Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
vERGENNEs.

The contract for building the audito.
rum AT spring Grove camp ground has
been awarded to MIR. Brown of East Mid
u'cpufE ana the work will be begun IN
'he early spring. -tieOrge c. Davies of
Dartmouth College. son of the Rev Dr.
and Mrs r. r. Davies, has passed the
Rhodes scholarship examination in New
hampshire. w. II. Carter and Wood
burn Harris Of Middloburv College are
passing their vacation at their homes
Mrs. s. ID. Tilton and son, George D. Til
ton Of Woodsvillc, y. H.. are visiting her
brother, G. J.. Gcorge.-C;uorge Slack oe
Goddard Seminary is at home for the
Nacation.--Mr and Mrs c. j. Palmer Of
Wcstport, y, y, visited her mother, Mr..
George Floyd Friday.--Olin Martin or
Whiting visited here yesterday w. Il.
White and s. +. Gaines were in Burling-
ton Friday.-Mrs. Norah Goodrich is i'll
with the grip.-Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bur-
rouGhs gave a party Friday evening to
q few friends. tho occasion being Mrs.
Burroughs s 18th brthday.-Mre. r. &.
Lee is in New York citv.-Miss Norton
Of Addison is visiting Mrs. Haskell--Miss
Elizabeth Adams OF Middlchurv College
is at home for vacation.--John Hayes of
jay. y. y. is visiting his daughters, Mar
garet and Catherine. at his sisters, Mrs.
Dolard Richards.
Mr.. p.Jcnncrs died suddenly saturday
from heart disease, aged IS years. She
leaves "A husband, two daughters, Hazel
and Amelia, and an infant son. three
brothers, Oliver. john and George Sears
Of Ferrisburgh. three sisters, Mrs. John
n Of
hurrh and Mrs Henry Larrow Of Monk
ton. The funeral was hoid ut the
Methodist Church, Of which the decea sed
was a member, Tuesday artoruon at two
o'clock-'rho Ladies' Home Missionary
society of the Methodist church met
with Mrs. II. r. Slack Wednesday, after
noon.-The Ladies Aid society OF the
Methodist Church Will meet Friday after
noon with Mrs II. B Slack.-Thc meet
ing of the AS You Like It" club which
was to have been held this evening with
Mrs. {. S. Haven. has been postponed
one week. Miss Belle Norton returned
Saturday from North Adams. Mass.
wher" she went to accompany Mrs r. VI
Phelps. mother Of Or. i. G. Phelps. to
this city. Mrs. Phelps, who is recovering
from recent Illness. is in feeble health
and was mot at Bennington by her son
witt whom she will remain for some
tmc.-Miss Edna James has returned
from the Mary Fletcher hospital. whore
she underwent a successful opera ton
for appcndiC.tis-A Alexander Bennett is
ill.--Donald, son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l..
Barton has scarlet fever and the house
has been Quarantined
Tho funeral of Mrs Peter Jenners was
held Tuesday afternoon with PRAYER
at the house at 1:45 and services at the
Methodist Church at two o'clock, the
Rev. j. c. Fisher officiating The bearers
were +. c. Ward of Waltham, Allan
Burroughs of Ferrlsburgh and NJ l..
Barton and Henry Gowett of this city.
The body was placed in the receiving
vault in Prospect cemetery. quartette
consisting of Mrs II. w. Day. Mir and
Mrs. H. p. Slack and Guy Beach sang
two hymns. The funeral was largely at
tended. &. r. Stebbins visited in Bur
lington yesterday Gillette visited
in Burlington Monday.
The annual meeting of the Ncrgennes
graded school was held Tuesday evening
at city hall and officers elected as fol-
lows: Moderator. G, +. o. Kimball: clerk.
S. d. Miner: collector. r. G. Middlebrool<
treasurer, r. Neville: auditor. Thomas
Mack. Or. q. F. h. Willard was elected
member OF the prudential board for
three years. A tax Of 60 cents was voted
to be pal September l-Edward Rogers
has purchased the John Gibo place and
the land near 1t owned by Peter Domino.
At the auction Tuesday on the farm
of the late f. z, Cough, COWS brought
from s25 to SCI, oats IS cents per bushel
hay in the barn per ton s9 horses from
s2i to sl53. The farm of 80 acres was
sold to Ezra Smith for sll.10O-Nows has
been received of the recent death of
Napoleon Dowal from paralysis at Green
WiCh y. Y. Mr.. Dowa was n former
resident Of this city and employed in the
store of y, J. McCucn for a number OF