Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-07
WASHINGTON COUNTY
WATERBURY,.

Mrs Plumley of Rutland IL at the home
of Mrs. II. f. Atkins-The family of Mr..
Hartig of the Tenney company, who have
been at the home of Mrs +. Il. Atkins for
several weeks have returned to their
home in Maiden. Mass.--Mrs. Frank II.
Nash of Wakefield, Mass, who has been
at the home Of her cousin Judge Hunt
ley, has gone to visit relatives in Middle
sex before her return honey. l.. Per-
kins and Orville Jones of Warren have
bought the cottage called "Thc Forest at
Queen City Park. This week the family
of Mr. Perkins will return to the park to
| furnish the cottage and to spend most
of the month of August there The Wat
erbury lecture and entertainment bureau
has contracted for n series of entertain
ments to he given this fall and winter
at the opera house, If the required num-
! her Of tickets can be sold. To guarantee
! the course 800 tickets arc required. The
course Is to open in November and close
! in February. The first Is Elias Day, yer
satile entertainer, who represents the diff
! ferent types Of nationalities. One concert
is to he given by the Wilder school Of
music under the personal direction Of
/ George II. Wilder. In January the Noa-
politan orchestra of New York viii pre-
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lecture by Dr.. Thomas e. Green. Mr. and
! Mrs. Charles Abbott are the parents Of
In daughter. born Friday nlght.-Mrs.
George Randall. Jr., who has heon seri-
ously Ill., was moro comfortable Satur-
day.-Dr w l.. WATSON has bought the
Montgomery place Of Frank Townc-Al-
bert Clark and Albert and Edward Knight
have returned from visit to Mrs.
! fIo rl,'c ,,,ntbpr in harrington
r w Elliott Of Burlington was in
town Saturday with DR.. Becchcr and
Dr. Pease to hold a consultation with
! Or steele over the condition of Mrs
| W. r. Elliott Her condition remains
serious.--Mrs. Warren Gbhord and
daughter of Swampscott are guests Of
her sister, Mrs. r.. ~ Demerritt.-E.
w. TIuntley. health officer of DuXbury,
| is attending the health officers con-
vention in Burlington.-Thc ConErc-
gational Church will be closed for
three weeks-Mr and Mrs. lclan /
Graves of Mortified are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Graves.
Or. f +. steele Jr., health officer of
Waterbury. is attending the health Of
hcers' convention in Burlington. He
Is accompanied by Mrs. steele and
sOn-Dr and Mrs f.. y. stanley and
three daughters are Spending two
weeks at the doctors old home in
Franconia. y. H.-Miss Lydia Gilman
is spending a week at the home Of j.
T.. Crossett.-The telephone company
has taken lease of the entire
second floor in the Record block
and soon will make changes which
will improve the service and civ,
more convencnccs for handling bust
ness The front room will be
wholly devoted to the switchboard and
operators quarters Another room
, will be fitted mp for local patrons and
, those desiring toll service. 1t is more
than probable that in Il short time a
telegraph instrument will he added 10
the local equipment ana an operator
: he on duty.--Frank Bacon has come
= from Randolph, where he is employed
throughout tn" year in the branch fac
tory of the pomcrritt & Palmer Pack
! ing company to assist in the local fac
] tory during the canning of string
/, beans.-Thc condition of GcorC" Ran
+ DAN. Jr., continues to improve.