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

" Al EhBOhI.
At the Waterbury republican eau
Gus Thursday the following delegates
were elected with power to choose
their own alternates: state conVen- {
ton. G. e MOODY, chairman, Fl. f.
Hill and IT, c. Whitehill district con-
vcntion, w. ]. Boyce, chairman, T. G.
O'Neil and NJ f. Hutchins; county
convention. G. f. Moody, chairman, II.
c. Whitehin. c. c. Graves. r. c. ONeil,
NJ c. Barber, L. e Campbell. j. o.
Freeman and NJ. o. Evans. They were
unlnstructed except for the L :. SEN
atorship The following resolution
was introduced and adopted by the
caucus: Whereas, Recognizing the
distinguished services of the Hon.
William Paul Dillingham; in behalf of
the citizens of the state of Vermont
and his broadmindedness in the |. S.
Senate Resolved. That it is the sense
of the voters here present that the
delegates this day elected to act in
the republican state convention shall
use all honorable means to secure the
nomination of Mr.. Dillingham; for U.
5. senator. and Resolved, That the |
delegates to the republican state con-
Waterbury town committee is f. a. |
Boyce. chairman, Ernest Newcomb and
H. c. Whitehill.-At the DuXbury eau
Gus Thursday forenoon the following !
delegates were elected with power to |
choose their own alternates State
convention, f. w. Huntley. Is. r. De-
merritt; district "A. j. Durkee. G. w.
Davis; county, L. T.. Foss, NJ. V. p.
Hayden. b. f. Hart. Philip Shonio.
Charles Kennedy. All were unin
|structed.
News has been received from Mayville,
Mich. of the marriage of J. julius chat
fee to Mrs. V. L. Thomas on August
%. The bride is the daughter of Nr and
Mrs. Ichabod Thomas of North DuXhury
and has spent most of her life in that
vicinity. The groom is the owner of a
large fruit orchard in Dayton, Mich.
The ccremry was performed Mt the
groom's home in Mayvile only immed-
ate relatives being present, among them
| Mr.. and Mrs Henry Chaffee of silver
wood. Mich, Mr. and Mrs Edward Chat
| fee and two children of Dayton, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilder Thomas and Miss
| Eliza Thomas, daughter of the bride.
| from North DuXbury.-Mss Flora Boyce
who has won much praise for her organ
work, has secured permanently the posi-
| ton as organiSt in the Holding Methodist
| Church in Barre.-A tennis club has been
organized with the following officers:
President Norman Frost; vice-president,
Paul SWasey; secretary and treasurer,
| Burton Luce. c. Evans was chosen court
manager. court mas been made at the
rear of the Green Mountain House.-Mrs.
Amelia Atkins, who has been ILL., Is more
comfortable.--Mrs. F. Z. Linnell of
Lowell, Mass. is visiting her sister. Mrs.
Samuel Bard.--Mrs. S. G.. Wheeler and
daughter are in Barre.-The Rev w. L.
Douglass, Miss Alice Douglass, Miss
Weltha Booker and w. II. Seabury of
this place. c. J. Greene of Waitsfield
land Miss Dorothy Booker Of Providence,
r. l.. were among last weeks visitors
to Cancels Hump.-W, b. Clark cashier
OF the Waterbury Savings Bank & Trust
company, was confined at home a part
of last week by illness,-Walter Carr Is
moving his goods into one-half of one of
the Knowles and Towne new houses on
Randall avenue. The other house will
be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Knowles
Miss Margaret Keefe and her cousin.
Miss Marion Keefe, We're guests Satur-
day of Miss NADINE Boardman in Stowe
The Hon G. W. Randall is confined to
the house by illness.-Miss Vera Powell
and Miss Marcia Winsow, former teach
ers here. are guests of Miss Lena Wal
lace.-Orlo Ayers has in his employ A. C.
Chayer an expert plumber. who will have
charge of that end of the business.-Mrs.
f. f. Atkins and Miss Ollie Somerville
attended the Ayers picnic on the San
ford Eddy farm Saturday .-Iroauois
Camp No, 13i35, NJ. W. A., will have a
field day at the local fair grounds Sep
i temher 70. The Moretown Military band
will furnish music. The Foresters team
: will give a dress parade at $50 a. m
and at 1880 p. m. will march through the
y main streets OF the village The list OF
e sports includes bicycle race iO0-yard da sh
pole vault. potato race, high jump, run
q ming broad jump hop. step and jump
5 There Will also be horse racing Purse.
y will be given for the frce-for-all, the 2:3
: and the green race. At three o'clock ther,
z will be baseball game between the w
n A. c. boys and M w. a. team of Bur
d linRton-The funeral of Benjamin Gibb
g was held at the Advent Christian Churcl
n Friday the Rev. A, d. Page officiating
l. Glen Donovan has been chosen t
y represent Harmony Pomona Grange a
X the State fair at White River Junction
? There are eight Oranges in the Pomona
d each choosing some boy and from thes
- eight the general choice was made. MI
t. Donovan has all expenses paid for tn
l. week. lie has to perform slight dutie
In caring for the stock and grounds an
is under an expert in agricultural mat
tiers.
IL Bert Duby, who had his right hand in
r jured at the O'Clair and Analr shed
t. last week and was taken to the Fam
ia Allen hospital In Luce's car to have tn
re hand dressed, has returned. lie wa
in helping one of his co-workers with IN
10 outside derrick when his hand wa
g. caught in the gear and three finger
in badly mutilated. One was amputated b,
r. 1t is expected that the others will |
e. saved The accident will keep him frol
all work for some time.-Nilliam O'Clai
no who has had blood poisoning in his arr
to after a small piece Of steel flew and CT
1g him, is much improved.-Walter Whit
I'd while at work i'm the j. r.. Crossett mi