Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
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guests at the Middicbury Inn.-E. J.
NovaE. who has operated shoe shop
in tho Nidder block for several YEARS. has
moved to the Crane building and now oc-
cupies the rooms recently vacated by
w. !. Wood Miss Jennc Eddy leaves
this week for Rochester, n. Y, where she
was called by the illness Of relative.
John Donah. n Shorcham man, who was
sentenced in the Addison county court 20
serve from six TO seven years at hard la.
hor in the State prison at Windsor siart.
cd for that institution on the eight o'cloc>
train Friday morning, escorted by Sher-
iff Oln 4. Smith and DEPUTY Sheriff Ed
ward iiiggars He was still arrayed tn
he uniform of the British army which he
wore down TO Shoreham on his trip from
Canada and did not seem to he deeply de
pressed over the sudden turn for tie
worse which his affairs had taken
The remains of the Rev. George Vol
colt Brooks were brought here We'd
nesday from sudbury. Mass, where he
died Monday. and the burial viii he in
the family lot i'm the New Haven Mills
cemetery but the time is not yet sot-
tied. Mr.. Brooks was the son of Sam
ucl Noble and Susan Charlotte CBat-
tlcs) Brooks and was born in Middle
bury July =. 1882. and was therefore
in the 9th year Of his age. He WIS
lifted for college in the l[imbail Union
Academy and was graduated from Mid
dlebury in the class of 1873. being q
Phi Beta Kappa man. For two years
after graduation he taught in the high
school at st Nbans and then for two
years studied in the Union Theological
seminary, for two years more at the
Andovcr Theological Seminary from
which he was graduated in 1877, in
which year he was ordained as a Con-
gregatonal minister. His first pastor
ate WAS the Congre gational Church at
Woonsockct, Il. l. which lasted from
1877 to 1SS3. lie next held pastorates
in Boston until 1890, and at the time
of his death was pastor of the ConGrc-
gational Church at sudbury whore he
died He leaves u widow. one grown
son, and a brother. Charles ". Brooks
of MddloburY, besides other relatives
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Methodist Church
was held at the homo of Mrs. -. H.
Corkran Tuesday afternoon. There was
Il large attendance. The reports of the
officers showed that the society was in
a good condition. Tn" ladies during
the year have paid out St05 for differ
cnt things in aid to tn" church and
they still haV" q good balance in the
treasury. The following officers We're
elected: President. Mrs w. :. HuntlcY;
first vice president. Mrs. H. II. Martin;
second vice president, Miss Mary CadY,
recording secretary. Mrs. II. NJ. Balm:
financial secretary, Mrs J : Morgan:
treasurer. Mrs. u. l.. Robinson; chair
man of executive committee. MIS-. i. II.
Corkrar. At $50 o'clock 4 fine supper
was served to the members of the So
| ciety and their husbands.--Alrs. Will
| lam H. Jackson has returned from
| Springfield. Mass, whore she has spent
a few weeks with her son. Dane Jack
son. and family.--Mr. and Mrs. IIeburt
". Peacock have returned from a 10
days wedding trip in the southern part
of the Stato-W. IT. Durfcv has gone
to Burlington for few days stay ON
busincss.--Miss Bcatric" richardson
and Miss Stella Bruscau have gone t"
Ncrgcnnrs for a fow davs.--Mr and
Mrs. J. T.. Ingham of North TunbridCc.
who for two months have been
visiting at the home of Mrs. lnEhams ;
sister. Mrs. Walter J. Rose, left Wed
ncsday for New Haven. Conn. to pass
/ the remainder Of the winter with other
rclatiVes.--McssrS. George \. Bacon.
George Mcdonald Hiram Aldrich and
/ James f. Iangan of Springfield, VIII"
/ have been here for several days on "A
| business visit left "Wednesday for
| Manchester y. H.-Thomas w. Mar
shall and his son. Henry l.. Marshall,
| of TROY ~ Y. are visiting in this vi
cinity.--Miss Nellie MulcaheY of sud
/ bury is visiting in tho east part of the
! town.--MaX Wolf of New York city, a
former resident of MiddlcburY. is max
| ing a few days visit in town.. J.
| Lowell went Wednesday afternoon with
mis- son. Harry Lowell, to the Mary
! Fletcher hospital Burlington where he
| will undergo an operation for appcn-
dictis.
NERCENNES