Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-09
ORLEANS COUNTY
WESTFIELD.

Mrs. Knight and daughter or Bartlett,
N. H., are visiting Madame Knight-Fred
Curtis has bought a new automobile and
with his family motored to Burlington last
Sunday.-Mrs. Herbert Longley and
daughter, Grace. went to Irasburg and
West Glover Saturday for weeks visit.
The Red Cross meeting will be held with
Mrs. II. d. Miller this Week.-Mrs. Laura
Mile, who has been at the Harvard Medi-
cal School this summer returned Satur-
day to her home for short visit.-Last
Sunday Messrs. o. p. and w. o. Wright
and wives motOred to Eden for the day
and Mrs. w. o. Wright remained for
two days longer.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Griffin of Leominster. Mass. came Sat
urday to visit their mother. Mrs. Ann
Ryder.-Ralph Larabee has finished work
on the Gray farm and gone to Hyde
Park to clerk for Almon Clark.-Robert
Trumpass and family of Woodsville, N.
H., came Friday to visit his father WILL
liam 8. Trumpass.
Parties returning from a show at North
Troy Saturday evening just before u
o'clock discovered a fire, which proved
to be in the engine house and storehouse
of the Blair mill, which was consumed
by an unexplained fire last fall. Although
the village was aroused and plenty of
men rushed to the spot, both buildings
were mass of flames and were destroy
ed. AS formerly, it was a dark night.
but hard work prevented the fire from
spreading to nearby bulldings.-At about
eight o'clock last Sunday evening Mrs.
Dudley Traver died very suddenly from
heart trouble, after but few days Ill
ness. For years she had been in poor
health Her daughter. Mrs. Oliver Dun
ham, of Orleans, had been with her two
days and returned to her home a few
hours before. She is survived by her
husband and also two sons. Edward o.
Traver, of Lynn, Mass, and Oscar. of
Troy. The funeral was held at her late
| residence Tuesday afternoon, the Rev.
William G. mcfarland officiating.-Mil-
ton Halliday Of Providence, illustrator
for the Providence Journal, came Mon
day night to join his wife and children,
who are spending the summer with her
| aunt Mrs. W. ID. Bell. Mr.'Halliday had
a well-deserved surprise recently to re-
ceive from France copy OF cartoons
| compiled by the French of cartoons pub
lished In American papers. and found
| they had used one of his inside and an
other for the cover. The book Is sold
for the benefit of the hospitals.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Fish and two children Of
| Providence motored here the first Of the
week to spend fortnight at the home of
| their uncle. Judge Gilpin.-The Rev. w.
| G. Macfarlane goes to his home In Cow
ansville for a short visit this Week.-Mrs.
| Ethel Bailey has gone to Mansonville.-
Mrs. Mabel Jones and daughter of Man
| chester, N. H.. came last week to visit
her sister. Mrs. o. w. Bailey.-W. o.
Wright motored to Burlington Tuesday
with a party Of six.-Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Larrabee and son of Newport visited at
the home of his brother. Ralph, last week.
The Red Cross society has finished all
the work they can get and are waiting
for more. There are several unfinished
pairs of stockings as they can not get
white yarn.-For several days 1t has been
at 80 or IS degrees In the shade. with
great humidity. The occasional terrific
thunderstorms do not cool the air fol
more than a few hours.