Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-20
CITY NEWS

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Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison A. Cooke are
the parents of a son, born Thursday
morning.
Settlement and decree was entered In
probate court Thursday In the estate OF
Samuel Howard, late Of Malone. N. Y.
r. l.. Patrick has begun the erection
Of a house on South willard street be-
tween the homes Of F. D. Aberncthy
and A. p. Buell..
Judge Henry W. Tracy Of Shelburne
will be republican candidate from the
south side Of the river for senator from
Chittenden county in the September pri-
maries.
The University of the South, located
At Sewanne, Tenn, at it's recent COM
mencement conferred the degree Lift d.
upon Prof. Frederick Upper Of the Uni
versity of Vermont.
Word has been received that Harold
E. Morse. U. v. NJ. 10, who attended
the third officers camp at Camp Devens.
Aver. Mass, has received commission
as second lieutenant.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Burgess took the
HOO o'clock train for New York Monday
on their way to GAINESVILLE, Ca. to
attend the funeral Of their infant grand
son, Frederick Burgess Colley.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Faw1ey of
Richford are the parents of son. born
at the Mary Fletcher hospital Fri
day. Mrs. Hawiey was formerly Miss
Pauline Perley Of East Berkshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus Miner Chap
man Of Middlebury announce the engage
Eent Of their daughter, Mrs. Jessie
Louise Noble. to Prof. Elbridge Churchill
Jacobs Of the University Of Vermont.
In probate court yesterday, John J..
Enright was appointed executor of the
estate Of Theodore G. Enright, late Of
this city. NJ. G. Leary and Theodore
e. Hopkins were appointed commission
srs and appraisers.
r. r. Lanou Of this city. member Of
the FIRST school Of instruction at the
Signal Corps and later transferred to the
Carnegie Institute, has Just been sent
to the University of Texas as an instruc-
tor in radio mechanics.
The will Of Theodore G. Enright. late
Of this city, was proved in probate court
Monday, as also was the will Of John
Mclaughlin. late Of Jericho. There was
a settlement and decree in the estate
Of Della J. Peirce. late Of this city.
Ellery Bacon has been appointed ticket
agent at the Union station to succeed
L. e. Dexter, who has gone to Boston.
Mr.. Bacon is we'll known among Burling-
tonians and has been a travelling pas
eenger agent for the Rutland railroad.
William p. Hall of this city, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Hall of Isham
street. was married Saturday to Miss
Eleanor Genevieve Dague, also Of Bur-
lington. The wedding took place in
Keeseville. N. Y. The marriage cere-
mony was performed by Father Boule-
rice.
Miss Rubie Monette Of Rouses Point
and Ernest Stacy Of Barre were mar
ried at St. Joseph's Church yesterday
morning at nine o'clock by the Rev.
]. A. Lacouture. They were attended
by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Potvin. After
a short honeymoon they will live in
Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick NJ. Gould an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Sabra Gilbert, to Oscar Warren
Dillingham;. d. NJ. D.. of Jamaica Plain,
Mass. DR.. Dillingham; is a graduate of
Tufts Dental College. a member of the
Delta Sigma Delta fraternity and en-
listed in the Medical Reserve Corps
Miss Genesee H. Prior was pleasantly
surprised last evening. when about 25 Of
her friends gathered at the home Of
Mrs. G. A. Robbins and gave her linen
shower in honor Of her engagement to
N. L. Stanley bookkeeper at the Chitten-
den County Trust company. After a
cio1 dol int hui
served by the hostess.
In probate court Saturday, there were
settlements and DEGREES in the estates
of J. F. Ladd. late of Essex. and Laura
A. Crossman, late Of Hinesburg. Lucius
A. Bostwfck of this city was appointed
administrator Of the estate Of John
Crowley, late Of this city, with John
+. Lavell and T. J. Mcdonnell commits
soners and appraisers.
At recent meeting Of the trustees
Of the University Of Vermont 1t was
voted to discontinue physical exercises
for the men Of the university during the
remainder Of the war and in it's place
to raise the number Of hours for mill
tary drills from three to five hours for
the two lower classes and to recon
mend that the two upper classes take
five hours week Of military drill.
The Cathedral school and the Cathe-
dral high school closed their terms Fri.
day, each without observing the end
OF the term. for the reason that the for
mer merely sends It's pupils across the
street now to the high school. The lat.
ter Is only finishing its first wear OF
existence. SO, Of course, could have nc
graduating exercises. The first class
In the high school numbers about CO.
Miss Sarah T. whitmarsh, r. ~, who Is
= graduate Of the Fanny Allen Training
School for Nurses, has received word from
Washington. d. c.. informing her Of an
appointment as member Of the Vermont
State committee Of the American Red
Cross. Miss Whitmarsh IL also a men,
Der Of the educational committee Of the
Chittenden County Chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross. which was organized May
4 at Essex Junction.
+ The State publicity bureau has just
issued a revised copy Of where tc
Stop When in Vermont" which is a
directory Of hotels and boarding houses
In the State. There are many new
pictures In the revised copy and two
new departments, one called Cottages
to Rent" and the other Trunk Line
Auto Routes in Vermont" The form
also is different and the new copy car
be slipped into the pocket
Fort Ethan Allen will not be con
verified into a base hospital for invaIided
soldiers from the front. ACCORDING to Off
cial Information conveyed to the Free