Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15

WIN parents, MT. ana Mrs
l.. +. Avery.--Miss Louisa woodmar
attended the junior prom. Mt Middlebury
Friday evening.-The Vergennes Board
of Trade held their annual meeting Fri
day evening and elected officers az fol.
lows: President, the Rev. l.. A. Vczina
Independents A. w. Norton and the
Rev Richard q. Woodbridge; correspond.
ing secretary, George w. stone: financial
secretary, G. T. S. Pierce; treasurer
ii. G.. Herrlok.--Nrs Frank Foster of
North Adams Mass, is at the Norton
House. where she was called by the i'll.
ness of Mrs II. NJ FosLer--Mrs. w. II
Norton and Mrs. M. Eoilender were
visitors In Burlington Friday.--Mrs
henry Fortier and son. Charles. are
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs Julius
Laporte.-Chnrles J. Bora has gone to
ulens Falls, N. Y, where he has a posi-.
tion.--Mr. and Mrs, A. II. Godette passed
n few days last week with their SON.
Edward In Hyde Pnrk.-!The condition
OF w. l. Cotey is improving.-Miss
| Annie Walker has returned TO her school
duties In Springfield, Mass-, after a visit
to her parents Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walker.--Miss Mildred Wynan has re-
turned from the Fanny Allen hospital at
| WiEoosld. where she underwent an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis. and Mrs
Nathan Oppenheim of New York are ut
their summer home, Big Oak Farm
| neutrality-suspicious. Rock has moved Ia
4 the basement of John l.. DLgneault S
hofes and Henry 0odette has taken the
room In the S. d. Miner block vacated
by Mr. Rock Mrs Lenda Gage is visit
ling her sister, Mra. Henry Morrison, OF
Burlngton.-Mr. aud Mrs. william NJ
Laddy have returned from a visit to
their son, william, In Troy, n. "a son
! was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs. A.
ShoTkey. Dan Briggs IL carrying on the
| farm OF Homer N. Ball-Thomas j.
Agan returned Saturday from a visit "a
his brother. Lawrence Agan, in Under
hill Center.-Mr, and Mis-. Pliney b.
| Norton have returned from La Grange,
! Ind, where they have been living, and
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Elmer
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton will soon go to the
Baker place mt Addison Corners, where
they will reside
Mrs. Mary Ringer, widow OF the late
James Ringer. died Friday morning at
the home of her son, Arthur Ringer after
a months illness, aged So years. She was
member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of this city. She leaves four sons:
! Arthur. David and Henry Ringer OF this
city and Louis Ringer ofWorcester. Mass.
two daughters. Mrs. p. II. Connors of Au-
burn, Mass, and Mrs. J. J. Connors or
| Worcester. She was the youngest of a
family of - children, and the only daugh-
ter-Dr. Edward Won Groll of New York
is visiting his father, Francis Won Groll.-
! T.. A. Whitlock, former superintendent OF
roads In Burlington, has been engaged for
the time being to take charge of the roads
| in this city under the direction Of the
highway committee, Aldermen Clark and
J Benton.--Dr. u. J. Carroll has been APP
pointed pension examiner on the Addison
county board to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of DIR, H. l.. Townsend of
Bridport.
A daughter was born Sunday to
Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Williams.--Wills-
worth Thomas of North Adams, Mass,
and Hobart Potter of Middlebury College
passed Sunday with their uncle, DIR. L. G.
| Phelps. Merritt Carpenter of Essex june
tion passed sunday with Mrs. Emma
tield.-F. II. Foss has gone to Reese
Vile. y. Y, to visit his daughter, Mrs.
X. j. Severance.-W. r. Warner is at
tending a hearing OF the public service
commission at Newport.-Mrs Joseph
Danyou and Mrs. Bert Larrow will enter
tain the Ladies' Aid society of FerrisburG
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
John Birkott.--C. T. 5. Pierce, commander
of Ethan Allen Post, has engaged Prof.
Merritt ID. Chittenden, superintendent of
schools at Burlington, as Memorial day
orator.A son was born Sunday to Mr..
and Mrs. William Driscoll,-Mrs. Alice
More is ill.-Joseph Scranton OF New
York city is visiting his wife-IrvinE
| Clark visited his sister. Mrs Benjamin L.
Bristol, at Burlington Sunday Miss
| Helen Clark was a Weekend guest of
Miss Stella Cross of Addison, who enter
tanned the &. r. BIS in her honor.-The
| knights of Methodism will meet Friday
evening. The ladies OF St Pauls Church
Will hold "A rummase sale Saturday.
The Addison County Association of
| Congregational Churches and Ministers
convened Tuesday morning in the Con-
eregational Church here. Devotions were
conducted by the Rev George w.
| French of Shoreham. The local pastor
the Rev Richard c. Woodbridge. called
| tIlc StSSIoH To ofutT, ana the IOllOWlnH
elections We're made: Moderator. the Rev
r. G. Woodbridge: scribe. the Rev
| Samuel Rose of Cornwall. THE Signs of
the Times was the subject OF paper
by the Rev. Edwin Judson 1Ilock of
| Bristol Dean A. Il. Lambert of Middle
lbury College reported the denomna
| tional interests covering the new regime
Of the polity of Congregational Churches
and benevolent societies. The Rev. q
sionary of the American board al
Cesarea, Turkey, gave an address or
The Missionary Outlook in place OF
the Rev. O. \. Wilder, who was ILL., The
Re-, Arthur W. Bailey, superintendent
l0f tho Publication society. addressed the
conference on What Makes the DIFF
ference ANA What Can We Do About
It"' In the evening the worship service
was held with the association sermon by
tho Rev. Griffith Evans, followed by
the sacrament of the Lords supper by
the Reverends Samuel Rose and A. A.
Lancaster.-Henry J. Ball former
resident OF Tcrrisburg n veteran OF the
civil War and well known throughout
this section, died Friday at the Soldiers
Home IN bennington after a lingering
illness, aged Ct years. He leaves a dauGh-
ter MISS Lolo Bali Of Burlington, one
SON Howard of Hartford, Conn; three
brothers. Homer n. Ball Of FerIisburg
tho Rev. n. L.. Ball Of Arlington and
Fred Bail OF North Ferrisburg; one sis
ter, Miss Eva Ball of Denton, Md. The