Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-04

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Mrs. II. s. Springer of Burlington
underwent a successful operation at the
st. Adams hospital Tuesday.
Mrs. M. G. Pelkey Of Brown avenue is
recovering slowly from severe injuries
suffered last Thursday when she was run
over on South Main street. Mrs. Pelkey
had Just gotten out of an automobile and
started to cross the street to go to Mrs.
Menard's home. She saw ar electric car
coming, but did not see n team driving
down from the north. She was knocked
down, the horse walked over her and
stopped. with Mrs. Pelkey under the
buggy, her right foot caught in q wheel.
The horse then started and the motorman
of the electric car, who had stopped the
car, rushed with the conductor to the as
%sistance Of the woman. She was taken
homo in the automobile and DR.. j. @.
Perrault summoned. Her legs from the
knees down were badly lamc1 and bruised.
her right foot was injured and her right
arm next to the shoulder was bruised. The
horse which ran over Mrs. Pelkey was
owned by DR.. Perrault and was driven
by Mrs. =. Il. L'Ecuyer.
Wilson, the i~ve-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Samson of st. Adams town,
who suffered the fracture of his skull late
Saturday afternoon, is in a more favor
able condition. The child was playing In
a silo when he fell from a ladder to the
cement floor "a distance of about 20 feet.
No one saw the accident. One shoulder
was somewhat injured. He is at the Sher-
wood sanitarium. DR.. G. c. Berkeley at
tended him.
The body of Mrs. Thomas Baldwin.
who died at her home in Gloversville,
: N. Y, Friday afternoon. was brought
' to this city Monday afternoon about
1 four O'Clock. accompanied by her niece.
. Mrs. Frank Humphrey. and was taken
. to Greenwood cemetery for burial. The
Rev. 8. w. Anthony. pastor of the First
Congregational Church, OBLIGATED. Mrs.
, Baldwin is survived by two nieces and
: n nephew in this city. Mrs. J. A. Warner,
I Mrs. A. Wilcox and w. d. Head.
: The name of Mckenzie B. Rounds Of
u Richford, who was discharged by the
. local selection board on the grounds that
" he had n dependant wife, has been certi-
= fled back by the district board as subject
to military service.
At st. Mary's Church yesterday morn
ing at $50 o'clock took place the marriage
of Miss Gertrude Dorothy Leahy, younger
8 daughter Of Mrs. Annie Leahy of Gilman
c avenue, to Charles V. Muldoon of Messen-
+. ger street. the Rev. George Hagan perform
9 ing the The bride was attend
:. ed by her sister, Miss Helen NJ. Leahy,
and the groom had Thomas MoKenna OF
New London. Conn.,, as best man. The
ushers were G. p. Leahy, Edgar Muldoon
and Franklin G. Pierce. The bride wore q
n suit of midnight blue taffeta with a taupe
l. hat and fur. The maid of honor wore q
duff blue suit and a black hat and furs
Mrs. Hogan, the church organist. played
the wedding march and also played sew
3 eral selections during the mass
Az Tho ClOao NJ fho CpranOny hroakfqS al
was served to the relatives and friends
at the home of the bride on Gilman ave
e nue.. The bride received many gifts. Mr.
e and Mrs. Muldoon will reside at Z Gill
d man avenue after a brief wedding trip.
d At the annual meeting Of the parish
v Guild of st. Luke's Church held Tuesday
l. afternoon the following officers were
n elected: President. Mrs. George w. Smith
vice-president. Mrs. Arthur B. Soule; sec
rotary. Mrs. NJ. N. Buck; treasurer, Mrs
1t NJ. s. Bostwick.
a About 100 members Of the Autonoe clul
n enjoyed the annual tea party at the clut
rooms Tuesday evening. The tables ant
n rooms were handsomely decorated will
d bouquets Of mountain ash berries and 70
l. liage and sprays of woodbine handsomel.
tinted. Over the windows were festoonl
of the woodbine. The arrangements TO
the supper were in charge of the enter
tdlnment COWIllttcc y I WuNSu n1Tbs SId
e. Schof Is chairman.
" franklin county court took a recess
y yesterday morning to Tuesday morn
u ing, October 8, at nine o'clock.
N The local police department is on tn
C. lookout for a man giving the nam
II Fred Markham. who is wanted on tn
charge Of the larceny of several artl
20 cles. The man. who originally cam
~ from Sandriges Falls, N. Y. is said t
be a dope fend. Markham, who severa
weeks & was In the city. s~olicite
several people for money. After spend
ing a few days in jail he was take
home by his father. Later he was hear
from in Swanton and then he was 1
the st. Adams hospital for treatmen
He left there unceremoniously, takin
"a with him a shirt and a pair of shoe
ty belonging to one patient and a pair c
at trousers belonging to another. 1t
n said that he skipped a board bill /
s. Swanton.