Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-28

VERGENNES.
Benjamin r. Field a widely known and
highly respected citizen, died Friday
morning, at the Mary Fletcher hospital
Burlington, following an operation which
he recently underwent. He was born in
Ferrisburg June 10, 1865, the son of the
late Thomas and Abbe Olerringtom
Field. Mr. Fields great-grandparent
| Anthony and Hannah Field. were early
settlers of Ferrisburg, moving to that
! town from Duchess county, n. Y, in 1IS5.
Mr. Field was married in 1876 to Minnie
Laduke, daughter of the late Joseph and
Olive Laduke of this city. About u years
ago he moved to this place and for the
past few years had been engaged in buy
| ing and selling cattle for Amos F. Need
ham of this place. Mr.. Field was of
genial, kindly nature and leaves a host
of friends. He was a member of st.
Paul's Church Besides a wife, he leaves
one son, Thaddeus of Fcrrisburg, and one
daughter Mrs Hugh Philips Of Montpel
Ter. The body was brought here Friday
and the funeral was held Saturday after
noon at one o'clock at the house.
In Saturdays market eggs sold for 90
cents per dozen and butter at from 20
|
of Ferrisburg visited Mrs. John Clark
and Miss Fannie Breckenridge Satur-
day II II. Woodward of Boston al
! II. r. Leighton Of Portland, Ne. called
on friends ir town Saturday.-Mr and
Mrs. r. n. Snyder and son, Bernard,
passed Sunday with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. l.. L. Desautels, of Charlotte.-Miss
Luna Spencer of Ferriaburg visited Miss
Fannie Breckenridge Saturday.--IIarry
Cohen from the Province of Minsk Rus
STA, on his way to the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs c. Cohen Of Bran
don. visited his uncles. Abraham and
Aaron Cohen here last week.-Mrs.. Will
| liam Cotey has gone to Fairfax for
two weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Il. Loach..-O. Roethol of
burlington was in town on business Sat
urday.-An infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Hart died Saturday morning
from spinal meningitis The funeral was
held at the house Monday afternoon
Mrs. Georgia Butterfeld of Effingham
Falls, y. H., is visiting her brother, NJ.
J.. Barton.
| The Rev. l.. y. Nezina delivered an OK
| cellent pre-memorial address at St
| Peters Church Sunday evening. Ethan
Allen Post, q. a. r., c. 7. ;. Pierce,
! commander, attended the services in
body. Dr. Edward Pilon presided at the
| organ and the music was a feature Of
the services.-Mrs. William Cook has re-.
| turned from Winooski, where she under
went d surgical operation at the Fanny
Allen hospital.-AIrs. Fletcher t'rsbe
went Monday to the Mary Fletcher
hospital, Burlington, to be operated on
Tuesday for the removal of a cancer
The condition OF +. 5. Scott, ST., who Is
suffering from bladder trouble remains
about the same.--Mrs. Hugh Philips, who
was called here by the death of her father
| Benjamin r. Field. returned Monday
! to Observation-Disclosures Morris of Bur
| lngton visited his sister. Mrs. w. A.
Scott, and his brother, Neil Morris, Sun
daY.-AIss Julia Carter of Essex juno
tion spent the Weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Joseph Carter,-Levi II. Brown left
Monday on n business trip to Ogdens-
burg, n. I.-rhe Ladies' Aid society Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church will
meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. l.. i.
! Whitford. Joseph Il. Montenay visited
in Grand Isle Sunday.-Principal William
II. Carter of the Proctor high school AMI
Mrs Carter We're Weekend visitors to
his mother, Mrs. Joseph Carter.-The
Ladies' Aid society of the Ferris burS
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold a
dime and poverty social Thursday even
ing, June t. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
. Amos Robinson.-The condition of Miss
Matte Sullivan, who recently underwent
"A surgical operation at the Fanny Allen
hospital. Winooski, is favorab le.-The
regular Monday morning exercises at the
NcrEcnncs high school consisted of a
drama tization of "Garcth and Lynette,' -
a piano solo by l.. G.. Meby and two
numbers by the high school orchestra.
The funeral services of an infant child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Hart We're held at
the house Monday afternoon,-Henry V.
Smith spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs
John Donovan. Of West Ferrisburg.-M
and Mrs Harold Barton visited his
mother In burlington Sunday Miss Louis,
Langevn has returned from visit in
Rutland--Geor;e Ramsey suffered a severe
injury to a finger at the Sheffield Farms
awson-Decker company's plant Mon
day.
At a meeting Of the Offers Officers
as follows were elected President
Irving II. Hare; vice president, William
Bennett; secretary, Wilbur Knowles
treasurer Royal Slack; executive com
mittee, the above officers and NJ NJ
Morrson.--Mrs w. y. Moore has re
I; turned from Burlington.--Mrs Johr
w. Ross of Rutland visited George w
4 Ross Monday-John w. Ryan wen
2 Monday to orwell to visit his parents
. Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan.