Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-22
CITY NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. william T. Riley of Brook
Ign. N. Y, are the parents of son.
born at the Mary Fletcher hospital Friday.
In probate court Thursday, there was
settlement and decree in the estate
of Fanny II. Parmelee, late of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Louthor of q
Hckok place announce the marriage OF
their daughter, Margaret T., to Edward
j. Murray of New York.
Noel S. Floyd of Springfield has been
enlisted as an apprentice seaman at the
local navy recruiting station and was
sent to Newport. r. l., for training.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. shelters of 81
Howard street are rejoicing over the ar
rival of a daughter, Madin Eleanor. born
Nav 16 at the Mary Fletcher hospital.
state Y. NJ. c. A. Secretary Byron n.
Clark is on his way home from France,
where he has been in his second period
of service for the international Y. NJ.
G.. A.
Fireless cooker bees will be held by
Miss Hazel Cassidy, home demonstra-
ton agent at Milton on Monday. May
26. and at Jonesville on Tuesday
May 81.
Arthur E. Dansereau of st. Adams
was enlisted as an apprentice seaman
at the local navy recruiting station
Thursday and left that night for New
port. r. I.
Lieut.. Fred S. Wheeler, U. V. NJ. '13,
of South Burlington is instructor of irri-
cation. hydraulics and highway con-
struction at the A. e. F. university in
Beaume, France.
Ex-President William Howard Taft and
party left the city last night at 10:45 for
Manchester. n. H., where the second
State convention of the League to Enforce
Peace will be held to-day.
Ernest c. Lawton of Elmwood ave.
nue. and Cecile NJ. Dockstader of Ben
nington were married Friday morn
ing at II o'clock at the First Church
parsonage by the Rev. C. C. Adams
A daughter was born at the Mary
Fletcher hospital on May ID to Mrs
William Corley. Mrs. Corley is the
widow of william Corley, who died
October 10, 1918, during the epidemic
of influenza.
On the nth of June in this city, the
annual convention of the retail jewelers.
Mansur and Secretary G. L. Preston are
arranging the details and the program,
which will be announced later.
Z. r. Young, proprietor Of Young S
DRUG Store, has rendered his resigna-
ton to Postmaster James f.. Burke as a
sub postal agent. There is now no sub
postoffice on Church street, but the
vacancy is expected to be filled soon.
Frank f. Sanborn of LOOMS street, for
II years with II. C. Humphrey, the Blue
store, leaves Friday for New York city,
where he will be with the w. r. Grant de-
partment stores. Mr.. Sanborn has but re-
Gently returned from 10 months overseas.
E. L. ingalls,, leader of boys and
girls club work in the State, will 60
10 Bristol Friday for a district Ii
brary meeting, which he will address
On the work of the boys and girls
clubs in Vermont, especially in con-
nection with Libraries.
In probate court Tuesday Clark c.
Briggs of this city was appointed eX-
ecutor of the will of Hattie NJ Weston,
late of Winooski Frank E. Bigwood
of winooski and John E. Lavell of
Burlington were appointed commits
sioners and appraisers of the estate.
The jury in Chittenden county court
for the March term of 1919 has been dis
charged, there being no more cases to
be tried by jury at this term. Judge
Sherman R. Moulton, presiding. gave out
the order Friday that the jurymen
would not have to appear again this
term.
Mrs. A. j. MacNab has gone to San
Diego, Cal, to join her husband, Capt.
Alexander ]. MacNab, after visiting her
parents in this city. Captain MacNab,
since returning from overseas, has re-
ceived commission in the regular army.
Mrs. MacNab was formerly Miss Maude
Gordon.
In the case Of Lena Dumas against
Arthur Dumas in Chittenden county
court, a divorce has been granted to the
petitioner on the ground of intolerable
severity. and Mrs. Dumas has been given
the care and custody of the minor chill
dren. E. A. Ashland appeared for Mrs
Dumas in this case.
In probate court Friday the will
of Lawson E. Harrington. late of Bur-
lington. WAS allowed Martha A. Har-
rington of this city was appointed ex-
ecutrix of tho will, while George H
Kinsley and II. ]. Cotton, both of Bur-
tington. were appointed commissioners
and appraisers of the estate.
Capt. Lynn Reynolds, A. T.. F. all
service division, has been borrowed by
the French postal service to supervise
the installation of several of the United
States Liberty motors in some rebuilt
French bombing planes, which the post
Office department of France is to use or
some of its trans continental air mai
routes.
The local army recruiting station
sent E. Bryan Saltus of ESQ North Wi
nooski avenue to Albany, N, Y, Fri
day morning for enlistment in tn,
Army of Occupation in the cavalry
Mr.. Saltus has a brother now with tn,
Army of Occupation and two unclel
who have been in the regular army
for Is years.
against Eugene H. Shaw, which was triet
earlier in the session of Chittenden count,
court, and ordered dismissed withou
prejudice" will be given another hearing
upon the petition of Mrs. Shaw's attorney
Guy b. Horton, it being claimed tina
there is new evidence in the case ant
new witnesses to appear
Corp. Floyd H. Smith, son of Mr.. AM
Mrs. r. c. Smith of 40 North Winoosk
avenue, arrived Tuesday night from Cam
Devens, where he was discharged from
the army the same day. Corporal Smtl