Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-07


the Lake George Steamboat company. held
at the general Office Of the company in
the village Of Lake George, N. T.. yes
terday. the following directors were elect
ed to serve the ensuing year: l.. r. Loree.
w. II. Williams and c. A. Walker Of
New York. F. p. Gutelius Of Albany and
u. A. Loomis Of Burlington. The annual
meeting Of the directors for organise ton
will be held later.
The annual meeting Of the Graduate
Nurses association was held at 16 Col
chester avenue Thursday afternoon at
three o'clock. Officers were elected as
follows: President, A. Bessie Pratt;
vice-president. Elsie c. Pease: clerk,
Leila Collins: treasurer, Eula Cooper;
approver. Mrs. Genevieve Power. The
trustees are Marie White, Elizabeth
Holmes. Mabel Dodge and Mrs. Edward
Reeves. Following the meeting, tea
was served.
Burlington friends of Kenneth Fl.
owens Of Plainfeld. Ill.,. who was grad
uated from the University Of Vermont In
1913 have received news Of his marriage
to Miss Chittenden of Boulder. Colo.
Mr.. Owens will sail soon for France.
where he will Join the American Ambu-
lance corps. The ambulance which he
will drive and the funds for its mainte-
nance are the gift of the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity. in memory Of the late General
Frederick II. Funston.
The will Of George ". Foster. late Of
Jericho. was proved in probate court
Tuesday and Mary A. Foster was APP
pointed executrix Of hte will, with ]. T.
Narpoy opa w n,,~tno q nvvotsapa
Reeves Of this city was appointed ad
ministrator Of the estate Of Elizabeth
Langevine, late Of this city. There wers
settlements and DEGREES in the estates o,
Mary Douglass, late Of Milton. Thomas L
Dunn, Catherine A. Dunn and Elizabeth
H. M. Lynch, all late Of this city.
The divorce petition Of winifred A. Ellis.
worts VS.. Hulin G. Ellsworth was filed
Thursday at the county clerks office
Intolerable severity and neglect and re.
fusal to support are the grounds of the
petition. j. j. Enright represents the
petitioner. The suit of Spear Brothers
of this city VS.. the Loomis-Dakin com.
pany, Ltd. a corporation of Sherbrooke
Can. was also filed Thursday. The plain
tiffs. who are represented by Max l.
Powell. seek to recover $500 due on q
debt.
L. B. Hindman and W. w. Hampe ar
rived from New York city yesterday ant
have begun their work as Y. NJ. c. A
secretaries at Fort Ethan Allen. Mr.
Hindman has been the general secretar,
Of the Elmira- N. Y, association for sew
eral years. Mr.. Hampe is a student il
Princeton, class of 1918, and last sum
mer was one Of the Y. NJ. c. A. secre
| taries on the Mexican border. While tn
association building is being erected tn
| work will be done in a large tent.
chancery petition to convey rea
estate was filed Monday at the count,
clerks office by Powell & Powell, attor
neys for Mrs. Marie NJ. Carey of Col
chester. The real estate is held in tn
name Of Mrs. Marie Carey and her hus
band. James NJ. Carey, who. according t.
| the petition. has deserted her. In orde
to satisfy mortgage on the property an,
| to avoid the expense of foreclosure. Mrs
| Carey asks the court to grant her tn
right to convey it and to give the dee
the same force and effect as IL signed b,
her husband.
An adjourned session Of the May tern
OF United States court for this distric
will be held at Newport, opening July 9
At this session Of court Henry Diamond
will be tried for smuggling narcotics int,
this country from Canada. The Diamon,
| case was started at the regular May tern
| at Windsor last month but after 1t ha,
been on trial for two days one Of tn,
Jurors was taken Ill with chickenpox 8,
| that the case had to be postponed. I
| is possible that the case of the colore,
| porter. Butler. who was arrested wit,
Diamond. will be disposed Of at the ses
sion to be held at Newport.
| Men from the States Of Vermont. Maine
New Hampshire. Massachusetts, Rhod
Island and Connecticut and from Ney
Jersey. Delaware. Maryland, Virgins
and the District of Columbia who ar
| chosen for the second series of trainin
| camps for officers. which will open Au
gust p. will be stationed at Fort Mye,
Va, according to a statement given on
from the acknowledgements office a
tWashington. d. c. The second series o
camps will last until November 2s. whe
a third series will be opened il it is nee
essary to obtain enough officers for tn
army.
Most Of the important business whic
came before the board of school com
| missioners at their monthly meeting Sat
urday evening at the high school buildin
was put over for special meeting. whic
will be held in the near future Bids fo
plumbing work at the Junior high an
IRA Allen schools were opened. but nc
accepted. This work will cost abor
$500. The fuel situation was also dis
cussed. An unusual number Of mino
ailments. but few conta gious disease
among the public school pupils was d.,
closed by the reports Of the medical ir
spectors Bills amounting to $s73Se wer
ordered paid. with tho approval Of tn
finance committee.
The NTH annual reunion Of st. Paul
Ichoir was held Sunday at the pa,
ish house, about rs sitting down to SUP
per at $50 o'clock. ]. o. Beckwitl
the president, presided. and the recto
the Rev. George w. Davenport. CAV
a. short talk as did also the newly elect
ed president, ]. A. Rustin. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, .
A. Rustin: vice-president, George !
Little; secretary, w. J. Gotta; treasure
A. W. Hill: executive committee. ]. {
Beckwith. G. II. Sweetland, Ives Tae
CART. c. G, McGaffey and Harry Gallul
The members of the recently forme
young woman's choir, which is sins
ing now regularly with the boys choi
were also present at the reunion. TIL
supper was served in charge of T. Y
Quincy.
Henry Chaperon. more familiarl
known as pete" Chaperon, was take
into city court yesterday on a warrant II
sued by States Attorney Allen Marti,
charging him with criminal assault o
Lena Rouse. Chaperon was arrested o