Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-25
CITY news

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A daughter was born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Beaulieu Of Decatur
street.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
c. f. Mason Of Alburg at the Mary
Fletcher hospital April Y
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
II. Kent of Island Pond Thursday. Mr.
Kent was a former Burlington boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Kitteli Of 90 North
street are the parents of a baby girl
Weighing eight pounds. born Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Cecil E. johnson OF RAN
dolph are the parents of daughter. born
at the Mary Fletcher hospital Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Gassett Of q
North Champlain street have received
word Of the safe arrival in France Of their
son.
The marriage Of DR.. Daniel j. Nolan
and Miss Lillian NJ. Bedding will take
place next Monday morning at st. Mary's
Cathedral.
Second Lieutenant George D. Suter
of Swanton, who has been stationed
at Camp Devens, has been transferred
W VII Aiici.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Prior OF will
liston have received word OF the safe
arrival in France of their son. Cor
poral Jason c. Prior.
Leo G. oero Of ss4 ST. Paul street was
one Of the 50 young mon who enrolled at
the Boston custom house Tuesday for
the new American merchant marine
Settlements and DEGREES were entered
in the estates Of Lo<tie II. Wilcox. late
Of this city. and Abram Rugs and Ruana
Rusg. both late Of Milton, in probate
court yesterday.
Albert A. Porter and Loi". =. Wills
Of this city were united in marriage
by the Rev. james 5. Brakcr At eight
o'clock Friday evening in the parsonage
Of the Baptist Church.
Clara Boynton, night superintendent.
and Emma y. Lura, office nurse, both of
the Mary Fletcher hospital, have re-
signed their positions and expect to enter
active Red Cross service.
The marriage of Charles Cross of Platts-
burgh, N. Y, and Jennie Collins of Sara
nae. N. Y, took place at the parsonage
of the Baptist Church Thursday, the
Rev. James s. Braker officiating.
Robert Staples. son Of the Rev. and Mrs.
c. J. Staples. has received his commission
as captain of artillery. Captain Staples
was a member of the battery which sent
the first American shell among the Ger
mans.
Through the medium Of the local navy
recruiting station in this city, the Pei
ham. Mass, training station was enriched
by two recruits on Monday. They are
90 oirfnv md ~
r. Aubrey of Rouses Point, n. Y.
DR.. Fenwlck G. Taggart. formerly
for many years resident Of Burling-
ton, and n graduate of the college Of
medicine in 1903. has received a COM
mission Capt. NJ. r. c.. and reported
last week for duty at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gleason have
returned from Savannah, Ga. where
they spent the winter. Mr.. Gleason. who
was clerk at the Van Ness last summer.
left town last fall to assume his duties
as clerk at the De Soto in the southern
city.
Nicholas sodino and Miss Mary Brego,
both of Cherry street. were married
Sunday afternoon at the Cathedral rec
tory by the Rev. ]. +. ellis. The couple
was attended by Mr.. and Mrs. j. Alberry.
The groom is an employee of the brush
factory.
Harry Wells of "A Bright street said
last night that his son, Edward c. Wells,
had not been mortally wounded in France.
despite rumors to the contrary. His
son lost his front teeth month ago as
the result OF a shell explosion IN the
trenches.
ta,,< all
Of the university in the class of 1913.
is in this city visiting relatives. while
awaiting assignment with the combatant
engineers. Several days ago he COM
pleted a course of instruction at Camp
Lee In Virginia.
Ernest Parizo of Burlington was sent
to Camp Devens on Monday to take
the place Of one drafted man who failed
to pass the physical examination. Parizo
was to have gone with the other Il
county men. but he was given time to
settle up his affairs.
W. ]. Hollis Of the Burlington Light
& Power Co.. who has had charge Of the
stock department for several years, has
resigned his position to take one with
the George II. VAIN Electric company
Of Boston. His family will join him
about the first of June,
All of the senior chemists at the unver
sity have been allowed to leave befor,
graduation to go to worl, for the DuPon
Powder company. The men. who finished
their work Friday and leave soon. ar,
II. r. Hammer, w. II. Miner, p. S
Hayden and II. Mechanic.
The body of the unidentified man VIII
was drowned in the lake was burie'
Tuesday. No clue to his identity ha
been found although the body was kept IL
the Dryer undertaking rooms until yes
terday afternoon so that every chanc
might be given to have him identified.
A warranty deed was filed at the cit
clerks Office yesterday transferring tn
land and premises on the west side o
Church street. numbers 179 and 1871. fror
Elmer r. Davis to Thomas Reeves an
j. f.. Reeves. The Messrs. Reeve
bought the property as an investment.
Harold w. Morse of Booth street, VIII
has been at the cantonment at Ayel
Mass. is In this city on a two week.
furlough. Mr.. Morse. formerly a studen
At the university. recently passed tho ex
aminations for "a second lieutenant in tn
army. He is at present awaiting assign
ment
At meeting Of the Girls Friendly sc
ciety, held Tuesday evening at st. Paul
parish house, II was voted to buy a 81
Liberty bond. In addition to a $50 bon
already purchased. 1t also was decide
uiyo <ouord tI,a rtsh lat<. q