Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-24
CITY news

License was granted in probate court
Thursday to sell real estate in the estate
OF Mary M. Smith. late of winooski.
There were settlements and DEGREES in
probate court yesterday in the estates of
Charles p Sanderson and Sara NJ. Sander
son. both late Of Milton.
The usual pre-Memorial day Sunday
service will be held this year at the First
Baptist Church. Stannard Post and al
lied organizations attending on Sunday
evening.
Thomas Reeves was Friday appoint
Cd administrator Of the estate of Charles
X. Tyler, late of Burlington. with f. o.
Reynolds and A. w. Jones commissioners
and appraisers.
Licenses were granted in probate court
Monday to sell real estate In the estates
Of Riley B. Stearns, Julia Velmare and
Richard ]. Devereux. late of this city,
and Gilbert II. Lawrence, late Of Essex.
License to sell real estate in the estates
Of Margaret and owen Cogans, late of
Hinesburg. was granted in probate court
Tuesday. Sylvester Bosely OF Burling-
ton was appointed executor Of the will
Of Nelson Boscly. late of Burlington.
News has been received in this city of
the birth Of a son. William Chorus, born
April Is. to DR.. and Mrs. Wilfred c. Bliss
in Prince Albert, Sask.. Can. DR.. Bliss
was graduated from the University Of
Vermont in 1911 and is son of Chorus
G. Bliss Of Dorset street.
Mrs. Frank Gaslett of Enosburg Falls,
who underwent a successful Caesarean
operation at the Mary Fletcher hospital
on April Is. was able to leave for her
home Thursday. The little son. who
weighed eight pounds at birth. is doing
we'll.
The marriage OF Wendle Auclare and
Miss Jane E. Ross. both Of this city. was
solemnized at eight O'Clock Monday
morning at st. Mary's Cathedral, the Rev.
wv. H. Cassidy performing the ceremony.
They were attended by Albert Ross and
Eva Courcey.
The illness. with infammatory rheuma-
tfsm. OF Guy M. Page, secretary Of the
Vermont Senate. will delay considerably
the indexing and publication Of the Sem
ate journal of 1917. Mr. Page was en-
gagged upon this work when he was taken
Ill over two weeks ago.
The annual meeting Of the Altar Guild
of st. Paul;s Church was held Thursday
afternoon at three o'clock in the parish
house. Deaconness Louisa is the directress
and the following officers were elected:
Secretary. Mrs. John B. Taylor: treasurer
and sub-directress Miss Latin. Follow
Ing the meeting tea was served.
The graduation exercises Of the junior
and senior high schools will be held in
the Majestic theatre. at ten o'clock on
the mornings of Thursday and Friday.
June q and q, respectively. The class
day exercises Of the senior high school
VIII be held on Thursday evening, June
q. In the high school assembly hall, as
usual.
Twenty members Of the Benton Bible
class Of the Methodist Church have
leased ID acres Of land at Jericho Corners
which they will farm this summer. -Four
teams were sent up by the Consolidated
Ice Delivery Co. Thursday to pillow the
land and get 1t ready for the seeding
Five acres will be seeded with potatoes
and the remainder with beans
The case Of Rogene Allen of Shefburne
against Frank H. Farrand of Essex was
filed at the office of the clerk of county
court Monday. The case involves
$a&o25 being the purchase price, rent
and interest on property. The case in the
matter of Emma Thorpe of Charlotte, an
appointment Of guardian in probate
court. was also filed.
The Rev. John A. Hamilton, pastor OF
the Methodist Church. Sunday after.
noon married Kareken Altoonoian, an Ar.
menian, Of Colchester, and Miss F'reda
Haycock Of Skowhegan, Me. The cere.
mony. which took place at 4:SO in the
church. was attended by 81 Of the friends
and relatives, many Of them Armenians
hO
city. The party returned to Winooski
where wedding supper was served.
State Commissioner of Education Mile
b. Hillegas, the Rev. Arthur w. Hewitt
OF Piainfield, member of the board OF
education. and Rollo G. Reynolds, the
commissioners executive clerk. dined
with President Benton and several Of the
university faculty members at the Ethar
Alien club Tuesday night. The occasion
was simply one Of a social nature, al.
though some educational matters were
discussed.
The following will be the personnel o.
the steamer Vermont Of the Champlair
transportation company. when she putt
out from the harbor next week: E. b
ROCKWELL. master: r. M. Rockwell, frs
plot; William Nolan, second pilot; ]. ]
Mooney. purser; s. E. Humphrey, steward
EDWARD Peria. chief engineer; JOSEPH
Patnode. second engineer; Peter Bridge
nrst mate; Peter King, second mate
Henry LaBombard. baggage-master.
u. Albert Hicks, son Of Mr.. and Mre
Clarence Hicks. formerly Of this city
but now Of Hartford, Conn, is a mem
Der of Company 49, First Provisions
regiment. at the reserve officers traininl
camp at Plattsburgh. Mr.. Hicks wal
graduated from the Burlington higi
school in 1910 and from the Univcrsit,
of Vermont In 1914 He was employed b,
the American Tobacco company a
Wilmington. N. c.. when he received hi
appointment.
Mis- Helen King of Boston, who il t,
take the place OF Miss Merrill, who unde
DR.. Robert w. Lovett, has been treatip,
patients In this State following their i'll
ness with poliomyelitis, began her worl
at an once in the State laboratory build
Ing yesterday. Miss King will for tn,
present work on the cases in Burlington
She VIII spend all Of her time in Vermont
her work being that of outlining certai,
exercises for patients whose limbs hav,
become helpless on account of paralysj,
and giving such patients necessary treat
ment.
The people Of this city will have an
other opportunity to see Jess Willard
worlds champion fighter, for the .'bia
boy will be hero on July II with Burial,
bills Wild West show John 7. Clonror