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

The annual meeting Of the CunSreSd-
tional Church and society was largely
attended Thursday evening. Reports of
the different officers showed the church
to be in a good condition. q. II. Young
was elected moderator and T. w. Briggs
clerk and treasurer for the year. lmme-
dately after the society meeting the
church meeting was called by the pastor,
the Rev. Walter Thorpe The Rev. Mr..
Thorpe was elected moderator and A. II.
GIBSON clerk and treasurer for the year.
Mrs. l.. l., -Averill and Mrs. G. K. Prime
We're elected deaconesses. The annual
supper was served at seven o'clock.-The
annual meeting of the Mary l.. Ketcham
Circle of the Kings Daughters was held
Friday afternoon and the following
officers We're elected: Leader, Mrs Emma
DEMO; Nice-lcader, Mrs. Flora Fuller;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. 6. J.
| Braloy The meeting was the 10th ami
versary of the organization of the circle
and out of membership of 40 there
have been only three deaths.-Mrs. Susan
Campbell has closed her home on High
street and will spend the winter With
her brother Edward Carr.
! AT meeting of ST. Paul's Lodge.
+. and y. NJ, "Wednesday January the
district deputy made his official visit
and the Master Mason degree was con-
ferred on one candidate. \ banquet
was s,rved.-At the annual meeting of
the Baptist Church, held in the vestry
Of the Church Tuesday Jan. 4, the
following officers were elected: Moder-
ator +. T. l.ovett; clerk, Miss Bertha
sumner; treasurer Ina Lamphere: audi
tors. Martin Eetcham Mrs. Charles War
ner: trustees for three years, Mrs. A. p.
Flint Rul ert ketChGm deacon FOR three
years, Frank II. Mcclellan; deaconesses,
Mrs, Nellie Ketcham, Mrs f. Y. IIol-
land. Mrs. A. p. Flint and Mrs Samuel
Bacon; advisory board, Mrs. Albert
Sumner, Mrs A. =. Flint Mrs. T.. Il.
Holland, Mrs. Samuel Bacon, Frank
Lov"tt and Samuel Bacon; ushers, IIar-
Old Fay. Zenas Hopkins, Wallace Fuller
and Robert Cahee; secretary and treas
urere of henevoIences, Harold Fay.--A.
Severy died at his home on Franklin
street January J. Mr.. Severy was
70 years old ard had been in i'll health
for long time lie is survived by his
wife and two daughters, Mrs. Charles
Elkins Of this town and Miss Annie
Sovery Of Albany, y. Y. The funeral
was held Friday afternoon at two
o'clock from the house Burial was
in the Forestdalc cemetery.
/ At the regular meeting of Neshobc
Grange held in G. A. X. hall Saturday
evening the following officers were in
stalled by Deputy Bump of Salisbury
Master. Sherwin French overseer q.
/ II. Brown; lecturer, Arss Edith Thomas
treasurer e. T. knowlton secretary,
: I'd ~,
/ Dean; assistant steward, Ray Thomas;
lady assistant steward, Mrs. Ray Thomas
/ chaplain, w H. Dean, Sr.; gate-keeper,
John Churchill; Ceres Mrs. George
/ Brown: Flora, Mrs. Edward Ostiguy
/ Pomona, Mrs, George Leonard. Charles
| Elkins, l.. $, ~. is in town for n few
days, called by the death of his father
| in-law. Alexander Severy,-Mr. and Mrs.
/ Henry Bissel are visiting Mr. Bssell !,
father, Edgar Bissell of Shoreham, for "A
few days.--Willard Hitchcock is seriously
/ III at his home on Seminary hill.-District
/ Deputy Grand Matron j. y. Dow of this
town with number Of members of
/ Marble Chapter q. T.. $. was in Rutland
| Friday evening at the installation of the
! officers of Phyllis chapter Of that city
IIawley Churchill left the first of Thu,
] WYNN I'i 'Nhipll' ONO, where ne expects
to remain indctnitely.-M Ruth
| SpraEuc returned Saturday to New York
after spending two weeks at her home
! here-Mrs a, l.. Buttles is i'll at her
/ home on Prospect hill
Mrs. Frank Damon Tell on the slippery
sidewalk In front OF C. l.. Clifford
store Monday evening and broke he,
right atm-The installation of the newly
elected officers OF silver Lake Lodge
No 10, Is. of T., will take place Thurs
day evening in their rooms i'm the Hill
block Past Chancellor Hendry will be
the installing officer Refreshments will
/ be ScrVcd,-rhe remains of Mrs Minnie
/ Hathaway, who died in Tinmouth Sat.
| uday, was brought here Tuesday aft.
ernoon on the mail train and burial was
| in Pine liill cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs A.
j, Ives and Mr.. and Mrs Roy r.. kim.
berleY, who We're in Tinmouth to attend
the funeral, accompanied the remains
here.-Thc annual meeting of the Bran
don National bank was held Tuesday
morning in the directors room, the fol.
lowing officers being elected: President
] II. j. Ormsbce; Nice-p president. d. D.
| 3urditt of Pittsford cashier, Walter f.
scott assistant cashier, James Il. Leon
ard directors, T., j. Ormsbec, ID. D.
! II, harrington and Il. II. Button.-The