Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09
RUTLAND
BRANDON.

to visit relatives Walter Miner was
given a surprise party last evening by
several Of his young friends. the occasion
being his 18th birthday.-Dr. w. H.
Marsh fell on the Icy sidewalk yesterday
morning and sprained one ankle.-Mis,;
Anna Thomas has gone to Middlebury for
Il Tow weeks. Miss Anna Smith Is spend
ing a few weeks in Philadelphia Mrs.
Charles e. slavery is visiting In Shore
ham.-Perlev Hondcau of Whiting is
visiting in town-Miss Ethel Leach Is
assisting in the Everest book store In
| the absence of Mrs. Everest.--The fun
! eral Of Mrs Sophia Osborne, who died
| suddenly Saturday OF heart trouble, was
| held at her late home Tuesday afternoon
| at two ocloci,. Mrs. p. y. Thomas
and son, Philip, are spending
| few days In st. Albans-Mrs Harry
| Griswold is rapidly recovering from an
| operation, (which she recently underwent
| at the Mary Fletcher hospital. Burling-
| ton.-Miss Alice Briggs has returned from
| Middlebury. Catherine Capen IL
| visiting in Albany. n. Y.-Miss Maud
| MeachaIn has returned from Middlebury.
! Edgar Carlisle has returned from
| Northampton. Mass. where he was call
| ed by the illness of his brother.-Mrs. v.
! H. Parmeiee, who has been spending sew
eral weeks with Mrs. 4. II. T}uffum. re-
turned Monday to New London. Conn.,
| Mir. and Mrs A. II. Langworthy have
gone to Burlington. where they will re-
side. Their son. Carlisle will remain here
until the end of the school year.
The following officers were elected
Tuesday: Moderator, F. H. Farrington
! clerk. :. w. Jones: school director c.
J. Braley: lister for three years, M L"
| Gibbs: selectman for three years, W.
=. Avery: road commissioner. G w.
I eonard: overseer OF poor. l.. f. Mich
OILS: trustee of public money and town
treasurer w. f. Scott; auditors, H. a.
Seager. +. w. Briggs, A. j. Ives; grand
! Juror. r. w. Briggs; first constable.
w. C. Fletcher: second constable, {.
De GarIno: agent to defend and prose-
cute +. II. Harrington; sections, X II.
johnson and Clarence Collins. A
town tax was voted of 95 cents and a
town school tax not TO exceed 80 cents.
The sum of 800 was voted for the OBJ
}sorvance of Memorial day. 5000 for the
free library. $500 for road, 5000 for
Brandon Concert band. An appropria
zion of 10 per cent. Of the highway
tax and three per cent of the grand
list was voted for sidewalks The Sc
lertmen were Instructed to make a
icontract for one year with the Nes-
hobo Electric company. for the light
iul- Of the streets Of the town. II was
voted to pay taxes TO town treasurer
: with discount Of four per cent IL paid
on or before October %. There were
47c votes cast on the license question
| of these there were 2G3 no votes, 210
vas votes. and three hlanks.-Mrs
l George Conncrs who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Terrien has re-
, turred to Roston-Miss Anna Nelson
Of Proctor is visiting her sister, Mrs
, Z r notwithstanding Bosworth OF
bristol is visiting DR. and Mrs. w. r
, Nnrsh.-Mrs Carrie Page, who has
beon spending several weeks in New
e T'ritain Conn, returned Tuesday
, Mrs Charles NJ Herman is visiting r
| Rutlard-H. r. G. Watson of New
York city is at tho brandon Inn for :
few davs-Miss Sarah Mead is i'll witt
pneumonia.-Cieorge Davis. called here
nv the death Of Mrs y, W. osborne
= returned Yesterday 10 Chcopee, Mass
- Edwin G; Carr is visiting his daugh
x fer in Swampscott. Mass-Mrs Charle'
lFrrnCh
= hoeprfal at burlington for n surgical
7 operation-Mrs. Anna TFatch is visit
% ing in Troy. " Y.-Mss Emma Good
T. now IS spending a few days in Spring
- field annual meeting OF the Y
NJ. C. a. was held in the Methods
J. Church Tuesday evening. An address o
welcome was given by the Rev. ]. c
= Fisher, history of the Y NJ. C. A. II
; Brandon was given by ]. Sterlin;
II Moran. cou~ty secretary. Report
! were given by the local secretary
l. treasurer. and committees on relisi
Gus. physical, educational, and socta
work Addresses were made by BY
. ron y. Clark, state Secretary F.
= Pease, and w j. Van Patten Of Bur
- lineton.
The Tlazer Whist CLUB was entertaine
Tuesday evening at the home OF NJ
>, and Mrs Frank w, Williams.-Mr, an
y Mrs Fred ]. Bacon have returned froi
a concert tour OF several weeks in Ne
Yorl; and New Jersey.-John Mound an
family have moved to the Brastu
Spooner farm near Sudbury,-Miss abb
y Lessor has gone 10 Amsterdam. \. Y
fer a few weehs.--Mrs. Arthur Perry
s visiting In Burlington. Arthur L. Bir
e has caeed the Goshen place on Pea
lie street and will move there from chan
: plain streot-Mr, and Mrs. Charles Brin
% have returneA from Rutland Miss Lott
IS Baker IS spending n week I'm Fair Havei
le the guest OF Mrs. Joseph Shepard. -Ther
f. will be services every evening excey
10 Saturdays I'm the Baptist Church durir
l. Lent The Rev, Rockwell Harmon POtto
It y. D., of Hartford, Conn, will spea
:, Tuocdnv evening before the Mems Co,