Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-01
CITY NEWS

son was born early last evening to
Mr.. and Mrs S. NJ. Boardman Of Bradley
street.
There was n settlement and decree In
the estate Of John Cannon. late OF Col
chester. IN probate court Friday.
Mrs. NJ. n. wilcox. who underwent an
oDeration for appendicitis at the Mary
Fletcher hospital Tuesday, is doing well.
A license to sell real estate in the estate
OF Charles Edward German. late OF this
city, was granted in probate court Tues
day.
The divorce case Of Roswell ]. Bromley
Of this city against Daisy f. Bromley was
filed at the Office of the clerk Of county
court yesterday. The ground Tor divorce
Ia set UP as intolerablc severity.
In probate court Monday the will Of
Lemuel G. Atwood. late Of Essex. was
proved. Kate T. Pierce OF Hinesburg
was appointed guardian of Fanny L. and
carlan L.. Pierce. minor wards Of times
burg.
Word has been received In this city OF
the birth of "a son Friday night to Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy u. Pierce Of Hartford, Conn.
The child's name is Robert Allen. Mr..
Wells & Richardson Co. Mrs. Pierce Will
bo remembered rs Edna Shufclt.
Edward n. L,omis OF New York.
breeder of blooded horses and cows. who
has an orchard o. $500 apple trees on
farm in the town OF Addison. Is preparing
to build a big L-shaped dock between
Potash point and Sawmill bay. about OPP
posite Port Henry, on which to ioai ap-
pies.
DR.. Glenn ]. Parker. who was grad-
Cated in the class of 1915 from the
Medical College of the University of
Vermont, has completed sixteen
months interncship a. tho Philadcl-
phia Genera, hospital, passed the ex-
aninations aud taken a position on tho
staff of surgeons Of the Pennsylvania
railroad.
Catherine Mccain will be taken from
the county Jail in this city to-day to the
State prison at Windsor, where she will
complete a sentence imposed for adultery.
The woman was paroled by the Governor
and is sent back or q Governors warrant
for violation of her parole. She had be-
tween five ard six months to s1-ve on the
original seGltcnce-
James Collins and William Welsh. men,
toned at Fort Ethan Allen. were sem
fenced in city court Monday to spend
not less than six nor more than eight
months at the house of correction. Both
pleaded guilty in city court last week to
the charge of adultery, being taken from
the Montreal House.
In probate court yesterday Lila s. At
wood was appointed Administrative OF
the estate of Lemuel G. Atwood, late OF
Essex, with B. A. Stone and George Orvis
of Essex commissioners and appraisers
There were DEGREES in the estates of Chris
TOPPER Desautels and F'lavie Desautels
late Of Colchester, and Eliza F. Bronson
Colman, late Of Shelburne.
Invitations have been received in the
city for the marriage of Francis Leonard
Burrage, Jr.. a graduate of the Univer
sity of Vermont in 1910. and Ruth CarolyI
Carroll. The wedding will take place OF
Saturday evening, March 10. at Leomin
ster. Mass. After June they will be a
home at South View farm. Dudley
Mass. Mr.. Burrage is a member of thu
Sigma Phi fraternity.
Irene Foster. the woman who was ar
rested with A. Q. MCGEE. both bein,
charged with selling intoxicating liquo
at the Montreal House on Battery street
where she was employed by him. was il
city court yesterday to be sentenced
having been found guilty on trial. Sh
was sentenced to serve not less than 81,
tnor more than IL months at the Stat,
house of correction at Rutland. She will
be taken down to-day.
DR.. Clarke Agnew. son Of the Rev. an
Mrs. Agnew of High Falls. N. Y, re
ceived orders from the navy department
few days ago to report at Washington
for duty as surgeon on one of the battle
ships. Clarke Agnew is a graduate O
Kingston Academy, 1910, and is also
graduate Of the University of Vermont
1915. He served his interneship at 81
Johns hospital. Yonkers, the Lying-i
hospital. and the Orthopaedic hospita
New York city.
A deed was filed at the city clerk
transferring the Fremeau block on uppe
Church street from Mrs. Anna l.. Ere
meau to J. l.. Southwick. and possessio
has already been given. The Fremea
block Is to be consolidated with the he
ley property which lies to the north an
rear of 1t. making a frontage on Churc
street of So feet with depth of $50 fee
1t is expected the stores will eventual
be improved in various ways. includin
SAScioioh " d ueptu oI lO Ieet OF SOs
may be desired by tenants. the entrant
to the rear of the property being by wa
of Winooski avenue
1t is expected by the National Associ'
ton for the Study and Prevention
Tuberculosis that the Vermont Associi
ton for the Prevention of Tuberculos
will take fourth place in the States
class A as regards the sale Of the Chris
mas seal. 1t is thought that when a
returns are in that Vermont will be four
to have sold 5000 worth of these Chris
mas seals. 1t at present looks as thout
the new association in Wyoming wou
get the pennant for the largest sale, wi
Connecticut second and Rhode Islai
third. These estimates made by the n
tional association may not hold whit
final reports from all States come in, Il
time limit not being up until March !.
At the annual meeting Of the Vermo
branch of the Railway Mail Carriers a
snciation of the United States, held Su
day afternoon at the armory in til
city, officers for the ensuing year we
elected as follows: President. J.. L. Lal
of Chester; ce-presidents. e. B. Metca
of Essex Junction. r. p. futile and J.
Roberts of this city; secretary and trea
urer. j. NJ. Ashley Of this city; nembc
of executive committee, c. j.. Malan'
Of Burlington, T.. r. Akcy Of st. Albar
r.. j. Rant of Rutland and r.
Blanchard of White River Junction. G.
Jackson Of this city. who has been pre-.
dent Of the association for the past thr
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