Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-21
VERGENNES.

c. A, and the Rev. p. c. Man2ar OF
Windsor will deliver an address.
VERGENNES.
The repairs on the woodwork nv tho
interiT of st. Poul's Church. which are
under the charge of G. l.. LeBocuf IL
nearing completion. The ceiling has been
recovered with wall-board c,lt IN into
artistic panels, and is now being frcscocd.
Ihc staging necessary for the work con-
tans 5000 feet nj lumber, and there are
ESQ square feet Of ceiling. The gallery
has been taken cut and about AoO will
be- expended in beautifying the altar. -.
There was small offering, Of Christmas
poultry in the market here Saturday.
W. x. Bristol buying about a ton. Prices
were as follows: Turkeys, - to so cents
per hound; geese, Il 10 20 ducks, ~ to
20; chickens, Il to 70; poultry. Is To IT,
pnslow tiill OF Biu,myillc. y. y, ar
rived here Friday and will spend the
winter with his daughter, Mrs. Lew II.
Brown..Miss Elsa Footc of Middlobury
Colles" is spending the holiday vacation
With her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. C.
ru0tc.--G f.. Poet of Shelburnc visited
friends hero Saturday.--N1ss Helen Clark
of Middcbury is at the home of her par
"nts Mr.. aud Mrs. William Clark, for
tho holidays .-Pierpcin' Lodee. 40. -,
knights OF Pythias. ha; elected officers
rs follows. Chancellor commander. A. s.
Hav"n; vic"-chancc|lor, +. W. TlagG:
prolatc. levi II Brown: master OF work.
Charles l.. Tabcr keeper OF records and
seals Guy A. Beach: master Of finance,
George c. Ross; muster OF the cxcheuuer,
Dr. Charles Fl. cole: nastcr-nt -arns,
Joseph Montcnay; trustee for three years,
Walter W. Bristol; rcprcSentativ" to
grand lodge. ~. G. Herricl;; delegates 10
grand lodg,. Walter W. Bristol and
George G. Eoss.--AIrs i,n,-na yield If
Ferrisburg H. visiting her daughter, Mt.
David Eoberts.---Miss Marjorie Phelps of
Niddl.htrv College Is SPENDING the holi-
day vacation with her father, IN Frank
G. Fhclps.--Nrs. Eliza Quinn has gone to
Fort Edward, y. v, to spend several
weeks with her brother.-.Mrs. Cyrus
i!oraford returned to Charlotte Monday
after several days with her parents, Mr..
and Mira William Croshy.--Dr. Johu T..
Tagsarr of Burlington visited his aunt,
Miss Laura Taggart, Saturday.--,fudeo
Frank l.. Fish spent tn" Weekend with
his family here---NIiss Mary lbrcsnahan.
ia former teacher in the NergonneS high
school. nov teacher in III" public schools
ut Montpelier, on her way to her HON"
in Proctor was Il guest Friday night of
Mayor and Mrs. Charles T. Stebbins.
Wilbur :. Iolcomh Il prominent farner.
died Sunday morning at his home i'll West
addison from ;hc effects Of shock sui
c,rcJ Saturday cyeninu. He had lrrn
,ontinod ia his bcd for two weeks with
=, hrnk.n lcf. IN. rns,,l. of heiny kicked
hy - nors, from, which he WINS recover
ir.r AFR IIolcon,h was horn Mn,. ~. IH,n.
in StarkShoro. where his grandfather,
solomon HolConlb. wae an early settler.
a,r. Ilolcomb was educated in the COM
NOV, schools ana also in the academy a,
tIiu,s,ur, and at I'ott l.dOnrd. \ Y
IIc toupL, school ono vcnr. He was mar
led on I,c,,,n,r,. ., 1,.- to Mary ,c
I.i,.,,,rorr who w,.. horn in rIircsbur,,
F,h,,,nr,. -. 1.,5 Af.,r his marriage h,
spent ono vcar an the homestead and in
| the s,rinr Of I.cS removed ,u Wcs, Addi-
son ,,b.r. n. n,,rr.b,scd ,bc Farm, which
, f,r,,,c-I,. ho,onred to Ninior, tJurll,,t
and yyber, u. had since rcsided. Mr.. uol-
oon,h hold ,ou,, offices ana vas a rron,i.
mort member RI the Wet Addison Meth.
odiy, Epiecopa1 church. in which ne held
! IN. nf,ic, Of steward Hcsjdes a oife. he
| is survived nv one SON. Rollin II. ana
nno daughter Miss ELI, N hnth of Vast
! ,ddison. on, h,n,b.r IJenr,. I,o,cnmb OF
! s,n,l,shoro aud oro sister Mrs ELLA Ho..
Of Thiro1olnhi, rho f,,,,or,I va h.,l
-, IN, ho,,sc Tuos1;,v At go u n,
Mrs. Leon younr and sors William,
and I,ror;. ,vhn have bo,n sn,rdinc
sry.ral vcci,s ,.i,b war r,or.r.s NJ, aud
N,.s I:dv.a,d corncrv bnvc rnnc IN ,oin
ibor b,.h.nd -, N,,,d,n conn Nv.
|t,,,l y Hrowrc, 10 visiting nor uarcn,s
NJ aud Mr.. " s,a,.,ou I'm \tn,rie,.iI,
during tho hoIid,ve Misc I,o,cucr law
allor has returned rom tn. Fanny Alien
hosuit,, r.h.r, .hn ,,,, o,.,-,t.j ,,,,C,,
for annendicitis -.,lfred fuair ,.lsiteL