Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
franklin COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.


and Mrs. Frank,L. Greene. Is one Of the
81 Vermonters who have been accepted
for the first officers training camp at
Plattsburgh. Mr. Greene is a candidate
for the artillery. OF the officers training
camps in this country there are only
three that have facilities for training
artillerymen. These are at Fort Sill.
Okla, Fort Riley. Kans.. and Leon
Springs. Texas. 1t is possible, then. that
the artillery candidates. those at Platts-
burgh and other camps, may be concen-
trated at one Of these three camps for
training. From July Is 1916. to Septen-
Der Is. 1915. Mr.. Greene served in Toby
hanna. Pa. with Battery D, 10th F. A..
N. G. Conn. The battery was composed
of Yale students and when the trouble
and later mustered into the federal serv-
Ice and were stationed at Tobyhanna dur
ing the summer.
NJ. 8. Bostwick narrowly escaped seri-
Gus injury Wednesday May when the
automobile which he was driving became
unmanageable. leaving the road and going
over the railroad track in the Missisquoi
valley branch Of the Central Vermont
railway. down a slight grade into an
onion patch. The accident occurred near
Sheldon. Mr.. Bostwick was thrown over
the front Of the car. but escaped unin-
jured.
During the month of April there were
20 births. 10 deaths and six marriages
registered at the city clerks Office. OF
the births II were male and eight female.
Miss Florence Curtis. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Curtis. and Ronald 2.
Campbell. both of this city. were mar.
ried at the home of the formers parents
Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. the
Rev. John Benjamin Magee. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. performing
the ceremony.
Dr. W. B. Arnold, who for Is years has
been prdacticing medicine in this city, has
been appointed health officer Of this city
by DR.. c. F. Dalton, secretary Of tie
State board of health. DR.. Arnold will I'LL
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
DR.. Arthur o. Morton, who has been
health officer for 10 years. Dr. Arnold is
a graduate Of the Bellevue hospital medi-
cal college. New York. DR.. Morton was
graduated from the college OF medicine at
the University of Vermont in 1899.
Joseph Wfllett left the city Monday
morning for Boston. From there he will
start on his 295th round trip from Bos.
ton to Los Angeles. Cal. and return. Mr.
Willett is in the employ Of the Chicago
: Constable c. H. Chase took Nelson
Menard to the Brandon School for Feeble,
Minded Monday morning.
pretty wedding took place Saturday
evening at eight o'clock at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. v. FELTON,. when their only
daughter. Miss Charlene v. FELTON,, and
Harry Porter Howe OF Leominster, Mass.
were united In marriage. Only relatives anr
Intimate friends were present. Tho Rev
John Benjamin Magee performed the cere.
mony. The maid OF honor was Miss Glars
Business OF Quincy, Mass, and the best
man was Robert p. Pelton of Boston
brother OF the bride. The wedding march
was played by Miss Margaret E. Buckley
pianist. and E. Roy Anderson, violinist.
reception was held Immediately after thu
ceremony at which Eugene Quart, pianist
Mr.. Anderson. and Henry w. Hatch, eel
list. played. Among those from out Of
town who attended were: Mr.. and Mrs
c. H. Howe and Miss Helen Howe Of
Leominster. Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
d. Harnden OF Taunton. Mass. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Luther Putnam. Mr.. and Mrs. J. X
Putnam and Miss Mabel Putnam Of Cam
bridge Mr., and Mrs. Sidney Putnam ol
Winooski. Miss Dorothy Small Of Nor
risville. Miss Marion Rickert of Barre
Miss Chloe Correll Of East Douglas, Mass.
and Miss Mildred Teachout Of Esses
Junction.
Tho condition of Mrs. George Heming
way, who attempted suicide at her hom'
Friday evening about $50 o'clock b,
drinking carbolic acid. Is favorable. Ac
cording "a stories OF neighbors