Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-11
Washington County.
MONTPELIER.

Inere was out nttle accomplished IN
Washington county court Tuesday. H.
Lundi charged with adultery pleaded not
guilty. The case Of Emma Hull VS..
, Eddie Ferris. bastardy. was settled out
Of court, so that the trial did not occur.
Two divorce cases were tried in the
morning. They were Elizabeth M. Thomp-
son VS.. Ernest Thompson intolerable
severity, and Fred G. Farrand VS.. Fern
Farrand. adultery.
The death Of Mrs. John Seymour, many
years a resident of upper Elm street in
this city, occurred at Heaton hospital
Tuesday afternoon. She was a native of
Keesevile. N. Y, where she was born
in 1853 and in 1879 was married to John
Seymour. She leaves her husband and one
sister. Mrs. Alfred Emery Of Schenectady,
N. Y, and brother, Nelson Robair
With her husband she has lived in Mont
pelier SO years.
Miss Rebecca Wright left Tuesday night
for Tacoma, WASH. and will visit her
brother In Chicago on the way.
O. L. Martin Of Plainfield was in the city
Tuesday morning and stated a second film
firm has been taking views Of his sugar
bush.~ This is for an educational bureau.
whose headquarters are In Boston and 400
feet Of Aim were obtained.
r.. w. Simonds, commissioner of indus
tries, Is conducting hearings this week in
the western part Of the State. including
Bennington and Poultney. He was in New
York Sunday.
The members Of the federal district
board met Monday evening. They con-
sdered about 80 sets Of paper, passing
upon some 70 Of them, which referred
largely to dependents, in which the wom-
q a 80 <haiv- h,,u
bands.
Notice of the marriage Of Andrew Cairns
Matthews Of this city and Miss Dorothy
8. Smith Of Rutland has been received in
Montpelier. They were married Satur-
day and are now enjoying a wedding trip.
The ceremony was performed In New York
city by Dean Robbins Of st. Johns Cathe-
dral. The groom Is the general agent
for the Connecticut Life Insurance COM
pany In this section Of Vermont while the
bride Is daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles g. Smith Of Rutland.
r. B. Denny. who has been second lieu
tenant Of Company I, this city, has been
promoted to first lieutenant, taking the
place Of e. s. Meigs resigned. Capt. H. A.
Bates Of Rutland has resigned and Lieut..
Arthur H. West appointed in his place.
Through the efforts of the State Board
Of Charities and Probation Monday nine
children were placed either in a perma-
nent or temporary home. These were
from Bennington. Washington and Frank
lin counties.
Deputy Sheriff Vernon Dillingham; of
Waterbury. who was in the city Monday.
stated that about two pounds of sugar to
the tree has been made by farmers In his
section of the county. Syrup il selling at
$3.50 in his home town.
The will Of Allen e. Mehuron, late of
Waitsfeld. was proved In probate court
Tuesday, while Carl H. Dudley of East
Montpelier settled his accounts as admin
istrators Of the estates Of William d. and
, Maud A. Hills late Of Boulder, Colo,
Their property was in East Montpelier.
The local board Of exemption has re-
I.ceived from Camp Devens report upon
the IT men sent from this county to that
camp two weeks ago. The report stated
that all Of the men have passed the sur
geons examination. One man named
Woods from Northampton. Mass. did not
show I'D, according to the information re-
| ceiyed by the board. OF the 176 men
who have gone from Washington county
since the draft regulations have become
effective and passed through the local
board only seven have been rejected by
| the army surgeons 81 tsAce e'to AoSoa poosu
believes It stands at the top OF the list
Of any county in the State as to the small
est number of reflections by the army sur
Reons In proportion to the number OF men
sent into service.
The clerk of the local board Of exemp-
ton in Washington county finds but three
man reristered who can be selected to
respond to the call for photographers. One
NJ these is In class one, another In class
two and the third In class four. Letters
will ha sent to each of these asking them
70 indicate their desires In the matter.
! prohah lv the class one man will have to
respond to the call
sheriff r. H. Tracy will 20 to Kansas
citv Mo. at the invitation of Hastings H.
Hart director Of the Russell Sage Founda-
ton MAY Is to q. and will speak upon
"Isy Architecture Plans and Administra-
ton" He will also stop of at Memphis.
T.rr.. where he has been asked to speak
Nav IA at the State conference Of charities
and corrections.
Tha surrical dressing committee of the
Montnslier chapter Of the Red Cross feels
s,sh nleased over the record they have
.sd. thus far In the year 1918. In March
49, made 22.s1o dressings. while In the
s.hsr months back for q period Of five
s.'"rths their record Is; February, l6,62S;
T.nmary. 1885; December. 8.S63: No
.,.,,,her. $3.50. The work was Handicapped
a., the months before that by the Quaran-
.,,s Their total for fve months Is g. 2O2.
Mrs Louis Emmons has received In
..-,oation of the death Of Lance Corporal
| h"' Xanu her hrothar in Epula