Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-14
HAPPENINGS IN VT:
NEWS BY COUNTIES

Cough. c. w. Botsford and George Thorn,
went on an automobile trip to Swanton
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs Ara Pail and chill
dren have returned to MONTPELIER after
a visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
NJ. Ball.-The Vergennes Gun club held a
shoot Friday afternoon in which % men,
bers participated. ". r. Warner and
Howard Adams made the highest score.
each getting Is pigeons out of a possible p.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Dillon have closed
their summer hotel, the Glcnwood Inn, at
Thompson's Point and opened their house
on Maple street
Franklin G. Lytle of Pittsford and Miss
Anna Agnes Jacobs Of New Haven were
married Sunday evening at the Vergennes
Methodist Episcopal parsonage nv the
Rev. Thomas Stevenson They were at
tended by Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Dow of
Ferrsburg and Miss Jacobs of New
Haven, sister of the bride. Mr.. Lytle
is superintendent of the creamery in Pitts
ford. for which place the couple left
by auto at the close of the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert ]. Allen and children
and Mr.. and Mrs Charles Wright Of New
Haven spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Sprague.--R. r. OBryan of Middle
bury Is spending a few days with his son.
Charles ]. OBryan.-Mr and Mrs Charles
II. Lester have returned from their wod-
ding trip and Mr.. Lester has resumed
his duties as chef at the Stevens House.
John Gravelle is acting as clerk at the
Stevens House during the absence of
Bart Casey-Miss Sarah Foss of Boston
Is spending a two weeks' vacation with
her father, F. II. Foss and her sisters.
Mrs. w. r Warner and Mrs. George W.
Stone.-Mr and Mrs. Perley Adams have
returned to Worcester, Mass. after a
visit to his mother Mrs. Edna Adams,
and his brother Friend Adams Miss
Isabelle, daughter of Mr., and Mrs Arthur
Devoid of Monkton, and Lawrence
Degraffe OF Burlington were married
Monday morning at St Peters Church
by the pastor, the Rev. L. y. Vezina.
The bride was attended by Miss Ella
Little. and the groom by the father of
the bride. wedding breakfast was
served at the home of the brides parents
and in the evening a reception was ten
dered to the members of the bridal party
a the home Of tho groom in Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. De-raffe will reside in
Burlington Lena Mcguire Of Rut-
land is in town, called here by the illness
of her sister, Mrs. Joseph Noseux.-John
w. Ryan and family visited his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ryan Of Orwell. yes
terday.-Mrs. b. s. Goodale is making
a few days visit to Mrs Ernest john
son of Orvell.-H. C. McRae of New
York visited friends here Tuesday.-Miss
Florence Aunchman of Orwell is visiting
her sister. Mrs. David f. Ryan.-An all
days meeting Of the Ladies' Aid society
of Ferrisburg Nathodist Episcopal Church
will be held with Mrs. Jacob Kial Fri
day.
Charles NJ. Swift of Middlebury. who
recently purchased OF Col. Walter Scran-
ton the Woodbridge Hall property on
Lake Champlain in the town OF Ferris
burg has commenced extensive improve
ments on the buildings and grounds which
will cover n year. a. r.. Lawrence OF
Burlington has been engaged as architect
and general superintendent General re-
pairs will be made on the mansion house
and II. G. Wheelock Of Burlington has
been given n contract to install a new
steam heating system and make altera-
tions in plumbing. The Kewanee Pivate
Utilities company Of New York has been
given a contract to install a private cleo
tric light plant and a water supply sys-
tenn and a nine-hole golf course will be
laid around the estate a distance Of about
a mile under the direction of an expert.
Arthur G. Lockwood Of Boston. About 30
men are already at work and this number
will he materially increased as soon as
the work gets under way. The estate.
which is one of the finest on the lake,
consists of about 900 acres and has ona
Of the largest lake frontages for the num-
he 1f