Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18

| ANcnarusOn nad been Ill Tor some weeks
She lived In Montpelier many years pre-.
ceding her marriage, after which. with
ner husband, she lived in Waitsield
FOR some years they have lived in the
west. She leaves her husband and one
child.
r. l.. Wilkinson Of Beebe, r. O., has
appealed his claim, disallowed in pro-
gate court, from that court to county
court the appeal having been filed in
probate court Monday morning. Wilkin-
son alleges that he has just claim of
sz!4'% against the estate of L. NJ Wood,
iate or Montpelier. The commissioners
olsaiiowed the claim and the probate
court sustained their decision. Mr.. Will
klnson then brought petition to re-
Upen the commission. hoping to secure
.ne allowance Of the claim, but the petit
tioh was dismissed. The will of Peter
Moriarty. late Of Warren, has been pre-
sented Tor probate, while the will of
Michael A. Corbett, late Of Berlin, was
proven Monday morning.
Wnen Mary and Bonnie Rossi were
Drought Into city court Monday morning
on the charge Of illegal keeping of in
toxicating LIQUOR they pleaded guilty and
sentence Of eight to ten months in the
mouse OF correction was imposed, after
wnicn the sentences were suspended and
the TWO placed in charge Of probation
omcer. The mental condition Of one
OF the respondents was the reason for IN
suspension 81 sentence.
DR.. e. e. johnson is expected here tbe
last Of the week for the purpose OF
meeting the teacher training classes of
me schools In this section relative to the
care or children's teeth. DR.. johnson
Is the State dentist, appointed under an
appropriation OF Miss Emily Proctor and
supervised by the State Board of Educa-
ton. He has been meeting with good
success In his efforts. This week he ia
in Pittsford
Commissioner Of Education M. B. Hille-
gas Monday morning received from
l.. T.. Brown, who has been the head of
the crops department Of the State Agri-
cultural school at Randolph, his resigna-
tion from the position. Mr.. Brown gives
as the reason for the resignation that
he has accepted a position with more
remuneration and better opportunity
for advancement.
Gov. H. F. Graham has appointed as
Justice Of peace In Wallngford Raymond
r. Bragg to succeed Addison @, Stone.
deceased.
The local board Of exemption has re-
ceived notice that Edward Edgar Colby
OF Waterbury has been assigned by the
federal government to the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. SO that he will be ex-
empt from the class one calls in the
draft.
r. w. Simonds has return ed from a
trip through the western part of the
state. where he has been conducting COM
pensation hearings. He also has been
conducting campaign for carpenters
to 60 to l.. A. Shattuck & Co., Inc, of
Portsmouth. N. H.. shipyards with the
result that how Vermont has sent 100
or more carpenters to help out and it is
expected that more will go in few days
AS result Of a raid made Saturday
afternoon by Chief Connolly and other
policemen Mr.. and Mrs. " Rossi were
arrested and lodged in Jail on the charge
OF illegal keeping Of liquor. The woman
was released later in the afternoon, but
her husband was unable to get bail and
therefore remained in Jail. The police
found two bottles Of whiskey, each of
which was partly filled with liquor.
Grand Juror John Stone signed the
search warrant
E. o. Stone. who has been employed for
some years in the machine shop of the
Lane Manufacturing company, has COM
pleted his services there and gone to
southern Vermont to work.
Miss Doris Emery who has been very
III for some weeks. has been taken to
Heaton hospital for treatment.
washington county local board Of
exemption has heard from Francisco
Franxi. who registered in Barre and who
Tor some months was on their records as
Stacker. He has self-inducted to Fort
Dodge. the report having reached the
Office Friday morning. Franzi. whose call
number was 90, did not fill out his ques-
tionnaire last fall. He left the State and
was located through his friends in st.
Cloud MINI. When located. he asked that
MS QUESTIONABLE be sent him that he
might self-induct. This was granted and
ne mas gone into service. The report
relative to Charles Woods of Barre, who
ala not 90 from Northampton. Mass, to
Camp Devens under the last call. has been
received at the same office. 1t seems that
he was Ill at the time, but has since
reported at Camp Devens.
F. c. Bancroft Of Barre town in nrobate
court Friday morning was appointed adj
ministrator Of the estate of A. ]. Llovd.
late OF Barre town. Thursday afternoon
chester A. Utton of Worcester settled
mis- account as administrator Of the estate
OF oscar T.. Utton of the same town.
MISS Georgianna Fountain left Friday
AFTERNOON for Washington, d. c., where
she commences her duties in the signal
corps OF the war department.
ROBERT e. Wilkinson, who is in Mt
vernon NJ Y, has applied for enlistment
IN the navy. He wants to make the enlist
ment from Montpelier his home town.
Leon {. French OF Waterbury has also
applied Tor enlistment at the local office.
Most OF Thursday morning in court
was passed in trying to get a case
ready for trial. while later in the morning
the divorce case Of Julia Dewey of Mont
peNer against Arthur Dewey, who is in
tne regular army. was heard and in tho
afternoon that Of Clara King VS.. Fred
hing was heard. Both were for desertion
and refusal to support.
Inc second registrant has filed his re-
quest Tor service as a PHOTOGRAPHER
through the Washington county local
BOARD 1t Is Frank Clark Dickinson, who
mas been employed in the A. d. FarwelI
store for some years. He is In class one.
Inis makes two men who have enlisted from
washington county. Possibly others will
% round IN the county. although like Mr..
Dickihson. they did not register as
photographers and may be like him
efficient in the work.
Mrs. Amelia Wood of Barre md ,,u,
Nora Maglores Of Burlington, who have
been In Washington county jail since tha,,
arrest three weeks ago on the charge 10
breach OF probation. were released thurs
day morning and have gone to live VIII,
their husbands. Their probation in each
case was extended with the provision
that they return to their husbands TO care
ior their families. Both of the husbands
had conferred with the State probation
oHlcer regarding the matter and ooo,