Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-16
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

At the annual meeting of the CongreSa-
tiona Church Thursday evening these
officers were elected: Moderator. q. w.
Burnham; clerk and treasurer. H. w.
Ferris: standing committee, the Rev. G.
T.. Bcals. Deacon W. II. Dean, Fred B.
sumner. Mrs G. w. Burnham and Mrs.
G. NJ. Winslow.
The body of Mrs. Elizabeth II.
Conant was brought here Monday
noon from Boston for burial in
Pine I'M cemetery. Mrs. Conant
was for many years n resident here. She
is survived by one daughter, Eugenia,
with whom she had lived in Boston. The
bearers were i. s. Marsh, W. T. Scott,
T.. II. Button and G. II. KellcY.-Miss
Mary =. Murphy of Albany, n. Y, died
very suddenly Saturday afternoon of
heart trouble at the home of Mrs Mary
II. Blackmcr ON Pearl strcet.-Edward
Karney of Hartford and Mss Estelle
Westcock of Pittsford We're married Fri
day morning At the Methodist parsonage
by the Rev. r. II. Washburne. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kalney will reside at White River
Junction.
The 18th annual meeting of the Men s
/ CONGREGATIONAL club of Western Yer
church Tuesday afternoon and the fol-
| lowing officers elected: President, the
Rev. {. G. Adams of Essex Junction;
yice-prcsidont, Henry +. Field Of Rut-
| land; secretary, the Rev. Samuel Rose OF
/ Cornwall; treasurer Harry A. Collins OF
! Brandon; auditor. +. II. harrington of
| Brandon; outlook committee. Fred Pease
! of Burlington The meeting opened at
three o'clock with business session. re-
ports of committees and officers. This
was followed by an interesting discussion
of The Rural Church in Social Service.
! cpened by the Rev. }. \. Scheuerle, see
! rotary of the Bennington County I'm
| provemcnt society, Manchester, and J. s
! Moran, secretary of Addison County y
NJ &. A., MiddeburY, AT seven O'Clock
supper was served At the Brandon Inn -
about - members of the club and theii
| friends At eight o'clock an address wa
given in the supper room by the Rev
toward 4 Bridgman, editor of The Con
grogationalist. Barton, on rs our De
nominaton Worth While?"-At the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders of tn,
First National banl, Tuesday these di
rertors and officers were elected: Direct
ors. w. II. Wright, q. H. Young, r. w
Williams. q. f. IHcndcc, l.. \. slavery {
II Ross, A. q. Jones, f. T.. Chandler anC
". D. Nutting; president w. H. Wright
yicc-prcsidont, q. H. Young; cashier
Fred W Briggs.--The annual meeting %
tn" stockholdcrs OF the Brandon Nationa
bank was held Tuesday morning in th'
banking rooms and these directors ant
officers elected; Directors f.. j. Orms
bee +. Il. harrington, ID. H. Burdltt
J. r. Weeks, H. \. Sea ger w. +, scott
J.. J. Fortier, T.. II. Button and T. W
Ray; president f. j. Ormsbee, vice
president. u. D. Burditt; cashier, W. +
Scott-The body of Miss Mary +. Muir
! ply. who died Saturday afternoon at TN
home of Mrs Mary Blackmer on Pear
? street. was taken Yesterday on the IL
train to Albany. y. Y, for burial j. u
Murphy accompanied the remains-Th
Missionary society of the Congregations
Church will meet tomorrow afternoon "A
two o'clock at the home of Mrs w, II
, Harrison ON Park strect-Miss Edit
! Howe entertained a number of friend
, last evening at her home on Park street
BENSON.