Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-13
VERGENNES.

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VERGENNES.
| In 1919 there were If deaths in this city,
as compared with 81 in 1914. Among those
who died there was a large percentage of
aged people There were IL marriages in
| 1915, as against Is in 1914 IN 1915 there
wcr" a births and in 1914 3.
John II. Donnelly has been appointed
postmaster of this city to succeed Thomas
Mack. This is Mr. Donnclly's second
appointment to the Office. he having
served as postmaster here from February
10, 1894. to April /. 1898, succeeding T. II.
Foss lie represented this city in the
General Assembly in 1912 and has several
| times served as Il member OF the board
Of aldermen.
The annual meeting Of the Nergennes
congregational Church was held in the
vestry Monday evening. the Rev. Richard
| G. Woodbridge, moderator, presiding The
reports of the treasurer, trustees. Ladies'
, Home and Foreign Missionary societies.
| the Sunday school and c. G. C.'s showed
a flourshing condition of the church and
society. Officers were elected as follows:
| Clerk for one year. w. w. Bristol; treas
for three years. w. II. Bristol: deacon for
three years. W. r. Bristol. soliciting
committees w $ Bristol, MIS-. George ".
Stone and Mrs. W. W. Bristol beue-
violence committee, L. w. Graves and G.
A. Bristol; music committee, Mrs w. j.
Strong. Mrs. G. T. O. kimball. H. 6.
1Icrrick and Mrs. A, W. Norton
Hugh Strickland has moved to New
Sheffield Farms Slawson- Decker COM
rany's milk plant.-Miss Laura Meade.
teacher in the Ncrgenncs schools, is i'll
with tho grip and Miss Eva Mcigs is sub
stituting I'm her place perlcy Stagg has
gone to Williston to visit his sister, Mrs.
Henry Brothers. About ~ pupils of the
Ncrgenncs school are i'll with the grip
The ice in the river Is now about eight
inches thick.-A. ID. Wright of Middle
bury visited friends here Tuesday.-Mrs.
Mary BruYa, who has been spending six
weeks with her daughter. Mrs Frank
Barrows. has returned to Middlchury.-
W. II. Stctson of Boston called on friends
in town Tuesday.-Miss Martha Thornc
visited Mrs. George Burroughs of
Waltham Tuesday.-Mts. Dustin e.
| Barrows has returned from a visit to her
daughter. Mrs. Eugene Brooks. of Bur
linGto n.-Miss Doris Bsbcc. who has been
in i'll health for a about a year, is able
to ride out
Tho annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the National bank of Vcrrennes was
held Tuesday afternoon and the follow
ing directors W reelected: l.. e. Seegar
of Addison. W. II. Dean OF North Ferris
burg, i. II. Harrington of Brandon. O.
II. sherman OF Burlington, :. D. Farr
of Bristol, w. r. Bristol and A. w.
Norton of NcrEonncs. At tho meeting OF
directors the following officers were re-
elected: President, o. H. sherman: vice
president, W. II. Dean. cashier. Charles
II. strong assistant cashier F. w
Graves. -Wyman Bristol has gone to
Lowell. Mass. where he will have charge
or tho educational work of the Lowell
\. NJ {, A.-AmonE those who went to
burI'nSton yesterday TO attend the Dairy
mon association meeting were w. r.
bilstoi, X NJ Warner, y. S. Crane, r.
H. BRISTOL and c. l.. Rccd.-The newly
elected officers of Champlain Lodge. /.
a. o. r., were installed Tuesday evening
as follows: y. G., +. &. Ward: V. G.,
: H. Burroughs; recording secretary.
tx.
fattaW; treasurer. ". y. Slack chaplain.
W. H. Adams; warden. r, w Flagg:
conductor W, H. Barrows: r. s. y. g..
kalph Booth; l.. :. y. c.. Fred Rivers;
- i' Dr. +. NJ, Rogers: r. : V. G..
iichrN lIallock; l.. s. V c., George Hunt.
j." ;. =, Howard lIaliock: c. c.. Stewart
bacon The installing officers were u. D.
IT, NJ Z. :, Bradley cf Richmond. as
sisted ny Past Grand Masters ~. IT,
ADAMS l.. y. Rivers. W. II. Barrows.
George hunt ANA +. w. Flagg Addresses
were gwen by -. II. q. VI. l.. s BRADLEY
ana others after which refreshments
We're served.-The AS You Like 1t" club
met tuesday evening with Mrs Richard
Woodbridge at the Congregational
'hurch parsonage, Miss Anna Wood.
p'loS'' reading from Harris "American
NATION History" Mrs. +. " Graves:
humorous readings, Mrs. g. f. O. KIM
pa''' reading from Benuetts your
United States Mrs. f. NJ Rogers; music.
MISS Noodhridge.-Jo Joseph A. Morgan of
-NeW YORK called on friends here yester-
uaF'-hlchard Madoon Is ill.-The Rev.
rather Archambault of Bristol visited
"rS' Jullls Laportc, who Is seriously III.
Ses'erdaN-Miss Garrow of Burlington is
NIsHihs her brother. oliver Garrow.--W
~ ADAMS visited in Burlington yoster-
u"S'-iIarry :. Stone Of Springfield Mass.
o"ncd on friends in town Yesterday
'o'ln H. DOnncly made a business trim
To Rutland Yesterday.