Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-08
VERGENNES.

attendance.
VERGENNES.
The Bixby Memorial Free library re-
Gently received a gift of unusual inter-
est. the plaid of the Mcintosh clan. The
donor was Mrs. J. NJ Lawton of New
York, a descendant of the clan, to whom
1t was given by the Mclntoshcs. Mrs
Lawton wished in this way to show her
interest in Vcrgonnes first SETTLER Don
aid McIntosh.-Gn Saturdays market eggs
brought 81 cents per dozen and butter
/ q to 80 cents per pound. Daniel Carroll
has recovered from an attack of the grip
and resumed work at the Stevens House.
| George II. Gill of Boston called on
friends here Saturday.-C. l.. Holden,
/ president of the Bennington scale com
pany, accompanied by his wife and son,
John s. visited the companSHs branch
/ plant here Saturday.-IIcnry Z. Reilly,
representing the firm of William Allen
Sons Of Worcester, Mass, was in town
! Friday inspecting and making repairs
| on the boiler at the Bennington Scale
Icompany's plant.-Martin Nichols Of Ben
nnEton was in town on business Satur-
day.-The Rev. II. II. White Of this city
will be the leader of the union prayer
meeting at the Panton Baptist Church
Tuesday cvcning.-Mrs. John :. Walker
has gone TO Windsor to visit her son,
Superintendent Ralph O. Walker of the
State PRISON. 49, Frost of Boston, pro-
prictor of the Hill Crest House, Temple
ton, Mass, was a guest at the Stevens
, House SaturdaY.--Mrs. G. Il. Brownell
has returned from spending several weeks
at Burlington and Worthwhile. The
drugstores Of w. X. Warner & Co. and
! r. Neville will close Wednesday and
Friday evenings at hit o'clock-Mrs
Rogers of Brasher FAN n. Y, who has
been visiting her sister Mrs. j. r. Hill
and her niece. Mrs. Charles NJ. Grandey
has gone to visit her nieces, Mrs. Flor
once Barton Of Charlotte and Mrs. Alice
/ Martin of Burlington.
Warren Bristol arrived Saturday at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs C. ID.
Bristol Mr. Bristol has been visiting
Y. VI. c. A camps and conventions in
England and on the continent and when
he sailed in July he had been allotted
Y. NJ. c. A work in Turkey. but on
account Of the war ii was thought dan
EorouS for him to take up his work in
that country. During his absence he at
tended the worlds Y. w. c. 4 confer
.auce in London. sunday evening before
a large audience at the Conversational
Church he rovo an interesting talk of
his experience amonC Y NJ. G. \ camps
and also among the n.cnle of the conn
tries now at War.-Willam Patterson of
NTonkton receives his mail in a novoI and
unique manner. He resides ON n cross
road about half milo from tho main
road along the rural mail carrier's route
and TO obvlate the necassitv of going tn
the rnail-box he has a yindlass IN which
is an endless wire to which tho mai1-hox
is attached Whom tho mail carrier
masses Mr. Patterson turns tho cra,,l, on
the wind,ass bringing tho mail-bov IN
his homl. The time taken in tho onera-
ton is one minute and ~ saconds->1rs
d ! Carroll has returned from, n ,,,sit
to her mother. Mrs NJ G KolIiher NJ
Fort Edward \ y-Nrs ,rbor,os cror-
p.r formerly Misc Rlorcbo Co,,,,. =,
this Mace has returned to Pu,,ord aft.r
!, n visit 10 hor aunt Mrs N,no,aop nv.
ars Potter rrod, fo.,,,o,. r,si1,,. ~,
this cit,. and y ,.oto,o,, of .,, ,,i,.i, W..
in which he served ,our veors died !, Ct
y.ol, at the SoIdiers, HOME T., por,,,rc.
ton aged 90 v.ars tIo voc o,, ~ d,
family of ~ cbud,,,, o,,5 e., .,,.,.,,..,
two brothers William, AVID Ardr,y,. ,rr.,1.,
of this city-NIr and M cooro. o,,l
in u .u.,. 90 t,at