Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02

lac of Hardwick was q weekend visitor OF
friends in town.-Maurice Kelley of In
dianapolis, Ind, is passing a two weeks
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James M. Kcley.-Mrs. Henry Waite went
Friday to st. Adams for a visit With Mrs.
w. II. Ellis and other relatives.-Mr. and
Mrs. L. p. Thayer went Friday to their
cottage at Highgate for few weeks
Mrs. lila Niles jackson went Friday to Cam
bridge to give a concert. assisted by Mrs.
Pearl Morse Shaffer and Miss Ira Morse,
Tor the benefit of the local Red Cross
Miss Mary Cole of South Dakota. who has
been receiving training as nurse in Bos-
ton for six months, arrived Friday to visit
her parents, Superintendent and Mrs. L.
4. Cole.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. Randall Child of
Boston are visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. q. e. Smith and Mrs. and Mrs. F. r.
Child.-Mrs. c. Elmer Pierce returned Sat-
urday to her home in Fitchburg, Mass,
after two week at the home of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs H. L. Delano.-Mrs.
Myra Stiles returned Friday evening from
Visit with her son, John Stiles Of Middle-
pury.-Miss Clara Carpenter returned FRI
DAY evening from attending the summer
school at Johnson.-Fred Mould and son.
CHARLES Mould. and DR.. Lord of Samoset.
went saturday to camp at River Meadow
Tor few days.-Mrs Henry Puffer of
hicnrord is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
MRS. Lyman Camp.-Miss Olive Robinson
OF huriington, who has been at the farm
mousse or Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Denton for
four months, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Small went Saturday to
Johnson, remaining over Sunday with her
aunt, Mrs. Anna Bcknell-Mrs. e. H.
vancor ana daughters, Helen and Doris
Vancor' went Saturday to Burlington to
VISIT the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. d. Wood.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wal.
lace and children, Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
Miles and Mrs. Mae Wallace were in Bur-
Nngton saturday, making the trip by auto.
Home Guards had their first meeting
FRIDAY evening, about so men being put
througn lively course of instruction for
two or three hours by Capt. L. NJ, Munson.
Sulham went Saturday to Man.
chester, N. H.. to visit his daughter and
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lobby. who
expect soon to go to Dakota to reside
MRS. Alice Westover and daughter Miss
Helen Westover. and son and wife. Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn r. Westover who have
visited the formers brother, II. s. Rich
ardson, and mother, Mrs. M. N. Richard
son, has returned to Worcester, Mass
Miss Bessie Ryder, who was called here
by the death of her aunt, Mrs. II. D. Flet-
cher OF johnson. returned Saturday to
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the Sinclair House.-Miss Jessie Ransom
of Brattleboro came Saturday to visit
her aunt, Mrs. Myra Stiles.
Owing to the ruling of the State hoard
OF health, the August Pomona Grange
meeting to have been held in johnson.
Will not take pace.-Mrs. Fred o. Lunt
returned tuesday evening from Bethle-
men, N. H., accompanied by her niece.
Miss Thelma Hoyt whose serious illness
while at the Sinclair House, necessitated
MRS. Lunt going there to care for her
f. n. Towne went to East Fairfield Tues
Gay evening for few days with his
niece, Mrs. Lewis Archambault.-MissA A.
r. hlmball of Cambridge, Mass, came
Iuesoay evening and is a guest of Miss
Ellen Cram at the home Of her sister.
MIS-. George Tlllotson-Mrs. L. o. Joslyn
OF Springfield, Ohio, arrived here Tues
day evening.-Lieut. and Mrs. l.. NJ Nor
ton returned Wednesday to Fort Ethan
Allen after short visit at the home Of
MS parents. MIR. and Mrs. George Nor
eon.-Miss Goldie Morey of Swanton was
guest tuesday night of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Morey.-Mrs. Edward
Crowell and daughter. Miss Flossie
Crowell, were guests Wednesday Of the
formers son and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Logan Crowell, of Hyde Park.-Mrs. Bert
Sulham and daughter, Miss Myrtle Sui
man, went Wednesday to Newport to
vist.-Mrs. Fanny Genge and daughter.
Miss Vera Genge, of st. Johnsbury, who
have visited the formers sister and hus-
band, DR.. and Mrs. George L. Bates,
were called home Wednesday by the
news that her son, DR.. Victor Genge, had
received his commission with orders to
report at Fort Ben Harrison.-Mr and
Mrs. T. C. Cheney went Wednesday to
South Harpswell, Me-, where they will
pass two weeks at the Merriconeag-
Mrs. G. A. Barrows has received word of
the death of Edwin l., the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin I. Booth, of Provi-
dence, r. l., death being due to spinal
meningitis.-Henry D. Bryant celebrated
his s4th birthday in a quiet way We'd
nesday. A number of neighbors and
friends called upon him during the aft
ernoon to extend congratulations and
good wishes. Light refreshments were
served Mr.. Bryant, while not in the
best of health, Is we'll preserved, is able
to be out, and does much reading.
HYDE PARK.
A special session Of county court was
held here last week at which George Sco-
field of Belvidere was sentenced to Wind
sor for violating his probation, being in
the hands of the probation officer on a
long sentence for burglary. He is also inn
plicated in the theft of a quantity of
maple sugar, some IS thirty-pound tubs
having been stolen belonging to o. w.
and which were stored in
blacksmith shop on the Oliver Potter
farm. States Attorney Maurice and
Sheriff Kelley investigated and found
seven Of the missing pals. which Scofeld
claimed was all he had. He implicated
others.
During severe storm early last
week lightning struck the barn of H. B.
Bowen and it was burned to the ground
together with six tons of hay. wagon,
harnesses, and hogs. The loss is put at
500. partly covered by insurance.-ThS
roads in town are badly washed away
owing to the lack of waterbreaks and
bitches to keep the water out of the road,
ELMORE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith and chill,
dren and Miss Edith Steady went to Chars
lotte Saturday Charles Smith returned
home Monday night and Mrs. Smith Wilt
remain for week.-The Misses Reava
and Florence Connell of Morrisville visit
ed at Harry Smiths Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Girdon Woodwork and Mr.. and
Mrs. William George Of Barre and Mrs.
Leila Mentally of Morrisville were recent
visitors Of Mrs. Clarence Peake.-Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Peake and daughter of Stowe
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Peake Sat-
urday and Sunday The two families