Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-11

the case being returnable to the March
term of court. The grounds given for
divorce are desertion. The couple was
married at Starksboro, February q. 1900
by the Rev. Il. b. Harris. and lived to-
gether at Monkton. Woodbury. and Hard
wick until August s. 1916. when it is
claimed that Stlson deserted his wife
She has since lived in Charlotte, while
he is in parts unknown.
Il. o. Mitiguy was elected as grand
knight to head DeGoesbriand Council,
No. g7s. Knights of Columbus. of this
city last night in r. of G.. hail. Church
street. The other officers elected were:
Deputy grand knight. Charles f. Black:
chancellor. Thomas A. Delany; advocate.
Matthew G.. Lcary: treasurer, Daniel J.
CaTey; recording secretary. Mark Law
renee; financial secretary j. Fred Lynch;
! tustee for three years. Thomas f. Con-
len: trustee for two years. j. Henry
Lavigne; warder J. T. Maynard inside
sentinel, John j. Cross; outside sentinel
John Oliver. These officers will be in
stalled on the second Wednesday in
October.
John w Martin. who was recently dis
charged from the service after one year
in France, is visiting his sister, Mrs. May
NJ Martin of Pearl street. Mr.. Martin
enlisted about 7? months ago at his home
at Seattle. Wash. in the marines and
was Immediately sent to the marine train
ing camp at Mare Island. Cal which is
one of the two marine training camps In
the United States. Following his training
there he was sent East and sailed for
France in August of 1918. seeing action
at st. Mihiel and in the Meuse- Argonne
sector. Mr.. Martin expects to leave the
last of September for his home in Seattle.
where he will be engaged in the hotel
business.
! Little Master George Hoag. Jr., Of
winooski celebrated his first birthday
and the members of the Hoag family
had their first reunion since the end
ing of the war last night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Hoag, Sr, at Is
Pearl street. There were four sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hoag in the war and
the occasion was the first that had
taken place in which they all could
be together. The littlest Mr.. Hoag re-
received many gifts and the affair was
a very enjoyable one, Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. J. ]. Hoag.
Sr., Mr. and Mrs. ]. J. Hoag, Jr, Mr..
and Mrs. George Hoag, ST., of Winooski,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hoag of Orange,
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Mayno Hoag of
Burlington and Alvah n. Hoag of Bur-
lington.
The following business was transacted
in probate court Friday: Settlement
and decree in the estate of Mary Eliza
beth Vernal. late of South Burlington.
The will of Jennie C. Allen, ate of this
city. was allowed. Milo +. Haselton
of Essex was appointed administrator of
the estate of Mary C. Haselton. late Of
that town. Clarence d. Caswell of Will
liston was appointed administrator of
the estate of Susan G. Caswell. late of
Williston. Byron c. Johnson and Arthur
f.. Page, also of Williston, will serve
as commissioners Of the estate. Licenses
to sell real estate were granted in the
following estates Benjamin w. Burland
late of st. Petersburg, Fla; Mary c.
Burland. late of Burlington. and Sas
H. Wooster, late of Charlotte.
Driverless after his reinsman. Pascal
S. Cherrier of Canada brother of Mrs
w. II. Wood of 374 South Union street
had been thrown from his sulky by the
breaking and rearing of another entry
Amardale, bay horse, continued to race
, around the track at the Grand Circuit
races at Syracuse Monday afternoon and
passed under the wire first. winning the
2O6 pace, purse of $1,000, offered by the
Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Wood was
informed of the accident of her brother
via long distance telephone from a hos
pital in Syracuse. where he was taker
after being picked up from beneath the
wrecked sulky along the side of the turf
He sustained broken left leg jus
below the knee and multiple cuts ant
bruises Mr.. Cherrier Is a we'll known
horseman and formerly lived in Malone
n. Y. The story of the accident wa.
published in the Free Press Tuesda,
morning in an account of the crcui
races.