Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-20
MORRISVILLE.

Nelson Grant, employed at the Peck e
Hoyt last factory, was seriously injured |
Thursday while engaged In quartering |
blocks with a splitting saw. While at
work the saw caught a loose piece of
board and threw it with great force
against his arm causing q compound |
fracture above the elbow, and making a |
deep cut in the hcpital muscle. Mr. Grant
was taken TO the Mary Fletcher hospital
at Burlington where the arm was dress
ed. 1t found necessary to wire the
several pieces Of bone together, a number
of stitches being necessary to close the
flesh wound. Mrs. Grant and sister-in-
law Mrs Fred Grant, of Wolcott. visit
ed the hospital Saturday, reporting Mr.
Grant being as comfortable pos
sihle. Mrs. Fred Grant who remained
here Saturday night, returned home Sun
day accompanied by her sister-in-aw
and four children, who will remain In
WolCott for a tlme.-BradlcY Thomas of
Burlington came Saturday evening for
a visit with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Thomas.-James Ford of Sheldon
spent Sunday with his wife and children
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
&. S. StanCliff.-Bss Nan Wombell re-
turned Saturday evening from "A weeks
putting at Highgate Springs, a guest of
Mr. and Mrs George c. Morse.-AIss
Ilzahet Stone went Monday to High
gate Springs to spend a few days at the
", c. Ward cottage.-Mr and Mrs. Max
A. Wilson of johnson We're guests over
Sunday of his sister and husband, Mr..
and Mrs Taylor NADIA. II. Morse OF
Rozsman, Mont. and Mrs George ].
Wilson Of Wethersiield. Vt. who have
Stevens, left Saturday on their return
home.-The Rev. w r. Best of the Puffer
Methodist Church preached at the Shell
don camp meeting Sunday, returning
home Monday-T. r. Ellis returned Mon
day from Highgate Springs, where he
has been guest at the cottage OF Mr..
and Mrs. ". c. Ward.-A. @. Small T
r. Ellis. Edwin Rarrows. Homer Bentley
and A. c. Bedoi went to Montpelier
Monday to attend the Grand Lodge, x.
Of P.-Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Z. A. Wood
bury Of burlington. their daughters, Mrs
j. w May of Brookline. Mass. and Mrs
W C. Lane ard son. John Of Burling-
ton were guests Sunday Of Judge and
Mrs George M. Powers. c. f. Stay
ton and family OF Boston are guests Of
his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. n.
A. Slayton, making the trip by auto
mobile-AIr ard Mrs. l.. f. Witherhy Of
Concord, y. H., are guests Of their uncle
and aunt, NJ, and Mrs. II. D. Bryant,
while visiting friends here.
Miss Shirley Parker is expected home
the last OF the week from Old Orchard,
Me- where she has been employed at
the Nespcr house-George Colby went
to johnson Monday for two weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Edwards-M ISIS
Helen Russell OF Manchester, n. H., is
passing a week with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Orrin Russell,-Mr. and Mrs
W. H. jerks and three sons of st. Johns
bury, former residents were visitors here
Sunday.-Miss Ruth Durfee of Rurling
ton, who has passed some time with hel
sister Mrs. &. y. Howe, has returned
home, and her mother, Mrs, n. A
Durfee, has come to pass some time will
her daughter and husband, Supt anc
Mrs. Howe. She was accompanied by he
granada lighter, Miss Elizabeth Howe
who has been passing some time in Bur
lington-Mr. and Mrs. b, l.. Blakley o
Hartford, Conn, went to Waterbur'
Tuesday.-Mr and Mrs. ". NJ Fay AM
two children of Wayland Mass, ar
visiting his brother and wife, Mr.. an
Mrs. Arthur Fay.-Carlos Shaw wen
Wednesday to Burlington to visit his so
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Shaw.-Mis
Bertha Hcrrick Sof Manchester. n. II
came Wednesday for an extended visi
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
H. Herrick.-Mrs Lucia Hart Of s.
Johnsbury, accompanied by her nephe'
and niece, Stanley and Elizabeth Parker
of Littleton, n. H., and Mrs. Blanc
Reynolds OF Cambridge came Wednes
xtIuI nj th.ip fpt h.V
Barrows, and old friends, passing a PAL
Of the day Wednesday with their age
aunt, Mrs Charles Hin, on West I'M
Miss Rhoda Ober, who has been CUES
Of Miss Sadie Smalley for the past weel
returned to North Hyde Park Wedne'
day.-Denis Cleveland returned Tuesda
evening from the Mary Fletcher hOspita
Burlington, whore he underwent, recen
iy, an operation and Ia making GOO
recovery.-Mrs A. II. Small and n'An