Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-14
CITY NEWS

UuJ VIUU
J. n. May has sold his farm In Bristol
and will move back to Burlington about
May 1.
Mrs. W. Ramsay Smith will move the
latter part of this month from her apart
ment at 1926 College street to Bitterssweet
Farm on Swift street.
Tn the probate court Thursday Mary
F.. Mech Of Charlotte was appointed ad-
ministratrix de bonis non In the estate
Of Edgar Mech. late Of Charlotte.
Edward L. Hazen. son of Mr.. and Mrs
W. W. Hazen of this city. has received an
appointment as apprentice chief petty Of
Bcer at the United states naval training
station at Newport. II. I.
Bert Mills. regular fireman at station
one. has leave Of absence for a month
to go to Moretown on farm to recuper-
ate. Mr.. Mills recently returned from n
local hospital after an Illness.
Walton Y. Kingsley. {. V. NJ. &c son
Of Darwin T. Kingsley, president OF the
New York Life Insurance company and n
trustee of the university. is now a SER
geant IN the quartermastcr corps.
The Rt. Rev. and Mrs cicorge !. Bliss
will move April ] from TIE residence Of
Mrs. Ridley, 2oi South Union street. to
iss South Willard stree, formerly occu-
lied by DR.. and Mrs. NJ, G. Twitchcl!.
Joseph r. Stearns OF burlington was
appointed administrator of the estate OF
Lucy w. Torrey. late Of Burlington. In
probate court Friday. with c. +. Cowles
and Adrian ]. s;imaya ss commissioners
s,,d appraisers.
George j. Grafton, to- more than II
vears clerk al the store Of Miles & Perry.
resigned his position Saturday evening.
she resignation taking effect Mt that time
Mr.. Grafton was recently defeated for re e,
election as alderman from ward tive.
The marriage OF Joseph T. Rock of Fort
Ethan Allen and Lestina I. Miller took
place Monday afternoon at four o'clock
At ST. Mary's Cathedral rec:ory, the Rev.
J. F. ellis performing the ceremony. They
we're attended BY Geo:g. johnson and
Margaret O'connor.
The marriage Of Edward G. DMggan. a
member Of the Second cavalry Fort
Ethan Allen. and Eva Quavillon took
place Thursday afternoon at four o'clock
at st. Mary's Cathedral. the Rev. ]. =
were attended by Raymond Charron and
Della B. QuavilIor.
x. F. Terrill of Burlington Nax ap-
pointed administrator In the estate OF
Helen NJ. Robbins, late of Burlington,
with George l.. Pease and Clarence L..
Smith commissioners. In probate court
Monday. A settlement and decree was
made in the estate of George Anderson.
late of Ogdensburg, n. Y.
Beverly Newton Ohrt of Montreal.
cbec, an American citizen, was enlisted
the local navy recruiting station in
postoff1ce building Friday after
not. Ohrt enlisted as landsman for
he quartermaster's department. naval
aviation section and started that night
Tor the Charleston, S. c.. navy yarl.
At the annual meeting Of the Washing
ton. y. c.. Alumni association of the Uni
versity of Vermont. held in Washington
recently. these officers were elected:
President. w. w. Gilbert. 'o4 vice -presi-
dent Mrs. w. S. Garland. 'e5: secretary
and treasurer. J. II. Eaton, '03; n ember
Of the executive committee, II. a.
Edison. 06
William Lawrence Conroy Of New York
city. now stationed at Fort Ethan Allen,
and Christine May Mooney of Burlington
were married at the First Church par
sonage Monday afternoon at three o'clock
by the Rev. c. c. Adams. Mr.. and
Mrs. Conroy were attended by Miss Ruth
Echo Of this city and ]. j. Morris of Fort
Ethan Allen.
suit in chancery was heard in the
Chittcnden county court yesterday after
noon before Judge Stanley c. Wilson as
master Of chancery. The plaintiff was
Harry Gladstone. represented by John j.
Enright and s. r. Moulton. and the de-
PENDANT was Mitchell Benoit, who was
represented by Judge II. s. Peck. No
decision was given out.
Three enlistments were made recently
at the local navy recruiting ONCE in the
postoffice building by Ensign Crosby
they being Ernest j. Lanthier of West
Rutland. Ernest ]. Dusham of Dame
mora. N. Y, and Richard V. Bishop OF
Moriah, y. Y. All were enlisted as appren-
tice seamen and are at their respective
homes, awaiting orders.
Al meeting of the Burlington Ministers
club. held In the parlors OF the Y. NJ. e. A
building Monday morning. a discussion
was opened on the subject Of an address b,
the Rev. A. F.. Montgomery of st. Paul.
Church on Government Ownership" tn
subject touching various ownerships tina
tho government now holds. The next clul
meeting will be on April 8.
Russell Hallett returned Friday morn
ing from Waltham Mass. where he wa'
rallied by the sudden death of Wells c
Richardson. whose marriage to Mis-
Miriam r. Hallett took place February q
Mr.. Richardson's death came very unex
pectedly Tuesday morning. caused b,
heart trouble. 1t being thought up t.
almost the last that he would recover.
In probate court yesterday the will o
orson II. Alexander. late of Charlotte
was filed. A license was granted to sci
real estate in the estate of Walter A
Weed. late of Shelburne. Fred W. Hal
of ESSEX WAS appointed administrator o
the estate of Emeroie 8. Smith, late o
Essex. with George ]. Hobart and Phil
- Irish. both OF Essex, as commits
sioners.
In probate court Tuesday Elbridg
9. Jacobs was appointed administrato
~ the estate OF Adelia A. Nelson, lat
Ut Burlington. Settlement and deere
was made in the estate of Antha
Taft. late OF Burlington. Tho will G
Louise T. Peck, late Of Burlington. wa
proved and Walter c. Isham was ap
pointed executor, with Frank c. Lyo
ana John l.. Southwicis commissioner
ana appraisers.
A suit to recover s33S.60. loaned on /:
promissory notes, all dated August
1916. has been instituted in the March teri