Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
CITY NEWS

Linus H. Slater, late Of Essex, was maze
In probate court Monday
son was born on December IL at
Rouses Point, N. Y, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hoag. Mrs. Hoag was formerly Miss Mary
l.. Byrne of this city.
Prof and Mrs. Thomas Reed Powell are
the parents Of n daughter. Georgiana
Reed Powell, born Wednesday December
u in New York city.
Linus J. Campbell, who enlisted some
time ago in the quartermaster reserve
corps, left Friday for training camp
at Jacksonville, Fla.
In probate court Friday Patrick
Egan of Winooski was appointed admin
istrator Of the estate Of Johanna r. Egan,
late Of the same village.
The Rev. and Mrs. Charles Chase Will
son of Roslndale. Mass, are the parents
of a daughter. born Saturday. Mrs. Will
son was Miss Mary DeForest Clark.
There was a settlement and decree in
the estate Of Jonathan H. Lamplough,
late Of Winooski. in probate court yes
terday.
Charles Gabaree, Jr., Of Milton was APP
pointed administrator Of tho estate OF
Charles Gabaree. ST., late Of Milton, In
probate court yesterday.
Mrs. T. B. Hanna gave a pleasant tea
Saturday afternoon for her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Mckinney. of Madison. N. j.. who
is visiting at the Hanna home on South
Willard street for a week.
DR.. A. L. Larner, lieutenant in the Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. has received orders to
report at Philadelphia and will go from
there to San Antonio, Texas. His office
on Bank street has been closed.
Lieut.. Robert L. Maynard of 70 Pine
street left Tuesday for New York city,
where he will be stationed at base
hospital. Mrs. Maynard accompanied
her husband and will live in Yonkers.
N. Y.
Mrs. Archie Newton of 229 North
winooski avenue announces the engage
ment Of her daughter, Miss Lenna G..
Newton. to George 7. Mcguire Of Wor-
cester, Mass. They will be married early
in the spring.
Miss Constance Wheeler. who recently
went to France to enter the canteen
service Of the Red Cross, writes that
she Is occupying quarters in Paris with
Miss Dorothy Jocelyn. who is in the Red
Cross nurse service.
Miss Reba Demerritt of School street
has commenced her duties as assistant
clerk to Miss Orabelle Ripley at the local
board of exemption rooms. Miss Demerritt
was selected by the local board some time
ago, her selection being confirmed in
Montpelier recently.
William T. Farley. cashier of the New
York Life Insurance company, who en-
listed in the quartermasters reserve last
June, has received orders to report to
Jacksonville, Fla, and left Friday night.
Ernest G. Atkins has been appointed act
Ing cashier in Mr.. Earley's absence.
John A. Fillioe Of Brandon. Wilfred L.
LAUDER Of Middlebury and Hall Z. Rob-
erts Of Champlain N. Y, were enlisted
at the local navy recruiting station Tues
day by Ensign Crosley, following their
acceptance by the examining physician.
DIR. Cecha.
d. S. Jones Of Essex Center. principal
of the high school in that town. is an
other young man who has served on the
local board of exemption gratuitously.
and incidentally served the nation in It's
selection Of recruits from 100000 regis
trants.
were appointed executors Of the will of
Agnes Leslie Peck. late Of this city. by
Judge j. H. Macomber in probate court
yesterday. W. C. Isham and F. w. Elliott
were appointed commissioners and ap'
praisers in this estate.
Saturday afternoon at a tea given in
the Pi Beta Phi rooms the engagement
Of Miss Edith R. Gates. daughter Of ex-
Gov. c. w. Gates Of Franklin, to Lieut..
Merle Halsey Davis was announced
Both are graduates of the University OF
Vermont in the class Of 1915. Lieutenant
Davis is now at Camp Monroe, Va.
w. H. Orvis of Bristol has recently taker
q position with the Ferguson G Adsit com
pany Of this city. Mr.. Orvis will devote
his entire time to the wholesale distribu
ton of the General and Hartford tires
- for which Ferguson & Adsit company ar
the exclusive wholesale distributors To-
Vermont and northern New York.
News has been received Of the brit
Of a son. December II, to DR.. and Mrs
Alfred J. Giguere Of Lowell. Mass. Mrs
Giguere will be remembered as Mis-
Madeline Davis. graduate of the higl
school, DR.. Gguere is a graduate OF thu
University of Vermont. The child ha
been named after its father.
Edward F. Crane. who left Burlington
about a month ago to take the war worl
course at the Y. NJ. C. A. College II
Springfield. Mass. has completed hi
course there and was in the city las
night on his way to his home in Hard
wick, where he will remain until Gale,
TO service.
The Hotel Vermont is to be headquarter
for the State dairymen's convention
which is to be held in this city on Januar
Is. 16 and II. On the evening 81 the lit
an elaborate banquet is to be served a
the hotel, arrangements to this effect hav
ing been completed yesterday. 1t l
anticipated that more than 200 will be 4
attendance.
Vermont State chemists met In this cit
Friday. They enjoyed lecture O.
"Dyestuffs," given by Mr.. Munroe Of tn
American Wooden company. in the after
noon at the Williams Science hall. i
the evening. following a dinner at tn
Hotel Vermont, P. G. Basford. a membe
of the Canadian Munitions company O
Montreal, gave an address on THE Man
ufacture and Handling of Nitric Acid"
L. W. Barry Of Milton went Monda
night to Portsmouth. N. H., to join tn
coast artillery corps stationed there MI
Barry, who Is a registrant, but who ha
not yet been called. requested permissio
from the board of exemption to Join thi
branch of the service recently, and tn
order Of approval from the adjutant
generals Office at Montpelier came yes