Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24

IT. but the activities are adapted to all
ages. more especially to the girl In her
teens. Next Saturday afternoon "
pleasant the girls are to take a tramp
to nearby hill and prepare their own
supper over an open fire. There are
"a members, room for all who visa -
join. Mrs. D. c. Jones is In Charge
What children can do in agriculture
was evident at the school fair held Ut
the village hall SATURDAY afternoon,
under the auspfces OF Union Supertn-
tendent r. w. Palmer All the prod
lucts were excellent. The money prizes
on potatoes were awarded as follows:
First prize. $1.O0, variety. Early YER
mont. to Ralph Watts Of the Center
SCHOOL, age years; second prize soc.
to Fred Daley Of LOOMS hill. and the
third, Csc. to Willie Davis OF Little
river. Ribbons were awarded as fol-
lows: Apples. first. Hershel Smith: sec
oni Clyde Norcross; third. Mckinley
Crossett. carrots, first, Earl Ashley;
second. Richard Ather; third, Jesse
Pike; pumpkins. first. Ida May Rams
dell; second Floyd Boyce; squash. first,
Willie Davis: second, Donald VIII ans;
third, Dalton O'Bricn; beets. first. AVIS
Ashley; second, Leslie Brown; turnip.
first Blanche Boyce; cabbage, first,
Francis Brown; secon1 Barbara Boyce;
cucumber, first, Dustin Cooley; pars-
nip, first, Dustin Cooley: corn. first.
Jesse Pike: tomatoes. frst CURTIS
Cough chickens, first, Lestum BIZ
we'll. Much interest was shown in the
event and a good purse is assured for
80 it,sr
and serving will also probably be in
troduced.
Curtis Turner died very suddenly Sum
day morning at $50 at the home of his
sister Mrs. Talbot, while playing With his
niece. There was no warning OF his sud-
! den end. as he had been apparently in his
usual good health. He was an engineer
/ for the Vermont state hospital for the
/ insane and had lived here with his sister
! for two years. He was born in Duxbury
/ August 10. 1872. the son of Mr.. and Mrs
| William Turner. Previous to coming here
he had lived in Duxbury and in Massa-
chusetts. He Is survived by four sisters
and one brother, Mrs. Philo Talbot of this
| place. Mrs. Lettie Fairbanks of Ware.
| Mass. Mrs Frank Johnson and Mrs
Sidney Atkins of Moretown, and william
| Turner of Barre. The funeral was held
Tuesday at twelve o'clock.
The good work done in the oranges
! near here Is little appreciated except by
the members. What Waterbury Center
! can do was shown last week by their fair
and the intense interest shown In Diling-
! ham Grange at Duxbury Corners Is In
creasing its membership fast. many Of
the young people joining Both oranges
| are well differed and take up practical
subjects in their mectings-Mrs. E. $.
Wilcox of St. Albans and Miss L. l.. Will
I cox of Essex Junction are visiting their
daughter and nieces, Mrs. w. b. Clark
| End Miss Maude Wilcox.-Mrs. Hooker of
Feacham is Il guest of her daughter, Miss
| Hooker OF the high ginC
| news continues to come from Arundel.
Canada of the condition of Miss Elsie j..
Morse.
About 1890 o'clock Monday night fire
broke out in the Williams livery stable
and big blaze appeared at once. People
coming out of the Masonic lodge room
saw the fire. f. c. Miller discovered 1t
first and rung in the alarm for the fire
company. T. +. F'oss went at once into
the barn and soon had the hose on and
fire was confined to the buildings out
side the big barn, the hearse house,
closed sheds and hen house being burned
In these was burned the hearse. double
rigs. some buggies harnesses and 500
worth of furs. Mr.. Williams carries 81 90
on his rolling stock. This business Is on
Stowe street near the stores and next to
the opera house block in which the post
office is located. But for the prompt work
of the fire department, the entire bust
ness part OF the village would have been
in danger
News was received yesterday morn
ing of the sudden death in New York
city of Walter Henry. Although intimate
friends knew OF his having Bright's dis
east. serious conditions at this time were
not anticipated. Mr. Henry was in town
about "A week ago and returned with his
sister, Mrs Annette Spencer. to New
York. Mrs. Spencer accompanied the re-
mains here and the funeral. which Is to
| be private. will be held At her home on
Nam street this afternoon. Mr.. Henry
was til" son of Sylvester and Laura
tBrusm Henry and was born on the
old Henry farm about % years ago. For
years h." was interested in the Star Sara
toGa Spring and made Saratoga Springs
his home. For a number of years he had
been retired and has spent much of his
time travelling. He is survived by his
sister. Mrs. Spencer. and two brothers.
| FRANK Henry and Fred Henry of Cleve-
iand, o.-Miss Harriet Boyce. "A student
at Middlcbury College, who has been
suffering from an attack of appendicitis
Is at her home here--Dr. T.. }. Foster is
confined to his room at his home at
the Ccntcr.-Mr. and Mrs. kimball Ken
n""N who were recently married. are
with mis- parents. MIR. and Mrs. S. X.
kennedy. Mrs. Giles : Sayles of EnoS-
burg Falls is also visiting her parents
ana Mrs. Woodward and two children,
VINO NAY" been at their home all sum
m"r' leave for their home in Spokane.
WASH, next week. MI Woodward is a
postal clerk oil the Pacific coast.
WORCESTER.
Mrs. Melvin f. Wood and young son,
who have been passing several weeks at
the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs
| i. H. Wilson. returned to their home in
Athol, Mass Monday.--Mss Alma
Howieson of Newport is visiting in town.
There was meeting of tn" board Of
| civil authority Saturday evening to re-
wise the check list. The next meeting
VIII be held In the town hall Saturday
evening, November 2.-Charles Batchelder