Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-13

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Haven was in town Saturday and an
nounccd his candidacy for the office oi
county sheriff. Mr. Rowley has been q
deputy sheriff for 10 years.-While Charles
l<c Sc, aged 10 years, was playing in tn,
school house yard at Ferrsburg Center
Thursday he saw a muskrat and chased
it, the rat taking refuge in a large iron
pipe Young Reese stationed "a play innate
at one end of the PIPE, which he entered
To catch the rodent. When boy and raj
met a combat cnsucd in which the boy
succeeded in killing the rat, but not til
he hau been bitten severely on his head
and both hand>.--Mrs. II. Il. O'Bryan ol
Middlebury spent the Weekend with Mrs
Il. y. lee and Mrs. Noble H. Ball-Thc
board Of license commissioners have or
Eanized with W. {. Footc chairman and
secretary Guy a. Beach has purchased
the Luna j. Spencer house on West
Main street.-Mrs J. T.. Mclaughlin and
child of Onondaga Valley, n. y. are
visiting her mother, Mrs Felix Field
Mrs. Mclaughlin will be remembered as
Miss Daisy Sears. formerly Of this place.
Miss Olivia j. Witty of Shorcham has
been engaged as teacher in the Potash
lay district this tcrm.-Charlcs Bunch of
Burlington spent the Weekend with his
parents, NJ. and Mrs. Joseph Bunch ana
with his wife and child will leave for
Newark, y. j., where he has posiUcr
with an electric company Alfred
Blair of Bridport spent the Weekend with
his mother, Mrs. Maria Blair.-John
Zottman has returned to South Royalt II
after a visit to his father John Hottman.
II. y. Brown and son, Kenneth, visited
Mrs. brown at the Mary Fletcher hos
pitll Sunday.-Thc funeral of Miss Lizzie
Curran was held Saturday morning at
st Peters Church, the Rev. L. y. Nezina
oiiic.atinS. The bearers were Frank
Maldoon. Daniel r. Donnelly, William
Crosby and Isaac Miller and burial was
in ST. Peters ccmctery.-H. 5. Marshall
has moved to the l.. c. Ryder farm in
New Haven, which he recently purcha, ed.
b. Il. Garrett of Troy. n. y, is visit
Ing Al:. and Mrs. f. II. Observation-Disclosures
jennings OF Orwell visited friends IN town
Saturday.--N alter W. Bristol has return
ed from a business "Trip to WARREN
Eggs brought 20 cents per dozen in the
Wholesale market here Saturday.
At the annual meeting OF St Peters
Cemetery association held Sunday morn
ing officers were elected as follows:
President, John w. Ryan; vce-presldonts.
the Rev. l.. A. Nezina. Charles L..
LoBocuf. John II. Donnelly and Albert
learrow; secretary, George Casey: fin
ancial secretary, DR.. ID. j. Carroll; treas
urcr, c. II. Caisse; superintendent, Albert
Caissc. The association is in prosperous
condition. the reports showing the last
year to be the most successful! one vet
experienced by the association.--Th
body of Isaac Bora was brought here
yesterday from Providence, II. l., and
burial was made in st. Peters cemc-
terry. Mr.. Bora was for many years a
resident of this city, going to Providence
only few years ago. He is survived by
Two sons, George of Providence. r. l.,
and Frank of Waterbury. during the
last conference year the Nergennes and
Forrsburg Methodist Episcopal Churches
have made good progress. The sum of
S ,Goj has been raised for all purposes.
The pastor preached ll9 sermons, re-
celved 10 new members, officiated at six
btilJllSIllN, SSE en- NtuuIll8S ana ~ IuncfalS.
The churches lost seven by death, and
nine We're transferred to other churches.
The Nergennes chapter Oh the Epworth
League has had an encouraging year. a
splendid average attendance, marked in
terost and loyalty on the part of the
young people. At the adjourned meeting
OF the quarterly conference Walter
Kellogg was elected steward in place of
CorNdon Harris, who has transferred hi,
membership to the North Ferrisburg
church. 1t is the general wish of the
church that the Rev. Thomas Stevenson
be returned as their pastor for another
year.-Miss Edith j. Chamberlain is visit
ing her sister in Bennington.-Mr and
Mrs. William y. Dalrymplc visited her
brother. Q. L. Gibson, in Middlcbury
Bernice Avery, teacher
in a school lear Birmingham, Ala, ar
rived home Monday, called by tn
condition of her brother Luclus NJ
Avery.-lI. G. licrricll left Sunday on Il
business trip to Boston.-The Rev
Arthur V. Allen went Saturday to Rut-
land, where H. Will be engaged this week
in evangelical Sorvices-Albert Hunt
of Norwich University is spending his
vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
George iiunt.-S. l. Reynolds of Bur
lnston visited here Monday.-The Holy
Name society of st. Peters Church held
their annua! meeting Sunday evening
In forcstors' hall ana elected officers as
follows: President, John w. Ryan; vice.
president, George H. Bora; secretary
Victor Remand, treasurer, n. j. Renaud:
collectors, {. ii. Ca!sse, DR.. ID. j. Carroll
and John IL. Donnclly.-Nr and Mrs
Frank Gee spent sunday in Burlington
with their son. GcorGe.--W II. Taft has
sold his farm of 100 acres in Walthan
to Wilfred Dubois OF st. Johns, Can.
Howard Adams spent Sunday with
friends in Charlotte.-Arthur Hamel
visited in burlington Sunday.-Mr
and Mrs. u. A. LaDuc have returned
to Orwell after visit to Mr. and Mrs.
John w. Ryan.-Benjamin Clifton OF
WatertoWn, y. y, called on friends here
Monday.
George +. Daniels and Bart Casey
have made application for a hrst-c'ass
license ana Timothy Neville for fifth
class liccnse.--Gcorge Bora and Joseph
Fora Of Providence, r. l., were in town
Tuesday, and attended the burial OF
their father and brother, Isaac Bora
The body Of Mrs, Gary Elliott, "A for
mcr resident in this vicinity, was
brought here nom Montreal and fu-
neral services We're held Tuesday
morning at st. Peters Church, the
Rev. l." \. Vczina officiating. Burial
was in st, Peters cemetcry.-Rollln
Kent is MOVING his household goods
INTO tho ~
VIII occupN.--Miss Bessie Fortier Wis
tied her cousin Mrv >J,io,