Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-29

whose interest in the matter rendered it
possible.-Chares Ryan of Fairfield camc
here Monday and will have charge of the
completion of the improvement On the
highway which was stopped by the
weather last fall. This is on the East
Berkshire road.-County Supervisor j.
c.. Towle surveyed the Improvement to
be made in the highway near Il. o..
Stones Monday. James O'Ncil will be
in charge of that work, which will he
begun at once.
Mrs. Harriet Abel, whose Tooth birthday
was celebrated March 22, has been in fail
ing health for the past two weeks with
slight hopes OF improvement.-Tho
Rev. John Wriston returned from
the session of the Vermont con
ference in Brattleboro Monday morning,
having been transferred to the Maine con
ference and stationed at W~inthrop.-Mrs.
Edward Holcomb of Westport. N Y, re-
turned home Monday after a few days
in the home of her brother, J. w. Hath
away. She was accompanied by a daugh-
ter. Miss Edna Holcomb. who is q ste
nographer and bookkecper in a hospital
in Albany, n. Y.-At the annual meeting
of Lafayette Chapter, No. 4, II. a. NJ.
held in their odse room Monday evening
the following officers were elected: EX-
cellent high priest. W. X. McFecters;
king, j. o. Kimball, scribe, J. NJ. Young;
trea surer. C. H.. Stratton; secretary, j.
G.. Gaines; captain of the host. +. w.
Wallace; principal s~oiourner, Howard +.
Kimball; royal arch captain, q. II. Whit
comb; master of third veil, G.. 4. Ovltt
master of second veil, f.. J. Tyler; mas
ter Of first veil, J. A. Gibson; tyler. a. J.
Croft: chaplain, f. II. Brown; finance
committee, T.. j. Tyler, +. II. Brown. e.
w. Wallace. a special meeting will be
held May 10 when the officers will be
installed.
An attempt at burglary was made at
tho Methodist Episcopal parsonage last
Saturday night during the absence of the
Rev. John Wriston at the conference.
When the elder son, j. C. Wriston. re-
turned home in the late evening he was
greatly surprised to see a light in a
chamber and the shadow of n man on
the window curtain. The fellow quickly
disappeared. going out a rear door. The
officers were quickly by tele-
phone but no trace could be found.
Nothing was taken.-The Rev. T.. l.. Vral-
enburg reports a hatch of 178 chicks from
l96 eggs and a day ahead of time.-Mr.
and Mrs. G. f. Kenheld and granddaugh-
ter, Miss Della Kenfeld, motored to Fair
fax Tuesday where they will snend a
few days.-About 10 members Of the
Philemon club went to Richford on the
special train Tuesday evening to the
fourth and last meet of the Franklin
County clubs in the 600 in
which this club won out with Swanton.
st. Adams and Richford In the order
namcd.-H. l.. Lafley was in Burlington
Wednesday to be treated for eye trouble.
The first collection for the village school
savings bank was made Monday by the
Enosburg Falls Savings Bank and Trust
ompany where the deposits arc made.
Sixty-seven accounts were opened, with
a gross amount Of s2797 Only The grades
We're canvassed. Miss Sykes room was
the amer room. as they furnished ST. i6.
Miss Gladys Clough has returned from
a visit of a few days in the family Of
William Stanley in BerkShirc.-Mrs. a.
X. Manley is passing a few days in
Mortified.