Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-11
LAMOILLE COUNTY
MORRIsvILLE.


At the annual meeting Of the Woman's
club the following officers were elected:
President. Mrs. ]. II. Warren; vice-presi-
dent Mrs. Fannie Bickford; second vice
president, Mrs. II. j. Fisher; treasurer
Mrs. A. A. Miles; recording secretary,
Mrs. G. w. Clark; press secretary Mrs
c. H. Slocum. The treasurer's report
shows a balance of nearly $3.50, with all
bills paid. he club voted to conclude the
engagement which pending with
Mrs Benjamin to put on a course of en-
tertainments next season, list of which
will be published liter. The next meet
ing, which will be the last one of the
season. will be held Friday evening, April
10, subject, Patriotism" with Mrs
Niles as leader Mrs Niles announced that
the club would be addressed by the Rev
". r. Baker
Francis Merritt is i'll at the home of
his daughterin-law. Mrs. Ncttie Merritt
The incubator and brooder house be-
longing to the poultry plant of the La
port dairy farm which has been pur-
chased by Victor Heath. is being moved,
in two sections, to a spot near the other
poultry buildings and on to the five acres
Of land which Mr.. Heath purchased with
the plant.-Mrs. A. b. Small is passing a
few days in Hardwick the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Frank Marion.--Harod
Fisher an instructor in a prepare ,ory
school at Blackhall, Conn. is at home
on a short vacation-Mrs DIR. Flandreau
Of Jacksonville visited her son and
daughter. who are In school Friday
Marguerite, the little daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Henry Ross, is Ill with
bronchial pneumonia. the second attack
this winter.-Mrs. Lola Bunce of Lowell.
Mass, arrived Friday evening to accom-
pany home her grandmother Mrs. L. ].
Wolstenhom, who has passed the winte r
with her sister. Mrs. w. j. Churchill.
and niece, Mrs. Z. G. Foss-Mrs II. c
Holbrook with two children OF Barnet
came Friday TO visit her mother. Mrs. j.
W. Daniels.-J. j. jackson of Fair Haven
arrived here Friday evening joining Mrs
Jackson in a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. O.
M. Waterman and Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ
Sargent-Miss Hazel Cobb of Hardwicll
is passing her vacation with her aunrs
Mrs. G. W. Brown and Mrs A. j. Smith
Miss Maud Chaffee returned to her
school work at Bellows Free Academy
Saturday
The manager OF the P. A. baseball
team has arranged the following schedule
of games to be played this season: Apri!
20. Brigham at Morrisvile; e. Hardwick
Academy at Hardwick; May l. Stowe
high school at Morrisville a. Bellows
Free Academy at Fairfax; 8, Stowe high
school at Stowe; II, Hardwick at Nor
risville; II, Goddard Seminary at Barre;
Is, Montpelier high school at Montpelier;
%, Spauding high school at Montpelier;
20. Bellows Free Academy at Morrsville;
June !, Goddard Seminary at Morrsville:
q, Montpelier high school at Morrisville:
q. Brigham Academy at Bakerslield Is,
Spaulding high school at Morrisville.-
The village meeting Monday evening was
largely attended. In the absence of the
president. Hon r. G. Cheney Hon.
george M Powers was elected president
for the year; clerk and treasurer. A. A.
Mics collector OF delinquent taxes j. r.
Parker; trustee for five years, ]. r.
Parker; water and light commissioner
for five years, c. II. A. Stafford chief
engineer. w. Fl Towne: first assistant.
J. s Baaister; second assistant, A. ].
Smith auditors. NJ. p. Maurice, G. II.
Raymore. l.. NJ. Munson. Voted to paw
$lo5O for lighting the streets, s3Uo for
use Of the hydrants. Tax voted Is cents.
special meeting held April "a, 1911. and
ratify the action Of the water and light
commissioners hereunder, This correct
ed an error In the record of this meeting.
Present rates Of electric lighting were dis
cusscd and q motion was made to re-
duce the rate for lighting to three cents
per k. W, which was lost and the rates
remain as present with the exception OF
power rate for new industries, which was
raised to 5000 per horsepower. II was
voted to receive the vote taken at the
last annual meeting authorizing the trus-
tees and water and light commission RS
TO purchase available waterpOwer. e. II
Fisk, w. A. Beebe and Mrs G. II. Slocum
were elected as park COMMUNICATION
T. c. Cheney Is able to be on the street
With his broken arm.-The high water
Sunday. caused by three warm days fol.
lowed by rain, did n great deal OF damage
to bridges, sluices and the highway about
town A large wash-out @Hs made In
the I'LL on Congress street which was
caused by the tile for surface water com.
int arart. The "Tenny" bridge has set.
lied at one end owing to the giving away
n he nbutment. Several roads are fenced
M on account OF wash outs-W Wallace
RrOthers' stone sheds were shut down
Saturday owing to a slight break Mr.
and Mrs Harry Hutchins arrived Sat.
urday from a short wedding trip passing
Saturday and Sunday with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. d. N. Hutchins.-The Rev
Ernest g. Guthrie Of the First Church
In Burlington will preach at the Congre.
gationai Church sunday.-Lee C. Tillot.
son returned Friday evening from Iowa
where he had been to puchaae a carload
OF horses for the Smith a Tillotsor
stables Cora Smith has gonc Il
Stowe TO visit her parents. Mr. and Ma
j r. I.add ehe will then 10 10 Mont,
pelier where she will be tho guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Edgell Plaisted for two weeks
Airs. George McIeod of Montreal hai
visited her daughter and husband. Tn,
Rev and Mrs. ", n, Bnkrr. for few
days. returning hons Tuesdsye-Mrs. J