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

Charlotte Friday evoning.--The Haviland
Shade Roller plant has shut down for
one week.-Staunton Woodman Of New
YORK spent the weekend with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Woodman.
The condition of Mrs. Cora Duprey.
who was injured by being run over by an
automobile driven by Mr.. White Of East
Shoreham, is serious and no expectation
Of her recovery Is entertained.-Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Godette Of Lyndonville and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fitzpatrick Of
Pawtucket, II. l., have returned to their
respective homes after a visit to their
aunt. Mrs. Thomas Agan.-Mrs. w. H.
Adams visited her son, Howard Adams,
Sunday at the officers reserve training
camp at Plattsburgh, N. Y.-Ralph Nor
ton OF the u. s. navy at the training
station at Newport, r. l., is spending a
few days at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur w. Norton.-Donald
Norton Of the officers reserve training
camp at Plattsburgh. N. Y, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur w. Norton.--W. Stone Of New
York city Is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Stone.
Frederick l.. Fish, son Of Judge and
Mrs. Frank l.. Fish, who has been with
the Fisk Tire company of Springfield,
Mass, since his graduation from Middle
bury College, has enlisted in the u. s..
aviation corp and left week ago for
Fort Slocum, N. Y.
The engagement Is announced Of Miss
May Star Black, daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. James Black of Lyndon, Mass.
and Charles w. Laughton Of Windsor.
Miss Black Is a trained nurse, having
graduated from Memorial hospital, Wor-
cester, Mass. Mr.. Laughton is the second
son of the Rev. William and Mrs. Laugh
ton of Vergennes. Mr.. Laughton has been
employed for a number of years in the
Windsor machine works at Windsor
Berk Parker recently lost his best
COW dog, which was run over and
killed by an auto in which were some SOL
diers from Fort Ethan Allen, who were
running the car at high rate of speed.
Mr.. Parker signalled the driver to slow
up. but no attention was paid to his re-
quest. Later Mr.. Parker went to the fort
and found the driver, who said he could
not help running over the animal.--The
town Of Ferrisburg has furnished large
number of men for the various depart
ments of the U. s. army and navy. Their
names have not been collected for rec
ord in the town, and If the citizens who
know will furnish the names, address and
branch Of service to the Rev. j. Hall Long,
home record will be filed.
Tho following drafted men from here
are called to-day to Middlebury to ap-
pear before the examining board Of Ad-
Olson county: Emerson Little, oliver E.
Tatro. Joseph w. Holcomb. and George
E. Lajoie.-H. J. Kirk Of Albany, N. Y,
visited here Tuesday.-A social will be
held Friday evening in the vestry Of
the Congregational Church. Ferrisburg.
Mrs. David E. Ryan visited in Bur-
lington Tuesday.-Mr and Mrs. L. H.
Henry, who have been visiting Mrs.
Henrys parents Col. and Mrs. Walter
Scranton, at the Stevens House. have
returned to East orange, N. Part
Of the equipment for Company D, LIST
regiment. Volunteer Militia, arrived
esterday-Darwin P. Kingsley, presi-
dent Of the New York Life Insurance
company, on an automobile "Trip through
this section. visited Miss b. Il. HoXie
at the Stevens House vesterday.--Dr.
and Mrs. d. J. Carroll have returned
from Fort Edwards. n. y. where they
attended the ceremony of laying a cor
nerstone of the new Catholic Church
In that place.-Miss Grace L. Kings
land of Montpelier is spending her va
cation with her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
r. L. Kingsland-Mrs. W. r. Warner
anu MISS EllZdDetn, are at
Glenwood I'm. Thompson's Point-Miss
Fannie NJ. Breckenridge visited Mrs w
D. Woodman Of Waltham yesterday
Miss Alice Merrill has returned from a
visit of several months at Warrens-
| burg. NJ Y.-Miss Katherine Fish is
| visiting her aunt. Mrs. >. ]. Carsley, OF
Palmer. Mass-O. H. Sherman of Bur-
lington was here yesterday to attend
the meeting of the directors of the Ma
tional bank of Vergennes.--Fay H. c.
Graves and family of Springfield. Mass
are visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
F. NJ Graves Mr.. Graves is a graduate
of the Vergennes high school and Is
now assistant supervisor OF the Albany
N. Y, division of the Boston & Albany
railroad-Ray Meullier has enlisted in
the U. S. aviation signal corps and
leaves shortly for the training camp at
Houston, Texas.-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Pagan and Mrs. Kate Preston visited
in Burlington Tuesday.--Mrs A. W
Bell of Waltham underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at tho Mary
Fletcher hospital.-Charles Torrey OF
Burlington visited his family here
yesterday.
Pictorum tonight: Pictures and George
A. Wichman will give an exhibition of ex.
pert clay modelling. Dance in city hall 900
p. m. to 100 a. m. 500 per couple. (adv.)
BRIDPORT.