Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
CITY NEWS

l72 Lower road are parents OF recently
arrived son.
Miss Mae Smith, daughter orthe late
n. G. Smith, plans to continue her futhers
livery business, at least for the winter.
mr. and Mrs. g., e. Loudon, who were
,,orred in Shenandoah, Iowa, on Thurs
aav. reached Burlington Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Deming Of st. Paul
street are the parents of twins, born Fri
day evening at the Mary Fletcher hospital.
There were settlements and DEGREES in
the estates Of Miles w. Newton, late OF
colchester, and Henrietta Greenwood
Fortier, also late Of Colchester, In pro-
bate court Friday.
In probate court Tuesday Mae 8. Smith
Of this city was appointed Administrative
Of the estate Of Henry c. Smith. late Of
this city. Judge J. H. Macomber appointed
r. W. Elliott and Van A. Nys commits.
sioners and appraisers.
Vernon p. 0elinas, formerly Of Burling-
ton, who enlisted in the United states
army on October 30. IL in the second
company at Fort Slocum, N. 7. He was.
while In Burlington hve years ago. car
rier boy for the Free Press.
James watson Webb, who was commits
stoned . captain Of artillery at the sec
ond Plattsburgh camp. will spend the
two weeks furlough before active duty
at his homo. Southern Acres. shelburne
Farms.
Floyd J. Bartholomew spent yesterday
visiting his parents here and left last
night for Portland, Me-. whore he Will
1oin the United States naval reserves,
having enlisted and passed the examine
ton last week.
Word has been received by Mrs. Nellie
Moseley Of the safe arrival Of her son,
Lieut.. L. p. Moseley, somewhere IN
France. Lieutenant Moseley 10 attached
to the 1e6th infantry, Of the rainbow
brigade.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Rupert Of 80 Pearl
street have received word from their son.
Harold. a student at Burdett College,
Boston, that he has enlisted In the avia-
ton corps and has been ordered to Fort
6locum for training
In probate court Monday George w.
Prindle Of Charlotte was appointed adj
sministrator Of the estate OF Nettie e.
Harris, late OF the same town. with Alison
l.. Harris and Frank Perry Of Brattle-
boro appraisers and Charles N. Johns and
j. r. Taggart commissioners.
Miss Hazel McCuen. until recently a
teacher Of German and domestic science
in the Stowe high school. has gone to
Washington to take position In the
war department Miss McCuen was grad
uated from the University Of Vermont in
1915 and has been a successful teacher.
Tho local navy station was the gamer
by three recruits yesterday. in the per-
sons Of w. w. KERN Of Newport, P. E.
Davis of Montpelier ana c. g. Kinds
Of Chateaugay, N. Y. All three were
passed as apprenticed -seamen. They
were ordered to Newport. r. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Powers Of Cliff
street have word from their son. Wilson,
recently at Fort Slocum, N. T., in the
aviation corps. stating that he departed
Saturday for Camp Kelley. San Antonio,
Texas. Mr.. Powers enlisted in the avia-
ton corps In Syracuse, N. Y, short time
ago.
An announcement party was given Mon.
day evening at the home Of Mrs. e. H
Chambers Of North Union street. when
the engagement Of Miss Katherine F.
Robinson and Harold F. Simmons OF
Richmond was made known The dining
room was decorated in red and white
There were 20 present.
Robert M. Briggs Of Hartford, U. v. M.
~. one Of the Vermont men appointed las
August for training as aerial observer ir
the aviation section Of the Uuited State:
army, has received a commission as frs
lieutenant He has been detailed to remain
at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as instructor II
aerial reconnaissance.
''Mr. and Mrs. r. Duncan" who were
arrested on Thanksgiving day by deputy
United States marshal, on the charge
Of alleged fraudulent use Of the mails
departed. bag and baggage" yesterda!
morning for Boston in the custody o
Deputy United States Marshal Thoma
Reeves.
Walter A. Finlayson of this city wa
appointed administrator of the estate o
Hattie M. Finlayson. late Of this city
in probate court yesterday. E. l.. Wake
and Perley Huntoon Of Rockingham wer
appointed appraisers. and Edmund c
Mower and c. w. Brownell of this cit
were appointed commissioners.
Word has been received Of the SAT
arrival in France Of Vanderbilt Webb
youngest son of DR.. and Mrs. w. Sewar
Webb. who Is assigned to duty in tn
3udge-advocate's department as assistan
to Col. Blanton Winship, with rank o
End division. American expeditionar
forces.
Roderic M. Olzendam Of Woodstock
u. v. NJ '16. who was abroad during tn
early part Of the war as an ambulanc
driver. has recently been in New Yor
city and passed examinations for tn
aviation service and is awaiting his ca
for immediate duty. He expects to serv
in the balloon aerial observation squad
ron.
Mrs. Winona Shaw of Burlington an
Miss Lena Alice Brown of Middlebur
graduated with honors in the class
1917 from the Hudson Valley Trainin
School for Nurses at Albany. N. Y. Mis-
Brown and Mrs. Shaw have the be-
wishes of many friends both in the
home town and at Albany. where the
good work was appreciated by those col
nected with the school.
w. Seward Webb. Jr., who, at II
outbreak of the war entered service {
mate on one of the coast patrol boa
doing duty between Block Island ar
Port Judith and later determined
qualify for regular service, is at II
second district naval training schoo
Newport. r. l., preparing for examin;
tions to become an officer in the Unite
States navy.
Fred st. Peter formerly employed
The New Sherwood began his duti
yesterday as night clerk at the Van Mes