Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
BRISTOL.

DtlO O1ls
An automobile driven by Frank Callahan
ran into team on North street Satur-
day evening. The occupants OF the car.
riagc, two young men by the name f
White from Monkton. were badly cut and
bruised The carriage was badly smashed
and the horse injured. Callahan was ar.
rested by Sheriff G. 8. Farr and placed
in the village lock-up, charged with in
toxlcation.--Mr and Mrs. Amos Markham
OF Hancock are in town.--Miss Lois
Jenney was at home from the Burlington
Business College over Sunday.--In spite
of the cold weather. about 1O people
attended the community farmers picnic,
held at Varroy Brothers farm north OF
the village Friday. II. w. Elliott of
Guelph, Ont, gave an interesting talk
on stock and Stock Raising Other
speakers were j. =. Taylor, secretary of
the Greater Vermont association, and
W. ". Cady, master Of the State Grange.
Dinner was served out of doors.-Raph
Palmer has returned to Stamford. Conn.
Mrs Charles Norris returned
Sunday from three weeks visit
in vergenncs and Randolph Adele
Steadman went to Westford Saturday to
Elmer Elliott and John Elliott returned
Friday from two months visit In Iowa.
e. -. Palmer went Saturday to Wash
ington, d. c.. to attend the Grand Army
cncampment.-Twelv of the friends of
Miss Dorothy D. Lawrence gave her
surprise party Friday night ut the home
of Miss Mildred Morgan. The evening
was spent with music and readings and
dainty refreshments were served Miss
Lawrence soon goes to Middlebury Col
leEe.
Donald Wright OF Schenectady. N. Y,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter A. Wright.-Miss Lois Jen-
ney returned Monday to the Burlington
Business College.-Dr. and Mrs. c. A.
Averill of Burlington were in town Sun
day.-This town was visited by n severe
wind storm Sunday night Several trees
were blown down in the village and the
silo on e. c. bikes farm.
Phillip and Dorothy Lawrence. Rupert
Hammer. Duane Sprague, George Kill
bourn and Leslie Billings have gone to
Burlington to enter the University of
Vermont.-Mrs. Henry Godette and two
children returned Monday from a visit
at her home in Prince Edward Island
Cloise Norton of Bridport has entered
the employ of ]. w. Trudo--Fire. from
an over-heated chimney. broke out in
f. c. Norton's tenement house on
Liberty street Monday afternoon about
four o'clock. The fire company responded
and by the use Of the chemical engine
the blaze was subiued without much
damage Daniel Paska and family oc-
cupy the house.
Many farmers and their families me
at the farm of Varney Brothers. two
miles north of Bristol village. Friday.
September "a, in what is known as "A
Farmers Community Picnic" People
came from Bristol and the four sud-
rounding towns of Lincoln. Starksboro.
MOnkton and New Haven. The meet
ing was held under the direction of
the Bristol Farmers club. an organiza-
ton formed early in the season at the
request of the county agent. The at
tendance was assuredly not as large
as it would have been had the weather
not looked so threatening. The build
ings were visited COWS (about so head
of excellent Holsteins) were looked
over and corn and potato fields were
inspected. This tour of the farm was
very educational; buildings. stock,
crops all bespoke thrift About 200
p. m. all gathered around on the lawn
and listened to interesting talks by w
y. Cady State master OF the Grange
and president of the Addison County
Farmers association. and William FL
lott of Ontario, who has Judged cattle
at the State fair and several county
fairs in the State during the fall. Mr.
Varney. president OF the Farmers club.
and J. +. Carrigan, county agent made
a few remarks.
Volney Durfee returned to the Univer-
sity of Vermont yesterday.--Mr. and Mrs.
W. +. Chase and Mr.. and Mrs. II. y.
Tatro of Salisbury were guests Of Mrs.
c. " Ray Wednesday.-Mr G. f. Cady
OF Chazy, y. Y, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. y. e. Meader. and her daughter,
Mss Marjorie Cady.--W. A. Shattuck
left yesterday morning to resume his
studies in Baltimore Dental College.--The
remains of j. n. Ives, who died Tues
day in Chicago. will be brought here for
tuiial Friday.
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