Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14

day morning.--E. ". Perkins principaI OF |
IIoulton. Me. high school, with Mrs. Per-
kins and four children, who are on a |
motor car trip called on some of their |
friends Monday. Mr.. Perkins was at one |
time principal of the high school here
V. A. Irish motored to Bristol Sunday
with Mrs. f.. J. Irish and four children. |
who will remain there short time. He
returned Monday. Miss Eliza Marsh left
Tuesday for two weeks vact,on, the
most of which she will pass in camp with
her sister from st. Albans.-Mr and Mrs.
j. D. Russell and daughter of Franklin
were In town Monday.
ST. ALBANS
George Dacey of this city and Miss
Hazel II. Hoben of Enosburg Fails were
married August at the parsonage of
the Baptist Church in Enosburg Falls.
After a trip to Montreal Mr.. and Mrs.
Dacey will make their home in this city.
At a supper party given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. c. Best Of Brown
avenue Thursday, evening, the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Mildred A.
Best, to Raymond L. Grismer of New
York city was announced. The wedding
will take place August 20. Miss Best
Is a graduate of the st. Adams high
school and the University of Vermont.
She recently returned from France.
where she has been doing secretarial
work for DR.. q. r. Benton. former presi-
dent OF the University Of Vermont.
A. j. Woodward of Enosburg Falls
withdrew his plea of not guilty to
complaint filed against him in city court
by States Attorney A. p. Rowiey a few
days ago. charging him with selling In
toxcating liquor illegally. and entered a
plea of guilty to the charge. He was
fined $500 and costs. which he arranged
TO pay. The Intoxicating liquor sold was
in the form of lemon extract containing
80 per cent. of alcohol and was sold
under such circumstances as to make 1t
probable that 1t was intended for use as
beverage.
County Agent Charles r. Elliott has
handed his resignation to the Vermont
executive committee of agriculture to
Sike effect September /. Mr.. Elliott will
60 into business in New York State
II. B. Little Of Colebrook. N. H.. has
been engaged for three months to Ali
the vacancy. Mr.. Little is a graduate
of the New Hampshire State Agricul-
| tural College and for the last two years
has been engaged in boys and girls
! A daughter was born at the ST. Adams
hospital Sunday morning TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Libbey Of South Main street
| The office of the home service Sec
ton of the American Red Cross at the
Armory will be closed for two weeks
from August IL to Sept ember 1.
| r. Ralph Watson won the Major
Clark cup when he defeated c, S. Jen-
Unison at the Champlain Golf club Sat
urday afternoon by the score of four
up.
| A joint debate between Martin Villas OF
Burlington. one of Chitteuden county's
members of the state Senate. and a pos
sible candidate for the office of lieutenant
| governor. and Elmer Johnson Of this city
| on the League of Nations has been ar
ranged and will take place at the City
Hall Saturday evening, August %. Sena
tor Villas will speak in opposition Of the
League of Nations covenant as 1t was
presented to the Senate by President
Wilson and Mr.. Johnson, an eX-Statt
senator. will have the affirmative.
The condition of Raymond Soule. sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Soule. who under
went an operation at the st. Adams hos
pital Monday for appendicitis. is favor
able
have announced the engagement of thei
daughter. Dorothy, to Harris w. Alex
ander. son Of Mrs. E. j. Alexander. Tht
wedding will take place in the earl,
autumn. Miss Greene is a graduate o
the alumni of the St. Adams high schoo
and the Massachusetts College o
Pharmacy.
Joseph i. Therrien. a salesman EN-
ployed by the Foundry Motor Car &
Manufacturing company of this city, wa
married in Highgate Center Tuesda.
morning to Miss Bernadette Racicot o
that place. The ceremony was performe,
in st. Crouis Church by the Rev. p. r
Gauthier After two weeks wedding tril
to Montreal and Quebec they will re
side in Highgate Center until October
when they will make their home in thi
city.
Saturday, Bennington Battle day. tn
office of every physician in FRANKLIN
county will probably he closed for tn
afternoon as there Is going to be a pcni
of the County Medical society at Plat
camp at Hishgate Springs. A dinner wi
, he served at the Lake View House a
80 o'clock. In the afternoon the annus
baseball game will take place Doctor
s. w. Paige, Alan Davidson and f. A
Hyatt have the picnic in charge.
Arthur T Holmes has purchased tn
q candy store on North Main street whic
FOR five years has been owned and sue
cessfully conducted by e. l.. jerks. MI
Holmes has already taken possession bu
{ Mr.. jerks has been engaged to manas
r the candy-making until May !, 1920. NJ
. Holmes Ia well known in this city havin
A been employed at the st. Adams Graf
$ company for the past ~ years. For fiv
Q years he has been office manager. NJ
3 jerks came to this city from Gardne
8 Me-. where he conducted similar bus
n ness and expects to return to Gardner
= make his home in the future.
n Despite the interruption in the expires
service due to the labor troubles on raj
: roads around Boston the managers
: the moving picture houses in this cit
:, are getting better service than they ha
D. expected. They are getting new Aim
y some coming direct from Boston by e,
: press and others being sent by parce
C post from Rutland, after having bee
j. sent to that city from Boston by aut
- Some have been received by parcels po
e from Albany, n. Y. At the local offfs
Of the American Railway Express c.
y 1t is stated that the general situate
remains unchanged. although condition
were a little brighter because it was POI
" sible to send and receive express on tn
i through Montreal-Boston trans. Ever,
y thing seems quiet at the shops of II
Central Vermont railroad.
e GEORGIA