Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
ST. ALBANS.

At n party given by Miss Mildred Best
at her home on BARLOW street Tuesday
Sept. % the marriage engagement of Miss
Gladys Gertrude Glasgow, only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Glasgow
Of Lincoln avenue, to Charles Herman
Hull youngest son of Mr. and Mrs
II. r. Hull of East Fairfield, was an
nounced. novel musical program and
drawing contest were enjoyed, the head
prize being won by Miss Glasgow and
the foot prize by Miss Clara Newton
The rooms were decorated with pink and
white asters.
At an adjourned meeting of the St Al
bans Hospital association held Saturda,
afternoon at the hospital the resignation
Of NJ Magn from the board of directors
was accepted with regret. Mr.. Magiff has
been intimately identified with the active
operation of the hospital for a number
of years, being greatly Interested IN the
work and devoting much time to it, but he
felt he could no longer give his time to
the work. He asked several months ago
but was induced to stay until this time.
He has been a member of the board of di.
rectors nine years, of the executive COM
NJ. II. O'Hcarc was reelected member
Of the board of directors to FIJI the place
made vacant by Mr.. MaEin's resignation
The members of the medical and surgical
staffs Of the hospital have been rcappoin-
cd as follows: Medical, Drs Arthur Nor
ton, Edmund j. Melville, Waldo j. Upton,
J. c. Perrault and w. B. Arnold; surgical,
Drs. Alan Dividson, Edwin A. Hyatt,
Il N % {,
Carlton Berkeley. For position of paid
bookkeeper J. II. Cummings has been en-
gagged.
The marriage engagement OF Miss Eliza
beth Wood Barrett, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert n. Barrett of Asbury Park,
\. j., formerly of this city, to John
Henry Erben of Passaic, n. j., has been
announced.
Homer Brooks, for many years a promi-
n"nt farmer and dealer in real estate in
St Adams town, died at SIS o'clock Mon
day afternoon at his home at st. AL
bans point of apop!eXy. He had been i'll
for two years with arterlo-scleross. Mr..
Brooks was born at st. Abane point
March %, 1914, the son of julius II. and
Elizabeth \. Greene Brooks On Novcm-
Der 49, 1855 he married Emile Narwell at
Boston. About p years ago he went to
lrona, y. Y, where he was engaged in
the general mercantile creamery business
and the manufacture of butter for i
years, after which he came back to this
city He had held many offices. Besides
his wife he Is survived by four sons. II
Harrington of Monroe Bridge Mass
Theodore F., Francis A. and Lawrence r.
of st. Adams, by a daughter, Gladys, and
by a brother. Walter. both of St Adams.
Chester Bascom of Portsmouth,, y. H.,
died at four o'clock Monday afternoon
at the hospital in this city Of leukaemia
He came here in i'll health four weeks agJ
to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs Herber.
Bascom Of St. Adams Bay. Besides his
parents he is survived by his wife and
three months old daughter. He is also
survived by a brother, Seth c. Bascom, Of
Chicago. who is in the city.
W. J. Mo?Y!!l entertained many
friends at his home at st. Adams Bay
Tuesday, the occasion being his S0th
birthday anniversary. He was pre-
scented many gifts. Mr. Morrill, is very
active for one of his years. Every day
he drives from the Bay to his farm,
eight miles distant.
The funeral of Homer Brooks. aged 10
Years, who died suddenly Monday after
noon of apoplexy, will be held at his
late home on St Albans point this
afternoon at two o'clock. Tho bur
ial will be IN the South Main Street ceme-
terry.
The funeral of Chester H. Bascom,
aged SO years, of Portsmouth, n H.,
who died at the hospital Monday after
noon, was held at the Bay Methodist
Church Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock
preceded by prayer at the mouse at two