Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-26

Mrs. N. l., Kingsley OF Alburg, who re-
Gently underwent an operation at the
Sherwood santarium, is recovering.
Smith Wiley died about u o'clock Sat
urday night at his home in Georgia Plains
after weeks illness with pneumonia.
| He was about co years old and is sur
vived by his wife and one son, Ernest
w. Wiley The funera was held Tues
| day.
: AT the annual meeting OF the Yer
mont state Poultry association held at
the store of c. l.. Curtis Wednesday
Feb. is 1t was voted to hold a four
days show January 20-23, 1915 The
Following officers were elected. Presi-
dent, A. b. Wheeler; secretary, M. D.
jarvis; treasurer. G. L. Curtis; direc-
tors A. Il. Wheeler. NJ. ID. Jarvis. r.
w Sault, c. L. Curtis, c. a. Revoir
H. l, Burbank. b. p. Greene Jr, ii. p
sweeney, W. b. Writer'S and S. o.
Brush All are from this city except
Mr.. Brush, whose home Is in Burling-
ton.
Inc meeting of the Methodist Episco-
pal association of the st. Albans dis
trict opened at the Methodist Episcopal
Church In this city Monday afternoon
at three O'Clock, led by the Rev. r.. A.
Lendrum, d. d. The topic was Meth
odism and It's Opportunity" In the even
ing strong address was given by the
Rev. w +. Sheldon. D. D., assistant to
the president Of Wesleyan University.
Middletown. Conn.
Twenty-Five carriers and substitutes at
tended the annual meeting of the Frank
lin County Rural Letter Carriers ASSOC
] citation "a no
afternoon. The following papers were
given: why Every Rural Carrier Should
Belong to the Association" j. w Kettell
of East Fairfield: Equipment Necessary
for Handling Parcel Post" H. n. Kidder
Of Enosburg Falls; Motive Power on
Rural Routes" Harry Doane of Fairfield
Center; Care of Horses and Equipment"
w. i. BarkYoumb of Fairfax: "Whv the
Rural Carrier Should Take the r. f. D.
News" c. d. Loukes of Tighgatc Center.
Postmaster G. e. Hall of Swanton spoke
on the first named subject and Postmaster
c. s Forbes Of this city also spoke. The
following officers were elected: President,
&. II. Stratton Of Enosburg Falls: vice
president, o. w Holden of Enosburg
Falls; treasurer, c. r. Brown Of Enosburg
Falls; secretary, l.. d. Woodward of Rich
y
Fairfax, c. y. Loukes Of Hiehgate Cen
ter, ]. w. Kettcll of East Fairfield. Dele
gate to the State convention. J. w. Ket-
tell c. II. Wood of st. Alhans. C. D
Loukes; delegate at large F. r. Ashland
Of st Alhans. The next annual meeting
will be held In Sheldon. Postmasters
Forbes and Hall were elected honorary
nembers.
The l.
party was held by Bellevue CHAPTER
d. A. r., at Pvthian hall Monday night
banquet was served by Emerald
Temple. No 16. Pythian Sisters The
hall was attractively decorated. Tiny
flags were used as place cards and
on the table were bouquets of cut
flowers. while cherry trees were rep
resented by the Jerusalem cherry A
program was given with Mrs. NJ D.
Greene presiding. The toasts were
responded to as follows: George
Washington" Mrs. l.. p. Greene; "Our
Chapter" Mrs. Walter Clarke: our
Regent" Mrs. Charles s. Wagner;
Our Duties as Daughters" Mrs. NJ. P.
Bril-, regent of the local chapter
About % members of the chapter were
present.
Mrs. Emily (Safford) butcher, widow
of Daniel butcher, died suddenly at
her home on North Main street Mon
day evening at 10 o'clock of heart
failure. Mrs. butcher was born in St
Adams July rs, 1s41, and had always
made her home here. She was a
Laughter of the late Chellis Fay and
Persis Greeley Stafford. long time
and well-known residents In June,
( cd 70 no al
butcher, who died two years ago last
fall. Mrs. butcher is survived by
three daughters: Mrs. George p An
derson of Boston. Miss Harriet S.
butcher of Pittsburg, Pa. and Mrs
Edwin II. Richardson of Providence,
r. l.; also by two sisters, Mrs. Silas
H. Lewis and Mrs. Marshall Mason of
this city. Mrs. butcher was a mem
Der of the First congregational Church.
the Monday Afternoc~ club and the
Autonoe club. She was of a modest
and unassumng nature, which mark.
ed strength and sweetness of charac
/ ter.
The closing session of the Methodist
Episcopal association of the St Adams
district was held Tuesday evening at the
Methodist Church. when an able adj
dress was given by Bishop John w
Hamilton Of Boston. At the morning
service there was a general discussion
of "Methodisms Efficiency Program"
About 30 laymen and clergymen at
tended the meeting, which was ar
ranged by District Superintendent w.
b. Dukeshire and the Rev. f. A. Len
drum, local pastor.
Miss Mabel Crawford, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. w. s. Crawford, was married to
Arthur Patten of Sutton, p. O., Monday
morning at $50 o'clock. the ceremony be-
Ing performed by the Rev l.. r. Desroch-
ers at Holy Angels parsonage. Mr. and
Mrs. Patten have gone to Montreal and
other Canadian points for a wedding trip.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
Silas Ovitt February %.
Harry w. Writer'S, son of Mr.. and Mrs
w b. Writer'S, has been made a member
of the law firm OF Howe, Writer'S G. Har-
vey, Just formed at St. Johnsbury. Mr.
Writer'S has been in the office of Harland
b. Howe. senior member of the firm. for
some time.
Arthur b. Bellows and Mrs Clara A.
Thomas both OF Swanton, were married
at the Methodist parsonage Monday after
noon by the Rev. T.. A Lendrum. D. d.
Mrs. 4, II. George was called to Cam
bridge yesterday by the sudden death OF
her sster-ln-law, Mrs. Noel Leach.