Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

cars and In one of these found a can
of something which had been wet and
was in Jumps. Thinking IL would
make good play coal they filled the
engine, but on lighting IL an explosion
followed and their faces were burned
SO medical. attendance had to be call
ed.-Edson B. Palmer motored from
Bristol Sunday. bringing with him
Charles Lee and son. Mr.. Lee coming
as foreman of the novelty department
in the Demeritt companys factory.
Mr.. Lee has been employed in like
business for a number of years. His
family will soon Join him here and he
will reside In the B. r. Demeritt tene-
ment. recently vacated by Mr.. Rice
The families of f.. g. Miller, Frank
Glover and Charles Lease and Mr.. and
Mrs. d. r. Demeritt were in Mont
pelier Monday afternoon attending
the funeral OF Mrs. Edward Glover.
mother of Frank Glover. Miss Mary
Lease played and Mrs. B. r. Demeritt
sang. Mrs. Glover had been much with
her children in this town and was
much esteemed for her strength Of
characteristic. and Mrs. Earl Wood
OF Brandon are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
Lester Hills.--Mrs. 6. S. Bidwell and
Mrs. Edgar Durand are spending
few days at Mallctts Bay.-Miss Helen
Moody of Burlington is a guest of Mrs
Fred CIRCUIT at MIL vllage.-A birth
day party was rendered Robert Far
rell Kennedy at the home Of his grand
mother. Mrs. Minnie Farrell, in Colby
Vile Saturday. Master Kennedy was
one year of age. Five babies with
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w. l.. Boicourt. with the following
boys or Troop l, boy scouts. Herman
Chase. Paul Backus. George Donovan.
Robert Donovan. Frank Grout Nor
ris Eastman. Coin Haskins, Cecil Good
heart. Chester Moody, Carroll Swasey.
Richard Swasey and Hendry Randall.
left on the noon car for Stowe Mon
day From thore. with tent and trek
cart, they started on their hike, plan
ming to go three or four miles that
night before making camp The food
and candy sale held by these Scouts
was well patronized Saturday and a
good sum was received The cart
which they have was of Waterbury
make, most of the plans being those
OF Mr. Boicourt.-Mark Harvey is
spending the summer with his uncle.
Elroy Chase is employed in the Con-
cord Candy kitchen.--Elder p. G. Lord
is IN Rutland for a short time, having
supplied a pulpit there Sunday.-Mr.
and Mrs. V. X. Ducas are parents of a
daughter. who has been named Zaharo
after Mr., Ducas' mother
Guests at the Green Mountain Lodge
at the Center are Miss Fannie c. Carr
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Mrs Charlotte Emerson Main and Miss
Mabel Main of Washington. D. c.. Mrs.
Laura Hallett OF Boston. Mrs. Farr and
the Misses Farr of Brooklyn, Mrs.
Elmer T. Woolworth Of Syracuse and
Miss Harriet Morse of Waterbury.
The Hon. Chester Clark Of Boston
was also there the past week.--Mr and
Mrs. II. c. Whitehll are at Breton
Woods. N. H.--Mrs. E. A. Stanley and
children are with relatives in St. AL
bans. Me.-Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hill
and son Harold OF Somerville, Mass,
are guests Of Mr.. Hills parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry F. Hill-Hiram Pal
mer who was overcome by the heat,
has recovered.
The demonstration meeting at Bona
fortin Farms Tuesday was we'll at
tended. Speeches were made by Coun.
~ Agent Abbott ana Jay Cortysu Of
the extension service. Mr.. LeBaron's
alfalfa plots received much commen-
dalton. They were sown last year,
They have been cut once this year and
Mr. LeBaron hopes for two more cut
tings. Another one 10 In wheat and
is doing nicely. Mr.. LeBaron has
three kinds OF corn which he Is trying
out. leo cream was served by Mrs
Lebanon and Miss Kathleen LeBaron.
Harry Bulkely and his mother. Mrs
Alma Bulkely. left yesterday for Little
Falls. n. Y. where they are to be
guests OF DR., and Mrs. Howard Bulke-
ly. The trip was made in Mr.. Bulke-
ly's car. Mrs. BuKely will remain for
some time with her son and family
Mrs. Guy c. Howard and Mrs. j. e.
Worcester OF Barre were guests yes
terday OF Mrs. Nelson Vassor,-Mrs.
Arletta Boyce Is with her niece. Mrs.
Zephyr Anterior Smith. In Norris
Vile,