Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-18
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from Page One).

Miss Ann Mulligan of Burlington is in
town, called by the illness of her mother,
Mrs. Patrick Mullgan.-Mr. and Mrs. Il.
J. Novak are parents of a son, born
Monday morning. Mrs. Patrick Mullgan
is quite i'll at her home on Seymour
street.-Mss Elizabeth McCreay has
returned from Whiting, where she
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Keller.
Mrs. Anna Howarth, who has been in
town for 10 days visiting at the home of
her father, Otis Abbey, will leave to-
day for Sandwich, n. Y. She and her
husband will return to town in the fall
and will make this their home, having
sold their farm in New Hampshire
Miss Marie Douglas has completed her
school duties in North Hero and will
spend the summer with her mother, Mrs.
Robert Towle.
In Addison county court Tuesday
morning the case Of the State vs. George
Pond, alias George Cochran, charged
with arson, occupied the day. After the
jury were empaneled in this case the
rest of the jurymen were discharged for
the term, with the reservations OF George
J. Hodges and a. Il. Stevens of Middle
bury. who are held as a nucleus for an
other jury should another jury case be
brought to trial.-The strawberry
'shortcake festival supper given Mon
day evening by the ladies of
the Grand Army was the most success
full one in the history of the local circle.
After more than 200 patrons had been
fed there was just one piece of shortcake
left and Russell Circle Melted about sl5.
Charles f. Rich went Tuesday to Man
chester where he was subpoenaed as
witness in a railroad case.-Mr. and Mrs
Arthur b. Home of Orange, n. j.. are
making a commencement visit to friends
in town.-GeorEo Demo and family have
removed from the annex to the Sargent
house on Court street to the remodcled
Upper house on College street.-Miss
Florence T.. Eddy has returned from
Rutland whore she has been visiting the
family of her brother. Clarence ". Eddy
George and John Dorman of New
Haven, Conn, are visiting in this
vicinity.
The funeral of Mrs. Susan Taylor Hub
bard was held at the Memorial Baptist
Church yesterday afternoon at two
O'clock The Rev A. A. Lancaster OF
the Congregational Church officiated
in the absence of the Rev. Mr.. Esten
of the Baptist church. The burial
was in Bristol. The hearers were foui
lnephews. Perley Hendricks of Pitts
ford. william Taylor of Whiting, Fred
Wilmouth of Addison and Samuel
Taylor of Bristol. The high school
prize speaking for the prizes Offered
by Ira H. Lafeur was held last even
ing in the town hall. The first prize
of s12 was won by Miss Christine ]
Webster; the second of IS by Miss
Marian Grace Elmer; and the third OF
S. by Kenneth Mckenzie Gordon. The
| judges were Judge Zcd $ Stanton OF
| RoXbury, NJ c. Weber of Rutland anC
| the Rev. Father Nezina of Nergennes
The entire time of county court We'd
nesday was taken up with the continual
! ton of the case of the State VS.. George
Pond, alias Corkran, charged with set
/ ting fire to the buildings of Prentiss Dob
son in Granville on la st January Is. The
| respondent was on the stand in his own
| behalf in the afternoon and made good
| appearance. but was put through a
severe cros-examination by Attorney.
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probably be completed to-day.--W. j.
/ Hammond. who has been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hammond
for few DAYS, has returned to New
| York city.--Mrs. George La Rock and two
! children, who have been visiting rela
tives in Brandon for two weeks have re-
turned home.-Robert j. McCuen of Yer
gennes is in town for a few days.-Mrs
| A. +. Lambert and son have gone t
Boston. Ma So, where they will spenC
the remainder of the summer.-D. Lewis
Selleck has been appointed dstriC
deputy of district No 3 of the encamp
mont branch of the l. q. O. F.-Ren;
Morse has closed her school at Williams
vile and returned to town and Will spen'
the summer with her parents on Soutl
| street.-Mrs. Charles Hooker has gon
to Niagara Falls. n Y, where she vii
spend some time with her son, Randall
who is to accompany her.-Mr and Mrs
James McCue have returned from
several days visit to relatives an
friends in Rutland. -Westley Murdoc
and his sister accompanied by hi
mother Mrs. Miller, have returned fror
Warren, making the trip by automobile
The Ladies' Aid society of the Memoria
Baptist Church held we'll attende
meeting with Mrs c. A. Lyman at he
home on Seymour street Wednesda
afternoon.-Dr. c. y. Hunt. who has bee
visiting at the home Of his sister. Mrs
Charles Rogers. for few days has re
turned TO Montpelier Miss zoa Brook'n.
who has been teaching school In Drive
for a few months, has closed her dut.e
there and returned 20 town for the SUR
mer-Otter Creek Lodge. knights {
Pythias. will hold an important meetin