Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
CITY news

Mrs. E. 3. Collins. for many years a
resident of Burlington, died at her home
In Hartland Sunday.
The 18th annual dinner of the New Eng
iand Alumni association of the Univer-
sity OF Vermont will be held at the Hotel
Vendome In Boston on Friday, March 16.
at six o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Ward received
word Thursday Of the birth of an eight
pound daughter to their son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold II. Ward
Of Minneapolis.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Society of Engineers will be held at the
Hotel Vermont on Wednesday, March IA,
at which time officers will be elected for
the ensuing year.
Miss Anna Duffy of North Champlain
street and Frank Deegan of New York
city were married Tuesday night at the
Methodist Church parsonage by the
Rev. c. V. Grismer.
A bulletin received by Postmaster j. l..
Burke from Washington. d. c., announces
the appointments of Riley w. Densmore
and Antonio Bonazzi as postmasters at
West Burke and Plainfeld. respectively.
In probate court Thursday T.. r. Gainey
OF jamestown. N. y, was appointed adj
ministrator of the estate of Matthew A..
Gainey. late of Burlington, with George
s. Howe and L. c. Brown commissioners
and appraisers.
The Camp Abnaki reunion, which was
TO have been held in Rutland but was
postponed because Of an epidemic of scar
let fever in that city, Is to be held in
Burlington on March q and "a. Further
plans for the gathering will be announced
later.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. LeBaron Baylies of
Detroit. Mich, are the parents of a
daughter. born February "a. Mr.. Baylies
is son of Dr. and Mrs. +. w. Baylies
of this city and Mrs. Baylies was before
her marriage Miss Laura Porter of Cha
teaugay, N. Y.
A telegram was received Thursday
morning by Mrs. Frances Butler Of &C
Grant street announcing the birth Of n
daughter. Barbara Frances. to Mr.. and
Mrs. I>auris Weeks of Beverley, Mass.
Mrs. Weeks will be remembered as Miss
Anna Butler.
A. B. Buell. expects to break ground the
first Of April for his new residence to he
built on South willard street. The archi-
tects are Wilder & White who designed
the beautiful residence OF DR. w. II.
Englesby at the corner of Williams and
College streets.
Word has been received of the death of
Miss Marguerite Smith at her home in
Port Henry. N. Y. Sunday. March A.
Miss Smith was a sister of DR.. L. S.
Smith of New York city. who was gradu-
ated from the University of Vermont in
the class of 1916
T Loft
army. was taken into custody Saturday
afternoon by Officer Levi Vincent of the
local police force. He was placed in the
county Jail. where he remained over night,
and Sunday was turned over to the au-
thorites at Fort Ethan Allen.
Owing to lack of sufficient working
capital and unsatisfactory returns from
collections. Frank T.. Perkins has tenn
porarlly placed the control of his groc-
cry business in the hands of A. n. Rut-
ter and c. l.. Woodbury. as receivers. He
will continue to manage the store and it
is hoped that this situation may be only
temporary
Fishing through the ice for pike and
pickerel has been extended. says County
Warden Henry n. Rowley from March I,
when tho season was supposed to end,
until March Is. This applies to small
lakes and ponds. not to Lake Champlain,
In which ice fishing at any time is per.
MISSILE.
G. II. Holden writes from Orlando, Fla.
that his daughter-in-law. Mrs. Lillian
Walker Holden. is improving in health
and gives tho same good news about +.
w. Perry, who is also at Orlando.
daughter. Ruth Elizabeth, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. +. f. Bacon of 80 Con-
"a 10 No -lofc bo. hoe al
Friday night.
In probate court yesterday license to
sell real estate in the estate of Abram
Rugg, late of Milton. was granted. Lii
cense to sell real estate in the estate of
James Magec, late of Hinesburg, was
granted. There was a settlement and
decree in the estate of Edward Wells. late
of Burlington.
In probate court Tuesday Electa p.
Rugg was appointed administrative of the
estate of Ruanna Rugg. late of Milton.
A. F. Sanctuary of Amherst, Mass, and
f. N. Sanctuary of Galveston, Texas.
were appointed executors of the estate of
William Sanctuary late of Hinesburg,
with II. L. Hunt and Roger r. Lyman
commissioners and appraisers.
Judge Fred NJ. Butler of Rutland has
been appointed by Chief Superior Judge
r. l.. Waterman of Brattleboro to pre-
side over the March term of Chittenden
county court. which opens at the county
court house in this city next Tuesday
morning. March 10. The dockets for the
term were issued from the Office of the
clerk. DIR. c. j. Russell. Tuesday.
The annual conference of the schools of
the State with the State university will
open tomorrow morning at the Williams
Science hall Tonight the Headmasters'
club will meet at the hall and hear an
address by State Commissioner of Edu-
cation Milo b. Hillegas on problems of
administration. An informal discussion
and smoker will follow the address.
Mrs. J. n Jenne was hostess Tuesday
faculty tea, at which Mrs. Charles s.
Caverly wife of the president of the State
board of health, was the special guest
Mrs. Guy Potter Benton. Mrs. II. c. Tink-
ham, Mrs. II. r. Watkins and other la
dies assisted Mrs JENNIE in serving The
tea was one of the peasantcst of the
functions given by the ladies' Of the fac
ulty this college year.
A fire in room 161 on the third floor of
the Van Ness House was discovered by
the night clerk Friday evening, no one
being in the room at the time. A still alarm
was sent into fire station one at 1920
o'clock. the automobile truck and team
responding. The fire had good headway
and had eaten through the Dashboard.
and was burning beneath the floor whom