Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-16
CITY NEWS

license in the estate of Clara M. Nay
late of Jericho, was granted
In probate court yesterday, there were
settlements and DEGREES in the estates
of Betsey NJ. Elliott and Charles T.
Partch. both late of Hinesburg.
In probate court Thursday there was
settlements and DEGREES in the estates
of Agnes Quinn Latham, late OF Milton
and Horatio n. Coon, late of this city
The case or l.. n. Kellogg againsi
the Charlotte Feed Mercantile com
pany. on the court calendar of emit
tenden county court was thursday GU
tered discontinued.
Stuart Greene Of st. Adams, son of
Congressman Frank L. Greene. enter
ed the University of Vermont Thurs
day as "A first-year stuGent In the col
lege of engineering.
The tenth annual convention of the
New York state Waterways association.
of which Henry w. Hill of Buffalo,
T. " NJ. &c. is president. will be held
in Albany November 20 and 81.
Chester C.. Bromley of Shelburne was
enlisted as an apprentice seaman for
aviation at the local recruiting station
of the navy Friday. He was sent
to Chicago for training.
Lyman A. Wescott of Burlington, CIV
ing his address as 80 North street. was
enlisted as an apprentice seaman at the
local navy recruiting station Monday
and sent to Newport, r. l., for train
ing.
Harry johnson of Paterson, N. j., and
Miss Florence Bergeron of this city were
ms rrio1 SATURDAY. Of the
age of the First Church, the Rev. c. C..
Adams officiating Mr.. johnson is a soldier
Fort Ethan Allen.
A miscellaneous shower given
ut the home of Mrs. w. II. Louther last
evening TO Miss Ruby Grace Stone by
number of her friends in honor of her
approaching marriage to William Bern
hardt of New York city.
A daughter. Martha Elizabeth. was
born at the Mary Fletcher hospital
Wednesday. October Is, to Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Bartlett of New Brunswick.
~ J. Mrs Bartlett was formerly Miss
Ruth Stearns of this city.
Bail of $3.50 was set as the price Of the
liberty of Homer Fisher, a cab driver,
charged with illegal selling of intoxicating
liquors, in the city court Saturday mov-
Ing. BAL was lurnlSneu ana nearing
will be given him at a later date
In probate court Friday there were
settlements and DEGREES in the following
estates: Martha l.. Sullivan. late of
Burlington; Honora Connolly. late of
Burlington; George 3. Catlin. late Of
Burlington; and Lewis Christmas. late of
Williston.
Frank Caderectt and Lawrence Meow
ern of Richmond, charged with breach
of the peace. We're brought into city
court yesterday afternoon on complaint
by States Attorney Allen Martin. Their
cases were continued until October % and
bail was fixed at $500 in each case.
It cost Fay Temple of Essex Junction
500 and costs of about as much more to
drive his automobile by a car which was
discharging passengers on Church street
Saturday afternoon. the fine being i'm
posed in city court by Judge Jed p. Ladd
yesterday. Temple pleaded guilty and
paid.
Warren L. Souia of winoosli enlisted
Thursday in the navy as apprentice
seaman for aviation mechanic He was
sent to Chicago for training. There
arc number of exec ptionally good open
ings in the air service for young men
through the local recruiting Office at the
present time.
At the request of the State department
Commander G. p. Aud. supply corps,
United States navy, has been assigned to
the peace commission in connection with
accounting matters. Commander and
Mrs. Aud and daughter sailed
for Paris on the Orizaba from Hoboken.
N. j., October IT,
Harold r. Taylor was fined s1.O0 and
costs of sos in city court yesterday by
Judge Jed p. Ladd for violation of the
city ordinances in speeding his automo-
bile more than ten miles per hour III
Church street Taylor was given an
alternative sentence of 30 days in county
Jail and he paid the fine.
Roy J.. Jones, the young man from
South Burlington, who was arrested Mon
day afternoon and placed in the county
jail on the charge of writing IA threaten
ing letter to George n. Allen just pre-
vious to the burning of Mr.. Aliens boat
house, was released Tuesday afternoon
on $500 bail, furnished by w. f. Peters
of Shelburne road.
Mrs. Edward S. Isham gave a delight.
full bridge party at the Klifa club rooms
Tuesday afternoon in honor of her
mother and sisters. Mrs. II. o. CLARK
and the Misses Clark. About so ladie.
were present. The rooms were beau.i
fully decorated with roses and chrysan
themums. and dainty refreshments wer,
served by Miss Lucinda Smith.
DR.. J. w. Courtney of 167 Elmwoot
avenue has been appointed medical exam
liner for the United States marine re-
cruiting station, recently opened at IL
Church street Burlington. This ap
poHltment was announced sThursda,
through a letter from Leut.-Col. f. Il
Evans, U. S. NJ. c., officer in charge o.
the eastern recruiting district, with head
quarters at Portland, Me.
Geno F. Tavervlle of 43 Water street
Rutland, and Harry c. Brown of 3
Grove street, Rutland. We're enlisted Tues
day at the local navy recruiting station
as firemen, third class, and were sent Il
the U. S. S. Davis at Philadelphia TO
duty. Howard r. Fredette of 90 Baxte
street, Rutland, was enlisted as an artif
icer and will go to Norfolk, Va, TO
duty. He is a previous service man.
The National War Work Council of tn
Y. NJ. c. A. announces that former Pres
ident Guy Potter Penton of the Univer
sity of Vermont, now of New York city
Is one of the men selected to decide
among other things, whether women, b.
hair RI h,x,