Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
WATERBURY.

Mrs. Robert Haseltine and children,
Elizabeth and Robert, Jr.. left Satur-
day afternoon for Plattsburgh y. Y.
where they will visit for time before
returning to their home in Baltimore.
Md.-Mrs. Luthera Stearns while as
sistng a neighbor on the icy walk at
her home at the Center Saturday fen
herself breaking two bones in one
wrist.-Nicholas Petrus and son. Peter,
have returned to Remington after visit
ing Mr.. Petrus' sister, Mrs V. X.
Ducas.-The following officers of the
Methodist Sunday school at the Center
We're elected: Superintendent, L. A.
Ryon; assistant superintendent. Miss
Mary Alger; secretary, Miss Mildred
Adams; assistant secretary. Miss Doro-
thy Towne; treasurer, Miss Lois Alger;
librarian, Mrs. Cora Vaughn: organist.
Mrs. Carrie Batchelder; president Of the
Missionary society Mrs. Della Kicker;
president of the home department.
Mrs. Della Kicker; president Of the
cradle roll. Mrs. II. Palmer; vice.
president, Mrs. Mary r. Davis
questions to be discussed at the
Waterbury Grange this week are:
What DO You Consider the Greatest
Should Strive to DO Above All Others?"
and what Do You Consider the Most
Profitable Breed of Cattle to Dairy
With?"-Next Saturday. and Sunday
there will he delegation in town from
Che Y. NJ c. A. OF the University Of
Vermont. Hikes will probably be plan
ned for Saturday afternoon. there will
he socials at both the Congregational
and Methodist Churches Saturday eve
ming. and there will be representations
in the churches Sunday morning. a meet
ing for men and boys Sunday afternoon
at the Methodist Church and a union
meeting at the Congregational Church
sunday evening,-On the evening Of
January 2S. President Ira l.. Reeves of
Norwich University will speak at the
congregational Church on THE ObliGa-
tons of Citizens" Further plans for
this meeting will be announced later
DR.. T. j. Allen. who has been quite i'll
with the grip at the hospital. is much
improved. A. H. Andrews is also bet
ter.-The Misses Esther and Margaret
Stanley are confined to the house with
the grip. Gilbert Towne is one of the
recent victims of the grip.-Miss Rose
Carpenter left Tuesday for Gardner.
Mass, where she will be a guest of Dr..
and Mrs. H. d. Bone. REPORTS of the
condition OF Charles |. Hatch received
Monday were more favorable Robert
Luce is much improved.-Mrs. Eliza
Bryant continues to improve.-Miss
GENERA Harlow of the local high school
is i'll with the grip at her uncle's in
MONTPELIER and will be unable tn resume
her teaching for a few days.-Mrs.
Adlie Mansfield seemed slightly i'm
proved Monday.
OIiicers elected by the Congregational
Sunday school sunday were: Assistant
superintendent, Miss Mae Seabury; secrc-
tar, Miss Alice Seabury: treasurer, Miss
Eta Graves.-Miss Ruth Stanley and
Master Robert Stanley are Ill with the
grip The Misses Esther and Margaret
remaining about the sane.-Miss Ina
Gabrce, who has been i'll In bed for
number of days. was able Tuesday to
resume her work in the office of the YER
mont State hospital Everett Hillman
has been off duty at the Demeritt COM
pans plant this week because OF Ill
ness, Henry Hurson is also detained from
work by the grip.-School in the ROCK
Bridge district is closed because of tho
grip. the teacher, Miss st. John. being
i'll ut the Deavitt home.-J. Crossett
Shonu is not as well this week and Mrs
Phillip Shonio is also confined to the
house by illness ,-Nhs. McFarlane, who
was quite i'll with the grip Monday. was
more comfortable Tucsdav.-Carroll
Swasey was improved Tuesday.-Miss
Annie Dorothy Palmer has returned to
her school work at Lyndon Institute
Because of the meeting for men and boys
sunday afternoon the regular session OF
the White Memorial Sunday school at
DuXbury Corner will not he held.
The death of Mrs, Florence Y. Guptil,
widow of Walter Guptil. occurred at the
home Of her daughter. Mrs, Edward r.
jones' in Waitsiield early Yesterday
morning. Born in Richmond 60 years ago
next April the daughter OF Carl and
Hannah CTowne) Stevens. she early
moved with her parents to Little River
on the farm now owned by George w
Randall, Jr, Here she was educated in
the common schools and later had nor
nal training. and the fall after she was
II was married to Walter 0uptil and
went at once to tn" Guptil farm beyond