Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-21
ADDISON COUNTY
VERGENNES.

Mrs. Arthur G. Beach Friday evening |
at the home OF his father, Levi Beach |
About IS relatives we're present and d |
pleasant evening passed with music. |
During the evening light refreshments
were served.-Miss Sybella Seybold of
Wheeling, w. Va, is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Adams, Jr.-The Rev. John
b. McGarry, who has been spending a
few days with the Rev L. A. Vezina at
st. Peters Church rectory, has returned
to Northncld.-Mrs. Henry Thomas
Booth has gone to West Newton, Mass.
to visit her sister, Mrs Alexander
Bennett-Miss Katherine Grnnell Of
Tlconderoga, n. Y, Is visiting Miss Mary
Alden.-Nss Cornelia Scranton has gone
to East Orange, N. j., to spend the win
ter-Mr. and Mrs John Gravele have
gone to Colchester to visit her mother
and sister.-Charles NJ. Grandey has
resigned his position OF driver for the
American Express Co., for whom he
has been employed for about three years,
and accepted n position with the Haviland
Shade Roller conpany.-A son was born
Friday night to Mr.. and Mrs. David
Roberts. Eggs sold for 81 cents per dozen
In the wholesale market Saturday.-Mr.
and Mrs William A. Dalrymple and Mr..
and Mrs. George Chilson have returned
from an automobile trip through the
White mountains to Providence, r. l..
and Worcester, Mass At the latter place
they visited Mr. Dalrymple's uncle and
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Darymple.-
| Miss Martha Thorn visited Mrs. George
burroughs of Waltham Saturday
| n. G.. Herrick visited her sisters, the
Misses Ada and Jennie Bristol, Of Middle
| bury Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred
! Lowell of Bridport spent Saturday In
town.-Mrs w. II. Jackson has gone to
Sycamore Beach. Boston. to visit Mrs
$. Trombey. a. knight visited
in Burlington Saturday Levi II. Brown
! left Saturday on business trip to
Chateaugay, y. Y.-Dr. Charles n. Nc
Cuen and son. Robert, of Haverhin
Mass, spent the weekend with his
father. n. ]. McCuen. and his brother
r. W. McCuen.
| Sedgwick Preston, veteran Of the
Civil War. died Saturday evening at his
home in F'errisburg after lingering i'll
ness, aged 70 years. He was born in Fer
risburg January 90. 1S45, and spent most
of his life in that town. Mr.. Preston en-
listed at the American House, Nergennes
| December 4. 1863, and was taken to Bristo
to Join the company. He was mustered in
to the L. S. service as n private on De-
| cember II, 1868, In Co. f. 11th regiment
Vermont volunteers. under Colonel James
NJ. Warner OF Middlebury. Private Pres
ton was promoted to corporal July "A. 1865,
He was in every engagement from Win
| chester TO the close of the war. His com
| pany being largely lost the remaining
| members were consolidated June "a, 1865.
| with three other companies forming Co.
"a. and was mustered out of service August
| g. 1876 OF Co. f., he and Charles Porter,
formerly Of FerrisburE. now OF Grinnell,
| Iowa, were the only living ones and Mr.
Porter, so far as known, becomes the last
surviving member of the original com
pany Mr.. Preston married Miss Kate
Eagan of Ferrsburg January |, 1866. OF
this union of 80 years three children We're
born. William of Monkton. Mrs. Chester
Hawkins Of Ferrsburg and Richard Pres
ton of Ferrisburg. deceased. Mr.. Preston
had been successful as a farmer. was a
large apaiar and had devoted buch time
in purchasing furs from trappers and
hunters. in which he displayed skill and
| Judgment. He was member Of Dorches-
Ter Lodge. No. I, F. and \. NJ. of Yer
Wednesday afternoon at one O'Clock at
the Congregational Church. Ferrisburg,
under the direction of Dorchester Lodge,
the Rev ]. Hall Long officiating, -"Cncle
Hi in Boston, a musical drama, will
be presented by Gilbert and Gilbert
the evenings of October q and 2S
at the opera house under the auspices of
st. Peters Church.-Miss Helen Collins is
to, % I-,,II ,ti Dfl
nephew, David Collins, who is ill.-E. A.
Bursley of Boston visited fHends in town
Monday.-The first sociable of the sea-
son will lc held in the Congregational
Church at Ferrisburg Friday evening. -
Mr. and Mrs. w. Z. Leduc and 500 Cur
, tis, of Orwell visited Mr.. and Mrs. David f,
Ryan Sunday.-AIss Mary Rresnahan
spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs,
W. II. Douglass Of Burlington,-Mrs,
Clayton Mcintyre has joined Mr. Mcintyre
} at Springfield, Mass where they will
spend the winter.-Mrs. Frank Flagg. who
has been making a weeks visit to Mr.,
, and Mrs w. H. Flagg has returned to
} Rutland.-Miss Eunice Aunchman of Or
we'll visited her sister. Mrs. David f.
| Ryan. Sunday.-A. 5. Haven left Mon
day for Newport whore he will be MAJ
| red to-day to Miss Marguerite Robin
son-Mrs Alfred w, Smith has returned
from n visit to Clinton, Conn. She was
, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Salome
Rosster, and her aunt, Mrs Helen
, Coffin, who will spend the winter here
with her.-Miss Marjorie Phelps OF Mid
dlebury College spent the weekend with
her father, Dr. F. C. Phelps.-'The Home
Missionary society of the Vergennes
Methodist Episcopal Church met
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Charles
NJ Grandey.-Mr and Mrs. w. II. Norton
Miss Prudence Godette and Harry Norton
went Sunday on an automobile trip &c
Montreal and visited Mr., and Mrs. Nor
toms daughter, Miss Marie. at Notre Dame
convent.
given party at their home Monday
evening by about 20 Of their relative;
and friends in honor of the 18th ami
versary of their marriage. The evenin;
was passed pleasantly with whist anC
music by Waterman's orchestra. Refresh
ments Were served and during the even
: ing Mr. and Mrs, Daigneault were pre-
sented with a leather-covered rockini
chair and also llnen.--H. w. Day wen
to Burlington Tuesday to visit hi
mother, Mrs. Nancy l.. Wright, at tn
, Mary Fletcher hospital.-Mss Selma Mill
. Of Worcester, MISS, is visiting her sis
ter Miss Julia Milo, and other relatives
/. Mrs Katherine Garno. who has been II
5 for n few days. is better,-Spencer Pipe
4, suffered n fracture of n bone In one o