Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-19

vived by a wife, mother, one brother.
Frank Burditt of Rochester. and one sis
ter. Mrs. Ella Trevillion, OF Hardwick.
The funeral was held Wednesday
evening at his late home at eight o'ciocM
and was In charge OF the Masons. Bur-
ia will be to-day Mt Rochester,
annual picnic by the Kings Daughters
will he held on Mrs. Harlow sanders's
lawn on Pearl street this after.
noon. weather permitting. II unpleasant
II will be held Friday.-Mrs r. l.. Sam
son has returned TO her home IN Green.
feld Mass-MIss Eva Baker and Clar.
ence Baker have returned from Spring
Grove.-Mrs. Gertrude Fassett Of RAN
dooh - visiting at II. D. Jones's.-Alver.
ton Baker has returned from Burlington.
where he recently underwent an opera
ton at the Mary Fletcher hospital for
appendicitis Helen Stanley Of
White River Junction Is visiting at Albert
Woods's. Miss Olive Temple Carr OF De.
troit. Mich. and her mother Mrs Ger
trude Carr Of Cromwell Conn. are with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. T.owell.-Mrs Mary
X Foster is In Whiting.-The Consrega-
tional Sunday school was Obliged to post
pone their picnic Tuesday. owing 10 tho
nclemcncy Of the weather.--Dr. and Mrs
j. W. Estabrook have gone to Long
Point on Lake Champla n.--Mlss Jeanne
A. Seeey OF Mddlebury is In town.-The
reception given the members OF the d.
A. Il. at the home Of Mrs. John o. Bow
man on Monday afternoon was a very
pleasant one The attendance from the
Ann Story Chapter of Rutland was small,
owing to the unpleasant weather Among
those present from other chapters were
opA
c. w Howard Of Hands Cove chapter
Of Shoreham. Miss Grswold ~ Mary
Baker Allen chapter Of Cornwall. Mrs.
Belle Walton Quinn OF Boston read
poem written ny Gen. William Chamber
lain Of Peacham and first read by him
at a reunion OF the survivors Of the bat
tie Of Remington of which he was one,
ut burlington August l6. 1919. This poem
was recently found In secret drawer Of
q desk owned by him and given 70 Mrs.
| Quinn by a relative. Mrs. Quinn also
gave selections The Daughters Of
177s," and AN ode TO Vermont" Music
was furnished by Prof r. ]. Bacon, BAN
ioist and Professor Seleel. mandolinist,
and every number was thoroughly en-
| joyed. The dining room was decorated
IN pink and the refreshment were served
by young ladies'. The house WAS taste
| fully decorated with flags and flowers
everywhere and the occasion WILL long
be remembered by those who braved the
| elements 70 attend.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Melien Of Orange,
Mass. and Mr. and Mrs. Rexford Of
| Cotton, y. Y. are visiting at Grin A.
| Durgy's,-Miss Beatrice c. Backus il
with friends az Lake Dunmore-Miss
Idla FlaRg. who has been visiting at r.
G. Spooners. has returned TO her homs
| in ElInwood Mass-Mrs Sarah Steele
and Miss Mary Steele have sone TO theii
home In Brockpor,. N. Y. after spend.
ing few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Briggs.-The Misses Mary and Dorothy
Bentley. who have been with their sister,
Mrs. Fred f. Rogers have returned q
their home in Mddiebury,-M,s Ethel
Tenn,en Is visiting in Springfield, Aiass..-
d. A. Hutchinson and wife and Mr. and
Mrs. J. b. Kelley have returned after
several weeks In camp at Lake Hortonia.
benjamin Bowker and family have
gone 70 Spring Grove for one week.-Mr.
| and Mrs. A. J. Evans and daughter.
Vera are with relatives IN Wilisboro. ".
r. for a few days-An entertainment
vii! be given In the town hall tomorrow
evening under the direction OF Prof
Samuel Siegei. The Wizard OF the Man.
doin." OF the Seigel-Myers Correspond
ence School Of Music, Chicago He will
be assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred J.
Bacon OF Forestdale, oanjoists. and Mrs.
Belle Walton Quinn. reader Of Boston,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dennison OF Boston
are at George Kelley s.-Arthur j. Baker
has taken position In Barker's drug
store.-Mr and Mrs. T. A. Trevillan Of
Fardwick were in town TO attend the ~.
neral Of G. y. Burd,t,.-Mr. and Mrs
John Glass OF South Dakota have beer
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Hum.
| phrev.-Mrs. John O. Bowman and Mrs.
| George j.. Redding will give a luncheon
"Wednesday afternoon. August Is. at one
o'clock. at the home of Mrs Bowman
| on Park street.