Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-16
JERICHO.

Mary c. Burdicl Chapter. No. G, o. f.
g.. met Tuesday July T. at which time
n charter was granted. These officers
were elected and installed: w. NJ, Ella
T. Tillison; w. p, c. IIebert Hutchinson;
asso. matron, Martha ]. Nay; secretary,
Carrie +. Percival; treasurer, Edith c.
Colgrovo: conductress, Medora +.
Schwieg; associate. Clara Nay; chaplain,
Ursula Scrbner; Adah, Flora Chase;
Ruth, Rcnie O. Chase; Esther, Alma NJ.
scrhner; Martha, Fannie S. Como;
Electa, Iettie L. Hutchinson; warder
Grace Z. Foster: sentinel, +. p. Tillison;
organist. Mary NJ. Percival: marshal,
Edith J. Lee. The grand chapter Off
GERS present were Mrs. Abbe u. Stone,
G. NJ. of Barre, Arthur NJ. Land, G.. p,
Mrs Nellie NJ. Smythe, grand lecturer,
Of st. Johnsbury, Mrs. Philo Huntington,
u d. G.. NJ, Of Montpelier Visitors for
the evening We're Mrs. Lillian c. Chase,
p G. NJ, of East Fairfield, Mrs. Josie
H. Fay, r. d. ID. c. NJ, of North Willis
ton, Chandler McAllistcr, p. d. d. f. p.
and Mrs Jessie McAllister, p. G.. Electa
of Essex, Harvey Fay of North Willis
ton, Mrs. Helen Whitney, Miss Olive
The severe storm July caused the
worst freshet that has visited here for
years. doing great damage to crops
roads and woods.-The Rev. Charles Nut
ting, pastor of the Baptist Church, and
family have returned from Boston. where
they have been for few weeks.--Mrs,
II. G. Howe and grandsons, Brenton, Lu-
Glen and Francis Mucklow, of Hartford.
Conn, have taken the o. II. Brown house
on Church street for two months.
Lincoln Cook has returned to his home
in Quincy, Mass, after spending few
days with Mrs, Lucia Cook.-Mss Alice
Chynoweth of st. Adams is the guest of
Kiss Florence Buxton.-Mrs. G. y. HUI
burd and son, Lloyd, were in Watervilla
Monday.-Mi-. b. H. Day has received
word from her sister, Mrs. Lettie (Wht
comb Washburn, who has been abroad
for the past year. that she will sail from
London July % on the steamer Adratic
--Hulburd Austin. who has been visiting
his cousin, Lloyd Hulhurd, returned -
his home in Watcrville Monday.-Miss
Luna Osgood OF Burlington is the guest
of her aunt, Mrs Mary Balch,-Mr and
Mrs. Charles Field of Burlington visited
his brother, r. b. Field, Tuesday.
The loss suffered In the cloudburst
July s Is estimated AT between
$4,000 and $4,000. Rivers and brooks
were filed and Lee River was raging
torrent taking everything in its course.
Ten bridges, some Of them iron struc-
lures, went down the stream. The road
bed was washed in places ten feet deep
and the rivers course was entirely
changed. Farms We're covered with sand
and stone, crops being ruined George
Wizards loss will he more than 1900
as hay that was ready to be cut was
ruined by the accumulat ton OF sand and
floodwood. Great trees were uprooted
and taken down stream. Mr.. and Mrs
Doyle, whose loss was heavy, had to
wade a long distance to place of safety
as the water washed into their windows
Every farmer on the Lee river suffered
from 800 to 5000 damage. Earl Hurl-
burt was one of the heavy losers, all
his crops being destroyed. 1t Is thought
that it will be years before he can cult
waite his land again as the river cut
through his meadow when the course
of the stream was changed. His loss is
estimated at over $1,000 Mil brook car
ried off three large bridges and H. T.
Of the disaster was visited by hundreds
Of people Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Percival of Bur-
lington and Mrs Harry Percival and
daughter of Orange n. j., spent We'd
nesday with Mrs. Ellen Perclval-Mr
and Mrs, Willard Greene of burlington
We're guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. l.. f. Will
bur Tuesday.-Mrs, Mary Mead of Port
Chester \. Y, spent Tuesday with Mrs
Mary Balch.-The Misses Myrtle and
Bernce Algier spent Tuesday with Mrs.
John Rogers in Observation-Disclosures Per-
cival and son, Clement, were in St. AL
bans Tuesday.-Mrs. Lucretia Bishop Of
burlington is visiting her niece, Mrs
stephen Myette.-Charles Percival and
and daughter, Miss Bessie, went We'd
nesday to Saltshurgh Pa, to visit his
sister, Mrs. +. =. Evans.