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

SELF was presented. Her rather, j. IL.
Merrill as well ms the girl, has been
cared for by the town. Mr.. Merrill re-
Gently was committed to the States
prison for adultery. The court ordered
the girl to be taken to the home. A
petition presented some days ago asking
that the estate of Ida L.. Foley Of War
rem be opened that II. A. Pratt, admin
istrator. be allowed to present two bills
which he has against the estate was
granted in the same court during the
afternoon.
W. II. Brown Of Wilder and A. s.
bowers of Barre have been accepted at
the local recruiting office for the navy,
while A. p. Bottiggi Of Barre was re-
jected because of defective eyesight.
William McCaskell left Monday morning
for Portland, Me-, where he has been
engaged as salesman for the Armour Co.
Miss Georgianna Fountain has received
notice to report to the chief of signal
corps in Washington, d. c., for duty as
stenographer in that department of the
service. Miss Fountain Is a bookkeeper
in Barre.
Miss Gertrude Jerome, who has for sew
eral years been employed in the McCuen
stone, has commenced work in the Homer
Fits store in Barre.
A meeting of the directors of the st.
Bernard club took place in the office Of
j. G. Brown Saturday morning. 1t was
attended by MIR. Brown and L. H. Bixby
Of this city and A. B. Tenney of Boston.
me other directors were unable to be
present. aIthough they understood and
agreed with the action which was taken
at 'ne meeting Namely that OF recon-
struction OF camp Henry. which burned
'asc summer. 1t Is Planned to nave the
camp ready Tor use by June l.
Gov II. +. Graham has received from
Col. Grant OF Minneapolis. MIMI. an
appreciation of the telegram which was
sent to him expressing sympathy to the
family at the time Of the death Of Gen.
l.. A. Grant. his father. This telegram
with those from w. II. Taft and Theo-
dore Roosevelt were read at the service.
Later a photograph of Gen. Grant will
be hung in the adjutant- generals office.
1t will be presented by the surviving men,
bers of the family.
Easter services were conducted at all of
the churches in Montpelier Sunday.
| Trinity starting with a service at $3.50
o'clock in the morning. followed by others
during the morning. afternoon. and eve
| ming Cantatas we're sung Mt some Of the
ch,,rches and there was snecial Faster
| music at all services. Offerings were made
| for special war purposes In nearly every
service some allusion to the present crisis
in France was made and prayers offered
that the Almighty shall bring success to
the allied armies.
Mrs Nancy puffer Gibson has accented
. nosi+ion az index c,erk In the ordinance
| doro r.r,ort -, ~ eoaoro, ,oyarnr,on,
aud Ioa,,os s,or.,,, for vvosh,retor n r
~, ,,,o. 80 800 ,,aa anooaaad a..
xa,,,,,,,',,, ,,,oto go. .o7 noo ,o,,,n. hoor
na,,'n., r,n 80 49,, ~, ot,on,,,, aor
s,,hsor,hors ,,hi,o ,hern aro son,ethin.
| i'll ooo ,,,,,o ,hov,d ho,,o suhscrihed
r. 60 nrohoh,o thot 20 moro than the
| ,r,, ratsod Go roodad tbia vear those
Vic hoyo mot suhscrihed will be called
unon N mako lin the def1cit.
Tho iurv in the case NJ !. r. Williams
vs. T.. F.. Davis returned a verdict o,
s1o1 az in washington county cour,
Thursday night. This was a suit ovel
repairs on an automobile. The defense
made a tenure in open court Of SIPS tt
settle the case before the trial started
Thursday morning. Friday afternoon tn,
hearing in the divorce case of Grets
Evans VS.. Earl w. Evans Of Waterbury
was heard. In this case the evidence
showed that the defendant said he woult
/, live no longer with the plaintiff.
II Miss Katherine Crozier, who has beer
, secretary of the State Board of Registra
ton of Nurses, has presented to Gov
II. F. Graham her resignation from tn
board, to be effective upon its receipt
Her successor has not yet been named
Miss Crozier the middle Of last week wa
called for nurses service In France an
left her position as assistant at Heatol
hospital to attend these duties.
states Attorney +. X. Davis IN count
: court wednesday morning hled informa
, 'ion unaIeNhs i1ilne, anu Maue'.'e pv.ne
{ III "ae'ou,y WIZ. neeo. VI S a.. o.
me case VIII oe uiousmt W wnen vi
"'"'o eases are =. a. Ano D.'Ie.'' a.
NOW OUT oi Dali Vi si'"o' Whlcn was hu'
Nisheo SOME wehs ago io,!owHis an IL
r 'esusauon fnaoe ny the S'ate propa'io
/ oiicer' WHICH resu'eu l." .hree VI ~
cnildren peing taken from the nome an
placed IN more suitapie places. IL
4 aneseo that the ch'iureh were not above
), 10 eat III the same room Win the ma
8 ana wiie ana tnta one OF .hem was force
r 10 sleep IN the barn IN 1aii weather' Inc
were sent nome from school because the
n were not nttihgiy ciothed
The meeting OF the state BOARD
n charities and PROBATION winch was
i nave been held IN Vergennes Wednesda
d did not take place owing to Mr.. Tuxbul
|. being IN FLORIDA ana MISS Florence Corr
k OF Mohtpener ana ELISHA May OF {
Johnsbury being III.
r. o. ". hrowh ana mason .. stone, WI
a attended conference IN Boston relati'
It 10 the WORK which VIII De zone THIS sur
!, mer by PUBIC sarety committees. ma