Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
CITY NEWS

A settlement and decree in the estate
of Henry Berger was made In probate
court Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert d. Spear Of Clarke
street are the parents Of daughter.
horn February H.
Stanley white Of 80 Bissell street was
among the 30 men who left Tuesday for
Camp Greene.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas X. Malone Of III
Bank street are the parents Of a daughter.
born yesterday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Archambault of
AT North street are parents OF a
daughter. Dorothy Frances, born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Miller Of 13s
Intervale avenue are the parents of a
daughter, Gertrude Mary, born Febru-
airy 10.
John M. Wheeler Of New York announce
ing the safe arrival in France Of his
brother. Lieut.. Henry Q. Wheeler. Jr.. of
Los Angeles, Cal.
Cards have been received in town an
nouncing the birth Of a daughter, Eleanor,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Dana H. Ferrin of
Chicago. Mr.. Ferrin was graduated from
the University Of Vermont in 1908.
Edmund c. Mower Of Burlington was
appointed executor Of the will Of Asahel
B. Puffer, late Of Jericho. with H. A.
Ladd and c. p. Moat Of Burlington as
commissioners, in probate court Tues
day.
Word has been received Of the birth OF
. daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F.
Riley Of White Plains, N. Y. Mrs. Riley
was formerly Miss Ruth McDermott OF
this city.
Herald Stevens of Burlington was APP
pointed administrator of the estate of
Cleophas Laprese, late Of Burlington, with
Clark c. Briggs and Fred o. Beaupre
rs commissioners and appraisers. in pro-
bate court yesterday
. Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Moran OF 81 Front
street announce the marriage OF their
son, Bert NJ, Of Philadelphia, Pa, and
Miss Mary E. Barnett Of that city on
Tuesday. February II. They will reside
In Philadelphia for the present.
Walter H.. Hayden of Milton was APP
pointed administrator of the estate of
Thurston w. Hayden Of Westford in
probate court yesterday. Ira Morse of
Underhill and Frank N. Irish of Westford
were appointed commissioners and APP
praisers.
at the st. Regis Hotel at Saranac Lake.
N. Y. has joined the stan Of the New
Sherwood and already has assumed his
duties as clerk. Mr.. Cox has had an
experience Of ten years in the hotel bust
ness being for that time clerk at the
st. Regis.
The will Of the late Rev. John F. Audet
formerly pastor of st. Francis Xavier
Church at Winooski. was proved in pro-
bate court Thursday. Emile Parseau
Of Winooski and Norbert Proulx of Rut-
land were appointed executors Of the
will. and Henry Conlin Of Winooski and
Monsignor ]. NJ. Cloarec Of Burlington
commissioners and appraisers.
Owing to the small number of applicants
for dairy instruction at the College OF
Agriculture. University Of Vermont Prof
@. F. E. Story has given up the course
Because of the shortage Of help the
farmers have SO much to do at home that
they cannot find the time to attend in.
structional courses.
Nine more candidates took examinations
Monday for the position Of clerk ir
Washington. D. c., in the government
service. The examination was held In
the federal building. Saturday IS candi-
dates were examined for the same posi-
ton at the high school, making a total OF
"a examined in Burlington.
Work on the Reorganization of the
first Chittenden County Cow Testing
association will be started next Tuesday
when o. NJ. Camburn Of st. Adams, State
agent Of COW testing work, will visit
Chittenden county farmers In company
with County Agent John w. Dana in ar
effort to fill up the membership and start
new plans.
At a meeting Of the Boy Scout Council
held Tuesday afternoon. it wa.
voted to conduct a campaign to raise
5000. to be used for the assessment fol
national headquarters work and fol
local expenses. New members wer,
elected to the council as follows: Rev
DR.. !. c. Smart. DR.. Barnet Frank, Al
derman j. Lindley Hall, George w
Marks. Morris r. Wilcox. and c. Doug
las Woodhouse.
The number Of deaths of female,
greatly exceeded that Of males in Bur.
There was an abnormally small number
OF deaths in spite of the rigorou,
weather. the total number being 80
OF these % were females and 10 males
There were seven nom residents amonl
the 80. Tho oldest person to die was g.
years Of age.
The annual meeting Of the Vernon
Society Of the Sons Of the American Revo
tuition will be held in this city Wednes
DAY, February q. In the parlors of tn.
Hotel Vermont. The meeting will b,
called at two O'Clock. The annual report,
OF the officers will be given at that time
During the past year six members hav,
died and four have withdrawn from tn,
society. Seven new members have beer
added ana two have been reinstated.
Twenty-seven enrollments for tn,
Ship Building Volunteer Reserve wer,
made Tuesday at the Merchants as
soctation rooms in the Stannard Me
mortal building. The greater numbe
we're carpenters and the total include
mechanists. woodworkers, Joint filters
metal workers and blacksmiths. Tn
enrolment committee will be in SEES
sion daily from 100 to $500 and from
700 to 900 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Howard Mac
Donald Of III Ravine avenue. Yonkers
n. T.. announce the engagement Of Mrs
MacDonald's daughter. Miss Theodor,
Eliot Mccormick. to Delafeld Dubois
son OF Cornelius Dubois Of At West 76tl
street. New York. Miss Mccormick n
the daughter of the late Eliot Mccormick
Mr.. Dubois Is a graduate of Harvar,
OF the class Of 1903 and is a member n