Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
r'HpEN|NGs IN VERMONT

Ing to meet and return with Mrs wat
,rman, who has passed the summer
It Kenberma, Mass, a guest OF MIS-
Nav Billings-Mr. and Mrs. Grover
Rice left Monday for a visit In Lyn-
ION Center with the formers aunt,
Mrs. Lucy Abar. and at st. Johnsbury
with his sister, Mrs. Gertrude walker.
Miss Marjorie Brown went to VOL
.ott Monday for a few days with Miss
elsie Perkins.
Peoples Academy and grades opened
yesterday with the largest enrolment OF
Students in the history of the school,
there being 100 in the academic depart
mentN Brin r. G.. Reynolds and Mrs.
Harriet 1de, instructor in the teachers
training course. reside In Morrsville'
Robert D Merrill of Schoharie, n. Y.
instructor in agriculture. arrived here
Saturday. Miss Mary Jean Simpson OF
Craftsbury, Miss Constance Badger OF
Ithaca, n. Y, Miss Nina Shepardson of
Richmond came Monday. and Miss Grace
Gates of Ludlow and Miss Catherine
Wilcox of Morgan came Tuesday.-Mrs.
J. NJ. Foss. accompanied by her son ana
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Foss or
Ringwood H., went Monday to High
gate for a short stay with their daugh-
ter and sister. and her husband, Mr.. and
Mrs George G. Morse. Mr.. and Mrs.
Foss will go to their home In Ringwood
from Highgate-Miss Drenna Cook of
Hardwick who has passed week with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. a. b.
Small, returned home Monday evening
ACCOMPANIED by her mother, Mrs. George
Cook, who passed SUNDAY and Monday
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. e.
Draper and sister. Mrs SMALL A.
Spiler returned to Windsor Monday
night after a week with his family here.
Mrs. r. o. Lunt went to st. Johnsbury
Tuesday to visit Mrs. Ray Eaton.-Mrs-
Harriet Hodge returned Tuesday to Bos-
ton after visit with his sister and hus-
band, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Delano.--Dis-
trict schools in town opened Monday
Miss Florence Chaffee left Monday night
for Eastman, Ga, where she has po-
sition as instructor in expression in the
Eastman high school.-Miss Marguerite
Mcdonald, companion for Mrs. Nettie
Rich. returned Monday evening from n
months vacation. passed at her home
In Boston. Miss Bretta Hydrin, who
has been with Mrs Rich during the alb
sence Of Miss Mcdonald, returned to
Boston Monday night.-Mr and Mrs.
Luke Fleming went to ,1nosburg Monday
evening to visit the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. W. Clarh.-Harold Patch
returned here Monday evening from
Magog, Que where he has attended
campmeeting, passed the night with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Patch, and
Tuesday went to his home at Scattstown,
p. Q.-Miss Eugenia Pinney went to Bur
lington Monday evening, her mother,
Mrs Frank B. Morse. expecting to un-
dergo an operation at the Mary FLEET
cher hospital Tuesday.-Mrs George
Norton returned Tuesday evening from
a visit in St. Adams with her daugh'
tiers, Mrs. Annie Durkee and Mrs. Max
Greene. She was accompanied there by
her son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Norton. Of Brockton, Mass.
fire alarm at 9:45 Wednesday morn
ing was for a stubborn fire in the base
ment and back wall Of the Tiff block
The whole of the first floor has beer
rented and fitted up for school pur
poses. but school in those rooms was no
70 open for a few days in order tina
hlc IooiIc Dc iuIulb1tcu' dIu
Job Of plumbing be completed in tn
basement. Men from the Charles Nc
Farland plumbing establishment were a
work and Charles Tinker was pumpnt
air into the tank of the gasoline fur
mace, used for heating their coppers
when the tubs slipped off and a brisl
fire Immediately followed. Mr.. Tinker
was badly burned on both hands, tn,
skin being entirely burned from the
right hand. After giving the alarm hi
walked to the office OF DR.. Charles w
Bates, where his injuries We're dressed
The fire was extinguished with Sigh
loss One Of the flats on the SECOND
floor Is occupied by the family of Glenr
Stone, the other was soon to be oc
cupied by the family of Abe Conan. AL
of the household effects of Mr.. and Mrs
Stone were thoroughly smoked-Mis
Marjorie Kimball of Hardwick was
guest Tuesday of Miss Ida Byne-Franl
b. Morse returned Tuesday evenins
from Burlington and reported that Mrs
Morse underwent a successful operation
that day at the Mary Fletcher hospital
The Rev w. T. Best of the Methods
Church will preach Labor day >ser
mon next Sunday morning. Harold Gran
Of Boston came Tuesday evening, joininj
Mrs. Cram in a visit with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs F. II. Cram Mrs. Gran
has passed six weeks in Morrisvile-
Mrs. George w. Clark, her son, Fran
cis,- and daughter, May, and Miss Rut
Bailey returned Tuesday evening fror
Ocean Park, Me-, where they have passe
the .-summer,-Mrs Ida Hart Of Newbur
was guest Wednesday of Mrs. Al
thur Ellsworth.-Mrs Clara Grove
and Mrs. Otto Blodgett and child ar
passing "a few days in the south PAL
Of the town, guests OF Mr.. and Mri
George Richardson.-Wlllam Gerard {
Rock Island is a guest of his nephe
and niece, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ster
son.--Mrs. +. II. Vancor and daughter
the Misses Helen and Doris returne
Tuesday from West Danville,--E, "
Webster has purchased Of Mrs. Ada
Jarvis her farm on the road to stowe
Mrs A. NJ Kendall of Burlington can
Tuesday evening to visit Miss Ellie
Cram and the Misses Bugbee.
"-,. STOWE.
The Illumination on Mount MS,nsfiel
planned for the evening Of August
and postponed on account Of unfavorab
weather, was carried out Friday eve
Ing by w. NJ Adams, proprietor Of Il
Summit House. Red fire was burned :
the .'nosa" nj nine ,'r,ccE 'tov
larger bonfire was klndled p = t'o
pile" on the trail to the - II
latter fire lighted up well a Dug
10 have been visible for ii hur / mile
IAuonc the teachers who arriV