Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21


The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist
Church will hold a rummage sale in the
basement of the town hall to-day be-
at ten O'Clock. Mrs. NJ. c. liamil-
ton and daughter of Salisbury and Mrs.
George Jefrry of Boston are guests at the
home of Judge and Mrs ]. Il. Weeks
James Kinks has returned from Proctor
where he went to attend the funeral OF
Mrs Henry Donncllv Mrs. Il. l.. Briggs
and child of Brooillno, Mass. are visit
ing her mother, Mrs. G. ID. Miner.-Mlss
Lena Tyrell, who has been in Shoreham
for a month, guests of relatives has re-
turned to the Addison House.-Harold NJ
Dean, who has been visiting his parents
the Rev and Mrs. w. II. Dean, for n
week, has returned to Cambridge, Mass .,
where he is superintendent of the Country
Subsidiaries Hooker, who has been in
town for few days. has returned to Bos-
ton.--The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist Church held a well attended meet
ing at the home of Mrs. II. NJ Balm Tues
day afternoon. The annual meeting of
the Young Peoples society of the Memo
rial Baptist Church was held Sunday
evening and the following officers elected:
President, c. f. Rich; vce-presidcnt' Mrs.
George Morcomb treasurer, Mrs. Frank
Lasher. DR., Barker will have charge of
the music and Miss Barter will be the
panist.-AIrs. Mary \. Bruya is in YER
gennes visiting her daughter, Mrs Frank
Barrows. The work OF repairing the
Murkand house on College street has
been begun. The house will be raised to
the level of the sidewalk and substan-
TALLY rebuilt.-Miss Margaret Melcady
has returned to West Rutland.-Clarenc'
w. Page has gone to Ausable Forks, y
y, where June ! he will take possession
of a hotel which he recently purchased
at that place. He was accompanied by
George r. McCue-NIrs. Charles a. Col
Inns and Peter \. Donnelly have returned
from Proctor, where they We're called by
the death of their brothers wife, Mrs
Henry Donnclly.-The boy scouts had 9
meeting at the vcstry Of the Congrega
tional Church Monday night. 1t has beer
thought best to change the time of the
weekly meetings from Tuesday to Mon
day nights,
The Grand Army Is rapidly getting
things into shape for Memorial day and
memorial Sunday For the Sunday cx'
ercises the William Z. Russell Post, No
SO, G.. A. r., and William i. Russell
Circle, No. ), Ladies OF the Grand Army
will meet at their hall in the Dyer block
at 200 p. m and proceed to St Mary:
Church where the memorial discourse
will be delivered by the Rev. Father
Thomas j. Leonard. Then the procession
will be Joined at the Federation hall by
the members of the Holy Name society
The committees having the Memoria
day exercises in charge are: From thu
post, Commander C. e. Youtt, Martin
| Barrows, James M. Tracy and William
| l.. Cady; from the circle, Mrs L. +
Jones, Mrs. f. j. Connolly and Mrs L
| e. Turner; citizens committee, John X
| Dyer, Charles F. Rich and Edward =
| Seymour; committee at the monument
| Col. J. w. Tracy, Mrs. Henry Dumas
Miss Florence Eddy Miss Minnie NJ,
Donald and Mrs. Edward r. Wooster
The exercises in the hall will begin a
| two o'clock. with George W. Stone o
| Nergennes as orator, and Col. Thad NJ
| Chapman and b. o. Wales as marshals.-
| Allen r. Sturtevant has made known hi
| intention to become a candidate for tn
nomination for States attorney befor
| the coming republican county convention
to succeed Frank W. futile of Vel
| gennes, who Is completing his sixth yea
in the Office and does not want anotho
term.-Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sargent an
Nh. and Mrs. Frank J. Hubbard hav
returned from Nergennes.-Charles Ron
lee, one of whose fingers was badly CT
three weeks ago had to have 1t cut ope
again Tuesday, AS he either caught col
in it or blood poisoning had set it.-Joh
| II. Burns, proprietor of the Logan HOus
who has been confined TO his room sine
January with neuritis. Is much improve
and Is able to take an automobile rio
| every day.-The ball game Tuesday afte
noon between Montpelier high school an
Middlebury high school resulted in
victory for the Montpelier boys by IL
score of Il to at the mid-week SER
ice at the Congregational Church tn
evening reports will be made from Il
Congregational Church conference
Rutland.-Miss Margaret McGoldric
who has been i'll with pneumonia for S
weeks. has almost entirely recovered. al
her sister, Miss Rebecca McGoldrick,
| Fitchburg, Mass, who has been wi
her during her illness. will return
| Fitchburg to-morrow.-Charles L. You
Charles f. Rich and Ernest Reynol'
left on the early train Wednesday NOR
ing for Montpelier to take part in Il
exercises of the odd Fellows grand Tod!
and encampment. Mrs. Robert J. No
! burgh will leave to-day as delegate
the Rebekah meetings on Friday.-W
liam w. Stevens of Ticonderoga, n.
is in town for several days.-There W
a large attendance Tuesday afternoon
| the annual meeting of the Woman
Auxiliary of the Young Mems Chrstii
| association of the Congregational Churc
, | which was held at the home of MI
John f. Weeks on South Pleasant stree
, Mrs. Leon C. Yeaw and children
Rutland will spend the summer hel
: their former home. with relatives. n
Yeaw having closed his business co
nectlons in Rutland and taken "A positl
as agent for the Green Mountain Mari
company in New York city.--Mrs. Hen
| Morey has returned from Newbui
n. H.. where she spent six months
i Work is being pushed as rapidly as pc
N sble on the new quarters for the NJ
,. dlehury postoftice In the Battell bloc
Il the coming change being made necessa
by the demand for more floor space,
. had been hoped that the new Office wol
- be ready by June l. but II looks now
though the transfer cannot be made
II fore July William Simonds is movi
A. with his family from the LaFleur hol
10 on College street to the Walter J. RI
house on Franklin street.-Former Pc
~ master Lewis A. Skif, who has be
u quite i'll since his return from Flor
u Is reported to be much improved.-i
" ward c. Rogers arrived Wednesday nj
y" from Worcester, Mass. where he
Y lived for two years He intends to spt