Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-06-26
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

MISS Margaret Bowker, eldest daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs g. NJ. Bowkcr, and
f. Arthur Ferris, son Of Fred A. Ferris
were quietly married Thursday afternoon
at two O'Clock at St Thomas's Episcopal
church by the Rev f. Barnby Leach.
only the immediate relatives and
friends of the contracting parties were
present After their wedding trip Mr..
and Mrs Ferris will reside here
Miss Grace Giles. daughter Of Mrs
Jennie Giles and Elmer J. Rivers were
married Wednesday. June Is, at the
congregational parsonage by the Rev
c. r.. Beals.
Thomas G. Seager died Monday morn
ing about four O'Clock at his home north
of the village after ID hrief illness with
diabetes. He was a years of age and be-
sides his wife, leaves two sons and two
daughters ard one sister. Miss Marion
Scager. Mr.. Scagcr was a member of
st PauIs Masonic Lodge and was elect
ed town ropresentatiy. rom Brandon IN
1870 The funeral was held at 23.
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at tn,
house.-A son, Samuel Theodore was
born Sunday to Prof and Mrs J. Harold
Fullcr.-A force of men under the direc-
ton OF Motzger Brothers of Rutland
were in town Monday decorating the
business section with nags and bunting
for the Douglas celebration to be held
here Friday and also for the Pharma-
ceutical association which is In session
here for three daYs-Mr and Mrs Ralph
Field Of Worcester, Mass, are visitinr
in town. Mrs Field was formerly Miss
Isnt.t, IL, ts,1 .
Mrs. Horace Brown and child OF West
Rutland are visiting Mrs. Maria Capen
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Sherbino and
daughter of Bridport visited Mr.. and
Mrs. r. W. Boyd over Sunday.-Miss Ida
Pierce is having a few days vaca ton
from her duties in the Nutting store
Miss Hazel Hack has closed her school
I'm Barre and returned TO her home here
Yesterday for the sumner-Mrs. r. W
Ludlow and two daughters of Springfield
ohio, are with Mrs. Ludlow's mother
Mrs. Amelia Pierce. on Park street for
a week before going % Lake Dunmore
for the summer.-Mr. and Mrs, E. a.
Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. John 5. Goodrich
and S w. Brown of Benson were guests
at the Methodist parsonage Saturday,
NJ. a. Everest Who has been visiting his
son, r. II. Everest has gone to Walling-
ford for a few days before returning t.
Lebanon. n. H.-Slver Lake camp
meeting opened Friday and in the ab-
scnce of Evangelist Il. II. Taylor, the
Roy. r. II. Washhuruc conducted the
first services-Nrs. Hattie Martell wont
Monday to Round Lake, n. Y, where
she expects to remain several weeks
Mrs Minnie f. Hall and Sherwood Hall
of New York are at their cottage at
Lake Dunmorc for the summer.-Nilcs
Washburn has gone to Balston Springs,
y Y, for the summer
The celebration Of the centennial ami
versary Of the birth of Stephen a. Doug
las will be held here tomorrow. The
Memorial monument, which was given
by Albert q Farr of Chicago and placed
In front Of the Douglas home on Grove
street will be unveiled at two o'clock In
the afternoon. The Hon. James Hamil-
ton Lewis, L. :. senator from Illinois,
will deliver an address. An informal re-
ccption will be held at the Brandon Inn
Immediately after the close of the exer-
cises at the monument, to which all are
band will furnish music during the day
and evening. The exercises will he held
in the town hall If the weather Is unfav-
orable The banks and stores will close
at noon for the remainder of the day
The funeral of Thomas G. Seager, who
died Monday, was held Yesterday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at his late home
north of the village. The Rev. Charles
T. Seals OBLIGATED and interment was IN
Pine I'M cemetery. The bearere were
Elan French, Charles l.. Clifford, Guy II.
Burnap and Charles V, Needham. 81.
Paul's Masonic Lodge attended In body
and conducted the service at the grave,
The Vermont State Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION. which came here Monday for
its annual meeting, closed the session
with an outing at Lake Dunmore yester-
day.