Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-30

Mrs. James Ramsdell.-Mrs Jennie
Slayton passed Saturday and Sunday In
Wolcott
In the death OF Mrs. Laura ]. Glced
the town of Morristown and village OF
Morrisville have lost one who was al
ways Interested In all there was for tho
greatest good and Improvement OF both
town and village. Besides being deeply
Interested in tho work Of the Congre.
sational Church and especially the mis-
slons. she organized Tie Womans club
and was It's first president. 1t vas shc
also who made the FIRST move toward the
Morristown public library and through
her effort cnnie the Gift OF 900 from
Mrs Cushman of st. Johnsbury, who
made the gift in memory OF her father.
Judge Poland. Mrs Cleed was the ono
TO whom the credit Is due for Tho gf;
Of the Carnegie library building. which
Will soon be erected, having written
Andrew Carnegie personally asking for
the gift and tho terms or such siit.
Many other improvements in the village
were directly due to her. BY nature she
was sympathetic. loving and lovable.
james Hafcrty has completed work In
tho s,oneshcds and loft Monday night
for Ch!cago-ft. J. Nancor Of i'urlins-
Ton visited his son, i. II. Nancord, Mon
day and Tuesday. George Cook o: Hard
wick was in town Monday and moved
his family TO that place TO reside.-W
s. cheney left Monday evening on q
business trip to St. Jchnsbury and white
River jun ton.-A company of BOY
scouts is being organized among the
boys in the Methodist CONGREGATION, who
are from l. 20 is years OF age. A meet
ing for that turpcse was held Friday
evening and another meeting Will be
held Friday evening. Henry StoNei,
who recently purchased tire poor fnrn
on Laport road, is raising .he roos &c
make second-story and finishinf
rooms on the second rloor. Mrs. Mary
X Fairbanks and daughters tho Mise!
| Lois and Lcoa Fairbanks. Of Greens
boro were guests Tuesday OF Mr. anc
Mrs Freeland Tilotson. Miss Bessie
Rock returned Monday evening from
Boston. where she passed five weeks
with her sister. Mrs. Joseph Vim. She
was accompanied by IL little nephew
who will remain here during the summer
Judge II. NJ. Cornell of Cambridge was
a visitor here Tuesday. Clevc
land. living on West Iiill. had the mis-
fortune to break one leg four weeks age
and Monday Il neighbors, with thei
teams and farm machinery. turned on
and made him a days visit. and Wher
they left at night his springs work wa
done. ploughing, narrowing sowing oats
planting corn and potatoes. etc.--War
lo-year-od for 800.
The trouble with the abutment to tn
bridge near the old pulp mill site /
proving more serious than was iirs
thought A deep excavation has beet
made TO solid rock, and a concrete aout
ment, enforced by railroad iron, i
being built.-Oscar Taylors residenc
was raded Friday and a small quantit
Of liquor was found. At hearing Tues
day before Justice 4. \. Niles Taylo
plead guilty to one offense of sellin
and was given from three to three an
nehalf months in jail states Attorne
NJ. +. Maurice prosecuted the case
Miss Flora Tuliper passed Tuesda
night at her home in Johnson.-Ni.
Mary Spear of Greensboro was a CUES
Tuesday night and Wedne sday of Mr..
Emma Marvin. Mrs Rlanch Barrow
Reynolds of Cambridge came Tuesda
evening to visit her father, G. y. Bar
rows Mrs Betsy utton. who has bee
, in Brandon for the past year with he
son, w. j. utton, arrived Tuesday ever
ing to visit her sister, Mrs Frank Cu'
ting, and niece Mrs. q J.. Srear.-M
Clara Marcia was in Hardwick Tuesda
night, the guest of Mrs \. II, Parks
1.-THE usual memorial exercises of tn
school werc held Wednesday forenoo
instead Of afternoon to allow the closiu
OF the schools in the afternoon durin
the funeral OF Mrs. Laura J. Gleed.-
Clarence TaNIor has finished his work a
chauffeur for George ~. Brown and er
tered upon his duties as CLERK in n
hardware store of Charles Mcfarland
Fred Badger has been engaged as chau,
feur for Mr.. Brown MIR. ana Mrs q. "
Currier Of Waterville came Wednesd a
morning to pass Memorial day q
guests of Mr. and Mrs. ]. Frank Thoma
Mrs. O. L. Woods returned from Can
bridge Wednesday after Passing a wee
. with her mother, Mrs, Mary Bennett.
The funeral of Mrs. Laura Gleed wa
l largely attended The bearers Wei
d Judge George NJ Powers q. ". Clarl
5 II. A. Slayton, w. a. Beebe, II. p. Nun
d son. w. NJ. Sargent. e. II y. Staffot
y and H. A. Fisk.