Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30
CITY news

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Word has been received of the marriage
to Miss Anna NJ. Aikee. formerly OF TINS
city, to Raymond Pratt of Newfane on
September q.
(Patro,man and Mrs. Frank $. NC
0aughan Of Sc Colchester avenue are the
parents of an 11-pound son, born sunday.
The little stranger has been named
Patrick James.
Herbert Benware of Ellenburg Center.
~ Y, enlisted as fireman third class
TOR nmchinst's mate, Tuesday at the
local navy recruiting station. He went to
Newport, r. l.
In probate court Thursday there was
O. settlement and decree In the estate of
Margaret e. Madican, late OF this city
The VIII Of James Frederick, late of Col
chester, was allowed.
Roy l.. Jones Of South Burlington.
charged with attempted destruction Of
buildings on the Allen property, was in
city court Thursday and had his case
continued to November % for trial.
About 20 men and women took the test
at the high school yesterday morning at
nine o clock for the position of enumerator
in the government census of 1920 given by
Mr.. and Mrs F. S. Pease received word
Friday OF the birth of a daughter, Flea
nor Fessenden, to their son. and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand H..
Pease of Montclalr, N. The child YVES
born Friday
The annual conference of the Vermont
Society, United Daughters of 1872 will
be held at the Hotel Vermont next Tues
day, November 4. There will be a lunch
con at noon and the meeting will be held
in the afternoon.
At recent meeting of the Visiting
Nurse association, the following were
elected for the year: President, Miss
Elsie Brown vice-presdent, Mrs Edward
Robinson; secretary, Mrs. William f..
Hagar; treasurer, Mrs. a. b. Buell..
Henry J. Richards of st. Adams filed
petition in bankruptcy in the United
states court here Thursday Richards
Ileges that his debts amount to $40 and
hat his assets are 500, which is the back
gay due him from the Central Vermont
railway.
A fine of SO and costs Of about as much
more were paid by Robert Hill of Rich
nond in city court Thursday for driving
en- automobile without any license or
having the car licensed. He was arrested
Get. q when he attempted to pass a
car which was d.schargng passengers,
Alfred F. Atkinson of Ellenburg. n. T.,
an Canadian ex-soldier who served %
months overseas enlisted in the navy
Monday for aviation mechanic. Rey-
mold Macmillan of Montpelier also en-
listed for the same service and both went
to the air training school at Great Lakes,
Ill.
In probate court Friday there was a
settlement and decree in the estate Of
Jed w. Everest, late of Milton.s A
guardians realty license was issued in
the matter of the estate of Alonzo l..
Wheeler, late of Colchester. There was
was a settlement and decree in the estate
of Adeia Ann Wentworth, late of this
city.
In probate court Monday there was
n settlement and deere. in the estate of
George c. Pease. lata of Burlington.
NJ. G. Leary of this city was appointed
executor of the will of Jsnes Broderick,
late of Colchester. while II. F. Wolcott
and c. G.. Allard, both of Winooski, We're
appointed commissioners and appraisers
of the estate.
Myrtle Currier of Richmond was in
city court Monday morning before
Judge Jed P. Laid. charged with care
less driving of her auto on the Rich
mond and Essex junction road some
time ago. Her case was continued until
October 81 at 200 p. m. for trial. She
was released on $50 bail, furnished b.
Attorney NJ G. Leary.
Postmaster James Il. Burke r sending
out checks to persons who ordered gov
i
partment and which could not be flleC
owing to the limited supply. The checks
cover the amount of money given to th'
government for the ordered goods. If
part Of the goods We're delivered the re
mainder of the money will be refunded.
The ladies of the faculty of the Uni
versity Of Vermont entertained Tuesda!
evening at buffet lunch at the home O
Mrs. w. r. Austin the ladies of tn
faculties of MIDI ebury College and Nor
witch University. There were about 10
present. After the lunch there was al
informal program, consisting of reading
by Miss Amy Dean Cram and solos b,
Mrs. f. b. jerks.
Batchelder & Brown have sold the well
known Green Mountain Stock farm a
Randolph to Fred Catiin of South Bur
lington. This farm is widely known an
has been in the Moulton family for nearl.
a hundred years Mr. Catlin viii NOV
his thoroughbred Ayrshire dairy ther
and intends to continue the breeding o
his famous Ayrshire stock which !
rapidly gaining in popularity.
Homer Fisher, a taxibac driver, charg
ed with furnishing liquor to three womel
and four married men in an AUTOMOBILE
party about two o'clock In the morning
in an alleyway off Church street. plead
ed guilty to the charge in the city cour
yesterday morning. He was represented
by John j. Enright. Judge Jed p Lad'
gave him a straight sentence of 80 day
in the Chittenden couny Jail, which h
is now serving.
Nearly 100 college girls were entertane
Tuesday evening by the Young Woman
Guild of the First Church a. Hallowe'e
supper In the parish house. The room
was decorated with cornsta'ks, pumpkins
and b ack and orange paper, with p.ent
of witches and black cats In evidence
and the tables were lighted with candle
and decorated with crepe paper. Fo low
ing the supper the girls did Iallowe'e
stunts and played games.
The Rutland railroad is to install
new double track drawbridge at the sout
end of the yard to replace the old sngl
track bridge in use for many wears