Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-05

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where she has a position in the office Of
| the National Life Insurance company.
Miss Gretta Wanda Cochranc, daugh-
ter of Frank Cochrane Of Groton, was
married Wednesday, June q to Sergeant
Perley Wells of Company II, First YER
mont regiment, the ceremony being per-
| formed by the Rev. l.. O. Sherburne at
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +.
Wells or Main street. They were attended
| by Miss Marion Irwin and Francis
Keogh. The bride is native of Groton =
and for seven months has been employed
as operator in the local telephone ex-
change. The groom is supply sergeant for
| Company III. He was at the border with
the regiment year ago. Sergeant Wells
returned to the fort Thursday morning.
Clarence Senter, who Is in the insur-
| ance business at Hartford Conn, spent
the weekend in Montpelier with rela-
tives. Mr.. Senter has received let
ter from his brother, John Senter, who
is In Canadian regiment and has made
application for transfer to one of the
American regiments He is recovering
| from an Illness and is doing clerical
work in the British army.
Arguments were made Monday in
probate court in the hearing on the set
Element Of the accounts of Nellie II.
Morse, administrators of the estate of
her husband, George w. Morse late of
| waterbury. Mrs. Morse claims she
should be allowed certain amounts for
work done and responsibility. The
claim was made during the hearing that
the estate was insolvent and it is pos
, sible that her husband may be called
upon to make good. Mrs. Morse en-.
tered Monday her appeal in county
court from the decision of the pro.
bate commissioners of the estate of DR..
w. F. Minard. late of Waterbury. She
claimed $1,000 should be allowed and
| this the commissioners refused to do,
awarding her but s225.
Sheriff Frank II. Tracy sold at auction
Monday the fixtures of the Imperial
alley and pool room on State street for
merly operated by Robert II. Hawkins.
Several weeks ago the mortgages fore
closed on the property and placed the
business in the hands of the sheriff. Lester
II. Greene purchased the alleys, pool
tables and other fixtures fer SlS23. Mr..
Greene will conduct the business for the
present, but stated that 1t is for sale.
Independence day, 1917. in Montpelier
was generally conceded to be the quiet
est ever observed, attempt being
made to have any celebration and be-
cause of the infantile paralysis cpl
demic very few children were on the
streets with noise producers. The
might before" was also exceptionally
quiet the special policemen having
very little to do. One store commenced
to sell fire crackers early in the eve
ming. but when requested by Chief Of
Police Connolly to observe the regula-
lions made by the city council, namely,
not to sell until four o'clock in the
morning, the storekeeper very promptly
closed his place of business. No acct
dents were reported during the day. al
though 1T was reported here that a
Barre man was injured about the face
when dynamite cap exploded unex-
pectedly as he was placing it on the
car track.
There were 101 births in Montpelier
during the six months period ending
June 80. 43 being males and So females
In February % children were born and
in March 90.
Frank NJ Cory received cable
gram from his son, william Cory,
tuesday forenoon informing him that
,ne young man had arrived safely at
French port. Mr.. Cory sailed from
New York 10 days ago as a member Of
an American ambulance unit.
| Harold jackson of Hartford, Conn,
VINO mas been spending several days in
the city with friends. left Tuesday for
Boston, to visit his parents. He ex-
. poets to go next month to Fort Meyer,
va. to take an officers training course.
herman Burley commenced work this
week In the actuary's department of the
National Life Insurance company Mr.
Burley was for several years employed
IN the local office of the American Ex-
press company. but more recently has
made his home in St. Adams, where he
represented the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company. His family will remain
in st. Adams for the present
| Il
OF the Riverside and has returned to
Marshfed to reside. c. L. Parmenter
owner Of the Riverside. will operate the
hotel for the present
The hearing on the settlement of Nellie
ii. Morse, administrators of the George
II. Morse estate. has been continued until
July % in probate court. The hearing
has already consumed five days
Gunner's Mate John Alvin, in charge
OF the local naval recruiting station, is
expecting daily to receive orders to close
. the local station until the infantile
paralysis situation is improved He re-
ceived notice several days ago to pre-
pare to close, but the orter has not yet
arrived.
Forrest r. Heath of Orleans went YES
; terday to Burlington to be examined
FOR the navy as an apprentice seaman
Mr.. Heath enlisted through the local re-
cruiting office.
Miss Eleanor Holmes the 12-year-old
daughter of Warren Holmes of Spring.
field. Mass. who was taken Ill with pneu-
monia while visiting relatives in the city.
is resting more comfortably at Heaton
hospital. Her father arrived in the city
! the first of the week
Rollo *. Blanchard returned yesterday
to New York city, where he Is en-
: ployed. having spent several days in the
) city as the guest Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Blanchard.
MONTPELIER.
Five Lanesboro persons. two men and
three women, We're arraigned in city
court Saturday afternoon, all pleading
guilty to charges of breach of the peace
They were arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Lawson in Lanesboro after complaint had
been made to the States attorney that
| thew had