Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
CITY news

DAY.
The First Chittenden County Cow
Testing association has now As members
and 200 cows.
Frank Palmer Of "a Weston street has
sold his farm in Charlotte to j. j. GUM
Ian Of that town.
A daughter Mary Patricia, was born
March IA to Dr. and Mrs. Il. A. de Var
ennes, at Quincy. Mass
A daughter. Thelma Helen. was born
Monday morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle
etoddert of 10 Grove street.
Henry Ward has resigned his position
rs barber for George w. Hatch and taken
Q position with Andrew Charland.
Mr. and Mrs. C. o. Langlois Of Is
North Champlain street are the parents
of daughter, Lillian Lucille. born March
Joseph Lawrence Dickman, son Of
Capt Frederick T. Dickman. grandson of
Col. Joseph T. Dickman was born at
Tampa, Fla, Friday morning.
A shower was given Friday evening IN
honor Of Mics Mary Hudson by her sister,
'in-law. Mrs. Henry Hudson Of School
street. Miss Hudson is soon to be mar
S1ed TO ChafleS A. Davis.
The case Of Clark A. Rood Of winooski
against Frank f. Thompson was filed at
the ONCE Of the clerk Of county court
MONDAY. The case is one Of general
ossumpsit on a note and book account.
'anvolving $780,
Don A. Stone, who has j,tst returned
from Florida, much improved in health.
has been transferred to the custom serv-
Zee in New Orleans, La. and plans to
move there as soon as he is physically
able to do so.
Word has been received in this city Of
the birth Of a daughter, Elizabeth Maude.
on March % to Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. KEEL
ley of Boston. formerly of this city. Mr..
Kelley while here was manager Of the
Van Ness automobile salesroom.
Marjorie Booth. the ten-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alba c. Booth of
South Willard street. underwent an oper-
alton for appendicitis Friday morning
at the Mary Fletcher hospital. She is
doing as we'll as could be expected.
The will of Abby Barnum, late Of Mil
ton. was filed for probate in probate court
Friday. c. p. Cowles Of Burlington
and H. G. Hawthorne of Winooski were
appointed commissioners and appraisers
in tho estate of Adorna M. Conger, late
OF this city.
A reception was given Mr.. and Mrs
Lester Fenwick Monday evening at the
home of Mr.. Fenwick's sister. Mrs. H.
Peters on North avenue. About 80 Of
their friends were present and the couple.
who were married a week ago, received
q number of useful gifts.
In probate court Saturday Jules Sinays
was appointed administrator OF the
estate Of Rose Godbout, late of this city.
with s. Roger German and John G.
Bacon appraisers. A license was granted
to sell real estate in the estate of B.
Franklin Rugg, late Of Milton.
The completion Of tho autopsy perform
I'd by DR.. B. H. Stone of the State labora-
tory on the body Of Mrs. Earl walbridge
who died very suddenly Saturday night
at her home on Colchester avenue, shows
that death was due to cmbolism following
an attempted illegal operation.
B. A. Chandler has been appointed act
ing State forester pro tenn. by r.. S. Brig
ham Of st. Adams. State commissioner of
agriculture. r. M. Ross has been made
his assistant The appointments were
made to enable the department to push
forward two or three matters which had
been delayed.
A large and beautiful American flag
the gift Of one of the parishioners of st
PauTs Church, was carried in the process
sion at the morning service at st. Paul's
Sunday. The flag will be used as one
OF the permanent decorations of thu
church. a custom which is being followed
TN many cities throughout the country.
There are plenty of signs of sprint
along the water front. The seagull
have come back. which G. M. Herberg
chief clerk at the general offices of thu
Champlain Transportation company re
CARDS as an unfailing token. The ic
has been honeycombed and thinned b.
the warmth of the last few days. Opel
water appears about the wharfs.
Ida Scott, the woman who came to thi
city from Randolph Saturday for the pur
pose Of drowning herself in Lake Cham
plain. was taken into custody Monda
morning by Deputy Sheriff D. d. Howe o
Randolph. She was taken back to Ran
dolptr to be taken before a judge of pro
bate in an effort to have her COMMITTEES
to the State asylum for the insane a
Waterbury.
Esbon c. Kenyon was appointed admin
3strator Of the estate of Noble c. kenyon
late Of Richmond, in probate court yester
0oys ACtCE i>AHucT VI tIilS CITY was AZ
pointed administrator with the will ar
nexed Of the estate Of Julia Velmar, lat
Of Burlington. with w. B. McKillip an
c. H. Mower Of this city commissioner
and appraisers.
At a party given Tuesday by Ms
George Campbell at the home of he
aunt, Mrs. Anna s. Burke, at 80 Churc
street the marriage engagement G
Miss Mae A. ONeil and Karl Il. Gaske
was announced. the wedding to tax
served. The rooms were prettily dec
GRATED for the occasion. the colo
scheme being yellow and green.
Mary Bessery. who was sentenced t
serve three months at the county jai
having pleaded guilty to the charge
selling liquor illegally. was liberated Nor
day on a pardon signed by Governc
Horace F. Graham. The woman is an oil
italian woman and pleaded guilty in cit
court to having sold liquor in her room
over her sons store on Battery stree
She had served about 20 days OF her ser
tence and was liberated because she is M
in good health.
John Mclean of Starksboro, driver
one OF F.. II. McCale's garbage teams,
in the Fanny Allen hospital as the resu
of his team becoming frightened Satu
day on Decatur street. Mclean and h
helper were loading tin cans into barre
- .La noioo frigbtopad tho tcar, N M,