Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-11
CITY NEWS

Word has been received Of the safe
arrival overseas with his regiment of
tsecil H. Adams. b. H. 8. 18.
Monday evening at the meeting Of the
Policemens Relief association It was
voted TO purchase 5000 worth Of Liberty
bonds.
G. W. Brownell, who has been for
number Of weeks at the Mary Fletcher
hospital, Is doing we'll and expects to be
1T his home in few days.
Arthur George Plant. a mechanic In a
repair shop, and Miss Mary ]. Desau
of Peru street were married Tuesday
night by Justice J. p. Ladd.
Walter Ovitt, Of Sheldon. until a
week ago attending business COL
lege. left Tuesday for Newport, r. l.,
having enlisted in the navy.
Dale Henry Alger and Miss Hazel Ter
rill of st. George were married Mon
day afternoon ut the parsonage Of the
Congregational church by the Rev. I. c.
Smart.
Green Mountain Lodge No. 1. I. o. o. F.,
at its meeting Tuesday evening confer
red the third degree on a class of can
didates and voted to buy a $1,000 Lib
erty bond.
Within three minutes after the object
Of the special meeting Of the Klifa club
was explained to the members Monday
afternoon, the club voted to buy $500
Liberty bond.
Mrs. Catherine Sanborn has Just re-
ceived word from her son. Frank A.
Sanborn, who enlisted in the quarter
master corps last December. of his SAFE
arrival in France.
Miss Mollie Miller, who for several years
has been stenographer in the office Of NJ.
q. Leary and T. T.. Hopkins, has resign
ed and accepted u position as secretary
with Warren r. Austin.
Sidney N. Putnam. one Of the oldest
letter carriers on the force at Winooskl.
resigned his position April 3. follow
ing the advice Of his physician that the
work was too hard for him.
The will Of Orson H. Alexander Of
Charlotte was proved in probate court
Friday. James s. Ross Of Hinesburg
was appointed administrator Of the
estate Of the late Carlos Ross Of Hines
burg.
Miss Ada Harrington Of st. Paul street.
who has been teaching in Shelburne.
leaves Thursday night for Washington.
D. c., where she has a government posi-
tion in the war risk insurance depart
ment.
Merton H. Arms was indicted into the
gas defiance department Of the army by
Chairman c. ]. Russell Of the Chittenden
county exemption board Thursday morn
ing. Arms left for Astoria, l.. l.. to
take up his training.
At a meeting Of the directors Of the
Vermont Society for the Prevention Of
tuberculosis. held in this city Thursday
afternoon, reports were presented and
the work Of completing the preventorium
At Essex was considered.
Thursday afternoon Justice ]. p. Ladd
performed a marriage ceremony for Clar-
ence Horn Of New Jersey. a soldier who
has been stationed for the last three
years at Fort Ethan Allen. and Miss
Margaret A. Mayo Of Georgia.
A daughter. Joyce Amy. was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur F. Bennett Of Spring.
field March q. Mrs. Bennett will be re-
membered as Miss Marian Dale. a former
teacher in the junior high school, and
daughter Of Congressman Dale.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. White have pur-
chased Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank D. Spauld-
ing their house and premises at % Col
large the barn on the Spaulding place and
transfer his horse business there.
The will of Orson H. Alexander. late
of Charlotte. was proved in probate
court Tuesday. A. L. Sherman was APP
pointed executor Of the will. with Charles
NJ. Byington and Frank d. Smith Of
Fred E. Butler of Company B. 337th Ma
chine Gun battalion, Camp Dodge. Iowa,
who has been visiting relatives and
friends in this city and Shelburne for sew
sral days, has gone to the Mary Fletcher
hospital, where he will undergo an opera
ton for hernia.
Friends Of Herbert Earl Ravlin and
Miss Louise Mabel Corning. both of this
city, will be pleased to learn OF their
marriage. which occurred on April in
this city. the ceremony being performed
by the Rev. John A. Hamilton. pastor OF
the Methodist Church.
Clarence Saunders, for the last nine
years a clerk in the Office Of the Cham
plain Transportation company, has re-
signed and severed his connection with
the company yesterday. He will go to
Albany. N. Y, where he will work for the
Standard OIL company.
Rogene Reed Allen Of Shelburne has
attached the property of Frank Far
rand Of Essex for $4,000 in suit in equity
entered in Chittenden county court for
the September term. This suit is over
a bill for alleged work done. Martin
8. Villas appears for the plaintiff.
Alpha Camp. Modern Woodmen OF
invest $500 In the third Liberty Loan. The
camp is making arrangement for a big
class adoption Of so candidates May II
when Supreme Organizer Ralph T.. John
son Of Lincoln, Neb.. will be present
settlement and decree was ordered
in the estate of Abby Barnum, late OF
Milton. in probate court yesterday. Rob.
ert Roberts was appointed executor OF
the estate of Luke Craven, late Of Bur
lington, with Hamilton S. Peck and Guy
b. Horton commissioners and appraisers
The marriage of Lewis s. Gray o.
Fort Ethan Allen and Margaret Cobt
Of Richford took place Tuesday, April 2
at the College Street Church parsonage
the Rev. I. c. Smart performing thu
ceremony The brides mother. Mrs
Orrin Cobb Of Richford. attended thu
bride
Horatio Nye. formerly of this city. ha
taken a position as sales manager TO
one of the largest milling companies Il
the West. He will make his home Il
Omaha. Mr.. Nye was graduated from tn
NJ Vorpnont civil anUlpeo,