Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-29

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the days Of the Colby Wringer company
he worked In Colbyville, going with the
company to Montpelier and removing with
II to Boston. Later he returned to Mont
pelier and Waterbury. He married Les
tina Hills. who died long time ago. They
had two children. Annette and Paul, who
are also dead. His only direct descendant
Is a grandson. Ellis Mason of Montpelier.
| Mr. Mason was member of the Meth
odist Church. The funeral was held Mon
day afternoon at two at his late home.
the Rev. Il. +. Newell offlciating. Burial
was in the village cemetery.-Mrs.
Clara Bourbon who came Saturday even
ing to visit her sister, Mrs. Christopher
| II. Corse of the Center, died suddenly
Sunday morning OF heart failure. Besides
Mrs. Corse she is survived by another
sister in New York State and two broth
crs of Hartford, Conn. and Panton. N. Y.
The body was taken to Brushton. n.
Y. for burial.
| The Pierlan and lfypatia clubs OBJ
served Red Letter at the Waterbury
inn Friday afternoon when Mrs. j. w.
Titcomb of Lyndonville gave an ad-
dress on interior Decoration" In the
receiving line with Mrs. Ttcomb was
Mrs Hattie. Mrs Bidwell and Mrs.
IIollingsworth. She was introduced by
Mrs. James Hattie, president of the
Pierian club. Before the address
solo was sung by Mrs D.. c. Jones and
another by Mrs. +. c. Lamb. Mrs. ID.
| w. Cooley acting as accOmpanlst. Re-
! freshments were served. Mrs. II. ].
Knowles and Mrs. G. S. Bidwell vice.
presidents of the two clubs. pouring:
and the Misses Florence Hatch. Greta
Perkins. Norma Perkins and Harriet
Boyce acting as waitresses.-The Utas
club was entertained by Mrs. p. +.
| Anterior Friday evening at dinner.
Souvenirs were given and Mrs. Ather
Ton was the recipient of many gifts.
a pleasant feature of the evening was
the presence of Mrs. Edward s. Frary
of Berlin. y. Y.-Dr. G.. $. Bidwell was
! in Burlington Sunday assisting in
/ the operation performed upon Mrs j
/ Il. Greene at the Mary Fletcher hos
/ pital.-A. G. Huntey of Bolton was
"a guest of his brother. Judge T.. W.
lIuntley. Saturday.--rhe auditors re-
port for the town gives the bridge ac
count this year as si.l92.Sl the mis-
"ellaneous expense account is s26.2S3.-
"G: the orders drawn for damage by
dogs amounts to $40: the state road
account is s331.4l: the general road ac-
count is S3,059O4; for permanent
roads. $2.l3i.99. The school account
this year Is S13.3s9s3 The receipts
from The town farm amounted to
from the town farm amounted to
S624Sl; the expense at this farm
amounts to s1311.OS. The expense
outside the farm amounts to
Sl,2223S. In the village report
the orders drawn during the
past year on the street depart
ment amounted to sl.2SG.6S orders
drawn for permanent road s1.6S7.17;
on sidewalk account, s1.647.25: for po-
lice department, $50; for sewer depart
ment. S34.l1 for fire department.
S"io.3i for last Years officers. s2S6.5O;
for lighting. s9o3.76. The miscellan-
cous account amounts to $4,000 The
water department started in at the
beginning of the year with SEAS. The,
have collected from patrons s3717.1s.
Orders have been drawn on the water
system to the amount of $29s746
One $1,000 water bond has been paid
ana the water system has s974sS in
the trcasurcr's hand
MIS-. '. =. warren returned Friday
night from three weeks visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Crum in Mt Vernon.
\. f.-Mrs T., +. Campbell and Mrs. b.
H. Demeritt attended the colonial lunch
con give by Marquis de Lafayette Chap
Ter ID. a. H.. i'll Montpelier Saturday.
Mrs. Myrtle Griffith. who Is critically i'll. |
Is slightly more comforta blc.-Miss Bar
hara Brown is i'll with the grp.-Andrew
Brown was at home from Montpelier
over Sunday.-t,arl Boyce had the fore
finger severed below the second Joint and
his thumb cut on the planer at the w. j. |
Boyce box factory at Mil Village Fri |
Hty.-Nan ID. Hills has been unable TO
work this past week because of illness -
The condition of Mrs James Greene. who
was operated upon at the Mary Fletcher
hospital Saturday forenoon, is reported as |
Observation-Disclosures d. Swasev spent
Sunday with his family in Barre Next
week they will move from their Barre
home to the house owned by Mrs. F.. $.
frary on Union street-JOhn Frontini OF |
Barre spent the weekend with rela- |
tives The Vermont Girls met Saturday !
with Miss Annie Dorothy Palmer.-Re-
Gently elected officers of the Ladies' Aid |
of the Methodist Church are: President |
Mrs. \. I. Torrey; first vice-president |
Mrs, H. e. Whitehll: second vice. presi- |
dent Mrs +. c. Lamb recording secre-
tarN, Mrs w. j. Boyce; treasurer, Mrs. |
:. r. Shipman.-Miss Julia Shipman has !
returned to her school near Boston.-Miss
I ella Thayer. who has been i'll. Is better.
Superintendent T.. NJ. Roscoe of SPRING
heId was guest over Sunday of DR..
f. y. Stanley.-The Hon. O. r. RAY of /
burlington is guest of his brother-in-
law. August Boeker.-Miss Anna Booker
Is home for vacation from her school
work In Springfield. Mass.-Mrs Her.
man Bone and daughters left Monday
for their home in Wells River They i
soon go to their new home in Gardner,
Mass-Mrs. f. b. Lease has returned /,
from spending Sunday in Burlington with Il
her sister Mrs +. G.. Evans.-A party
was rendered Miss Charlotte Bone in Mrs.
Wasson's rooms at the hospital Saturday
afternoon by Mrs. WATSON and MISS
Ninkler,-l'ive barges Of pupils from St
Michaefs parOchial schools enjoyed
sleighride to town Saturday.-The Rev
ID. j. coffey officiated at the Lentcn
service in st. Augustne's Catholic
Church In Montpelier Wednesday even
ing-W, j. ONeil and A. H. Smith have
been summoned as Jurors for the Feb
ruary term of United States court i'm Bur
Fullerton of the rniver-