Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-13

At the annual meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church held
yesterday afternoon at the home of
the deaconness. Miss Mary r.. Ritter,
| omcers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, Mrs. r..
.. Ockerblad; first vice president, Mrs.
j. A. Hamilton; second vice president,
Mrs. Arthur S. 1sham; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. g. +. Meader; correspond
Ing secretary, Miss Ada Blair; program
leader. Miss Mary Walker. The sub
ject of yesterdays program. of which
MRS. M f. Allen had charge, was
Work in Foreign Fields"
e. A. Linderholm of the Vermont
chocolate company and son-in-law of
PRESIDENT John Walker has purchased
the lot of land a short distance north
OF Spruce street on the west side Of
south Willard street from r. b. Hanna
and intends to begin operations soon
toward the construction of a fine resi-
dence there. The lot has frontage Of
100 feet Mr.. Linderholm and family
have made their home in this city for
several months and have been living In
the Max l.. Powell residence on South
willard street He Is a young attorney
and Is connected with the chocolate fac
tory.
Maple syrup is now making it's appear
ance as result Of the warm weather,
and some good flows of sap have been
reported over the west side of the State.
me price asked by the producers is
pretty fancy and some have asked as
high as $500 per gallon, but there were
rev takers at that unprecedented figure.
"A y,rsr< 1,t-
fore In history, but the scarcity of other
kinds of sugar helped out the price on
maple sugar. This year money does not
seem to be galloping so fast and there
is no crying need for maple sugar, so
the price is likely to go somewhere near
back to normal. or about one half what
1t was last year
In probate court Monday the follow
ing business was transacted The will Of
Charles ID. Vincent. late Of this city, was
presented for proof; Richard j. Allen
OF Jericho was appointed administrator
of the estate of Lillian A. Allen, late of
that town; A. G. Hall and r. O. Mud
eett OF Essex have been appointed COM
missioners and appraisers; Sarah f.
Jockey OF Burlington has been ap-
pointed Administrative of the estate of
Will Of Amos B. HILL late of Milton, has
been proved; John N. Ellis Of West Med
ford. Mass. and Edith o. Bernhard of
Milton have been appointed executors Of
the Will. with II. II. Beeman and c. F..
Osgood of Milton as commissioners and
appraisers of the estate.
Ensign John Rushlow, U. s. NJ, for
merly first pilot on the steamer Tjcon-
oeroga Is home on a short leave, after
about eight months service at sea. He
mas just been assigned to the de- commits
sioning board of the first naval district,
with headquarters in Boston. This board
mas charge of turning over to their
owners all vessels which were taken by
the government at the outbreak Of the
war THIS means their rigid inspection
ana placing them back in the condition
III wh1cn they were when taken. Ensign
Rushlow has spent several months at
sea as executive officer of the U. S. S.
Ibis. squadron seven, group two. mine
sweepers and has worked all the wav
from Quebec to the Virginia capes. His
duties on the de- commissioning board
VIII keep him for some time in Boston.
The semi-annual meeting of the
alumni association Of the Mary
Fletcher hospital was held Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. s. I.
Morrison on Pearl street, 20 members
being present. The business meeting
consisted of reports by the secretary
and treasurer and the subject of a
suitable memorial for Miss Louella
wheeler member. who died recently
IN service In France. was discussed. A
committee consisting of Mrs. A. O.
w. A Wheeler was appointed to in
vestiEate and report at the annual
meeting In June. After the business
meeting the guests were charmingIy
entertained by readings by Miss Mir
lam Bartlett and selections on a talk
ing machine. In the dining room re-
freshments were served by the hos
pitable hostess.
Something that does not happen very
often Is for steam yacht to be cruis-
ing about the waters of Lake Cham
plain all winter, and yet Thursday
j. f. Cashman's yacht Victor went over
to Stave Island with a cargo of hay and
grain for the livestock which F. II.
Wells keeps there. The boat left with
three tons of hay and one ton Of grain
at 9:45 a. m. and returned after lunch
early In the afternoon. A considerable
amount OF floating ice was seen at the
mouth OF the Winooski river, but the
water around the islands was all open.
Mr.. Wells keeps a family on the island
all winter. There are a man, his wife
and child and some other relatives. They
have their own cows and horse and
there also are Il deer on the island. In
ordinary years the supplies could be
drawn across the ice from South Hero.
but no such course was possible this
year. On the boat with Mr.. Wells were
Charles Fabricco, Cashman's foreman,
Captain John Flehry and Engineer Jesse
levitt.