Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-29


Mountain Climbing club was organized
with the following officers: President. f.
G.. Fleetwood vice president, Mrs. C. Il.
Kramer; treasurer, w. NJ. Sargent; Sec
rotary. Miss Eugene Pinncy: counsellor
for section. W. a. Beebe; committee on
trails, II. e. Fisk, chairman; committee
on camp and shelter houses, O. NJ. Water
man. chairman; committee on publicity,
T.. G.. Cheney. chairman committee on
membership Mrs. Fannie Eickford, chair
man; committee on entertainment, Miss
Marie Gulick, chairman. II was voted to
put Il trail around Gilmore mountain,
which Will make the summit easily ac-
cessible to the most unaccustomed noun.
tain climber and to repair the house at
the top of the mountain for a clubhouse
1t has already been ascertained that this
| house can be secured for that purpose.
| It was voted to hold n field day at the
mountain when tho trail Is completed
Names of new members may be handed
| to Mrs Bedford or to Miss Pinney sec.
| rotary.
The installation OF the Rev. Walter e.
| Baker as pastor of the First Congrega-
| tional Church In Mcrrisvie occurred
| Thursday evenlng-The death of II. G.
Ballou occurred Thursday after an Ill
| llfSS VI IDui IlOlllDS WITH np1rt trouble.
The funeral was held Saturday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Towne
where Mr.. Ealou has lived for 1s years.
lie was born 10 years ago In Swanton.
Mr.. Balou served through the Civil War
Leaving Montpelier in 1863 ne went West
and in 1871 enlisted under General Gus
ter and served for five years. Soon after
| returning to Montpelier he married Mary
d. Smith, who died January 8. 1856 He
was a member Of Jumes NJ Warner Post,
G. a. X. Burial was in the family plot at
Montpelier.--An unusual and Interesting
| occurrence was the getting together Of
the old "No Name base ball team Sat.
urday morning for the purpose of talking
over "old times" and to have o picture
taken. this being the hrst reunion Of thu
team in over 20 years. The men present
were Judge Geo NJ. Powers. the Hon
T. G. Cheney. a. y. St. Louis. c. A. Ole
of Morrsvile. Ferdinand Gauthier and
George Foss of Hyde Park, A. r. Daniels
OF Boston. II. B. Daniels of Maiden, Mo-,
and w, Il. Jackson of burlington. Tho
manager, T. 4. Livingston, is IN Cali
fornia. During tho afternoon the boys
went to the old fair grounds and played
scrub game. DR.. Charles Bates. who
Is now at Spadra, Cal, visiting relatives.
is expected to reach home In about three
weeks.-Mr. and Mrs c. f. Smith were
in Greensboro over Sunday as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Parker.-N1iss Glenna
Russell is In ST. Johnsbury with her sis
ter. Mrs. Frank Goss.-Miss Beatrice
Clark went to Enosburg Falls Saturday
: to pass a vacation of two weeks at her
home.-Mr. and Mrs II. j. Fisher went
to Burlington Saturday to attend the
- a - nf
NJ, their son. Harold Fisher, being ono
of the graduates.-MisSL Laura Ellis, who
was called home by the illness of her
:, mother. Mrs. r. b. Ellis, returned Sat-
urday to Albany, n. Y.-Mrs. C. W.
Bates and daughter Fay. went to
:, Greensboro Saturday to pass the sum-
mer-Mrs. j. j. Jackson, accompanied by
her brother J. r. simmons, who has
just been graduated from Wesleyan Uni
- versity, ut Mldlctown. Conn, arrived
here SaturslaY.-NIiss Lena Hayford was
in Johnson over Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. c. f. DaVs.--Mls. George Miles and
daughter, Beatrice, and mother, Mrs.
Josephine FISK, Of Eoston. are guests Of
cir. and Mrs. +. E. Silloway. Miss Beat
rice Will pass the summer with her aunt,
Mrs. SlloWay.-The annual .eunion OF
Co. +, Srd Vermont Veterans associa-
ton, was held at the home of Davit
lie Brown Wednesday, June 2S.--Dr. J. A.
r Robinson ana son, Lloyd, Lot
lie Tuesday 20 attend the meeting o: dental
;" societies a. Faa=ars X. I.-A1rs Lydia
A. T.. Josiyn celebrated her Sgth birthday
r FridIy,--C. =. Palmer went to Derby
a. Line Saturday to pass i few days with
~ Mrs. Palmer, who Is visiting her parents
&c Mr.. and Mrs. Charles I.unt,-Mr. and Mrs
n. daughter came Saturday to remain over
n. Sunday with her mother Mrs. Heller
r: Towne.-NIr and Mrs. e NJ Davis Of
n Hardwlck were In town Saturday to at
V. tend the funeral of Horace Ballou.
of Frank Allen IS badly bruised as tn
5; result of a lively skirmish with
as mad bull Monday, He was leading tn
nd hull. which had been sold. and whic
d. had always been gentle up to tina
in time. when suddenly it turned upo
of him. Daniel Draper, who was with hin
SIC struck the bull "a blow with a club an
m before he recovered. the boys wen
of through a barbed wire fence, the bul
as chasing them through another fenc
rs. into the woods where they made thei
'c- escape.--Miss Stratton and Miss Ben
RS nett of Boston arrived at Dreamwol
I'm Monday evening and will occupy tn
ns Dorothy Bradford cottage for the sec
ny ond summer.-Miss Dorothy Small re
u turned Monday from Montpelier.-Mr
re- Hattie Foss and daughter. Mrs. Georg
Oh G.. Morse. left Monday for Ringwoo
Ter H. where they will pas few week
icy with Warren Foss,-Miss Maud
OF Chafer came from Fairfax Monday wher
oi she is a teacher in Bellows Free Acat
ne emy.-Mss Brenda Harris, who ht
'as been taking instruction in voice Gu
eF- ture in Potsdam, n, Y, returned hon
ra Monday.-"Joe" Weafer. who has bee
az playing ball at Brockton, Mass, RI
'ne turned home Monday.-Chauncey StoI
went to Burlington Tuesday to after
commencement and a reunion of II
class of 1908. L. V. Mt. c. Chene
son and r. NJ. Mould attended commence
ma ment at the u. " NJ, and reunion
cid their class. 1891, Mrs Cheney accom-
to panied Mr.. CheneY.-Judge H.
cd Powers went to Burlington Tuesday
ay, attend commencement.-M I.
red Tillotson was in Johnson Tuesday
her Miss Flora Tcrrll and nephew, DO,
AT aid Torrill, went to ChazY, y. Y, Tue
for day to visit her brother George TIE
ted rill.--Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Carr of 5
red Johnsbury were guests Tuesday Of h
ew sister Mrs. D. Woodward.-Mrs. Hell
ov' Towns went to St Johnsbury Tuesdi