Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12

turned from Windsor, where he went with
Charles Bailey, sentenced by Judge James |
B. Donoway to serve not less than three |
and half years nor more than four years
at the States prison for breaking into the
N. j. Boudreau store in January-Harold
Hamilton has returned from Montpelier
The Century club held a well attended
meeting at the home of Mrs. j. Il. Bold
Tuesday evenng.-The next regular meet
ing Of the Mddlebury Grange W. -@ No'al
Friday evening. The busnesoc q, q,
will open at 1880, after which IT, 4
second degrees will be worked ga e. .,-e.,
class. literary program has been pre-
pared-The Essay club met with Mrs.
j. Il. Bold last cvenng.-Asa Hemen-
way of Court street is reported rs slight
ly better.-The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Methodist Church held we'll attended
meeting with Mrs. A. c. Delphia Tuesday
afternoon.-Charles Lamordcr. who suf-
fered shock several weeks ago, is slow
ly recovering.-At the invitation Of Mr.
and Mrs Ransom S. Benedict campfire
wns held at their home on Court street
Monday night by William P. Russell Post,
No. 50, G. A. r.. and William p. Russell
Circle, No. s, Ladies Of the q. a. r.. with
their wives and husbands and associate
members Of the post and their wives.
About eighty were present. During
the evening remarks were made by
Commander Charles e Youtt, Past Com,
mander James NJ. Tracy, and William l..
Cady, associate members, John f. Dyer,
II, S. Benedict. Z. p. seymour, Professor
Mcfarland and the Rev. John L. Bold.
Duets were sung by the Rev. and Mrs.
Bold and piano duets were rendered by
Miss Ruth Benedict and Raymond Bene-
dict. Mrs. Carrie w. Nash read letter
written to her in war time when she was
little girl.
The Essay club held a we'll attended
meeting with Mrs. ]. E. Bold at .Ier home
on South Main street Wednesday even
ing.-Mrs. e. f. Sessions of East Middle
bury is in Windsor county, soliciting
funds for the Kurn Hattin Homes.-The
Rev. Richard b. Esten and the Rev. A.
A. Lancaster have returned from Rut-
Land, where they have been on church
! business this week. "Wednesday was one
of the coolest days this winter and in
the morning thermometers in different
parts of the village registered from 26 to
20 degrees below zero.-The annual meet
mortal Baptist Church was held in the
parlors Of the church Tuesday afternoon
Reports of officers showed that the So
| ciety was in n good prosperous condition.
| The following officers were elected: Pres
| ldent, Mrs r. r. Brown: vice-president
| Mrs. +. L. Huestis secretary and treas
urer, Mrs. P. f. Crane; directresses, Mrs
r. s. Benedict. Mrs. C. A. Lyman and
Mrs. William Morcombe. At $50 the la
dies, with their husbands. enjoyed a ban
auet. social hour was enjoyed.-Miss
Lena Tyrell has returned from Shore
| ham,. I. RarTows has gone to Bur-
| linCton.-Mrs. Matilda Baker has return
ed from Springfield Mass. where she has
| been visiting for few weeks.-Myron H.
Fdredge has been called to Rutland on
account of the death Tuesday OF his sis
ter Mrs. Della Eldredge Stringham, wife
of J. r. Stringham. and a native of Mid
dlebury The funeral services were held
IN Rutland Yesterday. and the burial wa
In New Haven.-Miss Carrie Craigue
and Miss Elizabeth Barrett are In
Sprinetleld.-Every seat in the opera
house was sold for the first presentation
4 of "Bivi, the Dream in a Toy shop"
| given Wednesday evening for the hene-
ft Of the teachers retirement fund An
other large house is assured for the re-
petition Of the performance.-Judson A.
Wright who has been i'll and confined
to his rooms in the Battell block for
two weeks. does not appear to show any
Improvement He is being cared for by
his sister Miss Jennie Wright.-Asa Hem
lnway OF Court street, who has been i'll.
Is reported as gainng.-Judge Fred NJ
Foote. who has been spending two weeks
with his brother-in-law. Thomas W.
FLETCHER in Bridport, has returned
Lorin Shaw has gone to Bristoi-M. p
Muzzey has returned from a business
trip TO North Ferrisburg and Charlotte
=. F. Chapman of New York is in
town for a few days