Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-15
CITY NEWS

Fletcher hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Patrick left Fri
day for California, where they will re-
main for three months or more.
Mrs. Leonard Andrews went Saturday
TO Boston, where she will spend the re-
mainder of the winter with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Henry L.. Billings.
Mrs. William Deforge of CO Spring
street died Tuesday morning. She was
Sc years old and besides her husband
Is survived by several sons and daugh-
tiers.
In probate court yesterday the will of
Elmo Il. Thayer. late of Essex. was pre-
scented for proof. The will of Hattie T..
Parker. late of this city. was filed for
probate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. S. Adsit. Mrs. f.. NJ.
Soule and Mrs. r. c.. Waite will leave
January 16 for Los Angeles. cal, where
they will spend the remainder of the win
ter at the Gates hotel.
In the m State poultry show.
he'd in st. Adams last week. r. +. Don
nelly of 49 Pearl street, this city, won
first, second, third and fifth prizes for
his Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels.
MIS-. Lara VI EuSOI, u ~ "
Burlington, and now making her home in
Boston, is at the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai suffering with a broken leg sustained
In a fall on a slippery sidewalk while
visiting in town.
In probate court Thursday there was
a settlement and decree in the estate Of
Alfred Pratt, late of Winooski. The
will of Alice Murphy, late of Burlington,
vvn allowed Tho viii IF TbnpnuG u
Coffey, late of Mineville, y. y, was
proved.
In city court Tuesday morning CLAIR
ence Fox was sentenced to serve not
iess than four nor more than eight
months in Windsor for stealing 500 from
his mother. Mrs. Anna Fox. who made
the complaint. OF the stolen money
SIS was recovered.
In probate court Tuesday the will Of
John B. Elder. late of Colchester, was
proved. Noble II. Kenyon of Richmond
was appointed administrator of the
estate of Sarah Fargo, late of Hunting
ton, with r. A. Norton and +. r. Strong.
both of Huntington, commissioners and
appraisers.
The NJ. K. Hodgkins' farm in Grand
Isle. which has just been sold to Emery
Paradee, has been in the Hodgkins family
for III years and was occupied by the
family for three generations. Sixteen
children and two grandchildren We're fed,
clothed and cared for on that farm until
they were capable Of caring for them
selves.
Miss Florence n. Croker of this city
and Louis Shaw of Lacrosse. Wis, were
married at the Ware parsonage by the
Rev. c. j. Staples Thursday morning.
TIL bride is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Vermont in the class of II and
the groom is a graduate in the class of
"A. Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw will make their
home in this city.
Edward r. Daley, who was recently
convicted in Chittenden county court Of
driving the automobile which struck
and killed Miss Hazel Rugg on Shell
burne road last September. was taken to
Windsor Saturday to serve a term of not
less than four nor more than five years
in the States prison. Daley was accom-
panied to Windsor by Deputy Sheriff
Townc.
At the annual meeting of the L.
v. NJ. Alumnae club. held at the home
of Mrs. r. F. Lutman, III North Pros
DeCt street. Tuesday the following
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chairman for March mootiry Mrs T.
p,rie
At the annual meeting of st. Anne's
society of st. Joseph's Church. held in
The parish hall at two O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon, the officers were reelected
aud ipetollaJ rrbay- re-. Drau;J.pt Mry
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Arthur Martell of Milton pleaded guilty
In Chittenden county court Thursday to
p preach oil the peace In striking one OF
ns .e"e"'s ""rihs an "'ercH'i""' 'u"ee
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One of the improvements which the
water department would like to afford
this year would be the addition of two
filtration beds to the batterv of four
now IN operation, -Four beds cannot
handie the amount OF water pumped in,
snd in case of a big conflagration or any
unusual call on the department. four beds