Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.

The Chaplin Literary club celebrated !
the 30th anniversary of it's orga nizaton !
with a meeting Saturday at the home |
of Mrs. ~ n. Post, at which time the
members read articles from Chapin's
life from the men who knew him and
had written from memory about him. |
Some of Chapin's poems We're read and
Mrs. Post read a poem of her own COM |
memorative of the occasion. Supper was
served. The club has membership of
ID women and four of these, Mrs Post, !
Mrs. Seymour II. Wood Mrs. H. y. I
Weeks and Miss Grace Watson. We're
charter members There are other liv
ing charter members, both in st. Adams
and other parts of the country, but they
have not retained their membership in
the club
At the close of the regular meeting of
the Monday afternoon club held Mon
day with Mrs. l.. j. Morton. the mem
| bers enjoyed a program arranged In
honor of the sOth birthday anniversary
of the president, Mrs. Henry G, Morton.
| The exact date of the anniversary is next
Saturday. November 20, but the MEN,
bers held the anniversary at this weeks
meeting instead Of waiting until the Mon
| day following in their desire to assure
| a greater surprise to their popular presi-
| dent. Poems of former members of the
| club. the late Mrs. II. c. Adams, the
late Mrs. H. ]. Watson and Mrs. Nelly
! Hart Woodworth, and Of one of the
present members. Mrs. Charles S. Warner,
were read and Mrs. Warner also read
another original poem which she had
written especially for this occasion.
The Hon. Ebert S. Brigham. State
commissioner of agriculture, has gone to
Marinette. Wis, where he will address the
Wisconsin Potato Growers association
at its State convention.
| There was good attendance at the
farmers meeting held at the city hall
Tuesday afternoon under the direct IN
Of County Agent Guy L. Tiffany of this
city. The fertilizer question was dis
icusscd, the value of the ready mixed with
the home mixed being compared by Mr..
Tiffany. a canvass was taken to deter
mine how many farmers would care to
buy ground lime at $50 ton. Mr.. Tiff
fanny having made arrangements to have
the product delivered to any member of
the county farm bureau at that price.
The meeting gave the farmers an oppor-
tunity to become better acquainted with
plant foods. crop requirements and fer
tizcr values.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas II. Seery cele-
hrated the 10Th anniversary of their mar
riage at their home on Russell street Sun.
day. They were presented many gifts.
Mr.. Seery was born in New York city in
lS43 and Mrs Seery. whose maiden name
was Ellen Griffin, was born in Granny
p. G., in 1916 Their marriage took place
at CRANKY November II, 1865. In 1871 they
!
, Seery was employed as car inspector by
} the Central Vermont railway Since 1883
The has been foreman of car inspectors for
, the road. OF eight children born to Mr.,
md Mrs Seery, five are living: Robert
5 w. of Springfield. Thomas a. Of Lowell,
Mass, Michael G. of Halifax, n. S, Mar
l garet f. of this city and Mrs. j. C. John
= son of Montreal. They have 10 grandchil-
- dren.
The remains of Mrs Mary Ward
. Scanlon, wife of James Scanlon. who dice
0 at her home In Swanton Monday morn
ing, were brought to this city by specia
car on the ST Adams e Swanton Trac
tion company yesterday morning abOu
II 9:45 o'clock and the interment took place
=, II Holy Cross cemetery. The Rev JOS epl
f Paouet assistant at St. Nhry's Church
= officiatcd at the services at the gray u
: The bearers were James, John and Franz
@ Ward of this city, Charles Ward {
|. Bridgeport, Conn, f. j. Driscoll of thi
:. city and Arthur McNally Of Swanton.
l. At the annual meeting of the Watcaf
4 Circle of the Kings Daughters held II
70 the chapel of the First Congregations
: Church Tuesday evening the following
4, officers were elected; Leader Mrs II. c
II q
rt treasurer, Miss Mary a, Manner; chaplain
10 Mrs $. w. Anthony; chairman of wor
ie committee, Mrs. c. w Writer'S; chairma
q of entertainment committee, Miss ilarre
"a, r, Brainerd. 1t was voted to send 81 I
10 the Margaret Bottome home in Ne
n York city. which is soon to hold
fair