Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-22
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hall Thursday evening, August %, at
eight AttorneyGeneral John G. Sargent
and John w. Redmond. chairman OF the
public service commission. Will answer
Harland b. Howe, nominee for the gov
ern,rship on the democratic ticket and
will discuss the live topics Of the pres
ent State campaign. The Vergennes city
band will furnish music.--A caucus OF
laboring men was held Friday evening
at city hall. After long discussion it
was decided that II was for their best iii
terest to put two independent candidates
IN the field for city representative, and
r. c. Scott, Jr.. and Fred Phelps were
nominated. The caucus also endorsed the
candidacy OF G.. F. o. Kmball, the demo-
cratic nominee for State senator from
this end of the district--Mrs Wright
Hoyt underwent a successful operation
| for appendicitis at the Mary Fletcher
hospital Triday.--Mrs. J. Botsford and
son. Wilson, of Stonehoro. Pa. are the
guests of r. l.. Kingsand and family
Miss Jennie Bristol of Middlebury passed
Sunday with her mother Mrs. Myron
Hristol.--Mise Jennie NJ Hodskins OF
Whitehall. n. Y, is visiting her sister.
Mrs. W. ]. Pearson. Misses Alice
and Lorette Holland of Colchester are
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Perkins,
Clara Devoid and sister. Beatrice. re-
turned Saturday from VISIT with friends
at Fair Haven. Miss Jessie Bail has re-
turned from a visit in Bristol and New
IIaven.-NIiss NJ. a. Cross OF Burlington
was weekend visitor at Mr.. and Mrs.
louis Fortier's.-Herry Pearson Of Kan
| ,tSa
! Wil'iam j. Pearson. Mr.. Pearson. who
Is 81 years of age. was former mer-
chant in East Mijdlebury. from where
he moved to the West about Is years
ago-Mr and Mrs. Loyal Kelsey passed
Sunday with his mother In Brandon -
Mrs John is recovering from her illness.
Miss Lena Breckenridge is at Spring
Grove camp grounds.
| Sunday. while Leo. the four-year- -old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Labou, was
playing on Mack's wharf he accidently
fell into the river tie was rescued from
his dangerous position by Howard. the
nne-y -year-od son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Larrow. Young Larrow deserves
great praise for his presence of mind and
prompt action for while there were older
boys near the scene he was the first
To size up the situation and act.-Mr. and
Mrs. Nathan 3. Roberts and daughter,
Miss Margaret c., are guests OF the
Stevens House.-Miss Florence LeBeouf
has returned from a visit In Worcester,
Mass, and Rutland The Ferrisburg nine
defeated the Panton team Saturday after
noon on the home grounds OF the former
by score Of l3 to 6. The feature Of the
game was the pitching OF Bruce. Bat
tertes: Ferrisburg. Bruce and Porter;
Panton. Daley and Austin, Austin and
Holcomb and !.agan and Holcomb UNI
pires r. kingman and Dana Wells. z.
'Danyow and A. b. Hazan.-Miss Eliza
Liberty Of Worcester. Mass. is the guest
OF Alderman and Mrs. W. H. Norton at
the Norton House.-Mrs. f. Ramsay and
daughter. Catherine. and Miss Ada Crosby
are visiting friends In Keeseville. \. Y
Dorothy, the six-year-old daughter OF
Mrs. Charles Holcomb. Jr, is III with
scarlet fever and the home has been
quarantined,-Mrs W. Watt and daugh-
ter. Miss Mary, and nephew. Leona rd
Kitchen, has returned from three
weeks stay in New Hampshire-A. p
Needham has sold to Dewitt Parker OF
Waltham a herd of nine fine Holstein
cows.-Miss f s. Pitman and Donald
Watt of New York city are visiting Mrs
W. Watt.-Mrs. A. E. Rogers and daugh.
ter Miss Mildred. of Manchester, N. H.
and the Misses Ethel and Edith Rogers
of Williston and Mrs Wilbur Whitney OF
Lincoln are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. f. T.
Stison.-Miss Lucy Rider has returned to
New York city after VISIT to her sister
Mrs Leon Adams
Dorothy. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
, Charles Holcomb. died Tuesday morn
Ing after short illness aged
years. The funeral was held Tues
day afternoon at the house, the Rev
George +. Harvey officiating. The
, bearers were Joseph and Edward Hol.
: comb. George Myers and Louis wy,
\ man, Interment was made In Prospec
cemeteryr--A. p. Needham shipped
Monday one car of mixed cattle u
J New York city and one car OF mtxet
cattle to Boston,--fion. ~ j. McCusY
! arrived here from Washington. d. c
on Monday.--Miss Jessie Ball and Mis-,
, Francis Field were the delegates from
r the Epworth league. Ferrisburg, I,
} the district assembly at Spring Grow,
last week.-Mrs. Charles Parker ant
, daughter. Miss Grace. are visitin,
, Ars. Parker's sister. Mrs, Julia C. r
: Dorr, OF Rutland.-Miss Jennie Brivto