Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
Washington County
MONTPELIER

The following officers have bees
elected for the ensuing year in Marquis
de Lafayette Chapter. D. A. r.: Regent.
Mrs. H. NJ. Farnham: vics-regent, Mrs.
o. x. Holiday: recording secretary,
Mrs. W. l.. Hanson: corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. G. s. Bliss; treasurer Mira.
G. w. Wing: registrar, Mrs. Paul Hoad-
ley: historian. Mrs. r. A. Hayden. The
reports Of the delegates to the national
convention, which recently occurred.
were made and were very interesting
The marriage license issued to GuiseppA
Arioli of Montpelier and Miss Maria
BuEo Saturday morning has been re-
turned to The city clerks ONCE, the mar
rage having taken place Saturday at
the office Of Mayor II. c. Shurtleff. who
performed the ceremony. license has
been issued to Carlo Romano and Miss
Eliza Nicolino Of Montpelier.
A libel for divorce brought by Louise
Japan VS.. Fred Lapan has been served
and the paper returned to Washington
county court.
Miss Hilda Sheridan has received word
from Richard F. Sheridan. her brother.
that he is doing we'll at the Rutland.
Mass, sanftarirm where he has been for
treatment since a recent operation upon
his throat In Boston. He has served
eight years in the army in Panama and
was discharged While on the wav
home he contracted pneumonia and de-
veloped throat trouble from 1t. so that
an operation was required.
Martin Jerome. who has heen in the
army, has been discharged and returned
home. After a short vacation he viii
go to Chicago. where he was employed
before going into the army.
Relatives Of Francis Kelleher have re-
ceived word that he has arrived al Camp
Devens from Europe where he has been
in service almost q year.
Havlock DeForge and Bernie Pecor Of
Waterbury are still in the county Jail.
sentence not yet having been imposed
on the two young men although they
appeared in county court Friday after
! noon. They pleaded guilty to the charge
of burglary by entering the office Of
the Union Granite stone shed in Water
bury two weeks ago last Saturday night.
when, it is alleged, they took blank
chesks which they forged and obtained
the money upon these, some in Mont
pelier, Barre and Waterbury. The sem
fencing is held up pending an nvestiga-
ton of the forgery charges.
Fred r. Alexander. aged SO years died
at his home on Liberty street during Fri.
day night His wife who slept the
porch that night because of the heat
went to call him in the morning and
found him dead. He worked the day be-
fore and felt all right when he went td
bed. The deceased was a native of More.
town, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Alexander, born October 81. 1880 In No-
vember, 1888, he married Miss lnes
Batchelder, who, with one son, Arthur,
who is in France, survive the deceased.
He also leaves a sisters Mrs. Gertrude
Mcfarland of Philadelphia.
The annual meeting of the Washingtor
County Farm Bureau occurred Thurs
day in the city court room in Montpelier,
G. A, Badger president of the organiza-
ton, presiding. The new officers elected
were: President c. NJ. Jones, Waitsheldi
vice-president, II, j. Dodge, Berltni
secretary-treasurer Nj. j. Corliss. Berlin.
The secretary's report showed that tho
membership had increased in the year
from "A TO 800 persons and that in two
years II had increased from 25S to 500.
The treasurer's report showed deficit
of about $500 which is about the same
as one year ago The dues were raised
from 81 to 81 a year. The speakers of the
morning We're Raymond Briggs, county
agent who told the members Of the plans
for the coming year. A special effort will
he made upon boys and girls club work
and road constructions. Il. II. Hallett of
st, Johnsbury. Dean Hills of Burlington,
c. F, Lowe and #. II. Abbott discussed
farm projects for the benefit of the men,
hers.
George Hall. aged 72 years. a native