Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-26
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

BRANDON.
\ son. Frederick Grant. was norm to Mr..
and Mrs. Torrance Petite on October 1S.--
Mrs. Julius PelkeY of pittsford. Mrs. Ilar-
old Burditt of Wendell, Idaho. and MIS-.
Alice Young of North Adams, Mass +.
who have been the guests of Mrs W. II.
Tarbe have returned to their homes
Mrs. Eliza Brown of Monkton is spend
ing two weeks with her sister, Mrs Fred
Cobb.-AIr. and Mrs. O. f. Franklin vert
Sunday TO Rutland where they will re
main Tor Two weeks with rclatives.-Thc
Rev. and Mrs. George 4. Kerr returned
MONDAY from Montreal, where they have
been several days visiting relatives --
Philip Hooker. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Hooker of Goshen, n student in the
agricultural department of the local high
school, won first prize at the National
Dairy show which is being held in Spring
field, Mass, for having the best pig on ex-
hlbition. This is considered quite an
honor, as every state in the Union was
represented In this claSs.-H r. c. Wat
son of this town took nearly all the first
premiums with his fine string of Morgan
horses.-C. j. Rowe is moving from the
house on Union street which he has ocCu-
pied for n number of years to the houba
he recently purchased from John IGarah
opposite the depot.-Mr and Mrs. Harry
( iiemenWaY and children of Granville, y
Y, are visiting friends i'm town for a few
days. Mr.. Hemenway was i'm the iewoliy
business in Brandon for number -
! years. The work of remodelinr the third
floor of the Brandon Inn so as to make l.,
additional rooms has been commenced hy
the contractor, T. W Rogers An eln~-
trio elevator will also he installed
| me funeral of H. p Aver. who died at
ms homo on the plains last Thursday
morning, was held at the Goshen Church
Sunday afternoon at one O'clock the Rev.
H. NJ. Hayes of Forestdale officiating.
/ inc bearers were Frank Ferris. Frank
IIius, charles Atwood and John Petite.
all Sons of Veterans. G. j. Ormsbce
Post. g. A. r.. attended in a body and
the Grand Army burial service was con-
Quoted by the officers of the post.-The
mission study class of the Methodist
( church met Wednesday, afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Capcn on Carver
street-Iames r. Harris is in New
! Haven, whore he will wire the town hall
! Tor electric liEhts.-John Churchill has
! sold a two-year-old Shetland pony, which
/ he bred on his farm north of the village.
To Mrs. a. b. Green of South Woodstock
Mrs. F. T.. Kingsley returned Monday
/ from Hyde Park. where she spent several
Park lnn.--Thc Odd Fellows will give a
| basket dance Friday evening in odd Fol
lows hall All odd Fellows and Rebckahs
are invited.-fiarry Hamilton has sold
the Brandon fish market to Dominique
Tarza, who will take possession Novcm-
Der Mrs. Minnie Hall returned Mon
day from Burlington. where she has been
visiting friends for several days-The
graded school, which has been closed for
Two weeks on account of infantle paraly
sis. was rc-opcned Monday morning
Hiram D. Aver died at his home on
the plains north of the village Thursday
morning, He had been i'll for several
weeks. He was a member of c. j. Orms-
bee Post. q. a. r.. having served in the
Second Vermont battery during the
Civil War. He is survived by two sons
The funeral was held at the Goshen
Church Sunday afternoon at one O'Clock
| and was in charge of c. J. Ormsbee
Post, q. y. L. Burial was in Goshen
cemetery.
There will be four candidates for town
representative here, George II. Young.
republican, +. l.. Whalen, democrat. who
received the nomination at the primary.
w. y. AtWcll republican, and DR. Her
man l'hllllpSen, democrat. who had NOM
nation papers fled.-Thc Red Cross assoc
citation of Brandon will hold a card party
this afternoon at 2;30 o'clock in the rooms
where they are making bandages. situated
over the Battles harness shop on Center
street. The proceeds will be used in the
work OF the Observation-Disclosures. Minnie
Hall has leased the Edward Briggs place
ION MON street occupied by Or. Il A.
Holmes and Will move there as soon as
it is Vacatod-Thcrc will be meeting
of Silver Lake Lodge. X. of F., this eve
ming at 1880 O'Clock in their rooms in the
Hill block. Refreshments will be served
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Scott entertained
the Bridge Whist club at the Brandon
Inn last Tuesday evening.--Prof Van
Ncachtcn Rogers, harpist, of the Rogers
Harp school of Round Lake y Y, is
spending few days at the home of
James T. Ilarris.-H. l.. Hindlcy, editor
of the Rutland Herald will speak before
the Mems club of the CONGREGATIONAL
Church AT the chapel Friday evening.
His subject will be. "Thc Ideal Church"
A large delegation of Rutland business
men came To- Brandon Wednesday eve
ning in automobiles and had dinner at
the Brandon Inn The Brandon BUSINESS
Mems association was also present