Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27
CITY news

The will of Ellen McGraw. late of this
city. was filed for probate Friday.
The will of william Grisenthwaite. lasc
of this city, was flied for probate yes
tcrday.
The will of Mary A. w. A. Harris late
of Essex was proved In probate court
Saturday.
There was a settlement and decree In
the estate of Henry j. Mead. late of
rnderhill. in probate court Thursday.
In probate court Monday Henry A.
Brush of Milton was appointed executor
of the will of Lucia A. Hunt, late Of the
same town.
T.. T.. Burgess was taken with bad
hemorrhage of the nose while In New
York last week and Is now in the Roose-
welt hospital in that city.
There will be one full delivery OF
mail to-day. The general delivery and
parcels post windows at the postoffice
will be open until 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
Willard Z. Greene, Mrs. Frances G.
Fuller, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Blake
will leave to-day for Melrose, Mass, where
they expect to spend the balance of the
winter.
Lieut.. F. Vaughn Burgess of the 18th
United States infantry at Fort Oglethorpe.
Ca. has been detailed to the machine gun
battalion of the regiment and has been
made adjutant.
S. Q. Brush for the past IS years. popu-
lar conductor on the line OF the Burlins'
ton Traction company, has resigned his
position and entered the poultry raising
business on a Milton farm.
Allen D. Brown of Essex, VT. and
Huldah J. Hoag of Plattsburgh. N. Y,
were married Saturday at the
Baptist parsonage by the Rev. Jabes
S. Braker. The were unattended
For the first time in q years there was
no Christmas celebration at the Shelburne
House this year. Three sons of DR.. and
Mrs. w. S. Webb are in the service, as
is also Ralph Pulitzer, a son-in-law.
Every employe of the Burlington
Traction company, to the number OF
nearly 60, received $40 gold piece
Monday morning as Christmas
present from the owners Of the street
railway.
Oscar D. Wells. for ten years associated
with the Burlington Drug company as
travelling salesman. has accepted similar
position with the Gibson. Snow Co. OF
Albany, Rochester, Syracuse and Troy
". Y.
Wallace B. Phelps, for the past three
years a salesman in the employ of Lewis
& Blanchard, severed his connection with
that concern Monday and has gone to
Hartford. Conn.,, where he has similar
position with G. Fox & Co.
Yesterdays Plattsburgh papers print an
announcement of the marriage of Joseph
L. Thomas af this city and Lavenice c.
LAYER of Plattsburgh The couple were
married at Isle La Motto. the date of the
nuptials being given as October t.
The will of Mary A. w. Harris. late
of Essex, was proved in probate court
Monday. John II. Wright of Lans-
downe Pa. was appointed executor Of the
will. with ]. Z. Huntley and A. l.. Car
penter of Essex commissioners and APP
praisers.
Jules Simays of this city was appointed
administrator of the estate Of Delima
st. Pierre. late of this city. in pro-
bate court Friday. Arthur Martell
and Octave E. Lavalee. both Of this
city, were appointed commissioners and
appraisers.
Thomas Farrell, telegraph operator at
the Western Union office, has been APP
pointed an operator in the Panama canal
zone. He will leave the latter part of
January. Mr.. Farrell has put in several
years of service near the big ditch and
went down there shortly after the be-
ginning of construction operations.
Myron Scott Jones. a local newspaper.
man, and Miss Ruth Irene Martin OF
Swampscott, Mass, were united in mar
riage by the Rev. Joseph F. ellis al
the rectory of St. Mary's Cathedral "a
six o'clock Friday evening. The double
ring service was used. Attending the
couple were Miss Winifred CARING ant
Alexander 7. Powers.
Miss Ethel Elizabeth Grisenthwate
daughter of Mrs. william Grisenthwaitt
of this city. and DR.. Maurice LiOne
Cheney of Lyndonville were married a
st. 'Paul's chapel Monday morning by thu
Rev. G. w. Davenport After the cere
mony the bride and groom left to spcnt
Christmas with the groom's parents. DR.
and Mrs. A. A. Cheney of Lyndonville.
James Bousfeld of North Adams. Mass.
were married Tuesday afternoon at fou
o'clock at the Baptist parsonage by thu
Rev. James S. Braker. They were unat
tended. For the present, Mr.. and Mrs
Bousfleld will live in this city, the groom
being member of the senior class at tn
University of Vermont.
The marriage Of w. G. OBrien ant
Miss Ruth Gillette took place last Sat
urday afternoon at st. Marys rectory
the Rev. J. F. Gillis performing tn
ceremony. They were attended by MI
and Mrs. John w. Coffey. Jr.. the latte
being the brides sister. Mr.. O'Briel
is employed in the Free Press printing
department.
At the annual meeting of Beatrice Re
bekah Lodge, No. 60 Friday evening thes
officers were elected n. c., Ernestin
Hudson; V. G.. Hattie Winter; recordin
secretary. Hazel Sails; financial secre
tary. Luna Edwards: treasurer, Barbar
Sails trustee. Clara Norton. The officer
elected will be installed at the next meet
ing January 4, 1918.
The marriage of David f. O'Connel
member of the signal corps of tn
university, and Miss Harmina NJ 81
kora was solemnized at 1880 o'cloc
Saturday morning at st. Mary's Cath
edral. the Rev. j. +. ellis officiatn,
Bride and groom were attended by "
Dougherty, of the signal corps, an
Miss Ellen Liberty.
The Society Of the Colonial Wars {
Vermont met Friday evening in the
hall on College street and elected thre
new members pop,inotipo