Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22

VINO were arrested for causing q disturb
ance at the north end Of the city an
another was the case of Bristol mar
since the Inauguration OF the nationa
prohibitory law, the number If polio
cases has grown steadily smaller.
George S. Weed, one of Plattsburgh'
pest known citizens and a son of Smitl
NJ. Weed, Clinton county's Grand Oh
. Man." died in Washington Sunday after
, noon after a short Illness. Mr. Wee
had held many elective and appontiv
offices in his home town and county ant
at the time of his death was employed
in the office of Attorney General Paine
in Washington. He is survived by hi
wife and two married daughters
Clifton II. Dyke, the young universit,
freshman. who was found unconscious
clad only in his nightclothes and bath
robe. lying in the snow at the corner
of South Willard and College street.
early saturday morning, victim o.
sleep walking, was said Monday to be
in a comfortable condition at the Alphf
Tau Omega fraternity house. Pneumonia
hasv not developed as result of hi.
4 exposure, and he is no longer under tn,
care of u nurse.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the A. o. H., held last
evening. the following officers were cleo
ted: President, Miss Estelle McNulty
vice president. Miss Margaret Baker
treasurer Miss Katherine McNulty; re.
cording secretary, Mrs. Katherine Pell
financial secretary, Miss Grace Farley
mistress-at arms, Miss Anna Hallihan
sentinel Miss Mary Sullivan. These Of
ficers will be installed the second Tues
day in February
The Holbrook Grocery company. with
headquarters in Keene, n. H., and
branches in Nashua and Woodsvile
! y. H., and this city, is to establish a
! branch house in Rutland, and goods
already are being shipped to that city
Fred w. Stafford, a native of Rutland
who has been with the company since
his graduation from Amherst College in
! l9l4' with the exception of the time he
was in war service, will have charge of
the Rutland branch.
Mrs Rose Towner of TROY. N. Y. an
houhces the marriage of her only daugh-
ter, Miss Marguerite n. Murphy. to Vir-
gtl Weaver of st. townsville. ~ Y. The
brides father was the late Edward II.
! Murphy, United States Custom officer at
Montreal, p. O., formerly of II Pitkin
street, this city. and the bride herself has
many friends here. The groom is an ex-
4 service man and has the distinction of
having served the longest of any Of the
| men in his home town
In probate court Friday. the will of
1 William N. Root, late of Charlotte. was
proved There were settlements and de-
crees in the following estates: Josefa
. a 70 Of
Murphy late of Richmond; Lucy w Tor
rey, late of Burlington: ]. Wells Rev
nolds, late of Milton; Edmund d. Des-
seau, late of Jericho; Alfred w. Fuge.
late of Burlington; Amos E. Drinkwater,
late of IInesburg. The will of Almira
Degree. late of Burlington, was filed for
probate.
Harold r. Ward. assistant sales man
ager of the Russe,l-Miler Milling COM
pany, Minneapolis, Mimi, visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Ward Of
South Willard street recently on a 3O-day
trip throughout New England in the in
terests of the company. Mr.. Ward has
charge of the sales in New England and
New York State He was formerly in
charge of the southern district Mr.
Wards parents expect that he will Wis
II them again before completing his trip
in the East.
The Crystal Confectionery company
held its annual meeting Tuesday and
elected the following directors: NJ. !.
Barnes. w. e. Clark Charles l.. Wood
bury, Judge G. A. Barber. f. p. Wood
bury and Urban A. Woodbury.. Ind. This
is the same board which served last year
with the exception that Urban a. Wood
bury. 2nd. was added to the list The di-
rcctors organized with the following Of
ftccrs: President NJ. j. Barnes: vice.
president and general manager w. G.
clark; treasurer. G. l.. Woodbury.; clerk.
Il. y. Woodbury..
Harry Murphy, whose father is the
operator of the Kenmore Hotel in Albany
y. Y. is out under bonds of 1900, fixed
by United States Commissioner J. J.
f.nright, on charge of illegally bringing
liquor into the United States. Murphy
was arrested at Alburg and had with
him 90 quarts in four suit cases. lie
was about to take the train when the
officers took him. He is a young man and
had on his person about $500 worth of
Liberty bonds which he offered as
security and Max L. Powell became his
bondsman.
Noble club of Beatrice Rebekah lodge
was held Friday afternoon, when
the election of officers took place.
The following We're elected: President.
Ida Spear; vice. president, Helen Bliss.
secretary, Maude Jacobs: treasurer. Mel
lie Rallou. At ESQ dinner was served
by the club to about &c. These in
cluded as guests the husbands of the
members and Mrs. Mabel Caldwell, as
sembly marshal. Mrs. Nellie Bates of
Waterbury, and Mrs. Iva Shower of
Enosburg. The dinner was a dainty af-
fair with decorations of green and
pink, the colors of the order. The ia
BILE was tastefully lighted with can
dies.
The many friends in Vermont Of Clyde
NJ Hill will be glad to hear that he will
be back at the summer school of the
University of Vermont this coming sum
mer as a lecturer. Mr.. Hill was the first
supervisor of junior high schools in the
State and really started that work in
Vermont. While engaged in that work he
taught at the summer school during 1916
and 1917. With John NJ. Avery, then
Legislative reference librarian and now
State tax commissioner, he compiled
war tax book. which was used here and
in other States. He is now president of
the Southeastern State Normal school at
Springfield, Mo, and is considered one of
the best authorities in the country on
junior high schools.
The annual meeting of the Young
Woman's Auxiliary of St. Paul's Church
was held last evening in the parish house,
the Rev ). II. Watkins presiding The