Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-22

county rally in the opera house Monday
night was attended by about 300 persons
fully a third of whom were ladies
Harland b. Howe of st. Johnsbury. tn,
democratic candidate for governor, talk
ed for an hour and a half on the In
crease of State expenses. and was fol
lowed by =. NJ Meldon of Rutland who
went along on the same lines. Judge
Fred NJ. Foote, chairman of the demo
cratic town committee, presided and In
troduced the speakers--Oscar J. Clark
of Ogdensburg, n. Y, is visiting former
friends In town.The work on the State
/ road. which has been in progress or
Main and South Main street during the
past two weeks under the charge OF
j. Il. I3uttolph, county road commission
er, has been completed. Prof Raymond
Mcfarland OF Middebury College will
deliver an address this evening to a
| county rally of the Progressive party In
I New Haven.-Wnliam c. Duncan, who
has filed nomination papers as an In
I dependent democratic candidate for town
representative, mas issued n schedule OF
what he calls MY Policies" Among Mr.,
Duncan's policies are: That the poll tax
shorld he abolished" THAT Vermont
nedes fewer laws not more" That n
GO-day session of the Legislature is
ample."-Nr. and Mrs. Thomas l.. Ford
returned Tuesday night to New York
| city after a weeks stay with relatives
| in town and an automobile trip through
! this part of the State-Miss Arda Pierce
has returned to Sudbury after a visit
to her former home here. Miss Mar
garet Waterhouse who accompanied her
has returned to- her home in Salisbury
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar S. Bergstrom nave
returned to Rutland after an automobil'
trip to Middlebury. They were accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs J. J. LaFrance
and Mr.. and Mrs. n. a, Wetnle.
There will be a joint meeting OF the
Addison county republican committee and
the republican town committees OF the
various towns of this county at the town
hall in Middlebury Friday afternoon ct
2:3C O'Clock for the purpose of discuss
iny the issues of the present campaign
and especially to mako plans for large
attendance at the polls on etectton day.
The state committee has outlirod pro
gram which It is anxious to have tile town
committee carry into effect; and two rep
resent6tives OF the state coGlrhittee Will
he present and discuss these plans, The
meeting vii! be Informal for the discus
sion OF ways and means best to be used
to roll up good republican majority.
and It will also be in the nature of
rally, as two Of the candidates on the
state ticket will speak on the more i'm
portant issues of the present campaign.
All republicans of whatever creed or color
are invited to attend It is the greatest
Importance that all the members OF the
town committees In every town In the
county should be present, in order to
form an efficient working organization
The agricultural contest. which will be
held in the town hail Wednesday and
Thursday November 4 and 5, will be
given under the management OF the
Oranges, the Young Mems Christian as
socia ton and the schools of Addison
county and of Brandon and Sudbury in
Rutland county. Merchants of the va
rious towns have offered desirable prizes
for contests, which will include competi-
tons in corn growing. potato growing,
apple and pumpkin and squash growing,
with prizes in domestic science and
needework for boys and girls under II
years Of age. There will be similar prizes
tests and adults making entries will be
charged an entry fee of 26 cents each.
The two previous contests were 80 sue
cessful that great expectations are enter
tanned for the success of this YEARS.
Allen w. Tracy, who has been living In
West Rutland and vicinity for the past
four years, is in town to visit friends
and may conclude to remain here.-Miss
Ruth Wright of the freshman class OF
the University of Vermont has returned
to Burlington after a few days visit TO
her mother. Mrs. Ellen Wright. who ac-
companied her back to Burlington for a
short stay.-Thc damage done to the
Logan House park while a part OF It was
used for a highway during the recent
reconstruction of the stone road on Main
and South Main streets is being repaired
with all convenient haste. and it Is IN
tended to place tho roadway In as good
condition as it was before.-The first Of
the seasons entertainments In the Cen
fury clubs course will be held IN the
opera house Friday evening. when the
attractions will be the Temple 1uartete
and Miss Elsie Gordon, elocutionst. Of
Boston.-Prof Alfred Lowell of New York
city is in town.-The topic to he brought
up by the pastor, the Rev. A. A. Ian
easter at the Congrega tional Church
service this evening will be: "The Church
and III" Young People,: ana the subjects
for consideration viii he: First, "How
Shall We Retain Their Interest,"" second
"What Work Belongs to Them" and
third, THE Problem OF Amusements -
Mt and Nra Frank Warren have return
ed from Rutland after visit to Mr.
Warrer's brother. Fay c. Warren, who
recently engaged IN business IN that city.
Mrs. James Farrell has returned 20
Rutland after visit here at the home
Of her parents. Mr.. ard Mrs. p, F. Nc
MnhoH.-Tho Hon. James p. Donoway has
returned from a campaigning lou. IN the
Clara g. Clark has returned after Fl Sow
erai DAYS stay In ct. Johnrbury News
has been received OF the sudden death in
Hortford, Conn Friday of Prof Willis
l. Twitchell, for 10 years principal Of
the West Middle school In Hartford and
Tor 81 years In all principal of different
high schools in that city. Mr., Twitcheil
was born In New Haven May 10. 1862,
and after studying at Beeman Academy
In New Haven and Middlebury high
school was graduated from Middiebury
College in the class of 1877 after which
he devoted his entire life TO teaching, In
which he was highly successful. He held
many important positions and belonged
to many societies and fratcrnities. In
lS'o he was the president of the Connect