Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04


tiff "a certified execution was granted.
The amount asked for covers the value of
three picks one horse. one bull and two
heifers. The case was tried under the
laws of 1916, which take the place of the
old trover act
In probate court Tuesday Charles S.
Lord of Wnooski was appointed ex-
ecutor of the will of Sarah Eveline
Kennedy Lord, late of Burlington. The
will Of Margaret j. Dennng, late of
Burlington was filed for probate. w. c.
Hoag of Burlington was appointed adj
mnistrator of the estate Of Susan r.
Dixon, late of this city, with c. j. Rus
sell and Frank l.. Lane Of this city
commissioners and Henry w. Como and
Elmer L. Hill OF South Hero apprais-
erS
A board walk eight feet wide is being
laid by the street department from the
south entrance of the Union station to
the west side of Battery street and an.
other walk of crushed stone is being
laid from Battery street to the north
entrance. These walks will fill a need
which has been keenly felt ever since
the opening of the station by passengers
who were compelled 10 walk through
mud from the station doors to the side
walks. The work is expected to be
completed within a few days.
At the annual meeting of the Burling-
ton Building and Loan association, held
Tuesday at the Home Savings bank,
the following officers We're elected to
serve for the year 1861: President,
renee Barley; secretary and treasurer.
K. A. Cooke; directors for three years,
j. +. Lanou, W. G. Isham, A. r. st
Pierre and J. j. Flynn; auditors, J. H
Macomber. S. L. Platka and f. A.
Luck Other than the election of Off
| GERS. no business was transacted.
| Earl r. Baker Of School street has left
| for Boston. where he has accepted a
position as designer in the main office
| of the Stone 4 Webster corporation of
| that city, by whom he was formerly en-
| ployed in the civil engineering depart.
| ment Mrs. Baker and daughter Lucille.
| will leave for Boston in few weeks
Mr.. Baker was graduated from the Bur
lington high school in 1908 and from the
| University OF Vermont in 1912, and was
prominent in athletics at both institu-
| tons
The Standard OIL company was
awarded the contract to furnish asphalt
| oil for use on the city streets during
| the summer, at the meeting Of the
board of street commissioners held Mon
day afternoon at the office of the
superintendent of streets. The oil will
| be used on the entire 80 miles of city
streets, beginning about May % Con-
siderable other business of a routine
nature was transacted at the meeting
The commissioners will hold meetings
on the first Monday of each month here
after.
In probate court Monday there was a
settlement and decree in the estate Of Ma
rian NJ. Curravoo, late of Hinesburg
Harriet S. Pratt of Hinesburg was ap
pointed Administrative of the estate OF
Cassius A. Pratt, late Of Milton, with II
, c. McNall and G.. n. Wood commission
ers and appraisers, The will of John Nc
Govern, late of Richmond, was filed fo
probate Stanton Williams of Chariot,
was appointed administrator of the estat,
Of James II. Williams. late Of Charlotte
with F. J. Pope and w. n. Root of Char
lotte commissioners and appraisers
5 Marguerite Fredenburg. who is a
4 present serving term in the county jail
4 pleaded guilty in city court yesterday I
a: the charge of adultery brought agains
. her in a warrant made out by State
Attorney Hopkins She was sentenced t
i; spend not less than 10 nor more than
months in the house of correction q
soon as her sentence expires here. Albei
w. Lewis an ex-soldler, who was cor
nected with her in the case, was sci
fenced to spend not less than IS nor MOI
u than "a months at the State prison ;
u Windsor
i, Mrs. p. T.. White enter aimed a party {
4 60 friends at her home last evening at
linen shower in honor of Miss Emm
Shore, whose marriage to e. n. Jarv
y of st. Adams will take place this surnme
L The guests, who included a number
I Miss Shores friends from St. Alban
$ Swanton and Chazy, n. Y, were plea
: antly entertained with cards and must
: and the hostess served refreshments
70 various novel and pleasing ways Mi
10 Shore has a large circle Of friends in Blu
of the employees of the Mead Manufactu
l. ing company.
The block in which the Postal Tel
e graph company has it's office on Chur'
- street was purchased Thursday
u ], II. and c. A. Middlebrook fro
~ w. II. Wingate Of Naples, Me. throu'
- Thomas and j. T.. Reeves, The bloc
; numbered lOi and loo, is now occupi
:. by the Postal Telegraph and the Miss
- McCaffrey, mlliners, on the first foe
w. H. Sherman and A. b. Anthony
mt the second floor and tenement on I
al third floor and for the present VIII
ia left in that condition. The Mess
la Reeves also sold the Star restaura
~. for w, l." LaMudge to c. L. Pappas.
~, Miss Bertha Read, daughter of NJ
~ Martha Read of 20 East avenue, ana ]
~ Charles Ellis Allen, son of George
49, Allen, late Of this city, were married
~, nine o'clock Saturday evening at
' Paufs chapel by the Rev G. w. Dav,
port, only their immediate relatives bel
es- witnesses to the ceremony. They will
of side at the home Of the bride. Both
ON and Mrs. Allen are graduates Of the b
led lington high school. Mrs Allen be
err graduated with the class of 1910 and
not Allen being graduated with the class
tbs 1911. DIR. Allen studied at Harvard to
nd come Il dentist and is associated with
vas David Manson.
Lester Lewis of this city was arres
Vi by the police Tuesday, charged "
having stolen a gold watch and CT