Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-14
VERGENNEs.

a number Of young people recently
met at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Charles stebbins and organized n Happy
Hour club with officers as follows:
President Miss Ruth S,ebbins; Sec
rotary and treasurer, Miss Catherine
Reverend Walter T.. Baker.
pastor of the First congregational
Church of Morrisville, has been secured
by G. u. $. Pierce. commander of Ethan
Allen Post. to deliver tho Memorial day
adcress.-The Independent Reading
Circle met Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Chester Hawkins j. o.
Walker entertained the Missionary So
ciety OF Ferrisburg Thursday afternoon.
The meeting was attended by 3s NOM
hers and the work was for the Home for
Destitute Children at Rurlingt on-Mrs.
Alexander Bennett Of West Newton,
Mass, a former member Of the Con-
gro ga;ional Church of this city. has pre-
scented the church With an individual
communion sct in memory of her par
onts. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Richards
the set will he used for the frs; timu
al the communion service on Easter sun
day.
Wynlan \. Bristol Of tne University Of
Vermont passed Sunday WITT his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. g d. Bristol.-ii G.. ;ierr!cls
went Saturday on a business trip %
Bosom and New York.-Miss Ruth
Harrington is III With pneumonia Pen
janin Fisher Of Mddlchurr College pa sscd
Sunday with his oarcnts. The condition
Of Richard Madoon IA about the same.
Leonard md Marccllene Renaud are Ill.,
Miss Beatrice Daniels is slowly recovering
from her i!ne.s-Mrr. Anna French has
gone to Saratoga. " Y. where she haa n
position.
Miss Hattie Bennett has returned to
Burlington ), r. hartley was called to
Nlddlohury Monday on business -i!e'-
bert Fieiiin- Of Malone. \. Y, Is vis-
iting his aunt, Mrs. Joseph Rusl.low.--
Helen ana George Hurlhirt. aged eight
and seven wears. have walled tho past
year ore mile 10 and from school and
haze been neither absent nor tardy. nor
had domorit mark against them-The
young ladies Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church cacnd congrc cation met Tuesday
evening at the parsonage.--M Ruth
Harrington is seriously i'll with pncu-
mCnia.
Mrs. Charles Prost OF Athoi. Mass,
visited her sister Mrs. William t'lagg,
Monday.-C T. s. Pierce went to Pouli-
ney Yesterday to inspect Council Of Royal
and Select Master Masons.-Mrs. William
Flagg and sister, Mrs, Charles Frost,
went yesterday to Essex Junction 20 visit
their mother, Mrs. r. NJ. Y.ane.-The con-
dition of Miss Ruth Harrington remains
about the same.-Mrs. Russell Gonyea is
il.-Mrs. Seymour Duprey has moved Ia
tho DIR. F. g. Phelps tenant house back
Of the Wheeler house-Miss Grace T..
Kingsland IL convalescing from her recent
illncsS.-The condition of Leonard and
Miss Marcelline Remand is somewhat i'm
proved.
The newly elected city council held its
first meeting Tuesday evening. Mayor G
". Caisse presiding Committees and of
| fcers were appointed and elected as fol-
lows: Committee on highways, sewers
bridges and sidewalks. W. w, Bris
toll. w. II. Norton; city poor
Henry Morris. w. VI. Norton; city hall
George Casey, r. g. Scott. Jr.: city lights
+. G, Scott. Jr,. II. Gowett; fire depart
ment. Henry Morris. w. II. Norton: or
water. H. Gowett. George Casey: finance
w W. Bristol, f. G. Scott. Jr; polio,
and jail Henry Morris H. Gowett; treas
urer. C. r. $. Pierce. overseer OF IN,
poor. John r. BARLEY: chief of police
! Fred IAbou; city bookkeeper. W II
Bristol; collector OF taxes. r.. G. Middle
| brook: chief OF fire department j. Nj
| Alden: LIST assistant. II. q. Miner. End as
slstant, DR.. r. g, Phelps; health officer
DR.. r.. C. Phelps: tanitor u city hall
Dustin Barrows; pound keeper. Iouii
! Penaud fence viewers. Robert Piude
T.. Chilson: senler ~ weights and meas
ures. G. c. Ross; surveyor Of lurlbsr
William Barnard. The matter Of I'm