Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-06

nome TueSday afternoon in Weypridge
and was largely attended by her numerous
friends. of which she had many, at two
o'clock. the Rev. Mr.. Bailey, pastor Of the
Monument Church In weybridge officiating
and the burial was in the family lot IN
the Weybridse cemetery. LEROY c. Rus
sell. who has been in the West for the
past month. has rcturned.-Dr. y. l..
Dorey and family have moved to their
new homo on Court street.-Phillip
Andrews has gone to Burlington.
VERGENNEs.
Memorial day was observed in this
city under the auspices OF Ethan Allen
| Post, q. A. r. The stores, business
places and many OF the residences were
| decorated with flags and bunting and
the business places closed most OF the
| afternoon. On account of rain the par
adc was given up At two O'Clock fair
sized audience gathered at the opera
house. where the following exercises
were held: Music, Vergennes City band /;
prayer, Rev. Richard e.. Woodbridge;
reading, Iincoln's Gettysburg address.
Cant. c. T.. Parker: music. male quar-
tette; address, Rev. w l.. Baker of Nor
risvillc; music, Nergcnnes City band;
singing, America: bcnediction. Rev. s..
s. Cobb The address by the Rev. MIR.
Baker was one of the best Memorial
addresses delivered in this city. A fea-
ture of the exercises WIS the rendering
Of "Our Country's Noble Heroes" by Il
ouartettc composed of j. c. Walker,
Royal Slack, Guy A. Beach and r. L..
Barrows. The Vergennes City band un-
der the leadership of A. D. Vittum of
Middlebury furnished excellent music for
| the occasion. At the close OF the exer-
cses at the opera house. the usual dec
Grafton exercises of the Grand Army
we're observed at the old cemetery,
where class of school children dec
GRATED the soldiers graves.
The printing and publishing business
heretofore conducted by the Addison
County Newspaper association has pass
ed to the control of the Addison County
Printing company, Incorporated under
the laws of Vermont The officers arc
William II. Wheeler. president and treas
eurer; Nelson A. Seymour, vice-president
and assistant treasurer Edward =. Sey-
mour. secretary. These officers are the
stockholders. The printing business
formerly carried on by the Seymour
Brothers at Middlebury, is merged in the
new concern. The main office is to be
in Vergennes, and the business will be
carried on in this city as heretofore with
a branch at Middlcbury. Edward p.
Seymour will be the local editor OF the
Middlebury Record.-John O. Donnel
caught a pckere Friday in Dead Creek
that weighed Il and one half pounds -
Joseph Nalway. Jr.. has returned to Med
| ford. Mass, after visit to his father, 10
seph Valway, Sr.. and other relaties.-Mr
und Mrs. Boardman. who have been In
charge OF the Andrews cottage. at the Stat,
industrial school. have finished their
work and returned Saturday to Buring-
ton-The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
Episcopal Church held their annual meet
ling Friday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. George d. Middlebrook and elected
officers as follows: President. Mrs. s. S
lCobb; vice-president, Mrs. Cecil r. Ben.
ton: secretary, Mrs. G. ID. Mddlebrook
treasurer. Mrs. r. p. Slack; parsonage
committee Mrs. G. D. Middlebrook Mrs
&c. NJ Grandey, Mrs Frank Burroughs
IL. \. Hilton and T. n Vidette. officer.
of the State industrial school, have gone
on a vacation to their home in Nova
Scotia.-Mrs Arthur w. Hawkins lef
Monday for Lincoln. Neb on a visit
to her brothers. Everett and Charlie.
Jenkins. whom she has not seen for ..
years. che will be joined at Lincoln b,
her sister. Mrs George a. Learn OF
Alaska.-B. r. Parker has moved from
FerrisMrg to the Robert Hudson tene
ment on Main street-Max Fishman OF
Bristol visited his family Memorial da,
and In the evening was present at /;
family party at the home of Mr. anc
Mrs. Abraham Cohen.-Mr. and Mrs
Harry Iilrschberg of Burlington visited
her sister, Mrs Max Fishman. Memoria
day.-ANel Carlson. who has been at tn,
head of the farm department at tn,
State industrial school. has resigned tina
position and Saturday left for Bolton
from where he will sail to his nativ,
land, Sweden.
The last will and testament Of Mrs
Mary J. Wright OF Waltham was pro
bated Friday and George W Stone ap
pointed administrator. and w. D. Wood
man and w. ". Dean appointed commits
sioners and appraisers of her estate-s
daughter was born Monday morning t,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brando. Miss Esthe
Bush OF Cornwall Is visiting her cousin
| T..
don died Monday morning at the hom
Of Mr. ana Mrs f.. C. Everest after
lingering Illness aged u years. She wa
the daughter of the late Jacob and Mar,
Smith. Mrs. Landon had been a mem
her Of the Congregational Church TO
many years. She Is survived by two sis
.ers. Miss Susan S. and Miss Helen l.
Smith OF this oity.-The Rev. Il. NJ Hol
man OF Bristol was the guest of the Rev
, George Harvey Monday.-Henry Ladue
: a forme: resident OF this city. on his wa,
from Montreal, where he was called b.
tie death Of his sister. Mrs, Bushey, wa
Weekend visitor TO his sister. Mrs Dus
tin BnrrOws, and returned to his home II
New Bedford Monday.
= A caucus OF the democratic voters o
this city will be held In city hail a, elgh
o'clock Tuesday evening FOR the purpos
Of electing delegates and altcrnates TO IN
State and district convention to be hei
/, at Montpelier juno IS an to elect a cit
. committee for two yeara-A son was re
Gently born to MIR. and Mrs. WiIliar
, Larrow q. r. o. Kimball. adm,nistrato
Of the estate OF the late Hiram Green
Of Port Henry. n. y, has sold 30 acre
OF land In Addison belonging 10 tn
estate OF Dr. Charles b Warner of Por
Henry n. Y. The consideration wa
s90O-Mrs. Albert Godin OF Alburg
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Brando.
Mrs \. j. St!ckles Of Addison is passin
this week with Mrs. L. G. Whitford TIL
funeral Of Mrs. Mary Landon was hel
yesterday afternoon at the house. tn