Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-19
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from Page Four)

Church, when w. T. Dougherty of New
York city gave an interesting address or
the laymen's worl.-F. II. harrington.
George w. Leonard. Hugh a Seager and
George Bacon left Sunday by automobile
for Springfield. Mass. to attend the Ma
rional Dairy Show.-Mr and Mrs f.. \.
Mallory of Sudbury spent Friday ana
Saturday at the home Of c. T.. Knowlton.-
Mrs. Alice r. Sprague and daughter, Miss
Ruth Sprague, have returned from
Thompson's Point, whore they spent the
summer and have opened their house o.:
Conant sauarc.-The condition of Myrtle
Marsett who has been i'll week with
infantile paralysis, is much improved and
Is able to sit up. There are no other
cases in town.-John and Mary McCay
who have been at the home of Amos San
ders for several days, went Friday to
Middlehury, where they will give n con-
rert Tuesday EVENINGS. W. Howla q,
Robert and r. w. Johnson and FRANK
Bashaw have returned from New YORK,
where they went to attend the world Sc
res baseball games.-Mrs. George w
Crockett and Mrs. +. f. Kingsley have
returned from Burlington, where they At
tended the annual Parent-Teachers' meet
ing.-The funeral of Joseph SwinninEtCn
WIS held Friday afternoon at the house
tho CONGREGATIONAL Church of this place
onlcated, ana tho Masonic burial serv-
r." was held at the house by St. Paul S
Lodge, No. - of which he was a member.
bearers We're G. j. hraley, W. Y. Smith
T.. o. coal and j. \, harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel o. .}acon cole.
brGted the 50th anniversary of their mar
Ilngc last Saturday, in u quite way, al
their homo on Grove street. In the after
oil il,
tho evening from seven % nine o'c!oo.
their nome Was open TO their friends aiid
r large number OF the toWnsneople anf
nciGhbors called during the time to pay
their respects, Wedding cake and re-
freahments were served in the dining
room Mr. and Mrs. Bacon were presented
with a purse of over 500 in gold, ant
Mrs Bacon received a string Of Eoi,
beads Among those present werc theii
three sons and two daughters, Mr.. anC
Mrs. John Bacon Of Troy, n, Y, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Henry Nnrtinau Of Mortified
Mass, Mrs. Richardson OF Greenfield
Mass. John Ariel of Bennington Mr.
Perkins, Mary J. Bacon, Mr., and Mrs
Samuel Bacon and son. Nelson, ant
daughter, Catherine, Miss Murphy ant
Mr., Kendall of Rutland, Mrs l.. Henri'
and Mrs. Fredette of Brattleboro AM
Mrs. Bessctte of Middlebury,
Mrs. Ella Mclaughlin OF Worcester
Mass, is spending II few da}s in town
Mrs, z. T.. Kingsley spent Tuesday wit
friends in Proctor-Mrs w. G. Gipso
returned Monday from Boston, whcr
she visited friends for n week,-Th
condition of c. + Knowlton. who is ser
iously ill., does not improve very much
T. ID. Blackwell and two daughters, tn
Misses Katherine and Ella, left Tues
day for Florida. whore they will spon
several weeks and then go to Californi
for the winter The entire trip win b
made by automobile.-Thc body OF Mrs
Fred McIntire was brought here 10
burial in the Catholic cemetery fror
Leicester Monday morning. Frank w!
liams has moved his family here froi
Starksboro and is employed by the job
Nelson Construction company.
c. smith and daughter, Roin IIa.ch. G