Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-28

| ~ Nh'"ni faiIey ana Miss Ruth
bo''ey OF North Wolcott nnd Mrs. Ar
thur King and daughter. Olive. Of Spring
uel"' Mass'-Miss Hattie Baldwin Of
0"'ehl' Mass, Is guest Mt Edwin X.
| '''geioNs-C. l.. McMahon was In Wat
| ern'iiy Thursday.-At the regular meeting
o' stowe Lodge. N. Il. o. T., Thursday
evening, Grand Warden ". u. Hill of
! burlington and Supreme Warden Pea
body or BOSTON, Mass. and Justin Dowst
OF Salem. Mass, were present William
| Wnshburn, q guest for two weeks at tho
Lodges. returned to Salem, Mass, Fri
day.-AIrs. W. r. Double returned IN
Derry. n. H., Friday after few days'
visit Mt +, Il. Gnle's-A hard thunder
shower Thursday afternoon did some in
jury to telephone lines md growing
crops. Corn was laid fat.
Harold W. billings gnvc George "
Adams. Miss Bessie Adams and Miss
Lucinda Douglass an automobile ride
to Worthwhile Monday. tho trip being
arranged by Mr.. Adams in honor r.,
Miss Douglnss's birthday. The div
was also Mr. Adnms's 10Th birthday
and on reaching homo he was sur
priscd by group Of friends who had
been invited by Mrs. Adams. picnic
supper WINS served In the maple or
hard and about % were present
among them members Of Mansfield
Mountain Grange and Of II. II. Smith
Post and Woman's Relief Corps, in
which societies MIR. md Mrs Adams
are active workers.-The annual re-
union Of the Mum and Luce families
will be held AZ the Palisades park
Thursday. August 1.-THE biggest
story postponed program will be car
ricd out at the meeting OF Mansfield
Mountain Grange Sa:urdar evening"
MIRA. Ellen Harrington and dnuEhter.
Sarah, are viaiting her brother,
Charles D. Bruce.--lir ard Ilre Will
liam Farrar Of North Wo!cott have
visited Mr.. and Mrs. e. Kaiser this
Week.-Mrs. Mabel Carr. who has
acted as stcnographer for Commits
sioner H. G. Thomas for the past eight
Noars. goes to Lyndouvillc Monday to
assist the new commissioner. John w /
Tltcomb Instead or the usu1l month
~ circle at Unity Church sale Of |
food, home made candies and fancy !
articles will be held at the church !
parlors Friday afternoon and coming, |
August 5.-Thc Straw family will hold /
their annual picnic Tues day. August |
Miss Rose Straw and Mrs Alher. !
Z. straw were visitors in Morrlsville /
sterday-Mrs Abbie Warren is Wis |
iting her brother. w. J. Bigelow. in
St JohnshurY.
Funeral services were conducted at the
West Branch Church Sunday afternoon
by the Rev. j. O. Angel for Emery e.
Preston. who died AT hfs home on Edison
iol
West Branch cemetery. Mr. Preston was
born Nov. is. 1854. and had passed most OF
his life IN Stowe. He was married to
Miss Nellie Godfrey June l6. 1871. and
is survived by his wife aud two sons. JAY
and John Preston, both of stowe He had
been an invalid since 1902 when he suf-
fered an attack of paralysis. but had done
n large amount of work with one hand
while sitting in n chair. He had dug
cellar under his house in that way and
also carried on some land. MIR Preston's
death was preceded by that Of an older
brother. Phloman J. Preston. by less than
two days. The latter died Thursday night
at The hom" of his sister. Mrs Lorenzo
-iodfrey. in Morristown, where he had
INcd about three months. He was born
N october, $50. He is survived by a wife
I
with them for several years. He also
caves brother. the Rev. Riley Pres
on. of New York State. and five sisters ,
among them, Mrs. Henry q. Town. Mrs
/. =. Cleveland and Mrs. Lucius Morrill, ,
VI stowe and Mrs. Lorenzo Godfrey of ,
Notlistown. The funeral was conducted
" the Rev. w. T. Best of Morr,svine
II the West Branch Church Saturday
iftrrn0On he Al
3ranch cemetery.-Mrs. Alma Smith and 7
nephew. Carol. are visiting in Mont {
'elier and Barre-Mr and Mrs. b. G.. :
shaw of White Plains, n. y. are visit ,
ne H. E. Shaw ami other cousins in Of
''oWe-Mrs Kate Stafford is at her cot +
age at Queen city Park. +
The retiring State commissioner NJ q
sherics and game reports the number \
u "eer Killed out Of season for the I!
'ast two years as follows: illegally +
'llied' Isl; killed by dogs. 1853: wound E
d and killed by orders Of wardcns. 60. Il
y railfond trains, "a; killed in wire Ii
'h'c' - Killed by lynxes. II; by now &
ng machine, !: poisoned. 2: killed by
'Sh'hlhE' |; killed in snare. Il died a
atural death. 3; cause of death un-
ho"h' az total! IA. Commissioner 4
honas has received reports Of the o
GLOWING deer killed by dogs in July: |.
ne each in the towns OF Vergennes |
nd tilghgate; shot or otherwise illeg- il
llY killed, enc each in the towns OF a
'indsor. Weston. Johnson and Bruins J.
lex; total. six. a
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Gillette and son. g
,enneth, and daughter Maude. and Mrs. s.
iced or Southwick. Mass, and Mrs. Niele | b
nd daughter, Bculah, and Claude Cod p
ard OF Springfield. Mass, are stoppinz t,
t George W. Harf6w's Mrs. Reed. who 8,
81, enjoyed the journey and visited Mt. v
with the party ycsterday.- \
lisscs Lola Billings and Louise Il
hapin gaYc a card party ut d.
ne home o. the former Tuesday evening II
, about % Young people in honor OF Miss I!
'Nra Cheney of Anderson. H., who is is
listing here.-Miss Nellie Brooks Hill OF NJ
Mass, IS guest at the a
edges, the home of Mr.. and Mrs Edwin h'
, Biselow.-It. c. Walker of Richmond
passing a few days az the Lodges with
Is classnate ut Middebury. r. l.. B!ge-
'w.-Ala-k Y. Poor has purchased the f
arm, stock. farming tools and other e.
Toperty of John Foster on West Branch a
nd VIII take possession at once. His IA IN
Ter .. {. Poor, will reside with him and h
mt MS house.-Harod w. Billings had n b'
'mor successfully removed from his 81
'roat Tuesday .-Miss Jessie r. Wade is O.
sting her niece, Mrs. Homer c. Smith, | O.
MOrriStOWn ~ RiliIpye ana NJ 81