Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-13
CITY NEWS

The will Of Allen II. Peria. late of
Shelburne, was filed for probate FRI
day.
The will Of Eben Woodruff. late Of
Milton, was filed for probate yester-
day.
The will Of Bridget Cusick, late of
Winooski, was placed on file In the probate
office Monday.
A license to sell real estate was granted
in the estate of William Prentiss, late of
Milton, in probate court Monday.
There was a settlement and decree in
probate court Thursday in the estate Of
Erwin s. Rowley, late of Shelburne.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. s. Adsit announce the
engagement of their daughter, Dorothy
Clary, to Roger Norris Blake Of Eden.
Miss Anna Kelley Of Cherry street was
operated upon Friday at the Mary
Fletcher hospital for an acute attack Of
appendicitis.
DR.. Charles F. Dalton. secretary of the
Vermont State board of health, has re-
ceived word from Bridgewater that case
Of poliomyelitis has broken out there.
Licenses to sell real estate in the es-
tates of Mary A. White and Henry 8.
Wnlte, DOtn tate Oh IIlS CITY, were granted
In probate court Thursday.
A session Of United States court for
naturalization purposes will be held
Saturday morning at nine o'clock at the
postoffice building.
Edward F. Crane. U. v. M. '16. and
for the past nine months with the Rut-
land Herald, has joined the local staff of
the Free Press.
Capt. Oscar Krupp Of this city, who has
been in the coast artillery corps, has been
transferred to the field artillery and Is
now on duty at Fort Sill. Oklahoma.
State Senator Martin s. Villas has APP
pointed Robert Gordon Arkley of Essex
and Joseph H. Fountain of Burlington to
State scholarships in Norwich University.
War department orders announce the
appointment Of Frederick v. Burgess of
this city as a second lieutenant and his
assignment to the 18th infantry.
Friends of Mrs. Mary Holmes Davis
will be interested to know that she Is
now the soprano soloist Of the Park
Avenue Methodist Church. Boston.
Mass.
DR.. Clifton E. Hillary has been COM
missioned first lieutenant in the dental
reserve corps Of the United states army.
DR.. Hillary has been practicing dentis-
try in Burlington for about two years.
Justice of the Peace Jed P. Ladd mar
ried Teresa E. Zero Of this city and Tony
Gillette of Danbury, Conn.,. Saturday
night at his office in the city court room
The groom is a soldier, and is stationed
at the Post.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell Farnham, who
were married at Livonia, n. Y, Sept. 4
have been in the city for few days. Mrs
Farnham was Miss Helen Marie Smith
Mr.. Farnham is a University of Vermont
man, a member Of the class of 1913.
The engagement Of Capt. Charles E.
Hall, son Of Mrs. Minnie Hall Of Brandon.
to Miss Adeline Tower of Salem, Mass,
has been announced. Captain Hall is a
graduate Of the University of Vermont
and a member of the Sigma Phi fra
ternity.
J. E. eastman has stored in his track
warehouse for the Vermont Milk Choco-
late company four carloads of machine
~. six carloads Of cocoa beans. and other
smaller shipments of chairs and trucks
to be used about the building when 1t
is finished.
The Rev. William Henry Barnes, re-
Gently of this city. has accepted the
rectorship Of the Joint parishes Of St.
Luke's at Somers. N. Y. and st. James
at North Salem, N. Y. His postoffice ad-
dress is Purdy's Station, Westminster
county, N. Y.
M. A. Bundy Of this city was in city
court yesterday on a charge OF running
an automobile past an electric car while
It was discharging passengers. On his
plea Of guilty to the charge Judge
Stearns fined him $500. The cost of
prosecution was $7.05.
Clerk Of the County Court Russell
postponed the September term of Chit
tenden county court Tuesday until
this morning at ten o'clock. The
postponement by the clerk was due to
the unavoidable absence of the presiding
Judge. Frank L. Fish of vergennes.
A case, John Dumas VS.. Charles w
Kirby. both of Colchester. was entered
at the county clerks office Saturday
morning. The petitioner claims dam
ages of $500. alleging that the defendant
unlawfully took and detained certain
articles belonging to the plaintiff
President Guy Potter Benton who ex-
pected to sail for France ON Saturday.
will not sail until some time this week
He returned to the city for the week.
end and left again for New York Sunday
evening. Mrs. Benton and the Misses
Benton will go to New York Saturday fol
the winter.
Assistant Surgeon Cephas Of the local
navy recruiting station yesterday ex-
amined Charles F. Hackett Of White
River junction for the position of second
class fireman in the navy. Hackett
passed successfully and Ensign Harris
ordered him to Boston. where he is to re-
port on board receiving ship.
Four settlements and DEGREES were
made in the estates of deceased persons
by Judge j. H. Macomber in probate
court Friday. They were in the es
tates Of Frank f. Rodliff. late of this
city. Euretta L. Wolcot. late of Essex
Arthur f. Clement. late of this city, and
Justin H. Gloyd late of Richmond.
DR.. NJ o. Eddy of Jericho entered a
suit against Mary Hasford of Bolton al
the office of the clerk of the county
court Friday. The case will be tried
at the September term of court The
suit is to recover the sum of $500 fol
professional services. including dam
ages, alleged to be owing the petitioner
The hunting season for wild ducks
except wood ducks and for wild geese opens
September 16 and closes January l. No
more than 20 Of these birds can be taker
In single day, and they cannot be takei
from boat propelled otherwise than b,
hand, with the aid of a jack, nor upoI
their FEEDING grounds between sunset AM