Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-06
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from page b.


passed the afternoon and evening in
games and social time. Refreshments
were served. Mrs. Hunt was presented
with purse of money.--Tne Rev. l.. Il.
Peabody was at Newport Monday on
BUSINESSMAN alarm ut so Monday after
4 noon was for a fire at the homo of II. $.
| llasltns In High street The fire started
from a stovcpipe passing through a par
tition but was quickly cxtinguishcd.-
Mrs. Elizabeth Moody died early Monday
[ morning ut her home on Summer street.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at
eleven o'clock, the Rev. w. r. Best OIL |
ciatins. lntelmcnt was in the family |
lot at StOwc.-Wiliam Sulham. who has
been employed in Connecticut has lost
four fingers of one hand. He is now at
Waterbury with his parents.-Otto Blod-
gett has completed his engagement as
clerk in the store of II. Waite q Sons and
began his duties Monday as clerk in the
postoffice.-Sunday night the chimney on
| the residence of G.. w Clark on Congress
| street burned ont during the hard wind
storm. Sparks and cinders were carried
by the wind long distance. cndaugoring
the nearby resdenccs.-NIrs. Cora Smith
and son. Harold. returned Monday from
Jericho, where they passed Sunday with
Mrs. Smiths mother, Mrs. j. f. I.add.
Mrs. Smith was accompanied to Burling-
ton Saturday by Miss Marjorie Bickford,
who is remaining in Burlington for
few days
school in the academy and grades
closed Tues lay. Miss Helen Daniels
went to her home at Burlington Tues
day evening. Miss Ildah Gale will
pass the vacation Of a week at her
home at Richford and Miss Grace
Gates at Ludlow Prof w. l. Dodge
VIII be guest of George -. Jarvis at
burlington. Miss Marion Newton is
passing the week at home in Cam
hridge.-Nlrs. Alice Marion of Hard
wick came Tuesday night to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs A. f. Draper
J Miss Julia Briggs returned to Cam
bridge Tuesday evening after visiting
! friends here for several days-Nriss
Bessie Brown, who has been employ
ed for a year i'm the Messenger Office.
has completed her engagement there
and went Wednesday to her home at
Alburg.-AIrs. Harriet Idle and sons
Robert and Paul went to Ifghgate
Wedne sday to pass the vacation with
the formers mother. Mrs T. w. Bax-
tor-Miss Eva Barns of Rurlington.
who has visited Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Walton, returned home Wednesday,
charles Daniels of Roscland, Fla ana
mother Mrs. Emma Daniels. of Hard.
wick, were guests Wednesday of Mr.
and Mrs. w. NJ. stephen Wiley Kcl-
ley went to Watcrvillc Wednesday to
pass the vacation with his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Willcy.-Miss
Dorothy Wiley of Greensboro came
t-..g, .1.,,.
j. Kclley.-Thomas and Clarence Tay-
, lor left Wednesday for Montreal, hay
ing employment on the Granl Trunk
:, Pacific railroad line.-Clarcnce J.
, Thomas, who has superintendent the
construction OF large drawhridgc at
East lIadden, Conn for the United
Construction company of Albany. y
Y, came Wednesday for short stay
, at his home.-Mr. and Mrs. $. A. Fife
, of Wolcott were guests Wednesday Of
, Dr. and Mrs. y. ]. Valeau.-B. j.
Trask, who is taking care of the
; business at the railroad station
, Turing the absence of James NJ. Kol-
, ley, was called to Troy. y y. Tuesday
night on business and l.. H. Sherwin
of Johnson is filing his placc.--Miss
Esther Bacon left Wednesday, on n
short trip, when she will visit the
normal school at Fitchburg, Mass of
which she is a graduate. She will
. then visit Miss Alice Chase of Mcthucn,
Mass, and Misses Alma and Jennie
. stone at South Acton, Mass.-hlrS.
Eliza Griswold went to Hardwick
Wednesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Everit
> Campbcll.-Nliss Bertha Foss is i'll
. with the measles.-Mrs Clara r. Niles
I was at Hardwick WedncS lay at
t council meeting to audit the books of
= the local w r.. C.--E. II. Townc of
I Fairfield has visited here since Mon
/ day and left Wednesday for St Johns
l burg. where he viii visit his son, p.
1 w. Towne.-Mrs. \. X. Gravlin of
I Lowell Mass, who has visited her son
Q and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey GRAY
; lin Of Elmore returned to her home
q We lnesday. d. Bryant is i'll, suf-
a fering with an attack of acute indi-
; gestion.
. At the town meeting Tuesday the fol-
lowing were elected; Moderator, T.
Cheney; clerk and treasurer, y. y. Niles;
selectmen, c. l.. Gates, K. j. CasWell, +.
w. Gates; overseer of the poor, q. w.
i Chaffee; first constable, y. j. Smith;
second constable, II. J.. stevens; collector
, of DELINQUENT taxes, II. l.. Stevens; listers,
:, ii. X. Parker, d. y. Hutchins, II. y.
= Smalley; auditors, NJ. T. Maurice, II. y.
9 Slayton, c. II. y. Stafford; trustee of pub
lie money, W. NJ. Sargent grand jurors
Il. G. Cheney, j. II. Atchison; road COM
!, missioner, G. w. Currier legal agent, f.
:. q. Fleetwood school directors, G. l. A
. Smith, A. l.. Cheney, c. ~ Slayton;
II cemetery commissioner, c. II. Slocum. 1t
. was voted to appropriate 500 for the Nor
- IiStoWu cemetery associations $500 e