Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-06
CITY NEWS =

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The engagement is announced between
G. J. Bond of Carbondale, Pa, and MISS
Florence de Thestrup of this city.
Sherman Cochran of Underhil was fined
$40 and costs which he paid Monday IN
city court for reckless driving over
bridge.
Ernest Dawson Leach. the new organist
and choirmaster of st. Paurs Church.
began his duties Sunday. Mr.. Leach
comes from Grace Church, Memphis
Tenn.
Miss Amy Bingham left Thursday
for Middlefield. Conn, where she mas
purchased n 1on acre farm, with
large dairy and plans ultimately to es-
tablish an educational branch for chill
dren.
Frank j. r. Bergeron of Keesevlle,
n. Y. was enlisted as an apprentice sea-
man for n period of four years at the
local navy recruiting station Friday.
lie will go to Newport. II. l., for train
ing.
William S. Slmonds of Springfield filed
u petition in bankruptcy In the United
states clerks office Monday. His as
sets are given as $500 of which $40 is
claimed exempt, and his liabilities are
sj75
NJ. F.. Nusent has received a telegram
announcing the arrival of a little daugh-
ter. Mary Inez, to Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Anderson Of Orange, n. j. Mrs. Ander-
son was formerly Miss Inez Nugent OF
Winoosk.
Miss Margaret smollins has completed
AAI
Memorial hospital in Gardner. Mass, and
the Mutual Aid association in Brattlebor"
and will remain on the STAFF of the
Mutual Aid association IN Bratticboro for
the present
Miss Henrietta Hayes, formerly of this
city, who has been in the government
service recently in Washington, ID. c.,
and Miss Mabel ~. Powers. who has been
iG the immigration service in Montreal.
have been transferred to the local office
of the internal revenue office.
The many friends of Mrs. Naomi Hill
dreth. formerly of Jonesville, but wig
has been living in the West for several
| years, will be pleased to learn of her
marriage to William Boegel on october
II at the Brown Palace Hotel. Denver,
Colo. They will reside at Franktown,
Colo.
DR.. O. n. Eastman has bought from
Elihu E. Taft, administrator, the house
at 1853 South Union street. near Main,
recently occupied by the late Mrs. Anna
II. Chamberlin. DIR. Eastman expects to
make some material changes in the prop
erty before occupying it as an, office and
residence.
Through the generosity of Mrs. Joel II.
Gates in opening up her spacious and
beautiful home, the Woman's Alliance of
the Unitarian Church he'd a very en-
| joyable military whist party last eve
ming. Although the weather was very
inclement. 80 tables participated in the
evenings pleasure
a project is under way by which George
| Poulos, formerly one of the proprietors
of the Union Station hotel, is to lease the
McCarty block on Main street next to
the Hotel Vermont and install a restaurant
there. The building has been used in the
past by Peter Hanlon. who operated a sa-
loon there during the license period
There We're only q deaths in Burlington
during October. while there were AZ
| births. OF the deaths, seven were of
infants and two We're due to burning acct
dents. The Oldest person to die was %
years OF age. There were two in the
SOS and five in the 70s. Pneumonia was
given as the cause in four of the cases.
Gus Francis. an employe of the Elias
Lyman Coal company. was injured while
at work Thursday afternoon on the coal
HOSTS in the yard when his overalls
caught in a gear chain and dragged him
off his feet. 1t is thought that he sus-
tanned a broken arm, together with min
or cuts and bruises. He was taken to
the Mary Fletcher hospital by the po-
lice ambulance
Mrs., w. A. Sturses, formerly Miss
Almira Watts, L. V. NJ. 10, arrived in
the city Sunday evening fromWashington,
D. G. where she has been spending sew
eral months. Mr. Sturses, who was so
graduated from the university in 1915.
later taking a course at Columbia Law
school, has been in the city for several
weeks and has gone into partnership with
Clarence r. White. Mr.. and Mrs. Sturges
will reside at sos South Union street
Edward Richie of Conger avenue was
arrested Saturday by the police depart
ment for stealingNpieces of machinery and
wrenches from the Queen City Cotton
MILL where he was employed Ritche's
house was searched with the result that
the goods were found in his tool box and
he was taken to jail. Later. in city court,
he pleaded guilty and was Sentenced to
80 days by Judge Laid, who suspended
sentence and released Ritchie on proba
ton.
Three men were accepted end enlisted
in the navy at the local recruiting station
Tuesday. II. c. Beardsley of Plattsburgh
enlisted as apprentice seaman for aviation
mechanic for three years. and will be sent
to Chicago for training. j. +. Papini of
Rutland was enlisted as apprentice sea
man for electrician general grade. and
Guy f. Nikln of Bradford Con. enlist
ed in the same rating for two years The
two last named We're sent TO Norfolk Va,
for training
Mrs Myrtle Currier OF Richmond
charged by the State with reckless driv-
ing on the road between Richmond and
Essex junction near the farm of John
Williams on September II. was tried in
city court Friday before Judge Jed
i. Ladd, Tho case lasted all day, Allen
Martin prosecuting. while Rufus T.
Brown and Matthew G. Leary defended
The State claims that Mrs. Currier was
driving about 40 miles per hour and that
she killed dog owned by Williams The
case was continued to this afternoon a,
two o'clock for decision, the evidence
being all in.
barn owned by julius Roland, ice
man in the rear of n homo at 10 NORTH