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

WATERBURY.
There were two accidents at the YER
mon Dairy farm last week following
the installing of new corn husker
Tuesday Miss Dorothy Towne. 10 years
of age was trying to assist In the work
and was pushing the corn along with a
stick when In some way her hand caught
and was badly injured. 1t was necessary
to amputate the end Of the thumb, but
the first and second fingers. although
badly manged, may be saved 1t Is hoped.
Thursday Robert Towne, who was feed
ing the same machine had some trouble
with an ear clogging the same and in
pushing it along caught his glove and
the foreiinger of his left hand. To escape
having his whole hand drawn in he
doubled up his other fingers and bracing
himself tore away from the machine. He
is at the Heaton hospital. Mr.. Towne.
| who Is the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene r. Towne. came home from Bos.
ton TO assist his father. who Is in poor
health.
The Ladies' Union picnic at the Con-
gregational Church camp Friday had to
be postponed because Of the dampness.
The boy scouts, however. had their
meeting there in the evening with Scout
Master w. l.. Boicourt and Assistant
Scout Master Max Ayers Eight OF the
boys and Mr. Boicourt remained at the
camp over night.-William r. Elliott and
daughter. Mrs Dewey Graves, Of Chat
tanooga. Tenn, have been guests for
few days OF Mrs Delana Stevens In
Essex Junction Sunday they return
ed to johnson with Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
rows, who came for them by automobile.
Mrs. Barrows Ia a niece OF the late
Mrs. Elliott.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Morse are guests Of Mrs. Morse's par
ents In Ferrisburg Mr.. Morse sprained
one ankle in a fall from bicycle and
has been unable to work at the tale
mine for few days.-Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Jones Of Waitsfield were guests of
Mrs. Jones' mother. Mrs. Florence Cup
til. the past week.-Raymond Buzzell re-
turned Sunday to his work In the laun-
dry at the Vermont State hospital after
week spent at his home In Waitsfield
and the preceding week in Claremont.
n. H.-Mark Towne has gone to Wind
sor. where he has a position with the
Windsor Machine company.-Mrs J. w.
Rrsbrin went Saturday to Windsor to
be the guest OF Mrs. Grace Robinson
Mcintyre and from there to Lebanon.
Mrs. l. II. Whitney. who has been the
guest OF friends accompanied her as
Gar as White River Junction on her
way to Yonkers, n. Y.-William Sea-
bury. Miss Mae Seabury and c. c.
| Graves returned last week from a west
ern trip OF several weeks. which includ-
ed the Panama Pacific exposition.
The Waterbury school fair held in the
chapel of the Seminary building at the
Center Monday created much interest and
brought out a good attendance. Usually
! the fair of the Center Grange has been
! held in connection with this. so that the
exhibit this year from the children only
was considered very good. A pleasing
program was given in the afternoon, the
address of welcome being by Superin-
tendent Frost. The numbers included
songs by the different schools. recitations
by Earle Smith. Frances Muzzy. Harold
Hurlburt. Mark Hill and Frances Hurl-
burt, songs by Ida Dickey and Doris
Smith and dramatization OF the Three
Little Bears" by the Cotton Brook school
under Miss LeBaron.-Frank Ladd OF
Essex Junction has been the guest of
his daughter, Mrs, Edward Grout.-Miss
Gertrude Miller Is spending some time
with her father and family at Wicopy
farm at the Center, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Miller and daughter also spent Sun
day there-Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Vassar
were over Sunday at Malletts Bay
Hugh Lyon has returned home after ten
days with Mr. and Mrs John II. Pal
mer IN Dorchester, Mass.-Mr. and Mrs.
William N. Gilbert are visiting his peo-
pie in Morrisville.-Mr and Mrs. w, v.
Farr and daughter. Matte, OF Burling-
ton were guests Monday of Mrs. Fairs
aunt Mrs. Amelia Atkins.
MORETOWN.
Mrs Frank Buckley. who Is at tho
Heaton hospital In Montpelier for
treatment, is improving. THE funer-
nj of Mrs Gladys Fisher Smith Of Mont