Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-30

Harmon =. Wotherby of Burlington
passed Friday night with his uncle,
Charles Fox, coming to sec the little
son of Mr.. Fox who Is seriously i'll
with pneumonia. The lads condition
remains practically unchanged except
that he is growing wcakcr.---The la
dies of the Congregational Church
VIII give May breakfast Friday at
their vestry from $40 until all arc
srcved.--T Il. Ellis completed work
in the grocery store of Joseph Rivers
Saturday.
Peoples Academy won n one sided
game OF base ball from Brigham Acad-
envy here Saturday afternoon, % to 2.
The features were the heavy hitting of
i. A. and the pitching of j. Weafer-
Miss Ruth Billiard of Burlington
passed Sunday with her uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Gates.-Miss
Sarah Baker opened the spring term
OF school in Greensboro Monday-Mrs.
w. !. White, who has visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Ella Silloway. two weeks, has
returned to 1Tardwick. Mrs. Homer
Smith and sister, Miss Blanch Smith,
visited in 1Iardwick Saturday.--Miss
Carrie Woinman OF JeTcrsonville
passed Saturday and Sunday with her
mother. Mrs. @. p. Fishcr.-Mrs Deettc
Woodward loft Saturday for Boston,
whore she will make an extended stay
with her daugter. Mrs Arthur stone
Mr. stone Is at the Charlestown navy
yard as plan.--Clara Burnor of
Burlington is visiting her brother,
Henry Bcrnor.--Mss Fannie Towle Of
Johnson is visiting her parents. Mr.
md Mrs. Joseph Towlc.--Miss Flora
ITebb of Jacksonville arrived Satur-
day and will teach /. the Delano dis
trict.-Thc little child Of Mr.. mad Mrs
George w. Foss is seriously i'll.
r. G.. Wilson returned to burlington
Monday.-Mrs. g. I. A. Smith is III with
plouro- pneun1onia.-Asa *. Ober dicd
suddenly Monday while at the dinner
table Death was due to heart failure
A. S. Pattee arrived Monday from
Wolcott on route for Eden where he
has purchased the Mt Norris House.
Mrs. Robert Guymcr who has visited
her parents. MIR. and Mrs. BENZ Stew
art of East Hardwick, returned home
Monday.--Mr. and Mrs. Baker of Mont
pclicr returned home Monday.--C r.
Mcclellan went Monday to Hardwick
whore he has employment-Miss Kit
tie Daniels, who has been caring for
Mrs Joel Stratton in Johnson, return
cd homo Monday.--Mlss Frances Vein
man Of Craftshury and Miss Carrie
Weinman of Jeffersonville were at home
over Sunday to visit their cousin. Os-
car Arnold of Germany. who is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. G.. p. Fisher.-T. o.
Ross Of Cambridge visited his brother,
+. c. Ross. Monday.-Miss Ethel Pat
terson of Craftsbury. who has visited
turned homo Monday night.--A. II.
Slayton was in East Fairfield Monday
Miss Helen McCuin of Hyde Park
visited her sister, Miss Flora McCuin,
Tuesday.-Mrs. j. r. Partlow and son
returned Monday night from Johnson
where she has been caring for Mrs. j.
H. Partlow.--The postponed annual
meeting Of the womans club was held
Monday evening when the following
officers were elected: President. Mrs
Louise Slocum LIST vice-prcsident, Miss
Anna Mower; End vice-president, Mrs
Nellie Crane; recording secretary. Miss
Lou Rand; press secretary. Mrs. Lii
liam Maurice; treasurer, Mrs. Mae Pal
inert. C. Cheney, accompanied by
Fisk, c. r. A. Stafford. G. W. Clark
and J. a. Waite went to Burlington
Tuesday to attend the State and dis
trict onventions.-Mrs. j. A. Bundy IS
in bakersfield visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Barnes.--Miss Juna
Kinds underwent an operation Tues
day for appendicitis.-Mrs. W. +.
Worthen passed Tuesday with her sis
ter, Mrs. A T.. Wakefield, in Hyde
Park-Mr. and Mrs. O. NJ. Waterman
were in burlington Tuesday.--Mrs.
Bert Hoyt was in Hyde Park Tuesday
Mrs. Alton Lawson of HardwiCk is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
W. Sliloway.
Asa kittr1dge Ober. who died suddenly
Monday noon had been for 40 years a
respected resident OF Morristown. He had
and death was due to heart disease, and
kidney trouble from which he had
been suffering some time. Tho funeral
was held "Wednesday afternoon at two
O'Clock at the house. the Rev. c. c.
ST. Clare oficia'ing and intermcnt was
in Pleasant View cemetery beside his
wife, who died eight years ago. The
deceased was born in Eden II years ago
one OF six children OF Christopher Dodge
ana Sarah Nlt'ridgo opcr HIS parents
moved from Eden to johnson. and when
IA years or age Asa left home, going
hrst TO Lowell Mass. where he worked
IN the mills. lie later went TO sea for
eight years, during which he spent some
time In Australia as q gold miner.
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