: men who 20 to Rutland. The rccruitin
n station, which has been in operation #
Z the navy in this city the past two month
B" has been considered a very successf
e branch of the service. a number of r.
g cruits for the navy having been admitte
through the station from this city al
surrounding territory. The two sub-sti
a lions will greatly enlarge the work to
Is accomplished in this territory under II
r direction of Mr., Harris.
g QUIET DAY IN COURT.
Many Gases Yet TO He Heard at Presei