Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-24
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

BRANDON.
Truman Riley ha1 completed the graded |
school district census. There arc Si3
pupils III the schools residing in tho dis
trict' between the ages Of six and Is years
old, 1'o are girls and l73 are boys. --George
'ameron' Jr., who is employed at the
hiSh street quarry of the Vermont Marble
company here. broke bone in his left
foot saturday morning when neavy
drill rel upon it.-Miss Susan Talbot is
visiting friends in Fair Haven for few
days. The Rev. Robert Thompson. a
former pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. is visiting his sister. Mrs Z. w.
Ray, at the Vittum cottage at Lake Dun.
more for few weeks.--E. T.. Goshen and
f. Il. smith spent Sunday at Kings Inn
at High pond
Miss Susan Talbot has returned from
Fair Haven.-AleNander Bains of
Troy n. Y" is the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs l.. A. Savery.-Mr. and Mrs A. V
dc Piper, who have been the guests of
Mrs. w. o. Talbot have returned to
their home in Brattleboro. They were
accompanied home by Mrs Talbot. who
will remain several weeks.-Contrac-
tor T. w. Rogers commenced Monday
morning with gang Of men to break
ground for tho new high school build
ing.-Mr. and Mrs. T.. n. Butler, Laura
Butler. Frank Butler and Miss Marion
Kingsley went Monday morning to
Hyde Park on an automobile trip.
where they will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Senney for a few days.-Ed
ward Bush and two daughters of Win
chendon, Mass. are the guests of An
tome Bush of Pearl street.--Miss Vera
Evans is on weeks vacation from her
duties in the Neshobe Electric COM
pany's ofiice.--Mrs. Fred Flower and
daughter Alberta went Monday to their
home in Columbus, Ohio. after being
guests of Miss Shirley Faw-The Rev.
George u. Davenport of st. Paurs
Church. Burlington, officiated at st.
Thomas Church Sunday morning.
w. c. Gipson is confined to the house
by illness.
! Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith and son
/ of Providence, r. J., are the guests of
Mr. Smiths parents. Mr. and Mrs. w.
/ 7. Smith of Carver street.--II. r. Read
who has been visiting F. II. Osborne
/ for the past week. returned to mis-
home in Boston Monday.--E. n. Miller
has returned from Little Rock. Ark,
where he was called by the death of
his brothor.---Mrs. Joseph Churchill
went Tuesday to Castleton, where she
will Join Mr.. Churchill who recently
purchased meat market there.-Su-
perintendent of Schools w. l.. Douglas
has returned from a several weeks va
cation, spent with relatives at Hyde
Park.-Miss Ella Whitlock. who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph
, Churchill, for several weeks, went
Monday to Nantucket. Mass. where
she will remain some time with rcla-
tives.-Mrs. Cora Gipson. who has been
at the Rogers cottage at Lake Dunmore
for several weeks, has returned and
will make her home with \. II. Gipson
for the present.--'rhe new high school
building, upon which work was COM
menced Monday by Contractor Rogers,
is to be 1876 feet long and IS feet wide.
with two stories and basement. It
will he built of brick--Dr and Mrs.
w. II. Wright and Mr.. and Mrs.
Theron Wright. who have been at the
Wright cottage at Lake Dunmore for
several weeks. returned to their homes
Tuesday.--Mrs. F.. H. Walker is at the
home of her father. F.. II. Chandler
at Silver Lake for some time. making
the trip from her home in Troy by
automobile.-Mrs Ross Wells. a former
resident of Brandon. is visiting rela-
tives here.
The Brandon Concert band will give a
concert in the park opposite the inn this
evening, weather permitting. There Will
also be shown five reels of moving pic
lures and severa! beautiful colored slides
of scenes in Japan, which have been loan
ed by G. II. Young for the occason.-The
Rev, J. O. Ferris of New York city who
was acting rector a st. Thomas's Church
here for several months, visited his family
here MISUNDERSTANDING e. Baldwin, or
Canist, will give recital at the Congreea
,, tional Church Friday evening at eigh
, o'clock.-Mr. and Mrs. James Lovett anC
, family of Bennington are visiting Mrs
Lovett's parents, Mir and Mrs Henry
Sumner, for two weeks Wallace w
Wakefield, administrator of the Il. NJ
Parker estate, has sold the drug store il
the Smith block to George II. Rolfe, who
, has taken possession of the business. Mr.
, and Mrs r. J. I.avalley and son. Clyde
of Rutland, have been the guests o.
George Cameron for several days.-Count,
Senator DR.. w II. Wright and Town Rep
rescntativc w. A. Atwell went Wednesda
: TO Montpelier to attend the special session
of the Legislature. Benjamin Little wen
Wednesday t. Thompson's Point. wher,
he will remain several days.-NIss Mar
: jorie Bentley Of Middlebury is visitinl
her sister, Mrs. f. F.. Rogers. of tnioi
t.s,,