Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
VERGENNES.

VERGENNES.
The republican caucus held at the city
hall Thursday evening was the most
largely attended held in many years,
nearly 200 voters being present, n. j. Nc
Cuen was elected permanent chairman
and e. w. Graves secretary. The dele
gates elected are as follows: State ana
district, A. w. Norton, w. C. Foote, John
f. BARLEY; county, r. w McCuen, c. II.
Strong. A. 3. Taber, j. A. Harrington w.
II. Norton. Frank Barrows, John BARLEY,
Arthur w. Norton. The delegates were
uninstructed except that the county dele
gates were instructed to vote for f. w.
! futile for Judge of probate for New Ha-
ven district. A city republican committee
was elected as follows n. j. McCuen, A.
r. Taber, j. w. Ryan, w. r. Warner
Erwin Graves. Mr.. McCuen enters upon
his 10th year as member of the commit
, tee.
The hospitality committee will provide
spring water for drinking purposes for
the public during the Macdonough cele-
ration.-Foster Young is i'll with
tonslitis-Mrs w. A. Moore has re-
turned from a visit to her sister in Mid
dlebury.-The board of trustees of the
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gagged Miss Edith j. Chamberlain of
Bradford as librarian. Miss Chamberlain
has held positions in the public library
of Brooklyn. n. Y. Hall-Fowler library
of Iona, Mich. public library at Lansing,
Mich, the college library at Middlebury
and was organizer of the social library
at Hollis, n. H. Miss Chamberlain be-
gan her duties TuesdaY.-Prncipal H..
.
of Troy, n. Y, and son, Harold who
have been visiting Mr. Vincent's father
in-law, a. j. Paine, have returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. David Duquette of Chi
copee Falls, Mass, on an automobile trip,
are visiting L. L. Lawrence, Mrs. Henry
| Daigneault and other relatives in this
vicinity.-The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church has engaged
y. b, and c. l., Taber to put in steel
ceilings and walls in the vcstry of the
church and are also to have the rooms
repainted and decorated-James Ryan
! of Rutland was a weekend visitor to
| his brothers, John w. and David +.
Ryan.-1n Saturdays market eggs
brought % cents and butter from % to
IS cents-Mlss Laura Shorkey of Bran
don is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Antoine Shorkey.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Booth and son, Don, of Burling-
ton are spending a few days with their
cousin. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Booth.
Miss Luna Field of North Ferrisburg is
! visiting her sister, Mrs. Stanley Rider
! Fred Bean left Saturday for New Bed
| ford, Mass.-Mrs. William Wood and son,
Harry Wood, have gone to Worcester,
| Mass, to spend the winter.-Mrs. w r.
| Bristol has returned from a few days
| visit to her sister in Middlebury,-The
! fresh air children who have been enter
tanned for the past two weeks in this
city and vicinity returned to New York
| Tuesday.
The Rev. and Mrs. w. +. Williamson
| have returned from weeks visit in East
| Douglass. Mass-The Rev George Brush
of Shelburne officiated in St Paul. S
/ Church Sunday.-Edward Rushow of
Northboro, Mass. is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rushow.-Mss Mary
! BARLEY of Bridgeport, Conn, is passing
her vacation with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs j. j. Bartley.--C. A. Burns. former
resident of Waltham is visiting in town.
This is Mr.. Burns first visit in % years
I y. W. Flagg of Brandon called on friends
! here Sunday-Aaron Cohen spent Sunday
! with his family in Burlngton.-Mrs. L. G..
Whitford is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ezra
/ NJ. Ball--A j. Eagan is suffering from a
sprained anklc.-Mrs. c. Il. Brownell has
left the Sparhawk sanitarium and is now
at the home of c. w. Brownel of Bur
lineton.-The l.. +. Benton company are
installing a 10 horsepower electric motor
in their plant on the falls while they are
+ repairing their water wheel. benjamin
Clifton of WATERFOWL n. Y, called on
! friends here yesterday.-Mrs Louis Cham
| pine has returned from the Fanny Allen
! hospital, Wlnooski. where she recently
underwent a surgical operation-The Rev.
Kenneth r. Forbes officiated at the Epis-
copal Church in Shelburne Sunday.--Rus-
! sell Flagg and bride of Rutland visited
his uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. W II
Flagg. Sunday.-Mlss Eva Hanks Of Wor-
cester, Mass, is visiting relatives here
A son was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs.
! Fred Hall.--Miss Elsie Foote is visiting
the Rev. and Mrs George Ponfrey at
| Fort Cassin.-Miles Miller of Rutland Is
visiting his father. Isaac Niller.-W. c.
! Foote has returned from a business trip Ia
| New York and Boston.-Mrs. James Ryan
and son, John James. have returned To
! Rutland after visiting her hsbands
brother. John w. and David L. Ryan. -
F. r. Kent and family. who have been
spending two weeks at the Stevens House,
have returned to New Britain. Conn.
Mrs z. Il NcGovern and daughter,
Miss Edith. have returned FROM swamp
scott, Mass. where they have been pass
ing the summer with Mrs. McCioVern s
| sister, Miss Eleota Smith.-Mr. and Mrs.
George Floyd and two children of Buffalo,
| n. Y, are visiting his parents. Mr., and
! Mrs George Floyd Mrs. Stella Edgar of
| Chicago visited Mr. and Mrs G. =. o.
Kimball Monday Mrs. Edgar will be re-
membered as Miss Stella Lane of Burling-
CONSUMER C. Lapg of Portland, Me,
representing the Menzies Shoe company
of Detroit, Mich called on friends here
yesterday.-Wynn Woodruff of Lewis, y.
| Y. a student at Syracuse University, is
! visiting Robert Burroughs,-Mrs. Stan
| ley Rider visited in Burlington
Monday.-Mis Nellie IIoyt has re-
| turned to New York after spending
her vacation with her sisters. Mrs. George
II. Bostwick. Jr., and Mrs. Della Cough. -
The Misses Ada and Jennie Bristol have
returned to Middlehury after a visit to
their mother, Mrs. Myron T. Bristol, and
their sister Mrs, II. c. Herrick -Henry
Fortier of Hudson Falls. n. Y, is visitin,
his brother, Louis Forter-Miss Eliza
beth Field of North Ferrisburg is spend
ing the week with her sister, Mrs Stan
lev Rider,-Deputy Sheriff H. p. Fisher
has returned from visit to his son Ash
ton of Saratoga, n Y.-Miss Mabel FlOyd