Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-05


o'clock in the morning with Judge Jed
p. Ladd of the city court presiding. The
jury is to be drawn o-day Paradee is
out on 500 bail furnished by Edward
Naylor of Milton, and will be represented
! by Attorney NJ. H. Alexander of st. AL
bans.
Edmond LaRock of Richmond has been
sentenced to serve not less than five nor
more than six months in the House Of
Correction at Windsor. when found guilty
in the city court Saturday of the charge
of non-support of his wife and minor
child. Sentence was suspended however,
and he was placed In the hands of the
probation officer for period of not less
than one year and ordered to pay 500
per week for future support Of his de-
pendents.
| A sentence of not less than five nor
more than six months in the House of
| Correction at Windsor was given to
Fred Mcqueen of this city in the city
| court Saturday on the charge of nom
| support of his wife and five children. He
was, however. placed under the jurisdic-
ton of the probation officer for period
Of two years and ordered to pay $500
per week and the sentence suspended.
pending his keeping the terms of the
probation.
The Faculty club Of the University Of
Vermont held its last meeting OF the
college year at the home of PROFESSOR
III. F. Messenger. 1H Summit street, Satur-
day evening. Lieutenant-Colonel Harry
A. Leonhaeuser read an interesting paper
on 1.-THE Strategy of War" This was
the annual meeting and the following Of
icers were elected: President. Prof. S.
F. Emerson; vice-p president. Prof. George
Ia. Groat; secretary, Walter H. Crockett.
A tentative program for next season was
presented.
Major G.. D. Whiteside, a member OF the
class of 1899 at the Medical College Of
the University of Vermont, was decora-
ted on May 10, so a letter to the Uni
versity states by the French republics
minister of war with a gold medal Of
honor for services which he rendered
to French soldiers at Ebernay. France,
during the terrible drive in July 1918
Major Whiteside is now department d.
rector, medical and surgical department,
general business management, Ameri-
J can Red Cross. general headquarters, in
France.
The annual meeting of Vermont State
, Nurses Association was held Friday
afternoon at O'Clock in the roof garden
of the Hotel Vermont. The following
officers were elected: President Eliza
} eth Van Patten, Presberterlan hospital,
New York city; vce-president, Hattie
Douglass, Mary Fletcher hospital; Sec
retary-treasurer. Rose A. Lawler, Fanny
, Allen hospital; assistant secretary-treas-
urer. Mrs. E. F. Patch. Rutland hospital,
Rutland; directors, Mrs. Edward Reeves,
Mary Fletcher hospital and Fanny ABB
bolt. Mary Fletcher hospital.
The marriage of Matthew C. OConnor
: and Miss Elizabeth A Sullivan took
; place yesterday morning at six O'Clock
} at St. Marys Cathedral, the Rev. P. A
Barry performing the ceremony. The
bride had the grooms sister. Miss Eliza
beth OConnor. as her bridesmaid. and
the groom had his brother, Richard
!. O'Connor, as his best man. Afterwards
, a wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the bride at 239 Pearl street
relatives and intimate friends being
' present Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connor left fol
a wedding trip, and will reside at 81
v Pearl street.
In probate court Monday the fol.
= lowing business was transacted: a real.
. ty license was granted in the estate
of d. w. Smead. late of Essex: the will
Of Charles Wescomb, late Of Underhill
was allowed; E. w. Henry Of Underhi
k was appointed executor of the will, witt
d G. A. Terrill and A. n. Bartlett of I'm
= derhill as commissioners of the estate
n Mr.. Henry was also appointed as ad
e ministrator of the estate of Eugene w
t. Quinn. late of Underhill, with L. o
y Brush and Moses Chase. both Of Un
derhill, as commissioners and apprais
ers of the estate.
d The last meeting of the season of tn,
t Winooski Association of Congregation
t al Ministers was held Tuesday morn
E. ing at the College Street Church. Tw,
e papers were read, one by the Rev. Eval
= Thomas on "Germany's Philosophy ant
# the War" and the other by the Rev
c. E. Hayward of North Troy. formerl
of Winooski, on THE Church and tn
i Returning Men" The Rev. Charles X
Tracy of Richmond was elected meder
. ator and DR.. S. G. Barnes of Burlng
ton scribe. The next meeting will be he'll
on the first Monday in October.
5, Frank H. La France. who was enliste
20 in Albany, n. Y, by Colonel o. H. Dock
cry, Jr.. for recruiting service, has re
II, ported for duty at the local Office in tn
Howard National Bank building. Pv
II La France is a Burlington boy and
- former member Of the Yankee Division
- He was sworn into Federal service wit
20 the old First Vermont and when tina
regiment was made part Of the Yank
!, zee Division and sent to France took pal
- in the Aisne- Marine, st. Mihiel an
-Ieuse- Argonne offensives. He also wa
on duty with his regiment in the Chen
"a in des Danes. Toul and Pas Fini sec
lie tors.
u, u, The Vermont Mount Holyoke Alumne
80 association held It's annual meeting Ma
-. 81 in this city, at the home Of Mrs. A.
-, Whiting The business meeting followe
- an enjoyable luncheon, and the follow
:, ing officers were elected for the comir
- :, year: President. Mrs. Frank W. Freno
w. Of Swanton; vice Observation-Disclosures, Nil
Bertha NJ. Terrll of Burlington; loo
Xxi vice presidents, Miss Beth Gilchrist
or Rutland, Mrs. John w. Davis of Nort
n field, Miss Hazel Lyon of Brattlebor
j. secretary-treasurer, Miss Katharine Wo
ed cester of Burlington: chairman publici
on department, Mrs. A. l.. Whiting Of Blu
ng lington.
&c Live newspapermen get everything tn
:" is going and the representatives or Il
lie Daily News and the Free Press are
exceptions to the rule. The Rev. Robe
.te H. Wnshburne, pastor of the Method
ay Church at Winooski. who is a memb
he of the Daily News staff, and e. Farm;
ar. Crane member of the Free Press sta