Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-04

Inc pride was gowned in a dark blue
travelling suit with hat to match and
carried prayer book The attendants
were the brides father and Phileas
Proulx The couple were the recipients
of many beautiful and useful gifts. Mr..
and Mrs. Cross will be at home at 500
st. Paul street
The wind Sunday got into the gale
class. with velocity of As miles per hour
from the south and west. While this is
the season of the year when the water
in the lake is at its lowest, the wind
backed the water In Burlington bay so
that the waves were thrown over the
breakwaten No damage was done as
most of the shipping is tied up. The high
est wind on record at the local station is
20 miles per hour and that gale was
here in March, 1908
Sergeant Robert Stetz, who has been in
charge of the local army recruiting sta
ton, left Monday to take charge of the
station at Elmira. n. y, making the trip
by motorcycle. Sergeant Steltz has been
mere since the station was first opened.
He has enrolled for enlistment more than
200 men since he came here. and has made
many friends by his excellent handling
of the work of the office. First Class Pr-
waite Ratchford and Corporal Shean will
he in charge of the local office,
Plans have been completed for two
card parties to be given in the Athena
club rooms. the first on the evening Of
Wednesday, December 10, for ladies and
gentlemen. the second on the afternoon
of December II for ladies'. Any ladies
who do not wish to play are urged to
come with their work. The State Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs is paying the OK
penses of six girls in the State Normal
schools end the proceeds Of both these
parties will be ueed FER this fund.
Word was received in Burling ton
Friday that Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. May
forth of Springfield, Mass, are the
parents Of a baby GIRL Shirley watts.
born November 26. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Mayforth are graduate of the Univers-
ity of Vermont in the class Of 1915. Mr..
Mayforth will be remembered as one
of the fastest baseball catchers the
ever had Mrs. Mayforth
was Miss Mabel Watts and is a. sister
of Mrs W. A. Sturges Of this city.
Postmaster Y. F. Burke Monday made
out the first of the increased checks for
the rural deliveries carriers in Vermont,
vi WnOHl InGTP are ABOUT jfU. Inc IN
crease is a considerable one and is retro
active to the first Of July. The standard
route is "a miles in length and the car
rier is supposed to cover that distance
every day. The pay, which was 81, 200
for such work, has been increased to
I7OO per annum. All of the rural deliv-
cry carriers are paid through the Bur-
lington office.
Vestoria Sparks White of this city
entered in Chittenden county court Tues
day through her counsel, r. G. Web
ster a petition for divorce from Gerald
C. White, alias Samuel Webb Accord
ing to the petition, the couple was mar
ried in Burlington April q, 1915. The
husband is now in parts unknown. The
petitioner asks for a divorce on the
grounds of adultery, intolerable severity,
refusal to support and wilful deserton.
1t is claimed that Mrs. White was de-
serted June 90, 1918.
At the next session of the Troy Confer
ence of the Methodist Church, to be held
in Saratoga Springs. n. Y, beginning
April Z. delegates will be elected to the
general conference of the church, which
will convene in Des Moines, Iowa, May /,
1920. and continue during that month. The
Troy Times mentions, among the prom
inent laymen who are being talked about
to serve as delegates, United States Judge
Harland B. Howe of this city, and among
the ministers DR.. j. L. Mead of Platts-
burgh, a former pastor Of the local Metho-
dist Church.
Reports which have come into the office
of the county agent of Chittenden county
show that the membership drive for 1920
is coming along welb with a paid-up
membership at present of 800, and only
a part of the county heard from Partial
reports have come in this week from
Essex and Westford F. NJ. Bigelow of
Essex reports a membership Of IS men
and seven women six of these being new
members. G. NJ. Nelson of Westford
announces n memberships taken, includ-
ing II men and ten women. IL of whom
are new members
Stannard Relief Corps, No. 80 elected
the following officers Tuesday: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Ellen Harrington; senior vice
president, Mrs Alice Hill: junior vice
president, Mrs. Olive Drew; treasurer.
Mrs. Sadie Conrad; chaplain. Mrs. Fran
ces Harrngton; conductor, Mrs. Viletta
Lane; guard, Mrs. Barnes: first delegate
Mrs. Elma Daigle; second. Mrs Frances
harrington third, Mrs. Dora Thomas
fourth. Mrs. Emma Baker: filth, Mrs
Charland; first alternate. Mrs. Rupert
second, Mrs, Gertrude Smith; third, Mrs
Mather; fourth, Mrs Eva Mahon; fifth
Mrs. Alice Smith. A covered dish sup
per was served.
The Wnooski association of Congrega-
tional Ministers held its bi-monthly
meeting at the College Street Church
Monday with IA members present Three
new members were admitted at this
meeting. They were the Rev. A. B. Hoag
of South Hero, the Rev. F. J. Malzard
of Jericho and the Rev. A. B. Ross of
Fairfield. The topic of the morning ses-
sion was THE Economic INTERPRETATION
ship of the Nations" 1t was presented
by Professor G. G. Groat of the Univer-
sity of Vermont, and discussion follow
ed. The topic of the afternoon session
was Industrial Democracy" and was
presented by the Rev. II. G. Banks of
Williston. The ministers had luncheon
at the Hotel Vermont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Labelle. who
have been visiting at the home of Mr.
father. Fred Labelle, of l55
North Winooski avenue. returned Mon
day to WATERFOWL, Mass, where Frank
Labelle is employed as overseer of the
and finishing department of the
Newton Silk Mills at Milton Upper Falls
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Labelle were mar
red Thanksgiving morning at ST.
patricks Church, Fall River, Mass, the
home of the bride, who was formerly Miss
Catherine Agnes Pelicon. The groom's
ia her Fred Iabelle "A motorman for the