Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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Wallace.--The w. V. Phelps company has
had fine season considering the amount
pf snow and Saturday practically wound
up the lumber operations. They succeeded
In getting into their yard all but about
5000 feet.-Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ. Armstrong
and two children were at the home of
Mr. Armstrong; parents, Mr. and Mrs.
4. H. Armstrong; in johnson over Sun
day.--During Lent there will be services
m St Matthews Church each Thursday
evening with an early communion FRI
day mornings conducted by the Rev. w.
i. Forsythe of Richford.-Mrs. l.. S.
Darrah is out after an illness of two
weeks.
The body OF Mrs. Ann Cotton was
brought here Monday morning from
Everett, Mass, accompanied by her son
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Cotton
The funeral was held at the Methodist
Church at two o'clock, the Rev. john
Wristen officiating. Music was by a
mixed quartet consisting of Mrs. A. A.
Aseltne, Mrs. H. n. Kidder, j. o. Kim
bail and c. II. Abel with G.. Fuller Raw
son as organst. The bearers were V. A
irish, C. H. WEIGH, j. w. Pomeroy and
]. C. Towle. The body was placed in the
receiving vault in Missisquoi cemetery
where her husband and son are buried
Mrs Cotton was in her S4th year and
had been member of the Methodist
Church here since it's formation; was
one of the original members of the
Ladies' Aid and Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary societies: a member Of the Won
ans Home Missionary society and FOL
years a teacher in the Sunday school
large delegation of the ladies of these
societies attended in body. Among
those , IN out of town were Mrs. Henry
Dewing of Richford, Mrs. +. A. Wiley
Of berkshire, Allen Draper, Mrs. j. b
Draper. Mrs +. r.. Fish and son. Eric
Of sheldon, II. r. Colcord. II. +. Towle
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Towle, Mr.. and Mrs
Jay Mayo, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dewine
and Mr.. and Mrs. r c. Hammond OF
Franklin.--Mr. and Mrs Theodore Cham
berlin arrived Saturday from Malvern
Pa Mr.. Chamberlin will assume the
duties of manager of the Federal Pack
ing company during the Illness of e
w David, whose condition is unchanged
Miss Irene Flanagan of Moretown was
called here last week by the illness oil
her sister, Mrs F. c. Farrell. who is
improving.-M c. Cramton has purchas
ed building lot Of w. " Phelps wes
Of his residence. He does not expect tc
build until another season.-Georg'
Touchette has purchased the house Of
II. W. Allen on Maple park.-John Casa
want has moved from the Fl. w. Aller
tenement on Maple park to the tenemen
OF y. +. Greenwood near the store o
the latter.-J. II. Mears of this towi
received news Monday of the birth Of ;
son. John Herbert. Jr.. to Mr.. and Mrs
]. H. Mears in Washington, d. c., OF
Sunday.-Mrs. II. c. Cleveland anc
daughter. Marion, of Coventry epen
Sunday with the family of her brother
l.. f. Greenwood
Town officers elected were: Moderator
Richard smith; town clerk, w. w. Hut
w. Smith; overseer of poor and poor
house director, c. II. Abel; constable an
collector, A. J. Croft; treasurer, w. W
Hutchinson, auditors, y. \. Aseltint
V. a. James, w. j. Chaffee; listers, "
j. Chaffee in place of f.. l.. Stanten, re
signed, A. j. Croft for three years; tow
grand juror ]. II. Mears; town agen
Richard Smith library trustee for iiv
years, c. L. Ovitt; school director, E.
PcrleY in place of F. a. Cassidy, re
signed, Theodore w. Perley for thre
years; Fifty dollars was voted for Me
mortal day expenses 500 appropriate
for the public library An extra high
way tax on town highway district Of
cents on the dollar was voted. The sur
of $1,000 was voted for permanent high
way. The selectmen We're empowered t
secure expert advice as to the safety c
the covered bridge in this village bull
IS years ago and If found unsafe to tt
place it with a new steel or concret
structure at an expense not to eXcee
iG"D0 TO be paid by a tax of Is cents o
the dollar of the grand list annually ur
Ill the debt is cancelled. In case a ne'
bridge is built a committee consisting {
j.. Il. Beatty ana j. G. Towle is to be as
ISOLATED with the selectmen. The tow
tax voted was so cents. The town vote
to accept the six towns now outsid
the Sheldon Poor-house association q
mcmbers of the association on certai
conditions should they wish to john
X. II. Best is out on clutches as the n
suit of an accident several weeks ag
when the lgaments We're torn on h
right leg above the ankle.-Mrs, w.
Wasson of waterbury who spoke at II
meeting of the Glover club in the hon
&C Mrs. c. L. Marsh Tuesday evenn
WAS entertained by Mrs. o. Merrill viii
hcre.-Mrs. A. S. Armstrong is recoverir
from an Illness OF two weeks-A
Croft county game warden. went to Ru
land Wednesday to attend the meetir
of the State Fish and Game League.
Frank Hart, who is employed in Il
Central Vermont Railway company
shop in st. Adams was in town Tuesda
lie is to assist his son, Eugene, du
Ing the sugar season.