Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-11
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

Mrs. Mary llill. wife of the late Hub
bard H. Hill. died Friday afternoon
about thre, o'clock at her home on
Franklin street after a brief illness Will
bronchial pneumonia. She was IS years
of age and for many years Il resident
of this town.The Brandon CON
cert band will hold their rchcarsals
hereafter on Thursday ovcnin. in
stead of Wednesday Word has been
received Of tho death of Mrs Harriet
Stahnicr at her home III Brooklyn Jan
uary after lingering Illness with
tuberculosis. Mrs Stahmcr spcn, several
months in town last summer at g. r.
Kelley Sex Gov. T.. j. Ormsbee has re-
Gently been appointed aide -de-camp on
Che staff of the natiOral commander
of the Grand Army of the Republic -
The engagement of Miss Edna Mason of
Rutland, formerly of this town. and ITor-
ace p. Brown of Clarencevlle. +. O.. has
been announced. Mr.. Brown was TO,
some time employed here as superin-
tendcnt a; the Vermont Marble COM
panys mill.--A mixed .lee club has been
organized in the high schoo; and the
first rehearsal was held Friday after
noon. Mrs Nellie Bruncll and SON Ed
mund. left Saturday for san Diego.
cal. where they will spend tho winter.
William T.. Dover. who has been
spending three weeks nj his home. re-
turned SUNDAY to Holy Cross college.
Worcester Mass Misses Dorothy and
Mabel BENTLEY. who have been visiting
their sister, Mrs Fred Rogers. returned
to AIiddlebury Saturday
Urban Tees house near Burr pond
AIN t',ln
SUNDAY afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Tice
were away from home when the fire
started and the cause is not known, but
| it i. supposed to have been from a de-
fective chimney. Nearly all the furniture
was burned and tho loss is estimated
between s25oo and $500. with only IA
small insurance. The house had only been
built about a year and half. to re-
| place the one burned about that time
The annual meeting Of the
Vermont Congregational club will bo
held in Middlcbury Tuesday, January l6
Word has been received here Of the
death # Mrs Lyman Bracket last Sun
day AT her home in Rochester. Ind. Mrs
,;rackett was Mis- Sarah Merriam ana
| Formerly resided hcrc.-James \. Rove
has exchanged his farm in sudbury
with clifford Hack for two houses OF
Depot street and other considerations
Mr. Hack will move to the farm in the
spring. The annual meeting of tn.
| First National bank stockholders was
| held Tuesday morning at ten o'clocl
and the following officers elected
President. W. ". Wright; vice. president
iG II. Young; cashier, +. W. Briggs
directors W. H. Wright. G. II. Young
c. r. Hcndce. W. u. Nutting. \. q
Jones, &. II. Ross, G. f. Clark. +. "
: Williams, l., A. Slavery Mrs. Ahc,
Spraguc and Miss Ruth Sprague wen
Monday Ia Boston to attend the weddin.
,Of Miss Eleanor CushinR.-Miss Carrie
Ormsbec is in Enosburg Falls. the CUES
of Miss Lillian Mcl.eod-rhe annua
meeting of the stockholders of the Bran
don National hank was held at the bank
ing rooms Tuesday morning at 1893
o'clock and the following officers elect
ed: President, Il. j. Ormsbee vicc-p resi
dent -. -. HurdiIt, cashier W. +
Scott teller. James r. Leonard, direc
tors, t.. j. Ormsbcc. ID. ID. Burditt. j
III. Harrington. II. 4. SeaGer, j. T.
Weeks. T.. ". Eutton.-Mrs. James l'al
loon is seriously i'll at her home on thu
I'ittsford road. Her recovery is doubtful
u, H. i;isbec, Jr OF Poughkeepsic, \
g., who has been spending 10 days a
~. SJ)ana cottage, Lake Dunmore. re
turned Tuesday.
Joseph II. Lura has been in Rutland fo
Il few days completing arrangements I
represent the Green Mountain Marbl
company in Canada. Mr.. I.ura was EN-
ployed by the Rutland Florence Marbl
company at its works in Fowler for som
time and later by the Vermont Marbl
company. After the transfer of prOpert
to the latter company Mr.. Lura will leav
for his territory next Week.-Mrs.. w. "
: Perry who has been spending fey
weeks AT Charles French's. has returne
: to her home in Gardner, Mass. accom-
panied by Miss Marilla French. who wi
remain there this winter and attcn
school--The Royal Workers of the Nett
! odst church met yesterday aftcrnOo
with Mrs. q. g. Baker. There was "A join
installation of the new officers Of e. +.
Ormshee Post. George Davenport Cam
Sons of Veterans. and Sons of Veteran.
AuNiliary in the Grand Army han las
evening Miss Elizabeth Bacon has r.
sumed her position as superintendent u
the Peoples Telephone office after a sc>
! cral weeks absence on account of Hines.
a Miss Jennie Tooley, who has been assist
$ ing during Miss 'acons absence, has 80
! turned tn her home in Granville. \. "