Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23
ESSEX JUNCTION..


Alex Butler of Underhill for intoxication.
Butler was coming home from Burllng-
ton and was asleep in his team which
was standing In the road at the top ~
the hill on Pearl street. Officer Demag
took Butler to jail and put the team in
Fishers stable.
Capt. W. H. Humphrey was given a
surprise party Saturday in honor OF the
74th anniversary Of his birth His daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Benedict and Mrs
Benedict and children of Underhill and
his nieces tho Misses Hildreth. of this
place, were present.
| The Congi egatonal Sunday school will
give Christmas party to the children
Friday evening beginning at six o'clock.
There will be a tree and light refresh
n1ents will be served
a Christmas concert will be held at the
Congregational Church hext Sunday aft
ernoon.
The Sunday school Of the Methodist
Church will hold Christmas exercises Fri
day evening There will be two trees, a
chimney and n Santa Claus.
Donald Arkley. son of the late Dr. A. T.
Arkley, has been transferred from the
naval training school at Newport. r. T.,
to the hospital ship Solace OF the Atlantic
/ fleet which sailed for New York Saturday
where 1t will remain during the holidays
| after which It Is expected 1t will sail FOR
/ Nicaragua
Bernie Nichols. who is attending the
| School Of Pharmacy at Albany, n. Y. is
! home for the holidays. Mr.. Billings, who
is also attending the college Is his guest,
Mrs. William D. Fisher few days age
severely burned both her hands A bow
In which she was carrying grease broke
and let the hot liquid run over them.
Sidney Gllett has been appointed
administrator for the estate of Mrs Mary
Ann Gillett
At tho annual meeting OF the r. s.
| Sherman Post, G.. A. r.. held Tues
day afternoon officers were elected as
follows: Commander. Or. G. NJ Fer
rim: senior vice-commander, +. B.
Nichols; Junior vice-commander,
George Farnsworth: surgeon. Or, d.
w. Smead: officer OF the day, George
Mcbride: officer OF the guard, Lewis
Tatro; quartermaster. ". r. whitney;
chaplain. II. @. Pearson: delegates to
State encampment, George Mcbride
and ]. J.. Palmer. Dr. D. w. Smead
and d. c. Woodward were appointed a
committee TO arrange FOR an entertain
ment at the installation which will
take place at the January meeting.
The w. r C. elected officers as fol
lows President. Mrs. George Mcbride
senior vice-president. Mrs. George
Crown: Junior vice-president, Mrs. II
s.. Woods conductors. Mrs. Wallace
Stevens. Mrs. s. D. Teachout: chaplain
Mrs Julia Booth: treasurer. Mrs. II. G
Pearson: guard. Mrs. Angie Smith.
Tho annual meeting Of the ESSEX In
dustral association. which leases tn
buildings and lands to tho Baxter Bros
, ~ Maine for their canning factory. va
: held last evening IN the town clerk 4
t flee. Directors vera chosen as follows
: IT. F.. Wright. f. NJ Whitcomb, O. :
8 Nichols J. p. Pouliot and L. NJ. Hays
The directors elected the following Off
GERS: President. II. F.. Wright; treas
urer. G. w. Allen; clerk. Allen Martin
P Owing to the absence of Treasurer G. w
3 Allen. because Of Illness. his annual re
I port was not given but sufficient deta
was known so that the directors vote
to pay dividend Of - per cent,
Miss Anne Hoyden. who is attendn
Tho Castle. a school for young ladies a
, Tarrytown. ~ Y, is spending the holi
!, davs with her sister. Mrs. c. G. Robin:
Mrs. Wiley OF Alburgh visited Mr.;
-. Emily Bliss yesterday
Raymond Fletcher OF Hardwick is visit
ing his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. WI
liam Fletcher.
Miss Minerva Johnson, who is attend
ing school at Fitchburs. Mass. wi
!, spend the holidays with her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs r. F. White OF Colches
=. ter are visiting his brother, Don White
Mrs. Theodore Stopple and daughte'
Dorothea, Of Montpelier are visiting Mrs
, Stopple's aunt. Mrs. c.. r Wiley
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Remington haV
. moved into the Baptist parsonage.
;. WINOOSKI.