Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
HAPPENINGS In VERMONT


Gertrude Phair of New York, who Ia n
quest at Rrookdalc Farm. the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.. Houston, has passed
Ieveral days with Mrs. Il. T. Houston
n waterbury The ladies of the West
Branch society will serve supper at the
church Thursday afternoon. and
Mrs. Orville Tucker are visiting in New
Haven and Starksboro for three weeks
Miss Mabel Cleveland is visiting In Fitch
burg. Mass.--Ezra T.. Blodgett of Wich-
tia, Kans.. passed Saturday and Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. Flora Blodgett, at
Mrs. Abbie Warren's.--Mr. and Mrs. c.
y. Boyce of Montpelier passed Saturday
and Sunday with. her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. +. Eddy.-Mrs. Minnie Town and
son. Nehemiah. of Swanton have passed
several days with Mrs. II. s. Billings at
i. r. Gale MIR and Mrs. T. -. Pike
went to South i'ramlngham. Mass. Fri
day to attend the funeral of the oldest
son of Mrs. Pixies brother, George A.
Town, formerly of Stowe.-Stowe Military
hanG gave an open air concert on the
school grounds Friday evcning.-At the
meeting of Mansfield Mountain Grange
Saturday afternoon the Flora's program
included music by Mrs c. A. Tomlin-
son, Miss Mary Moody and c. =. Scrib-
ner. readings by Mrs. c. +. Eddy, Mrs.
G. s. McAllister Misses Ellen
Stearns. Martha Campbell Mrs A.
]. Magoon, Rotations. Il. $. War
rem, paper origin OF the Names
Of Some of the wild Flowers. A
collection of 20 kinds of leaves. provided
by Miss Myra Campbell was used as
guessing contest-W A. Cheney of Mill
ton, Mass, arrived Sunday to spend
week with his family ir stowe.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Greene of MARI
boro. Mass, are guests at C. f. Eddy s.
Mrs. Diantha Stoddard has returned from
several weeks in Montpeler.-Mrs Neal
and Mrs. Spence. who have passed some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Douglass.
returned to Claremont. y. H., Tuesday.
Little Miss Elizabeth Douglass accompan-
led them and Mrs. Douglass will follow.
MI Douglass will go to Vergennes this
week-Mark L. Poor, whose condi-
ton has somewhat improved at the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlng-
ton, expected to return home Tuesday,
but is not feeling as we'll and was unable
tc come-Mrs. r. L. Macutchan and Mrs
c. n Watts went Tuesday to Essex,
where they will pass the week with Mrs.
Macutchan's daughter. Mrs. G. F. Beech
er-Mrs. A. c. Sulham of Morrisville Is
passing the week with her sister. Mrs. j.
B Ayers.-Mr. and Mrs. Lee Moulton are
visiting In ontpelier.-Lucius Sallies Is
recovering from a serious illness.-Miss
Barbara Burt entertained Mrs. w. w.
Houston and Mrs. j. II. McQuade In
Smugglers' Notch Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Wells received news
Tuesday night of the death of their
son-in-law. Moses II. Finncgan. in South
Pomfret. and left Wednesday morning
for that place. Mr.. Finnegan's death
resulted from kick by horse.
Mrs. Finnegan was formerly Miss
Eliza Wells of Stowe. J. Il. Wells
will go to South Pomfret Thurs
day to attend the funcral-Miss Merle
Turner of Worcester, Mass, is spending
a week with Mr. and Mrs. q. 5. Marsh
all.-Miss Viola Russell gave a picnic at
the Palisades park to her Sunday school
class Wednesday. The class presented
her silver butter knife.-Mrs. Fred
Beeman and SON Douglass. of BurinS
ton passed Tuesday with Mrs Nathan
Johnson.-Miss Edith Robinson is In Nor
risville.-Misses Murel and Beatrice Pike
arc visiting their uncle and amt. Mr. and
Mrs. F. +. Pike. in Trooklyn.--Mrs. Nancy
DoWner is PASSING the month of August
with her son and wife. Mr. and Mrs. ].
NJ Downer. in Schenectady y Y-Nrs
+. 5. Billings and son. Gale. of ST. Louis.
are passing the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
+. i. Billinss.-Mr. and Mrs A. H. che.
ncy, Mr.. and Mrs W. A. Cheney and
children of Milton. Mass. Miss Myra
Che.ey Of Anderson, III, Mr.. and Mrs
George +. Fowler and Mrs Abbie War
rem enjoyed visit and picnic at the old
Warren and Cheney farms in Stowe Hol-
low Wednesday Mrs. Harriet F. Adams
left Tuesday to visit her daughter Mrs
c. n. Palmer, In Proctorsville, making the
journey alone although past So years of
age.-Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bassett
have gone to Keene n. H.. for week
AS sequel to a drunken fight last
Saturday night between Robert Davis
and Barney McManns tho former has
been fined sl5 and costs. The latter. who
was seriously injured In the affray, IL
not yet able to stand trial.-C F. Scrib-
ner is passing the month OF August at
Martha's Vineyard Miss Martha Curry
ana Mrs. Mae chaplin leave Thursday
Tor two weeks trip to Portland Biddc-
ford and Old Orchard. Me-Mr and Mrs
c. b. Boyce Of Montpelier, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Green of Worcester. Mass. Mrs.
G. S. Marshall. Miss Merle Turner of
Worcester, Mass, and Mrs. D. r. Smith
formed picnic party in Smuggler's
Notch Tu"sday.-Mrs. T. A. Douglass
gave picnic at the Palisades mark
Wednesday to five of her little nieces
IN honor Of Miss Julia Clarke's sixth
birthday.-The ladies of the Methodist
Episcopal Church served supper at the
church Wednesday afternoon.-Hermon
Tillotson of Morrstown and Bessie Pearl
Flanders of Cambridge were married NJ
the Methodist Episcopal parsonage We'd
nesday afternoon by the Rev w. N
Roberts
JOHNSON.
Winslow Mnott and friend of Brockton.
Mass. are visiting at T.. +. Boyces-
Many farmers are through having and
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