Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-24

graduated lHSt June from Smith Col
lege.
A pleasant surprise was given II. A.
Dunbar, proprietor of the American
House. and Mrs. Dunbar at their home
Saturday evening in honor of the goth
anniversary of their marriage Thirty
eight friends were present Cards were
played and supper was served, the dining
room being decorated with bitter sweet,
asters and other fall flowers Mr.. and
Mrs Dunbar were presented handsome
cut glass pitcher and six glasses, the
presentation being made by the Rev H.
l.. Thornton, and Mr. Dunbar respond
ing.
The funeral of Mrs Bridget Murphy.
aged So years, widow OF John Murphy
who died Friday afternoon after an ILL
ness of several months, was held at st
Mary's Church Sunday afternoon at
80 O'Clock, the Rev. d. j. OSullivan
officiating. The bearers were Richard
r. Leahy, Edward Rock, Michael NJ
Mahon, Michael Howrlgan, Henry Bah
cock and Thomas Leo. The burial was in
Holy Cross cemetery.
Miss nellie w. Hickok, who has been
spending several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. John Gibson, left Saturday after
noon for New York to resume her work
as teacher in the Charlton school
Mrs. Bridget Murphy. aged So years
widow of John Murphy, died Friday
afternoon at three o'clock at the Sher-
wood sanitarum after an illness dating
from last February. she result OF a
stroke of paralysis. She had been at the
sanitarlum the past three weeks. Mrs
Murphy was born in County Clare, Ire
land, and had been n resident Of St
Adams So years She is survived by
one daughter Mrs. J. G. Mccullough
and two grandsons, Albert and George
McCouuough of this city.
At a special meeting of the board Of
school commissioners last week
it was voted to engage Miss Helen r.
Mason as assistant teacher I'm the high
school at salary Of 500 a year. She Will
teach English history, ancient history,
third and fourth year Latin and CONNER
cial arithmetic.
Misses Nellie .Armitage and Evel:n
LaFrance left Monday for Washington,
d. c.. to take course In training in a
hospital in that city.
Mrs. Harold H. Ballard has been en-
gagged as soprano soloist' at St Luke's
Episcopal Church, succeeding Miss Ethel
Scofeld, who has gone to Boston to take
course in public school music at the
New England conservatory
Miss Bessie Farr who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs r. II.
Farr, for the past six weeks has left
for Culebra. Canal Zone. where she has
employment In the subsistence depart
ment at the Canal Zone.
The marriage of John Clifton Collins,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur G. Collins,
and Miss Anna Ellen Goodrow. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Goodrow,
took place at St Marys rectory Thurs
day morning at II o'clock, tho Rev
~. J. O'Sulivan performing tho cere-
mony The bride wore dark blue suit
with hat to match. Her sister, Miss
Florence Goodrow. attended her, wear
ing a brown suit with hat to match
The groom was attended by his brother,
William II. Collins, Of Burlington. FOL
lowing the ceremony breakfast was
served at the home of the brides par
ents on the sheldon road. Mr.. and Mrs.
Collins left by automobile for Burling-
! ton and from there went to Springfield,
Mass. and Providence, r. I. On their
return they will reside at ~ Lower Wei
den street.
Arthur c. Page has severed his CON
nection with the Hatch Hardware COM
Ipany, by whom he has been employed
several years, and has gone to Highsate
Springs, where he will open a store
Mrs Anna Warburton. wife If Edwin
Warburton, died Tuesday morning at
$3.50 o'clock at hcr home on Lake street
| following the birth of twins a daughter