Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-27

which takes place in a short time. Many
gifts we're presented Miss House.
Chester Clark Of Waterbury was brought
into county court Saturday morning on
the charge of breaking the provision Of
his probation, upon n warrant signed by I,
state Probation officer w. II. jeffrey,
and the sentence which was imposed by
county court some months ago for
burglary was put In force. The young
man goes to the house of correction for
eight months.
H.. M. Churchill OF the farm extension |
work of the University OF ernon and
County Agent i. II. Abbott commenced
work Monday of the scoring Of the pigs,
calves and lambs in the different chill |
dren's clubs in Washington county.
They have Is visitations to make and
1t will take them most of the week.
Harold Bailey and Amos Eaton Of the
department Of agriculture arrived Mon
day afternoon for a conference with Mr..
Abbott relative to the inspection of pota-
toes in this county. Mr.. Abbott states
there will be but a normal crop. although
more than double the acreage of a year
ago was planted. The frost and rust hit
the farms very hard in this section of the
State.
The jury in the case of Austin Booth
against Martin Mobbs for $4,000 damages
alleged to have been received in July, re-
turned n verdict Thursday for the
plaintiff to recover 800 damages, but they
returned no verdict for real damage lone
the plaintiff in the assault and battery.
The defendant took exceptions and the
case may go to supreme court.
Clarence ID. Wells left Friday night for
Shirley, Mass. where he has been en-
ployed as teacher of manual training In
the Industrial School for Boys at that
place. This is the same school to which
w A. Clafiin. formerly of this city went
as assistant to the superintendent. Mr..
Wells has been superintendent Of the
United States Clothes Pin factory here
for several years. but gave up that work
two months ago because of his health.
c. d. Wheelock of Montpelier, who was
last spring found guilty of adultery in
Washington county court and placed on
probation after a State prison sentence
had been imposed, was arrested upon
State Probation Officer w. H. Jeffrey's
warrant Friday charging Wheelock with
breaking the terms of his probation. He
was taken into county court by agree
ment between his attorney and the state
the case was set along in the term prob
ably at the time when the State cases
will be disposed off. He was released on
) bail.
= >oN sAS Sthkhohh wiz AvShh
hearings in probate court, a petition in
the estate of Perley p. Pitkin for the
filing of the administrators account, and
in the estates of Carroll =. Pitkin and
, Frank /. Pitkin for the furnishing of addi-
! tional bonds. Before the hearing Marshall
l.. Wood by his counsel filed his accounts
, in these estates in probate court. Mr..
. Wood has recently compiled with the
, courts order for the furnishing Of bonds
: in the Perley p. Pitkin estate by filing
therein a bond for $l25. 900. In the Carroll
p. Pitkin estate 1t appeared that the ad-
= ministrator has already paid out over and
Z above assets received and excluding assets
= protected by the bond in the Perley z.
@ Pitkin estate, about $40, 600. In the Frank
= !. Pitkin estate it appeared that the ad-
ministrator has paid out. over and above
assets received and excluding assets pro-
r tected by the bond in the Perley p. Pitkin
n estate, over $4,000, and in the last-named
estate there is already a bond for 5000
e as to which the heirs make no question.
: The court reserved it's decision as to the
n additional bonds asked for until this morn
ing.
n The funeral Of Orsola Albano took
I place yesterday. She died Monday
II night at Heaton hospital after n weeks
= illness of shock. She was getting supper
g for the family by whom she was employed
when she suddenly suffered the shock
! She was a native of Italy born there ~
= years ago. but had lived for many years
: here and leaves a husband. Eusebio AL
d bano. a son. John, of Barre. and daugh.
9 ter. Rose, of this city.
= Major Ira H.. Evans of Austin. Texas
n is visiting among friends in Montpelier for
: a few days. He was a member of one OF
the Vermont regiments in the Civil War
He is in poor health and decided to re.
visit his native State at least once more
while his health would permit.
u News has been received of the birth OF
a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Slack al
Winthrop, Mass. Mrs. Slack was Nellie
d %Swanberg. formerly secretary to the prin.
i cipal of Montpelier Seminary.
n Miss Gladys Lawrence, daughter OF
Mrs. George Lawrence. and Clarence
e Bedell were married at nine O'Clock
Wednesday morning by the Rev. L.. o
e Sherburne at his home on Main street
They were attended by Miss Glenna
- Bedell, sister of the groom, and Maurice
n Niles, a friend Of both parties. The
bride was owned in wisteria charmeust
and a hat to match. They left for Q
wedding trip by automobile, after which
they will live In Windsor, where the
g groom is employed in a machine shop
Both young people were born in Mont.
pelier and graduated from the higf
school. They received many gifts. A
= shower was given the bride Tuesday aft.
e ernoon at Berlin Corner in Grange hall
n where she received many presents.
Miss Hazel Jock. who was arrested
two weeks ago in Burlington upon Crane
o Juror John Stones warrant, and who
was bound over to Washington count,
d court on the charge of adultery, wa.
% brought into city court Wednesday morn,
ing. She pleaded guilty to the charge
and was sentenced to two years In thu
@ house of correction. Later she was placed
on probation, the statement having beer
made by Probation officer C. A. Smith
that she was to marry a soldier at Bur
ington. She left OF the evening train
The charge against her was nolle pressed
d by States Attorney Davis.
q Judge Frank Martin in probate cour-
Wednesday morning made an order in tn,
# petitions which were presented to hin
Tuesday relative to the Carroll and Franz
Pitkin estates. Each of these petition.
v asked for an additional bond. In tn,
first. the bond originally was $40. OO
and the order this morning increased
It to 100000, while In the estate of Franz
Pitkin the original bono was 5000, bu
- was to-day increased to $50, 900. It is ex
pected that NJ. l.. Wood. the administra
10 tor or the estates, will file these within
& a short time. A hearing will take plac,
lr October "a relative to the accounting n
l. the estate OF Perley r.. Pitkin Tb.