Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29

from the Fanny Allen hospital, whore she
died after an operation. She was native
of Barre, aged 80 years. and leaves her
husband; one son. Charles; her aged
mother, Mrs. Lena Chandler; and one
brother. Frank Chandler OF Montpelier.
Lieut.. Arthur Ellis arrived home Tues
day from Plattsburgh training camp. His
name was not among those announced in
the papers Monday, but he came away
with a desirable commission. for ne Is
squadron adjutant Of the signal corps In
the aviation department with the rank
Of first lieutenant, which means he Will 80
into service soon He has been the rep
resentative of the Phoenix Life Insurance
and Queens Fire Insurance companies Tor
Vermont He reports ut Champagne, Ill.
Harold jackson. another Montpelier ooy'
who was commissioned. was here Mon
day night and was entertained by his
friends at the Elks. He left on the night
train for Boston, where he will be mar
ried, It is understood. the last Of the week.
He leaves shortly for service In France.
Howard Lance, who has been employed
in the National Life offices. has made ap-
plication for enlistment in the aviation
corps at Boston.
A heavy snowstorm was experienced
in this section of the State Thursday
night. Farmers coming here from the
rural communities reported 1oot OF
snow on the hills in adjacent country.
Sleds and sleighs appeared on the
street. Small loads of wood were
brought here on sleds. The telephone
lines into the country, including to-
wards Burlington. were put out OF or.
der. Many city lines were also out or
commission. The fire alarm system had
to repair one circuit. A large limb OF
a tree on Loomis street was broken
under it's load Of wet snow. The light
company experienced trouble In the ad-
jacent country. The Central Vermont
despatching wires south of Montpelier
were out of order in the morning
Notice of the marriage of Miss Le-
nora Patterson of this city and Leland
Vincent of Richford has been received.
DIR. Z. F. Clark has been appointed
chairman of the fuel committee in Cas-
Teton. The other members are James
Cummings and Clarence Coon.
A. w. Daily and z. S. Meigs have pur-
chased the Imperial bowling alleys.
taking possession Friday. They will
change the name to the Pastime alleys.
Both are we'll known in the lunch and
bowling business in Montpelier. They
will open the lunch room which has
been closed.
Capt. ]. e. Coghlan, many years COM
manding officer of Company II, is re-
covering from an operation at Heaton
hospital. He has been offered COM
mission in the regular army providing
the growth upon his neck is satisfac-
torily removed. 1t was because of this
that he was rejected last June at Fort
Ethan Allen.
Harry Pratt Of Proctor, president OF the
Vermont branch of the Red Cross. was
in the city Tuesday In conference with
Gov. H. F. Graham relative to the cam
paign which, 1t is expected. the Vermont
branch will conduct few days preceding
Christmas. Mr.. Pratt wants to increase
the membership from IA per cent. Of the
population to 20 per cent. This will be a
better showing than exists in any State in
the Union.
Patrick Driscoll, who three summers
ago was thought to have been killed by
the train at Middlesex and who later APP
peared, appeared in town again Wednes-
day morning. This time. he claimed that
while sleeping in a room in the Tomassi
block Tuesday night he had been robbed
of $50. He said he was working for the
international Paper company at Granville
. and came to Barre after 'booze." that he
got it, and came back to Montpelier. en-
gaging the room and going to bed. In the
morning he missed the money. He looked
for his liquor. but found that had not beer
touched.
The marriage Of Miss Evelyn Densmore
Of Middlesex and Chauncey Hunt Minot'
of Montpelier took place at two O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF the
bride in the presence of the immediate
relatives of the contracting parties. The
Rev. l.. c. Carson performed the serv
ice. They were attended by Miss Rena
/ II 1~-sI C1a
Densmore, brother of the bride. Aftel
wedding trip they will live in Mont
pelier. The groom is a son of Addison
: Minott and has lived in Montpelier since
childhood He has been a rural free de
. livery mail carrier for a few years. Th'
( bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Z,
, Densmore and has attended Montpelie
high school and Montpelier Seminary.
, ]. II. Pierce and Clayton r. Hall, tw,
Massachusetts, boys. who have been at
I tending Norwich University. have en-
D listed through the local naval recruiting
:. office. They decided that navy life wa
Q better than college experience. Edwin
8 Steel, another Norwich third-year man
accompanied them to Burlington, afte
e which he went to Fort Ethan Allen t
n enlist in the engineering corps of tn
, regular army.
= Word has been received from Mrs
Q w. l.. Bridge of Cambridge, Mass, tina
Y she has suffered a badly burned arr
( as a result Of hot lard tipping over.
o Is feared that the use of some of tn
!. muscles will be impaired.
Q WATERBURY.
e There was a large attendance at tn
( annual chicken-pie dinner and sale of tn
q Ladies' Union in the social room of tn
= Congregational Church. a picture Of tn
v pastor of the church, the Rev. Williai
:, l.. Boicourt, now doing Y. NJ. c. A. worl
}. probably near Lyons, France, holding
! prominent place. An interesting lettt
i received Tuesday night, dated Octobt
|, 80 from "a Village in France" follows
t my dear friends: A few days ago
q sent you through the Waterbury Recor
Is a letter written from my window. Thi
l. was a lovely scene. but there was SOM
thing lacking In the room itself-it ha
l. no steam radiator nor any substitu
a therefor. Moreover. being in the pril
e cipal hotel of the place. 1t was expensive
h So, girding myself for the task and sun
n moning my courage and my little con
70 mand of French, I essayed forth to hui
"a a room in a private house. AS a resul
l. am writing this not at any window b'
II by my own fireplace in a pleasant roor
v where the cost is one-third that OF II
~ former room with it's dignity and tilt
ar chilliness. Here at this house lives
n man who lost an arm early In the WI
is and Is now engaged as clerk in ban
ia He has two boys, three years old and
t. months. respectively. and the WELDON
g. sounds of children in the house come
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