Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-23
HAPPENINGS
IN VERMONT
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Creek and by the Shores
of White River.
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDpI.EBURY.

ulOlptiEID " N /.
The annual district meeting of Rebekah
lodges of district No 2 was held in the
town hall Friday evening and all the
lodges Of the district which consists of
Antonio of Burlington, Arrowanna OF
Middlebury, Onawa of Bristol, Queen
Esther of Richmond. Winona OF Ner-
aennes and Beatrice of burlington. were
largely represented. The banquet was
held from $40 to 7:45 in the basement of
the town hall. and was enjoyed by some
900. The meeting was called to order 10y
Mrs. Eta Harrington, district deputy
president, a. sis. and was carried out
as follows: Opening exercises by AFRO
wanna Lodge; Introduction of grand Off
GERS; address of welcome. Miss Martha
Carey; response, oxemplification of de-
gree by Antonia of Burlington Report of
last district meeting; repor; of lodges
Gnwritten work Mrs. Frances Stone,
president of Rebekah assembly. Remarks
by grand officers and visitors; closing
ceremonies, Arrowana Lodge.
In the arrangements for the removal
Of the passenger depot to the east side
of the tracks the Emery Wissen house
has been moved back a distance OF
about so feet and placed upon its new
foundation. The removal of Mrs. Hell
en- Csmpbell's house, which will go
rack an equal distance. has also been
begun and work is also under way on
the branch sewer from Seymour street
to the river.--Georgs w Morcomb, a
native of this town who has been for
% years in the West and South, is on
his way here from Fort Worth, Texas,
10 visit relatives.-Mr. and Mrs. Adel-
bert Brown are the parents of a To-
pound daughter, thu 13th living child
in the family 1t is only a short time
since Mrs. Brown vecovered from a
dangerous illness With typhoid fever.
Mrs. Peter Gordon of Barre is visit
ing Mrs. John Hayes, her mother-in
1aw.-AmonG the people here from out
of town are Henry Cushman and Aug
uste Pelletier of Montreal, Mrs. Louise
L. Boyce OF Barre. Mrs. FRANK f. Stone
Of Springfield and A. G. Perry OF Rut
land.-Mrs. Ellen Wright, who has
heen suffering for some weeks with
innammatory rheumatism is gaining
slowly and Is now able to sit up part
OF the time.-Miss Carmen Walker.
recent graduate OF Middlebury Col
lege, is in town.-Mrs. William Nor
comb, Jr., went Sunday to Rutland,
where she expects to make her home,
Mr.. Morcomb having a position In
Proctor.-At the special meeting of the
Ladies' Library held Saturday after
noon In their rooms It was voted to
hold their annual meeting January 81
each year, except when the late fell
on Sunday, and then the day before
DIR. Shaffer has gone to Barre for a
few days-E. W. LHeureux has re-
turned from Rutland-Edward Brey-
cite has gone to r,oonderoga, n. Y.
for few days.-There will be a
masked ball in the town hall Friday
evening November "a. for the benefit
of the Middiebury Improvement soci-
ety-Burt Wright is moving into the
O. p. Moore house on Pleasant street
from his farm in eybridge.-Harvey
Smith, tho eight-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs, Sheldon Smith, while getting
some shavings at Dickinson saw mill
Saturday afternoon, cana in contact
with a saw and had three Ansers on
his left hand cut off-Clarence Vassau
has moved to the stewart house on
High william A. Crannelly
has gone to EllenshurG n. Y, where
he has a position in the Rutland rail-
vi
son have gone West for the winter
Mrs NJ. H. Eddy went to Leom,ns r.
Mass, to attend the funeral OF Miss
Abbir Pitts, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Pitts. former residents of this village,
Mr.. Pitts was the operator Of the cot
ton factory
Edison Burns and son, Asa, will star
within a few days for Bradontown, Fla
~ aa,,
spring. principally for the benefit OF MIR
Burns's health-The cattle shipment from
this section Monday consisted of three
carloads.--Monday, market day, eggs
brought Al cents and butter 26 to 8.-
George Chaffee and Guideon f. Abbey
secured a fine buck Saturday.-A. j
Morris has contract to make 600 cement
blocks for ]. NJ. Hollar company In con
structon of the under pass--Slater,
have commenced the laying of slate or
the new high school buildng.-Russel
Circle, No s, Ladies' Of the q. A, r
gave banquet on Monday evening
Word has been received from the Rev
Archibald A. Lancaster of St. Louis
Mo-. who recently accepted a call to thu
local Congregational Church, that III
Will arrive here about December 20.-Mr
Kirby, called here on account of th'
death Of his brothers wife, returned tt
his home In Worcester, Mass. Sunday
G. E. Farr left Monday night for Florida
where he will spend the winter.-Edwart
Rrayette has returned from few days
stay in Ticonderoga, N Y.-Mrs. George
Kent OF Springfield, Mass, is visiting
relatives in town and Beldens.-A. n
Brown. who has the contract for th'
erection OF Judge Buttons new house or
Court street has It nearly enclosed.
The banquet given Monday evening