Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24

ness, nerve debility, Dra1n-taB. One OF
two Peptiron after each meal will quickly
tell a story of marvellous results Get
IL to-day. ADV.
ground ofYicers' school. has passed his
examination and has been recommended
for a FIRST leutenants commission.
The AbnaN Herald. II record of the
affairs at Camp Abnaki, the state \. M.
C.. A. camp at North Hero, has Just
been issued, The Herald Is made up OF
the weekly issues of the camp paper
and II chronicles the varied activities OF
the boys camp. The editors-in- ch,er
are Harold E. Soles and Kenneth l.. Bar
rctt. 1t is the seventh volume.
The marriage of George Thomas
Mcclure of Fort Ethan Allen and Lenna
Christina Newton of this city took place
Thursday afternoon at four o'clock at
st. Mary's Cathedral, the Hev. y. r.
ellis performing the ceremony. They
were attended by Thomas Moran and
Rose Peck. A small reception was given
afterward at the home Of the bride.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Burlington Trust Co., held
on Monday, the following directors were
Mower. Frank r. Wells. Clarence L..
Smith and Daniel A. Loomis. The officers
chosen by the directors are: President,
Henry L. Ward: vice-presdent, Edmund
c. Mower; treasurer, +. L. Roberts.
John Burns of 40 South Prospect
street has been ordered by the war de.
partment OF proceed to Cornell Univer-
sity for a two months course of train
t,,sr 80 hi oh, Il Sx,f1v
receive his commission as lieuten-
ant in the reserve corps. Mr.. Burns
attended the second officers training
camp at Plattsburgh.
Lieut.. H. l.. Miller. who married Miss
Norma Maynard of this city last month.
was recently seriously wounded by a
bayonet thrust while instructng men at
Camp Upton. Long Island. The blade
penetrated four inches. just escaping the
lungs. and the officer will be in the hospital
for some time.
T.. F. Crane, U. V. NJ. '16, who was
on the reportorial staff of the Free
Press during the summer and later took
the Y. NJ. c. A. secretary's training
course at the Y. NJ. c. A. College in
Springfield, Mass. has received an APP
pointment in Y. NJ. c. A. work and is
located at Fort Sam Houston, San
Antonio, Texas.
The Free Press is informed that Major
Willis B. Hayes. engineers. U. 8. r..
who supervised the erection Of the fed
eral building in Burlington, was assigned
to active duty December %, 1917, and
reported at the officers training camp.
Camp Lee. Petersburg. Va, January 5.
His family will remain in their present
quarters at Laconia, N. H.
At a session Of naturalization court ir
the United States court room in the fedora
building Thursday afternoon at three
O'Clock, Judge Harland B. Howe of st
Johnsbury presiding, Fred s. Kent. ar
employe at the Mary Fletcher hospital
Eugene Meunier Of st. Adams and Miss
Perces Ernestine Of Buell. street. who
teaches In Proctor. were granted fna
papers.
The annual meeting Of the Burlington
Venetian Blind company was held yes.
terday afternoon at the office Of the
Elias Lyman Goal company. The follow.
ing directors we're elected: Elias Lyman
Howard Crane, Clarence L. Smith, A. G.
Crane and L. c. Grant. Oficers were
chosen as follows President, Elias
0yAdiis tiCc-pIcSlutIls IlOWdTu franc
secretary and treasurer. A. G. Crane.
Cards have been received in town an.
| nOuncing the marriage at Asheville
N. c., on January Is, of Elizabeth, daugh.
ter Of the Rev. and Mrs. Brainard Thrall
and William julius Russell of Mime
apolis. Mimi. formerly Of Burlington
and son Of Mrs. j. w. Russell of South
Union street. Mr.. Russell is a graduate
Of the University of Vermont and is one
| Of the rising young men Of Minneapolis
After wedding trip to California the,
will be at home at Minneapolis.
First Lieut.. H. G. Williams of the
| medical corps, a graduate Of the Univer.
sity of Vermont College of Medicine ir
| the class of 1906. has gone to For,
Oglethorpe. Ga, for active duty. Hi.
| wife. who was Miss Ida Maynard OF
this city. and little daughter. Bertha
accompany him as far as New York. DR.
Williams has been practicing his profess
sion in Keene. N. H.. for the past ter
years.
The girls Of the telephone exchange are
to hold another of their highly successful
dances on Friday evening of this week
at the New Sherwood main dining -ha Il
by Manager George H. Steele. free o.
| which has been generously contributed
charge. The proceeds Of the dance ar,
| to be given to the Knights Of Columbus
campaign fund. 1t ia expected that tn
Second Cavalry band will furnish tn
| music.
! William McNiff. a former steward a
the Hotel Vermont. left the Unite,
States recently to take charge as chic
commssary steward Of the Paris aero
nautical naval station and expects T.
remain there during the war. Edwar
| Copps. a former steward at the Bardwel
House in Rutland. was the chief com
missary steward in charge of'the opening
Of the new commissary school in the frs
naval district.
Henry d. Hendee has received order
to report at Atlanta, Ca, at the training
camp for a commission in the non-fyin
aviation section Of the signal corps. TIL
camp was to have been held at Sa
Antonio. Texas. Mr. Hendee may no
be able to report on Saturday. as he
| recovering from an operation for tn
removal OF his tonsils. and was able onl
Monday to leave the Sparhawk san
tarium and return to his home.
The number Of registrants in thi
county subject to the draft rule has bee
lessened by two, Herbert w. Gotta O
Hickok place and Thomas Gilbert of Pin
street having gone into service volun
tarily. Mr.. Gotta is to be an electrical
and has gone to Kelley field. San Antonio
Texas. Mr.. Gilbert has been assigned t
the goth engineers forestry, and has gon
to Camp American University in Wash