Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21

Barnes of South Royalton was in town
Tuesday to attend the missionary meet
ing at the Methodist Church. The Rev.
and Mrs Goodliffe of Randolph Center
were also among those who attended-A
delegation of G.. A. r. men went to East
Randolph Tuesday to attend the funeral
OF A. b. Hayward. Among the number
were E. N. Rising John Manney, Norman
Nichols. Henry johnson. Mr.. Parker, C.
w. A. Putnam and others. Relatives from
Montpelier, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tracy OF
Montpelier, were In town and went over
with n. G. Greene of this place.-Miss
Lenora Carlin was In town Monday night
to attend the ball. when there wos large
company present McEnelleys orchestra
furnished music.-F. e. Conner is painting
the outside of the buildings of Judge ].
w. Rowell on Randolph avenue, and has
also been making repairs on the house of
Mrs. Rowel, occupied by Robert Mitchell.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs Hudson
Bailey, who went to Pasadena, Cal, few
years ago, will be pleased to learn that
their youngest daughter, Miss Alta Bailey,
who visited here four years ago, is-to be
married in June to Lawrence Clark, whose
parents also recently went from Massa-
Chusetts. and who is the nephew of Mrs.
Joseph Hamilton of this place. The we'd
ding is to be an outdoor affair, the cere-
mony being performed on the lawn.-Miss
| Bailey was born In this place and was
| formerly a student in school here. She Is
the niece OF DR. A. c. Bailey and A. NJ
| Hubbard of this vilage.-Mr. and Mrs
William Reynolds, who have been in Call
| fornia for a year and half, have re-
| turned for the summer, but expect to re-
turn In the late fall to their former home
The Rev. and Mrs. G.. o. Howe, who
have sold their property at LakevieW, n.
c., and gone to De Land, Fla, are not
| expected home till June /.
| Mr.. and Mrs, Clinton Phillips have
rented the Frank Kidder house on the
Rowell Addition and will move here
from Braintree.--The Woman's Foreign
| Missionary society of the Montpelier
district held it's annual meeting in the
Methodist Church May 10. The officers
Of the society are: President. Mrs. Guy
Foye Crawford; first vice-president. Mrs.
o. p. Wells, Rochester; second. Mrs. c..
A. Edgerton Mortified; third, Mrs. S,
II. Smith, White River Junction; record
ing secretary, Mrs. p. j. Hamilton,
Woodstock; corresponding secretary, Mrs,
j. A. Common, White River Junction;
treasurer. Mrs, +. T. Clark, Woodstock
superintendent Of young peoples and
childrens work, Mrs. S. H. Smith; con-
| ference secretary, Mrs j. NJ. Jeffords,
! IInosburg Falls, The morning program
was opened by devotional exercise, led
by Mrs. ]. W. Miller, Bethel: greetings,
Mrs. G. f. Crawford response Mrs. T.
| r Allen: report of district officers, roll
call and report of auxliaries. standard
bearers and King I1erads appoint
ment of committees, personal letters
from missionaries, followed by an ad-
dress by Mrs. J. M Jeffords on "Our
Literature closing with noontide pray
er by Mrs. O. b. Wells Dinner was
| served at the church and the afternoon
session opened with Thirty Minutes
| with the Word" by Mrs. Joseph Hamil-
ton. Business followed. music and offer
ing and an address by Miss Helen Russell
OF Japan, who has been q teacher in that
country for seven years. The last num-
Der of the afternoon session was "Our
Juniors and Young People" by Mrs S
II. Smith. The evening session was
opened with a praise service conducted
by Mrs. Minnie Miller, followed by read.
ing of the scriptures a duet. prayer by
the Rev. ]. Hamilton, a solo by Mrs
II. j. Smithers address by Miss Heller
Russell and another address by the Rev
William Shaw. closing with music anc
benediction.-Dr. G. j. Rumrill IS a
Averill lake for the rest of this week.
Mrs. Ernest Sargent arrived from Woods
Vile. N. H., Wednesday for a few day!
with her sister, Mrs. John Sherburne.-
The Rev, Fraser Metzger has gone t.
Rutland to attend the annual convention
Hf Congregational Churches.-Jame
Merrill who recently bought the &c,
business of John Wood has arrived II
town from burlington with his family
which consists Of three daughters anC
two sisters. Mr. Merrill has formed
corporation to be known the Randolph
Ice company with a capital of 5000 Th
partners are Mr.. Merrill and two of hi
daughters. who are to attend to the book
keeping and other business matters con
nected with the frm.-Miss Gladly
Thayer went TO Mortified Wednesda,
for a short stay with her auth. Mrs
Frank God.-Eugene Mazzolini, who ha
been in Italy for the last year and
half, has returned to remain for tn
present with ihs parents. His brother
Anthony Mazzolini. who went to Ital
the first of this year, will remain for
| month or two longer.