Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-08
JERICHO CENTER.

Mrs. l.. H. Chaplin. Mrs e +. Jordan,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Osburnc were in
burlington Thursday evening to attend Il
recital-Dr Hulburd, local health officer.
has been inspecting the school buildings
Mrs. c. f. Nay and daughter of Under
hill visited her parents Thursday.-Mrs.
Fanny Macomber observed her 18th birth
day anniversary Friday. Mrs. MaComber
Is in fairly good health. Her birthday cake
came from her granddaughter, Mrs c. G.
Bicknell. and she received many other
gifts.-Mrs. George Lyon of BURLINGTON is
visiting her sister, Mrs Homer Lyon
Mrs. W. T. Cady and Miss Eva Cady
went Friday to Huntington Center to visit
Mrs. Cady's daughter, Mrs NJ. r. i;rew-
ster.-The banquet by the Olive Gibson
Mission club was well attended. Follow
Ing the banquet the Rev. S. II. Barnum
introduced the Rev f.. G. Guthrie of Bur-
lngton. the principal speaker of the
evening. who spoke on New Zealand. 1t
was one of the most instructive and inter-
esting lectures heard here in some time.
Other parts on the program We're the his
tory Of the club and the work of Miss
Gibson in New Mexico by Miss Pauline
Smith, n piano and violin selection by.
Misses Chaplin and Allen and a song by
the club.
At the annual meeting of the
Browns River Creamery association
January 80. i. w. Abbey was elected
president and treasurer, and II. II.
Day, clerk and business manager. The
number of pounds of milk received at
the creamery during the year was
b69,246; number of pounds of cream,
l.O94,2SS; butter fat. by Babcock test,
22S,3i2: number of pounds of butter
made 3S3.G2l value of the butter sold,
t99.9S6.Ss; money paid patrons $94,-
265s2; orders drawn on treasury. &c..
2S6O1: balance in the treasury. $326.-
81: stock on hand at creamery $751.15:
average price paid for butter fat,
$50 1916 average price of butter,
so27 7-12; average surplus II per cent. {;
average cost of manufacture, OIL 10.
The Outlook club met with Mrs.
Sharpley Wednesday aftcrnoon.-EsseX
defeated Willston in an Interesting game
Of basketball Saturday night, 20 to II. The
lineup: Essex, st. Armor. !. f.; lianiey,
r. f.; Munson, c.; Noonan, +. g.; Wool,
!. e. Willistin, Clark, l. f.; Brown, /. T.;
lombard, c.; Francis. r. g.; OGradY, !. g.
baskets from floor, St. Armor l, Wool >,
Clark 3. lombard; baskets on fouls
Iidnley :, brown :, reIeree, Drawn UNI
pire. I3ixby; three is minute periods
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. G. Brown entertained
the church officers at their home Tuesday
evening. Principal Maloney spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Middlebury.-M IS
Mary Lynch has closed her school in East
Bolton and Is at home.-Miss Wallace re-
turned Monday from "A short visit at her
home in Fairfield.-Mrs. l.. D. Moulton
spent Monday in Jericho with Mrs Julia
Moulton.-Professor Perkins of the Uni
versity of Vermont will speak In the
school hall Friday evening on Japan
Miss Henley spent Sunday ut her home
in Richmond. Ralph Coriss returned to
Essex Monday, after visit at Irving l.,
Thompson's.-Mr ONeil of Richmond
has purchased the farm of the late Ed
mund Desault.-liovey Jordan is at home
from the University of Vermont for a
few days.-Mr. and Mrs. Shepardson of
Richmond Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Murdoch
and Miss Janet Murdoch of Undcrhill
spent Friday at Leon Hall's.-Mr. and
Mrs Frank Brown attended the dancing
party at G.. A. r. hall in Underhill Fri
day evening.-The second cutting of Ice
is being taken from the small pond on
the l.. H. Smith farm.-Mr, and Mrs. +.
Z. Sherman have returned to their home
In Huntington, after visiting their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Carpenter.
Their daughter, Miss Maude sherman,
will remain for a longer visit,-Mr and
Mrs g. Il. Nay and two children of
Underhill spent Sunday at the home of