Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27

p. Dubuc, late of Shelburne. The COM
missoners and appraisers appointed are
Walter M. Webster and NJ. j. Guillette
of Shelburne. A license to sell real
estate in the estate Of Flora A. Booth.
late of Essex, was granted.
The following young ladies have been
elected to represent Epsilon Chapter at
the national convention Of Alphi * Delta
fraternity, to be held in Boston July
49, Marion Thomas and Martha ONeil
OF Burlington, Madeline Taylor of
Winooski, Blanche Abbott of Washington,
Iona Irish of Underhill. Midi ed Hooker
of Hardwick and Edith Halsted Of Jer-
sey City. N. J.
A farewell party was given Raymond
J. Ploof, who leaves Friday for Camp
Devens, at the home of X. Z. Prouty
22S College-street by the employees of the
city light department last evening. About
80 people were present A cigarette case
and cigarettes were given Mr.. Ploof by
his fellow employees, Walter Bedding, the
superintendent. making the presentation
Ice cream and cake were served.
A battalion of United States Guards
national army, comprising approximately
625 men, one-third of which will be
mounted on Indian motorcycles as a
motorcycle unit will be encamped at Fort
Ethan Allen on Friday. The battalion
will be in charge of Major Hickey. There
are at present 80 men Of the battalion
in tents on the reservation, in charge OF
First Lieut.. Edward L. Myers OF Bos-
ton.
The Benjamin Parker reported in an
other column as seriously wounded
IN France was employed by the Coon
Ice Cream company UP to his enlistment
In the First Vermont last summer. He
has been Il machine gunner and when
he wrote April % was in the hospital with
the humps but eager to get back and
continue active service in the trenches
He has younger brother, also in
France.
William r. Hanlon of 296 South Winoo.
ski avenue announces the marriage OF
his daughter, Helen NJ, to DIR. Wilbur
Merrill Emerson of Bangor. Me. The
ceremony took place at st. Mary's Cathe-
dral rectory on June 49, the Rev. j. +
ellis officiating. The groom IS recent
graduate of the College of Medicine OF
the University of Vermont. DR.. and
Mrs. Emerson leave to-day for Their
home in Bangor.
Chaplain Frank NJ. O'Rielly. formerly
of the 18th Cavalry. stationed at Fort
Ethan Allen. now the 18th Cavalry. has
written a letter to Mr.. and Mrs. John
NJ. Carroll. In the letter he tells Of the
good food. excellent quarters and fine
climate in France. He says that the boys
are healthy and happy. Chaplain
ORielly has had several chances to ad-
vance to a higher rank. hut has pre-
ferred to stay with the regiment,
The bareback rider Rooney, who was
killed in the wreck of the Hagenback-
Wallace circus train, was a pupil OF
Charles w. Fisk of st. Adams and
learned what he knew about riding from
him. Fisk, who was long the greatest OF
the craft, took young Rooney in hand ant
within few months the boy had prog
ressed so that he was able to take part
in the exhibitions. Fisk considered
Rooney one of the best Of his pupils.
Hyman Gimble of this city pleaded
guilty in city court Friday to tn,
charge of selling diseased meat to C. W
Larochelle on June Z. Judge Stearns
Nncd Kimble $3.50 for the offense. ADDED
costs brought the total paid by Gimblt
| to $15S.1o. The heifer from which tn,
| meat was taken was about two year.
old and was diseased when it wa.
Slaughtered. The States attorney prose
cuted. Gimble had as his counsel NJ. G
Leary and r. r. Brown.
The local board of exemption com
| pleted on Saturday the work of sendini
out missionaries to % of the new clas
OF reeistrants, enrolled on June 2. Thes
| questionnaires are to be filled out a:
! soon as possible, and returned to tn,
| exemption board. Later, the registrant!
are to be subjected to the CUSTOMARY
| physical examination. All who are founc
! physically qualified for service probabl,
| Will be given an opportunity to ente
the training school at the university
j. y. eastman has begun work on tn
north end of the breakwater, where
was left off last year, and expects T.
nave the contract for rip-rappng 1t com
pleted in about three weeks. The steame
| Victor and the lighter are employed il
| the work, with about ten men. Abou
1900 tons of granite blocks will be throw
UP against the breakwater on the ives
side to hold the crib Il, shape. Worl
on the other part of the breakwater wa
begun last fall and most of the rip
rapping was completed.
| The T.. S. Adsit Coal company file
suit at the county clerks Office yester
| day to recover an alleged indebtedness
of $500 from Burton r. Dodge of Thet
| ford. Costs of case also are asked. TIL
| First National bank of White Rive
Junction. the Interstate Trust compan
and the Hartford Savings Bank G. Trus
Co., doing banking businesses In Wiad
| sor county, have been summoned as trus
tees of the defendant to disclose VIVA
credits belonging to him they have il
their possession. The case Is re,urnabl
at the October term of county court.
Ethan Allen Park has been chosen a
the place in which the pageant "Colun
| bia Takes the SwOrd."- will be give
July at 1880 in the afternoon. The pine
ana other trees at the east side Of tn
Held just inside the gates will serve a
a very good background for the pagean
and the spectators can stand or sit 1
! the neld to watch 1t. Thursday evenin
at seven O'Clock there will be a rehearss
| OF the principals at Howard Relief hal
MISS Gertrude Levin. who has chars
OF the costumes, will fit the principf
characters at that time, so II is neces
sary that everyone be present.
At her home on South Willard stree
Friday afternoon Mrs. 'R. l.. Patric
gave very pleasant tea for Mrs. w. II
Austin. She was assisted by Mrs. A. 4
Buell. and Mrs. C. H. Mower, and Mr..
j. I. Stearns presided at the refresh
ment table, from which ice cream. cake
coffee, candy and nuts were served. Mi
and Mrs. Austin and family. who cam
to Burlington from st. Adams late In tn
winter. will move next week from tn
Hotel Vermont to II. l.. Winters hous