Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-20
FRANKLIN COUNTY
RICNFORD.

At the annual meeting of the share.
holders of the Richford Savings Bank G.
Trust company the following directors
we're elcted: Richard Smith of West
Enosburg. II. A. Pond Of East Berksh
II. G. Comings. L. c. Leavens s. Carl
Carpenter, Sheldon r. Boright and Henry
A. Puffer of Richforu. The directors
chose the following: President Richard
Smith; vice-president. II. C. Comings;
treasurer, l.. G. Leavens. In partial
recognition Of long and faithful service
MY. Leavens was voted two months
vacation with full pay.-R. w. Adams has
sold to the Woodstock Lumber company
his house at Stevens Mills, immediate
possession being given.-A. Pennock
Brown, youngest son Of Mrs. Bertha
Brown, has gone to Burlington to take
course in business colege-Mrs
Harlow J. Comings is critically i'll with
pneumonia Wightman is i'll with the
Erip.-Miss Tilda Corliss went to
Detroit. Mich, Tuesday to visit her
brother, the Hon. John b. Corliss, for a
couple of months.-Miss Bernce Mosier
and Miss Grace Golf went to Montreal
Friday for a visit of few days, after
which Miss Mosier will go to North Bay,
Ont, to visit her cousin. Mrs Goldie
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. p M
Flanagan, returned last week from the
Fanny Allen hospital at Winooski. Her
condition is a little more comforta ble.-
Frank II. Baird OF CRANKY. Que, and
Miss Eva May Thomas OF Sutton. Que,
were married at the Methodist parsonage
February II by the Rev. d. G. Guest
Mrs 3. D. Marcy is in Montgomery.-The
Rev. W. O. Higley and Miss Carrie
Higley returned last week from a visit
of few weeks in Springfield, Mass. Dur
ing the visit Mr.. Higley was Ill and con-
fined to his bed His condition is now
better and he was able to resume his
preaching at the Advent Christian Church
Sunday.
The Epworth League society of the
Methodist Church and the Christian En-
deavor society of the Baptist Church
had a spelling contest in the vestry OF
the Methodist Church Wednesday even
ing.-H. NJ. Kendall and Otis Lebare are
81 with pneumonia. and also Edward
Phaneuf son of Mr.. and Mrs. p. II.
Phaneuf-Miss A. NJ. McCan of Somer-
VILE, Mass. has secured a position as
stenographer for the Richford Manufac-
turing company.-Mrs II. j. Comings,
who is Ill with pneumonia, is not as well
Mrs. Dora n. (Woodworth) Comings,
wife of Harlow j. Comings, died OF pneu-
monia Monday forenoon. The funeral was
held at her home on North avenue yester-
Say afternoon at 80 o'clock. Mrs. Comngs
was I'll but n few days She Is survived
by her husband. one daughter, Mrs
Hobart NJ Kendall, mother, MIS-. Lucy
S. Chaffee of Berkshire, aged so years
and one sister, Mrs. J. c. Weld of Berk-
shire. Another daughter. Mrs. Homer H.
Westover, died about two years ago, Mrs
Comings was born in Berkshire April 2
1854, and was married to Mr. Comngs
December 9, 1872. She was the daughter
of A. II. and Lucy S. CChaffee) Wood
worth. Mr.. and Mrs. Comings resided in
Berkshire until 1907, when they removed
to this village-Mrs ]. II. Hamilton, long
a resident of Richford died Monday morn
Ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Frank j. Kelley of Newport. She Is sur
yived by one son and three daughters