Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-18
CITY NEWS

There was a settlement and decree In
the estate of Flora Rowe. late Of this
city, in probate court Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene A. Smith are the
parents of a son, born Sunday afternoon
at the Mary Fletcher hospital.
There was a settlement and decree in
probate court Tuesday in the estate of
Henry G.. Fuller. late Of this city.
A settlement and decree was made in
probate court Monday in the estate OF
Ira Bromley. late of South Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Bissonette of %
Nash place announce the engagement
of their daughter, Blanche, to c. w.
Written Of East Granville.
Late army orders announce the transfer
of Capt. A. T. Colley, Second cavalry, al
Fort Ethan Allen, to Camp Devens, Aver
Mass. to his troop for duty.
The marriage of Comstock Ladd OF
Charlotte and Dolores Hubbard ofthis city
took place Saturday at st. Mary's rectory
the Rev. Joseph +. ellis performing the
ceremony.
Miss Della Mary Croto Of 40 Strong
street and Arthur Louis Peltz. a military
man. were married at the parsonage Of st
Josephs Church Sunday afternoon al
four o'clock by Monsignor Jerome NJ
Cloarec.
Miss Marguerite Aud has been engaged
as contralto in the Unitarian quartet
Miss Aud takes the place of Miss Con-
stance Rutter, who left last Thursday
for New York. where she will continue
her vocal studies.
Harold f. Farnham of Derby was en-
listed into the service of the navy Fri.
day at the local navy recruiting sta
ton. He was recruited as an appren-
tice seaman, and went that night to the
training school at Norfolk Va.
Clark C. Briggs was appointed admin.
istrator of the estate of Fred A. Bor-
rette late of this city. in probate court
Tuesday. John f. Lavell and John F
IIolloran were appointed commissioners
and appraisers.
Ralph w. Bissonette gave dinner
party Tuesday evening in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Bissonette of Hart
ford. Conn. Mrs. Bissonette was for
merly Miss b. Phipps of Rutland. They
were married in Hartford last Monday
Sanford d. Warren of Williston was
appointed administrator of the estate Of
Adeline Talcott, late of Williston. in pro
bate court Tuesday. c. d. Caswell ant
Hiram S. Isham. both of the same town
were appointed commissioners and ap
praisers.
IL. J. Daigle has resigned as manager
of the Prudential Insurance compan!
in northern Vermont and has accepted
the general agency of the Penn. Mutua
Life Insurance company of Philadelphia
with headquarters in the Howard Ma
tional bank building in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Hoag of 317 Soutl
Winooski avenue left Sunday evening 70
Chicago en- route to Denver, Colo Afte
a few weeks in Chicago and Rockford. Ill
Mr.. Hoag will go Immediately TO take VI
his new position with the Western Uniol
Telegraph company in Denver.
Miss Eleanor White Of New York city
Bishop Hopkins Hall. Is, daughter O
Mrs. Emma Ohandler) White. U. v. NJ
$50. and Luther c. White, Dartmouth. 81
former residents OF Burlington, wa
elected president OF her class, that Q
1919. at Wellesley College last week.
Another rise of cent quart in TIL
price of milk faces Burlington consum
ers. IL cents quart being now the rul
ing price. The time was, and not 8
very many years ago either, when mill
was sold in Burlington for six cent
q quart-but why refer to those halcyo
days?
A. c. Shufedt is to nil the position @
floor superintendent in the F. d. AbeI
nethy store, made vacant by the resigna
ton of Osman Melendy, who left on Sa,
urday for Charlestown, West Va. Nj
Shufeldt for the past few years has bee
in charge of the ready-to-wear depart
ment at the store.
n w. Warner of Bay View stros
has just returned from a ten days tri
to central Illinois. In that section
the State, crops are good with the es
ception of potatoes which run ligh
Oats, wheat and corn are above tt
normal yield. Most Of the corn is no
out of danger of injury from frost.
The friends of DR.. II. L. Frost. U. V.
1912, will be pleased to hear of his PRONE
ton to the rank of captain in the medic
reserve corps, L. s. A.. after only thru
months service as first lieutenant Ca
tain Frost is stationed at Fort Eths
Allen. where he is adjutant Of Il
medical department training units.
Frank Weber, who has been maj
ager of The Balsams at Franconia,
H., the past summer. Is at the Hot
Vermont for few days. He will lea'
shortly for Daytona, Fla, where
will take general charge Of the Ridg
wood hotel, of which Col. e. P. Woo
bury of this city Is one of the prime
pal owners.
Albert Brown of this city was a
raigned in city court yesterday on Il
charge of stealing s36 from Robe
Davis. also of this city on July 4. T.
young man has been in jail since q
21st Of September. He pleaded n
guilty to the charge, and as there W
not sufficient evidence to hold him,
was discharged.
Acting President George II. Perkins
the University Of Vermont has receiv
letters from DR. Guy Potter Benton to I
effect that he had a very pleasant voya
across to France and that he is n,
located in the headquarters Of the Y.
c. A. War Work Council in Paris and
poets to be there for the present as
supervisor of field work
miscellaneous shower was tende,
Miss Jeanette T.. Wall at her home at
North Willard street last night in hor
OF her approaching marriage to Maxw
PhillipsOn of Utica, N. Y. About 40 of |
lady friends attended. There was mu
and vocal selections. Miss Wall was
recipient OF many useful pieces of CHI
ware, cut glass and linen.
The names Of Ave registrants who W
examined by the local board of exempt
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