Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-15

Mr. ana MIS-. norman wright Vi Ioi-
chester announce the marriage of Mil
dred Elizabeth Baker to John T. Twohey
Of Burlington. The ceremony was per-
formed March II by the Rev. j. s.
Braker in the parsonage. Mr.. and Mrs
Twohey will make their home at 29
Pearl street for the present. Mr. and
Mrs. Twohey have just returned from
Montreal where they have been SPEND
| ing few days.
The Junior high school basketball team
will close its season tonight when they
will clash with the Montpelier high school
freshmen at the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium.
When the local team went to Montpelier
on March Il, they were defeated but the
boys are In trim to win this game and they
are going to fight hard to amend the de-
feat. II. Foote, who has been coaching
the local team, put the boys through
stiff practice last Saturday. The game will
begin at 1850 o'clock.
Surrounded with most attractive deoora-
tons of festoons. rosettes, colored lights
and general atmosphere Of beauty, 20
couples of young people made merry at ;he
, cap scar dance en- at the Fan Allen
club house Monday by the Misses
Ffy;lis Crabbe AMI Margery Bennett. En-
tie.ng music was furnished by Browns
L
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Eliss and MIR.
and MS. j. VI. Ttorne. Light refresh.
.nents were served.
In probate court Monday. realty Ii
censes were issued in the estates Of Thorn
as and Margaret Mann and Mary A. Free
man. all late Of this city. There was
settlement and decree in the estate Of
Dennis Kennedy late Of Burlington. Ag-
mes Gregorie Of Winooski was appointed
Administrative of the estate Of Israel
Gregorie, late of that village. Thomas
Reeves of Burlington was appointed ad-
ministrator Of the estate Of Francis ].
Hardy. late of Colchester.
Jolly crowd Of ladies greeted Miss
Lucy Kenyon last Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Walter Cassidy on
South Willard street in honor of her ap-
preaching marriage to Mr.. Clarke Bruce
of Willston. Friends were present from
Hinesburg. Williston and Burlington. The
bride-,o-be received many useful gifts,
including cut glass and linen. Mrs.
Cassidy, assisted by her sister. Mrs. Doris
Bradley served refreshments of cake
and punch.
Col. Ira L. Reeves, formerly COM
mandant at the University of Vermont
and later president of Norwich Univer-
sity, is now manager Of the sanitary
engineering department of the Dorr
company of New York city, engineers.
Colonel Reeves resigned from the army
TO take up the work. The announcement
mentions the fact that Colonel Reeves,
after being relieved from duty at the
front, was made president Of the A. r. F.
University at Beaume. France, through
out it's existence.
About 400 children of the Home for
Destitute Children and St. Josephs
Orphanage had the time of their lives
Saturday afternoon at The Strong theatre
where the knights of Columbus presented
their minstrel show for their benefit
There was a good attendance of others
who used the opportunity to see the show
but the children came first and occupied
the best places in the house. In the eve.
ming the theatre was again packed and
the audience showed its appreciation OF
the performance by it's applause.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Wakefield OF
120 North avenue have recently received
word from their son. John w. Wakefield
who enlisted in the navy last August
that he has completed the radio course
at the Newport training station and IL
now at the Great Lakes training station
where he will spend about three months
after which he will go to sea. Mr.. Wake.
field graduated from the Newport
training station as radio operator
He WAS formerly a student at the Bur
lington high school, being in his second
year there at the time he left.
At a meeting of the official board o.
the Methodist Church, held last evening
. the following officers and committee!
were elected for the year beginning Ma,
, /: Treasurer, Z. ]. Booth; secretary, C. c
. Hammond; benevolent treasurer, B. B
, Baldwin; collectors William Cameron ant
! c. D. Densmore; finance committee S. +
Henry. J. l.. Hall. F. L. North, E. +
Howe A. NJ. Aseltine and C. D. Dens
, more; pulpit committee, Il. p. Howe AM
S. +. Henry; ushers. f. =. Howe, r. c
Drew. j. A. Corbin. Donald Beach, Harle.
Beach, l.. j. Irwin and II. =. Prindle.
Mr., and Mrs. w. A. Sturgess. VIII
l have resided in the city since las
= November. left Thursday for their new
$ home in Bristol. Conn, where Mr.. Stur
, CESS has taken legal position will
the New Departure Manufacturing
company. Mr.. Sturgess will go drectl
9 to Bristol, but Mrs. Sturges will visi
in Waterbury and will stop for a Will
!, with her sister, Mrs. H. A. Mayfortf
. ! in Springfield, Mass. before joining Nj
g Sturgess in Bristol. Both Mr.. and Mri
: Sturgess are graduates of the UniveT
. sity of Vermont in the class Of 1919.
Mrs. Margaret Hickey Of Booth stree
! has received some particulars about tn
- sudden illness and death of her daugh
= ter. Mrs. Catherine z. Bruins. whose deaf
- occurred in San Jose, Calf, March Q
q as already announced in the Free Pres
:, Because of the symptoms Of poisoning
'. no remedy of any kind giving relief, q
autopsy was performed. 1t was foun
that death was caused by Illuminating
o influenza, the first case of its kind
l. San Jose. and for which there is n
u known remedy. This form of the diseaf
&c has all the symptoms of severe poison
= ing, the blood being filled with BAT
terra.
IS The high cost of living is not maxim
any difference to the people so far
getting married goes. While some of II
salaried men may be hanging back, Il
=. big pay in the industries provides II
- means for large number The ma
y, riage licenses granted in the city clerk
Ia office so far this year number n, which
,o about the average. The total number la
= year was go the year previous 261 al
the record-breaker was the year befo
that, when 394 were granted. That We;
:. most of the licenses were granted mi
", who were going away in the army.
" the years previous the number was n
~ up to that at present.
al The arrangements were made Frid;
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