Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-02
CITY news

In probate court Friday Allen Martin
sf-Bssex was appointed administrator
of the estate of Marian E. Ferrin late
Of Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank r.. Spear announce
the engagement of their daughter ber'n"
l.. Spear of Washington. D. c.. to Lieut.
c. w. Tobey, of Camp A. a. Humphreys
Maiden, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Cram announce the
engagement of their sister, MISS Frances
C. Cram, to Kenneth d. Gerrish oi
Virginia Lieutenant Tobey is aide 10
General Flager.
Harold c. Bard of White River juno
ton, who already has served Ii inonths
In France. has re-cnlisted lor year.
In the quartermaster corps, for turther
service in France.
Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Sherburne of
Pomfret announce the engagement or
their daughter Fairfax Harding Sher-
burne, L. V. NJ. II, to w. Norman
Peterkin of Montreal.
Norris A. Ward of Ticonderoga. N. Y,
was enlisted as a fireman. third class.
in the navy Monday in this city. He
will go to the L. S. S. Israel at Ports
mouth, N. H., for training.
Announcements have been received re-
Gently Of the marriage of c. A. Spencer
U. v. NJ. 10, and Miss Frances Eisen-
biegler In Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spencer will live In Brooklyn.
Cecil w. Pratt of Dandy enlisted in
the engineers corps Of the United States
navy at the local recruiting station, third
floor Of the postofflce building, yesterday
morning and will go to the U. S. S.
Israel at Portsmouth N. H.. for train
ing.
At the first business meeting of the
Woman's Union of the College Street
Church this year, held at the church par
Tors yesterday afternoon, an announce
ment was made of legacy of 800 to the
Union from the estate of Mrs. G. G.
Benedict
DR.. c. E. Wells, superintendent of the
Newport hospital, Newport r. l.. has
been visiting his father, Charles Wells,
who has been i'll for several weeks. DR..
and Mrs. Wells are receiving congratulate
tons on the birth of a son, Edward Lath-
rop, on September II.
Mrs. Alice White and daughter Bernice.
left Saturday for st. Louis, Mo-, to attend
the wedding of Mrs. Whites son. Harold
F., to Miss Irma A. Niedrnghaus, which
will occur on the evening of October at
eight o'clock. Miss White will be maid of
honor at the wedding.
Edward Getty of St. Adams. boiler
maker. filed petition in bankruptcy
Tuesday with the clerk of the United
States court with liabilities Of s2,O2917. of
which s1,462 is secured. Among the credi-
tors is the L. L. Clarkson & Co. of Bur-
lington for $50 on piano.
An agreement has been reached among
Burlington merchants to put into opera
ton at once a winter schedule in which
the stores will open at sis in the morn
Ing and close at $3.50 at night every bust
ness day in the week except Saturday,
when the regular hours will be observed
as in the past.
A telegram was received Monday night
announcing that Mrs. Theresa A. Cur
rey Noble, mother of Edward M. Noble
of this city, had died after a brief
illness at her home in Buffalo. n. Y.
She leaves her husband son and
daughter. The interment took place
Tuesday afternoon at Buffalo.
Warren Staples. son of the Rev. and
Mrs Charles ]. Staples of this city, and
Miss Louise Tower of Buffalo, n. Y,
were married at Buffalo Friday evening,
the Rev. c. j. Staples officiating. They
will make their home in Detroit, Mich,
where the groom is connected with the
Dodge Brothers automobile works.
Miss Mary Scott of 2s Monroe street
was given a shower at her home last
night by about % of her friends in view
of her coming marriage to Cecil Grafton
of Wakefield, Mass. She was presented
with many gifts. An entertainment was
furnished by those present and refresh
ments were served.
The case of reckless driving against
Edward T. Daley, a taxi driver. who is
accused Of killing Hazel Rugg several
days ago by his machine on Shelburne
road, was mol pressed in the city court
Saturday. This charge was brought at
first to hold him pending an investgati ton
of the circumstances of the death of Miss
Rugg.
In connection with the State teachers
convention at Montpelier. October $40
there will be a meeting of the English
teachers of the State for the purpose OF
considering an affiliation with the New
England Teachers association. There
will be also a manual training conference
of interest to all manual training teach.
ers in the State
At a meeting of the headquarters com.
mittee of the Vermont Anti-Sa loor
League, held Monday. the resignation OF
the Rev. C. H. Smith as member OF
the committee, because of his absence
from the State, was accepted and a reso
luton was adopted expressing apprecia.
ton of the work done by him while he
was superintendent of the league
G. Morton Lord of % Monroe street re
ceived a cablegram Friday Announcing
the safe arrival In London, Eng, of hi.
daughter, Mrs. Jessie Lord Woicott. Mr.
and Mrs Wolcott, who sailed from New
York September II, will visit London ant
Paris, thence journey south through
France to Bilbao. Spain, to which plac,
Mr.. Wolcott has been appointed American
consul.
Lieut.. A. II. Cecha, the medical Gel
at the local navy recruiting station f.
enjoying a ten days leave and is visit
ing In Omaha, Neb., his home city Hi
place Is being taken by Lieut.. T..
Tracy. medical corps, from the Ports
mouth, N. H., naval hospital. Lieu
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