Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-24
vERGENNES.

VERGENNES.
At a meeting Sunday at the Baptist
Church delegates from the different So
cieties Of the church to the Baptist asso-
citation to be held at Middiebury June
were elected as follows: From the church,
w. D. woodman. Harvey Ketcham. Mrs.
w. A. Dalrymple. Mrs. Henry Foote, Mr..
and Mrs william L. Cotey; Sunday
school. Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Field: Young
Peoples society. the Misses Dorothy Co
tey. Lois and Evelyn Fisk and Stewart
Cotey; Woman's Missionary society. Mrs.
william Laughton. Mrs. w. A. Dalrymple
Mrs. Ralph p Hotes Of Ware, Mass,
has Joined her husband here and they
will occupy rooms in the George F.. Stone
house on Main street.-Edward Godette of
Hyde Park spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Godette.-The annual
| meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of-the
Vergennes Methodist Episcopal Church
will be held Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Charles NJ. Grandey.-Milo Bristol, a stu
dent at Syracuse University. has arrived
and will work on the farm of his father.
E. ]. Bristol. this summer.-Among those
| from here who visited Fort Ethan Allen
Sunday were DR.. j. r. Carroll, j. G.
Hayes. Daniel Carroll, DR.. Wheaton. Mr..
and Mrs. B. Nichols, Miss Ellen Cough
and Thomas Murphy.-Miss Harriet Chap
man has returned from a visit to New
York city.-Mrs. Sidney Harris Of Cape
4 Cod. Mass. is spending the summer with
| her son, Woodburn Harris.--t'. +. Morgan
! Of Bristol and son. P. c. Morgan. who has
Just been discharged from term Of four
years service in the L. S. S. Montana,
visited here Tuesday,. c. Ryan Of
Hyde Manor spent Sunday with his son.
James, and his daughter Eileen, at the
home Of Mr.. ana Mrs. Robert Hudson.-
MFR. and Mrs. A. r. Bullard Of Durling-
ton spent Sunday here with their daugh-
ter. Mrs. r. W. F1agg.-Bird Collins Of
Hartford is visiting his brother. Barney
Collins.-Mr. and Mrs Elijah Parrish of
Bridport are visiting her sister, Mrs. Jo-
seph Carter.-Mr. and Mrs. George Green
wood Of Orwell were guests Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Laramie-Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Goyette of Orwell visited his
sister. Mrs. Charles Lavalley. Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Baillergeon died Friday
morning at her home on the west OF the
river She was the widow Of Thomas
Baillergeon. who died April ., and whom
she married IS years ago. She was the
mother Of eight CHILDREN. four of whom
are now living: Mrs. Amos Rondeau and
Mrs. Charles Trudo and Charles Bailler-
geon OF Vergeunes and Mrs. Carl Neander
Of New York city.
According to a recent ruling of Com
missioner Leavens no license will be
required to fish in any part of Otter
creek below Vergennes Falls John w
Ryan and family visited hts parents,
Mr.. and Mrs John Ryan Of Orwell. Sun
day.-Thc Methodist Episcopal Church
OF Monkton will unite with the Meth
odist Episcopal Church of Barnumtown
in Memorial day services at Barnum
town Sunday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The sermon will be preached by the
pastor, the Rev. Charles Mead. spe-
cial musical program has been ar
ranged. special invitation has been
extended to old veterans. At the close
Of the services the children will march
to the burying ground and decorate the
graves of old veterans.-Neal Carpen-
ter Of Norwich University is visiting
his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fl. j
Carpenter-The Dubuke blacksmith
shop at Ferrisburg was sold at public
auction to p. Russell for 3675.--G. w
Ross has received a telegram from Col
Walter Scranton OF Orange. n j., that
the condition of Mrs. Scranton Is slight
ly improved-The Epworth League OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Rarnumtown wf1l present the drama
The Girl Of the Prairie" at Woodmen
hall, Monktonboro on June 5. The pro-
! ceeds are for the benefit of the church
Water Commissioner Edward Gee witt
a force of men are engaged in extending
the city water work system to the Henry
p Fisher house at the head Of Greene
street.-Charles Taber went to Middle
bury Saturday to witness the baseball
game between the University Of Vernon,
and NNddlebury College and spent Sun
day with his brother, Arthur C. Taber.-
Mrs. Clara Cahill has returned from q
visit to her niece. Mrs. Benjamin Jenkins
of Smiths Basin. N. Y.-Miss Marcellint
; I.asway of the University OF Vermont
spent the week end with her mother, Mrs
Thomas Agan.-Joseph Colby. son of DR.
Il. D. Colby, and wife Of Sudbury or
an automobile tour through this section
were guests Of the Stevens House Satur
day-Eggs brought g cents per dozen IL
, the wholesale market here Saturday
Miss Lena Hawkins has gone to Burlfns
, ton to visit Mrs. Z. c. Keech.-Polic'
Officer and Mrs. George Simon ant
daughter. Frances, of Burlington arr
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs Patricl
Sinon-Mrs Cyrus Horsford Of Charlotte
spent Sunday with her parents. Mr. ant
Mrs. William Crosby.-Fred George o
I Bellows Falls. travelling agent for tn
|
local office here Saturday.-Mrs. H. h
] Slack has returned from Springfield
. Mass.-Prof. Raymond Mcfarland o
Middlebury College has been engaged t.
E deliver the Memorial day address in thi
= city
Memorial day will be observed unde
= the auspices Of Ethan Allen Post. No.
= Department of Vermont, G. A. r., will
0 c. e. Parker Camp. No. IS. Sons OF Neter
= ans. Is escort with a program as follows
The procession will form on the nortl
r and east sides of the park. The line o
= march will be to Greene street, then vi;
: School, Water and Main streets to tn
\ opera house. where the following will b.
I the order of exercises: Music, State In
$ dustrial School band; prayer, the Rev
e William II. I.aughton; reading, Lincoln
n Gettysburg address; music, band; ad
= dress, Professor Raymond Mcfarland o
: Middlebury College: music. band; an
! nouncement OF committees for decorating
e graves; singing. America" In which al
4 are invited to join; benediction. the Rev
e Richard G. Woodbridge. At the close o
: the exercises at the opera house. tn
!. usual decoration exercises Of the Gram
d Army will be observed at the old GENE
;. terry. where class of school children
( will assist in decorating the graves. Tn
post invites all comrades and veteran
e to assemble at the camp rooms in For
= esters' hall at 1:l5 p. m. Wednesday. Ma,
n 20. to participate In the exercises of tn
!. day. Word has been received Of the SAT
n arrival of Mrs. Byron Field and he
n daughter, Mrs. William Nye, at the hom