Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-11
George Rivers; outside guard, John


Flanagan.
Friends Of Miss Mary Mack received
news last week of the death of her
mother, widow of Timothy Mack. They
resided In this city for many years,
but Miss Mack and her mother moved
a few years ago to Albany, ~ Y. where
Mrs. Mack had been in poor health.
Death was due to hardening Of the
arteries. The burial was in Albany.
Asa Baldwin has bought the Stacey
farm located In Berlin, and will take
possession September 10 Victor Stacey,
the former owner, will move to Barre,
whore he has dwelling house.
Papers in the Rutland county case Of
Honora Cook VS.. the Alden Brothers of
Massachusetts Of a Massachusetts cor.
poration which does business in Vermont
have been filed in the secretary Of states
office. The suit is TO recover 50, non, It heing
claimed that the lease for 5000 which
the defendant agreed to take, was not
taken and that the plaintiff has been dam.
aged 5000 as a result of It.
NJ. p. Hillegas, commissioner of educa-
ton. has appointed Mrs. Harriet Idle of
Morrisvile as teacher in the teacher
training course at Derby; Miss Cora
Talbot Of Brandon at Newbury. and Miss
Annie Snyder of Rexford, n. v, at Lud-
| low.
| Referee W. n. Theriault has dropped
the case in the bankrupt estates of Frank
Stacy and Guido Rossi of Barre from the
docket in the bankruptcy court for lack
Of prosecution, so that Messrs. Stacy and
Rossi gain nothing by the action they
took in going into bankruptcy and will
have to meet their obligations as they
stood when the proceedings were started
Notices were sent to the creditors in the
estate Of Grant Sargent of Barre that
the first meeting in that estate will occur
In the referees office at IN o'clock Sep
tenber H. Alvin Wheeler Of Barre has
filed petition to be discharged from
bankruptcy.
The official report Of the penalty i'm
posed on Preston Twombly n Orleans
has been received at the secretary of
states office. He was found guilty Of
operating Mrs. n. kittredge's auto
mobile, without a license, and was fined
iby the Judge Of the municipal court in
Orleans county $50 and costs.
Sheriff F.. n. Tracy left Monday noon
for White River Junction, where he has
charge Of policing the State fair grounds
again this year. Those who will assist
him are: Sheriff J. II. Allen Of Burlng
ton; Deputies John F1unkett of North
field. George Howe Of Barre. Dennis
Donahue of Graniteville, w. n. Billings
of Sharon, Wallace Fairbanks of Spring.
field, George Granf1eld Of Fayston. George
Tracy of Chelsea, V. A. Dillingham; Of
Waterbury. n. G. Lawson, A. A. Emery
and D. r. Campbell Of Montpelier. Deputy
Chief Of Police Harry Gamble of Barre
and Patrolman r. D. Sloan Of Mont
pelier.
Harry A. Black secretary Of state,
Wednesday suspended two more automo-
bile operators licenses because the H.
censees have not been governed by the
automobile regulations. These were H.
D. Kinds Of Burlington for an accident and
failure to report the same. It occurred on
the Shelburne road when the man ran into
a horse. breaking its leg. The second sus-
pension is e. G. Thorne Of Washington for
an accident He ran ME machine into a
railing near bridge, with the result that
a couple of persons in the automobile were
injured.
The matter of the appointment of re-
ceiver to settle the affais of the T. Ala
Granite company has been delayed by re-
quest of attorneys because an effort Is
being made, by those interested In the
matter. to secure an accounting without
the additional expense of court proceed
ure. Pedro Mont and others who had
been associated with L. Ala brought q
petition in chancery asking for an ap-
pointment of the receiver.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Menard of Barre has been
committed by the order of the probate
court to the State hospital at State ex-
pense. hearing relative to the matter
took place in the probate office Tuesday
afternoon No will in the estate of Law
son G. Cummings, late Of Montpelier, has
been presented in court and those who
were closely associated with him do not
expect that he had made one. Mr. Cum
mngs was man of considerable means.
1t is estimated by some that he was worth
about 100000 He had considera BILE prop
erty in New York
Miss Genevieve Damon. who had been
visiting in Island Pond, has returned
home and resumed her work in the office
of the commissioner Of industries.
Miss Mary Nelson Of st. Johnsbury,
court reporter in Franklin and Caledonia
counties visited with Mrs. F. L. Laird
Tuesday while on her way to St. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roberts of Bur
linston stopped in Montpelier Wednes-
day.
Miss Aida Turney Tuesday afternoon
received a message from Boston, that
Miss Lillian Bishop of this city and Brain
ard l.. Adams, who was formerly en-
ployed in the National Life Insurance
company's Office. were married in Boston
Tuesday and that they have left for Saw
annah. Ga They will go to Atlanta,
where they have employment. Mrs. Adams
will be employed by the library bureau in
that city while Mr. Adams Is to be en-
ployed by manufacturing concern. Mrs
Adams gave up her position assistant
librarian Of the Vermont Historical So
ciety Saturday and went to Boston Mon
day. She has been employed by the So
ciety over year this time and had pre-
viously been employed on special work in
1.-The State library. He had been secretary
of the Community club in Montpelier. Mr..
Adams was q professor in Montpelier high
school for year but for two years had
worked in the National Life. He served
as sergeant in the second division of ma
rines and was in France two years, having
recently returned.
WATERBURY
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. 4. G.
stevens Sunday were MIR. and Mrs,
Charls Stevens Of Orleans and Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. A. Barrows of Johnson.-Mrs.
Helen NJ Richmond of Greensboro was a
recent guest of the Rev and Mrs. Ed
ward c. Hayes at the congregational
parsona Se.-The Ladies' Aid of the Meth
odist Church met Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Verne Turner and Mrs. f.. Tatro
for the purpose of tying a qult.-A ter
riff wind and rain broke over this VI