Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
CITY NEWS

CITY news
A son. william Ward, was born Monday
o Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Whyte Of 1o4 Cherry
street.
Albert Farmer Of Colchester was granted
a. license to sell real estate in probate
court Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Snow Of 80 Drew
street. are the parents Of a daughter,
,orn November 2.
Grover Fuller Of Jericho and Miss Carrie
Nongeon of this city were married Mo-
vember by the Rev. George w. Daven-
port.
In probate court Thursday Judge J. H.
Macomber appointed Eva L. Grlfflths of
Essex Administrative Of the estate Of Err
nest p. Rowe, late Of Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Adler are the parents Of
Z. son, born at the Mary Fletcher hospital.
Mrs. Adler was formerly Miss Esther
Glasston.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Beecher of q
Broolses avenue announce the engagement
Of their daughter. Ruth, to Herming
Carlson of Ogdensburg. N. Y.
There were settlements and DEGREES in
the estates Of Richard ]. Devereux. Vic
tor Bassett and Hiram j. Conklin, all
late Of this city. in probate court Fri
day.
Miss Della Benoit and Homer Fisher
were married at st. Joseph's Church Mon
day morning at seven o'clock by
Monsignor Jerome M. Cloarec. They were
attended by their fathers.
The marriage Of Lieut.. Francis Mcclure
and Mildred Anges Brown took place FRI
day evening at st. Mary's Cathedral
rectory. The Rev. Joseph F. ellis per-
formed the ceremony.
News has been received here Of the birth
Of 10-pound baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis ]. Lavigne Of Detroit. Mich. The
child was born on October 30. Mrs. La
vigne will be remembered as Miss Marie
Beauchemin Of this city.
Frank Foley and Edith Guyette were
married Thursday morning at St. Mary's
Cathedral rectory by the Rev. Joseph F.
ellis. They were attended by the
groom's stepfather and mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis.
William v. Scully, secretary at the
K. OF c. building at the Post, has accepted
the offer Of a similar position at Camp
Shelby. Hattiesburg. Miss, and is at
present awaiting orders from Washington
to report for duty.
Captain Hunter Of the 18th Field Artil-
.ery, formerly the 18th cavalry. has been
relieved from duty as Post adjutant at
Fort Ethan Allen and has returned to his
troop. His place will be taken for the
present by Lieutenant Nelson.
The United States Daughters Of 1872 met
at the home of Mrs. c. ]. Russell on
Brookes avenue on Friday aftesnoon. His
torical papers were read by Miss Theodore
Peck and Mrs. Arthur s. Isham. The next
meeting will be held December z. with
Mrs. Isham.
Announcements have been received in
town Of the marriage Of Harold A. Mack
Of Woodstock and Miss Dorothy Elwood,
daughter Of Mrs. Frank Elwood Of Bos-
ton. The wedding took place last Satur-
day in Boston. Mr.. Mack was graduated
from the University Of Vermont in 1915.
Ensign C. A. Harris sent four men to
the Newport. R. l.. training station Tues
day. They are aymond r. Holway.
Linus E. Pearson, Verne B. Shortsleeves
and Horace NJ. Carter. All these young
men have enlisted as hospital apprentices.
second class.
Mrs. Sarah N. Browe and Edward M.
Smith were married at $3.50 Saturday
night at the parsonage Of the Unitarian
Church by the pastor. the Rev. c. ].
Staples The couple were unattended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will live at 43 Elm
wood avenue. The groom is employed as
bookkeeper by Morgan Brothers.
Arthur Lyon, who was arrested in Whit
ing Oct. 80. by Deputy Marshal Thomas
Reeves and brought to this city, where
he was locked up in the county Jail, was
turned over to the military authorities
at the Post Thursday. Lyon confessed to
the deputy marshal that he deserted from
the army in April, 1916.
Mrs. William Farrar Weeks of Rutland,
widow Of the late bishop coadjutor Of
Vermont. has recently announced the en-
gagement Of her daughter. Elisabeth.
to Charles Melville Baker Of Boston. Mr..
Baker. who is Harvard graduate, is at
present engaged in library work in
Albany.
At q recent meeting Of the U. v. M.
Alumnae club. held at the home Of Mrs.
g. I. Forbes 1t was decided to raise funds
TOR war work. On Saturday afternoon.
November 10, at Grassmount, Mrs. j. w.
Votey will give lecture-recital on ma
tionalism in music. The alumnae club
hopes to enlist the services Of all college
women for patriotic work.
Sergeant Harry H. Silverman, who for
the past two years has been steward of
the Post exchange at Fort Ethan Allen.
has been appointed to similar position
with the 18TH field artillery. and left
Tor Camp Shelby. Mississippi with that
regiment. Corporal Hagan has been ap-
pointed to succeed Sergeant Silverman at
the Post.
c. q. Curtis, who has been with the
Shepard & Morse Lumber company fol
hve years as accountant left yesterday to
take better position in Albany, N. Y
Mr.. Curtis has been secretary of the
Sunday school of the Baptist Church and
director of the Y. M. c. A. Mr. Curtis
will go to Albany alone. the family moving
later.
Among the Americans now serving with
the Canadian expeditionary forces is
Lawrence j. Donnelly Of 348 North street
this city. who is a sergeant at the Canadian
army medical corps training depot in Hal.
flax. Nova Scotia. Sergeant Donnelly was
employed In the local Office of the Amer
lean Express company. also as spare
agent for that company in the New Eng.
land States.
Marsh Byington will report at the Har
aviation n A.