Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-28
WINDSOR COUNTY
BETHEL.

Ola j. Quimby returned Saturday to
Philadelphia where he has been em-
ployed for several years I'm the BALI
win Locomotive works, after visiting
his mother for a week. His vito ro-
manned FOR another wcck.--Out-of
town preachers in local churches sun
day morning were the Rev. George NJ.
Davis of Johnson at the Methodist
Church. and the Rev. Il. A. Greene. y.
j., of SomcrVille, Mass. at the Uni
versalist Ihurch.--Mr and Mrs. w. H.
Edmunds returned Friday from ten
days visit i'm Rutland and vicinity. in
Guiding attendance upoL the Rutland
County Soldiers rcunion.-Mrs. Fred
Smart of East Montpelier is visiting
at i. G. Holhrook' s.--ATrs. r. l.. Per-
sons is entertaining her sister. Miss
Ada Paine of Boston.-Mrs. Ransom
Greene and son have returned to their
home in Palmer, Mass, after n visit
At DR. q. -. Grcene's.-Nrs Edwin L.
Harrinr. on of Germantown, Pa, is
visiting ut G. n. Cushing .-Mr and
Mrs. @. G. Boycc have returned from
visit in Penacook, y. H.. and else
where.-Officers elected by the Briggs
association Mt its biennial reunion in
Barnard last week were President
George w. Briggs of Lebanon, y H.:
vice. president, Harvey Dean Of Glen
wood, Iowa; secretary. Seth Dean Of
Glonwood, Iowa; treasurer, Arthur
Wait of Decatur, Ill; historian, r. l..
Richmond of Rutland. The Briggs de-
tcenlants, with some husbands and
wives not descendants. to the number
of 30, spent about four DAYS Mt b. c.
Iathorn's, within easy reach Of the
old home Of their ancestor, Ephraim
Briggs, who in 1870 became the first
permanent settler in barnard on prop
erty now owned by Frederick Chan
man of Woodstock.-Nrrs John d.
Wheeler is at Massena Springs, ~ -.
for two wecks.-Miss Birdie Oliver of
Beverly, \. j.. and Miss Augusta Oil
yer of burlington. y. j. are guests at
G. II. kimball s-The Rev w. NJ New
ton, well known in Methodist circles
throughout Vermont with his family,
is at East Barnard for q vacation from
his pastoratc at Woonsocket, r. L
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Come have been
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs George Pc
cor of Newport, y. H-Mr. ana Mrs.
y. y. Washburn, their daughter. Alice.
and Miss Luella Atkinson went Fri
day to MorrisVille.-Mr. ana Mrs. C. Il.
Noble went Saturday to visit friends
in the Province of Quebec.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph p. Shaw of burlington are
at w. G. Shaw's.-Mr. and Mrs T. G.
Kerr, recently of the Bethel Inn, WELD
cd possession last week to patsev
h..
Gloucester, Mass, where they will en-
gage In farming.-Mr. and Mrs Lewis
Gray have gone to Worcester, Mass
and the rooms at Mrs. Alice Halls
which they occupied have been taken
by DR.. and Mrs. George r. Davis.-The
Rev. James i. Sargent of Mortified
has been spending part of his vacation
in his native town at b. c. Harlow s
and c. T.. Townsend's.-The Rev. Ben
jamin NJ Washburn has returned to
New York city to resume his work as
assistant at Grace Episcopal Church
Miss Anna Brown returns next term
to teach English in the Manchester
\. H., high schOoL-AIi3s Jessie l.. Par.
ker will continue to teach in the
eighth grade of the Montpelier public
schOols.-Mrs Frances Sargent is Wis.
| itnG at +. l.. Mcsser's in Keenc, ~ II
Miss Jessie Abbey underwent an op-
Grafton at Randolph last week ana is
said to be doing well.-Forrest l.. DO.
ten and family Of Concord ~ H., hay,
been visiting at John La Rock's-Thc
local baseball team defeated Whit,
| River junction Saturday in vel
! played game on Graham's field, by a