Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
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NEWS BY COUNTIES


post-prandial services were held, Attor-
ncy r. w. McCuen acting as master of
ceremonies, and q musical and literary
program carried out. a double male quar-
tette composed of DR.. c. II. Cole, Guy
A. Beach. j. c. Walker, II. W. Day, Ray
mond Slack DR. w G. Watt, +. W. Flagg
and C. B. Brownell sang. Remarks were
made and humorous selections given by
Judge Frank l.. Fish, DIR. W. G. Watt, DR..
G. II. Cole, W. r. Warner and George c.
Ross.-Mr. and Mrs. Levi II. Brown and
son. Onslow, have returned from Bloom
vile, n. Y. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Browns father. Onslow Hill who
will make an indefinite stay here The
condition of Bart Casey, who is Ill with
rheumatism at the stevens House, is
slightly improved.
Bernard. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Daigneualt. was taken Mon
day by DR.. d. j. Carroll to
the Fanny Allen hospital. Winooski, to
be operated upon for appendicitis-Mr
and Mrs. Barto of Davenport Ia, who
have been visiting relatives in this sec
ton, have been called home by the
death of a brother of Mr.. Barto.-The
meetings Fridays in the rest room of
the Bixby Memorial Free library by
the women to prepare dressings for the
wounded in the European war will be
discontinued until the first Friday after
New Years r's-Arrangements are being
made by tho choir OF St. Paul's Church
to celebrate Christmas eve with the
singing of Christmas carols to shut-ins.
Fred Chamberlain, who has been i'll.
| has resumed his duties as rural car
rier on route No. 3.-News has been
received of the arrival in San Antonio.
! Texas, OF Miss Nellie Mcknight, who
loft here about two weeks ago. In com
pany with Miss Hattie W-inslow OF this
city Miss Mcknight left San Antonio
December for Callfornia.-Robert Allen
has returned from Ripton, where he
shot a 2oopound buck.-Attorney Philip
j. Ross Of New York city made a week
end visit to his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
/ srank H. Ross--Miss Marjorie Phelps
| of Middlebury College and Miss Helen
! Phelps of Burlington were Weekend
visitors to their father. DR. +. c. Phelps.
A New England supper under the aus
pices of the Nergennes Methodist Epis-
+ copal Church will he served in the
church parlors Tuesday evening, Decem-
ber 15.-Mr and Mrs. Elijah Parish of
| Bridport We're week-end guests of her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Carter.-Michael Sui
! Ivan is confined to tho house with a
severe attack Of rheumat.sm-W. A.
knight attended the initiation Of meM-
| hers at the Sigma MI fraternity meet
| ing at Burlington Saturday evening.-A
son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Adams Sunday.-Clarence Beach has
! finished work at the store Of ]. A.
: harrington az Co.
! At the third quarterly conference of the
, Methodist Episcopal Churches of Ver-
! gennes and Ferr!sburg George d. Middle
| brook and Charles Field were elected as
| judges and Allen Burroughs. John Bristol.
! Holden Beach and Fred Cushman were
! elected telers for the coming election of
| lay delegates to the annual Troy con-
| ference The election will be held at
| union service of the churches in the Yer
| gennes church Sunday morning, January
| Mrs. ode Myers, who has been the
| guest of Miss Louise Langcvin for the
| past three months, started Tuesday on
her return to her home in San Juan, Cal
W r. Warner went Tuesday to St.
| Johnsbury to attend a meeting of the
! public service commission, of which he
| Is member-NIiss Herrika Rock, who
has been spending her vacation in town
with her parents. has resumed her duties
as teacher in Ferrisburg.-Mlss Helen
jackson. who has been visiting her cousin,
Miss Ethel Tull, has returned to st.
I Albans-GcorCe Glassser left Tuesday
on business trip to Buffalo, y. Y
\ son was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs.
! Edward Sears.-Mrs. S. Harry Burroughs
has returned from visit to her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Mason Mills, Of Wood
stock Mrs John DaiGneault is spending
IA few days in Winoosld, her son.
Bernard, having been operated upon for
appendicitis at the Fanny Allen hospital
Nonday-Arthur B. Taher of this city
and II. w. Day OF Waltham went Tues
day to Niddlebury to serve as grand
Jurors at tho Addison county court,
which opened Tuesday.-Mrs. Frank Gee
| is spending a few davs with her son.
George Gee. of Burlington.
team composed of the following men,
bers from Pierpont Lodge, No. 81, w. W.
Bristol. II. c. Herrick, A. S. Haven,
George r. Slack, DIR. w. G.. Watt, George
C.. Ross, Guy a. Beach and r. l.. kings
land went Tuesday evening to brandon
and eXemplifed the rank of esquire on
two candidates at the annual district
convention of district No. :, knights Of
pvthias. The men of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church of Ferrisburg will serve
an oyster supper Friday evening In the
vestry of the church.-Mrs. a. G. Web
ster has returned from visit to her
daughter Mrs. Daisy Wissell, of Belmont
Joseph r. Montenay attended the an
nual district meeting of the Knights OF
aythias held at Brandon Tuesday eve
ning.-Miss Marion Parker issuffering from
n sprained foot.-W. \. Sheriff., an aged
and prominent citizen, is suffering from
the effects of shock sustained Tuesday
and his niece Mrs William McMasters
of Montreal, and his grand-nephew, w. f.,
Greene. of New York are In town.. II.
Harrington of Brandon was a guest Of the
Stevens House yesterday.-Miss Gertrude
Stoddard, who has been spending several
months with her sister, Mrs, John Nash,
has returned to Chester.Mr. and Mrs.
C. e Dickinson Of Shoreham are VISITING
Mrs. Levi II. Brown.-Mr. and Mrs Ste
phen Jennings who have been staying
Henry Ringer. have commenced house
keeping in the Robert Hudson tenement on
Main street. r. Montenay was called
yesterday as a witness before the grand
jury of the Addison county court at Mid
dlebury.-Mrs. Benjamin Parker visited In
Burlington Tuesday.-Mrs. George Blair
of Shelburne and Mrs. O'Claire of Bur.
lngton were visitors early in the week to
their brother, William Porter, who is con.
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