Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25

Of cabbage, 25 tons OF sweet corn al OK
which went to supply the tables, 10 tons
Of summer and four tons OF winter
squash, 5000 heads of lettuce, 500 punches
Of beets, 800 punches OF radishes, loo
bushels Of green peas, 800 bdnches OF
onions, 400 bushels Of sugar beets, 90 or
string beans, 400 bushels Of sugar beets
(for cattle), 800 heads Of cauliflower and
two tons Of pumpkins. The dairy
products were $500 pounds OF butter, l,s60
quarts of cream and 1900 pounds of whole
milk, and fat pigs that were slaughtered
produced 1900 pounds OF pork. The other
products of the farm we're 10 bushels o.
currants. five Of pears and FIVE bushels
OF cherries
w. A. knight. Howard Grnns-y. Fos-
ter Young and Harold Newton witnessed
the football game at Middebury Satur-
day afternoon between the University
Of Vermont and Mddlcbury College,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Bclden Shedrick have gone
to Florida to spend the winter.-Miss
Mary King of Brandon has been spend
Ing few days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph King.-Mrs. j. A. Har-
rngton spent Saturday in Burlington
Amos p. Needham, daughter, Mrs I. NJ.
Martin and son left Sunday for
Miami, Fla, where they will spend the
wlnter.-The ladies of the woman's Bible
class of the Congregational Church held
a successful entertainment, supper and
sale Friday evening. the net proceeds
being about $5o-Mr and Mrs. VII
liam Fortlcr have moved from the John
son farm in Waltham to the William E.
Larrow house in this placc.--Miss Jen-
ME Bristol Of Middebury visited her
mother, Mrs. NJ T. Bristol, and her
sister. Mrs Fl. C. Herrck. Saturday.
Arthur w. Norton and Levi II.
Brown returned from Ripton Friday
with n 200-pound deer that Mr.. Norton
killed--Miss Elsie Merrill has returned
to Randolph after spending tho summer
and fall with MIR. and Mrs. Walter
White.-Isevi H. Brown was called Fri
day night to Bloomvile, n. Y, by the
death OF his wifes mother. Mrs. Onsiow
Hill.-Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood who
have been at the Stevens House for
several weeks, while Mr.. Lockwood has
been engaged in laying out golf links
for Charles NJ. Swift at Woodbridge
Hall, have returned to Boston.
Several years ago the Eureka Hose
company Of New York city presented a
silver trumpet to the Vermont State Fire.
| mems association to be given as prize
to the company making the best time at
the State tournaments 1t was specified
by the donor that when a company had
won the trumpet 1t was to be held by
them until some other company won it..
and II company won it three times it
became their property. In the contests
following the gift. the Volunteer Hose
company OF Vergenncs and the Steamer
Hose company of Winooski each had
twice won the trumpet. At a later tourna-
| ment when the trumpet was in the pos
session Of the Steamer Hose company, the
Volunteer Hose company won it for the
third time. When the treasurer Of the
state Firemens association requested the
| Winooski company to surrender the
trumpet, they failed to do so. After the
death of Chief Lavalley of the fire de-
partment of Winooski it was claimed by
parties in authority In that town that
they did not have the original trumpet
| and that all traces OF it had been lost
For several years the matter was brought
up before the annual meetings of the as
ISOLATION without being settled Finally
at the fremens convention this year
which was held October in Burlington
1t was voted to buy new trumpet ant
present 1t to the Nergennes Noluntee,
Hose company. The trumpet was pur
chased and Sunday President Charles a
Niles of the Vermont State FireIneni
association and the treasurer. both o
Burlington. came to Vergennes and CAV,
the trumpet to J. n. Alden. chief Of tn,
fire department, who will turn 1t owe
to the Volunteer Hose company -Uniol
THANKSGIVING services We're held Wed
nesday evening at the Methodist Epis
copal Church with sermon by the Rev
Richard G. Woodbridge. Charles Bartle!
has gone to Bridgeport. Conn. where h
has position with the Bridgeport En-
cheering company.-Mrs Samuel b
Booth, who sustained a slight shock abou
two weeks ago while visiting Mr.. ant
Mrs. George Elliott Of Starksboro. ha
30 far recovered ms to be able to return
to her home on Main street.-At thu
opening exercises of the Vergennes higl
school Monday morning Dr. Vance w
Waterman gave an address on Am
bulance Experience" in New York city
The rest of the program was as follows
Reading. Miss Ruth harrington voca
solo. Miss Dora Gibson violin duet, Mis-
Bresnahan and DR.. Waterman; vocal solo
Principal J. G. Walker-NIrs Cyrus
Horsford OF Charlotte visited her parents
Monday. She was accompanied on he
return by her son. Frederick who vii
spend the week with her.-Mrs Nobl
L. Ball. two children. and Mrs. Georg,
Porter of Ferrsburg are occupying room
for the Inter at the Hawkins house oi
Greene strcet-Dr. c. II. Cole H. w
Day and Walter W. Bristol have returned
from deer hunting trip to Ripton
bringing with them two deer which werv
shot by Messrs Day and Bristol-Mra
H. e. Taplin OF Seattle. Wash, who ha.
been living at the Crane house on Waite
street since the death of the Misses
Crane, Is now at the home OF Mr. AM
Mrs, Louis c. Cotey
Busna Vista Camp. Modern woodmel
of America, will hold n dancing carni
val this week in the city hail. beginning
Thursday evening with music by Gil
mans orchestra OF Burlington. Frida
, and Saturday evenings music will b
furnished by Watermans orchestra o
this city.-Frank Huntress Of Kecns
, N H.. member OF the Arm OF Cham
berlain. Foote & Co., was the CUES
, Monday night of w. c. Foote.-Rober
Pinney OF Middebury was the guest O
Attorney r. ". McCuen Monday an
accompanied Mr., McCuen on a due
hunting trip to the lake-AIiss Marjori
: Grinnell of Ticopderoga. n. Y. is spend
ing few days with her sister, Mis-
Katherine Grinnell. who is visiting Mis-
Mary #. Alden.-Miss Thomas has re
turned to Middlebury after 10 days l.