Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
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pdHlcu HOIHe ny tnelr son, Dr. ana Earl
l.. Cushman Of New York. who made the
round trip with them.-Joseph s. Clark.
who has been here on q four weeks visit
with his sister, Mrs. L. M. Morrison, re-
turned to East Middlebury Tuesday.-Mrs
Frank Mack is in Rutland, a guest at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. 8. Blue.-Miss
Eleanor Ross, who has been in town for
two weeks, has returned to Rutland.-Hal
l.. Mellen, who has been visiting at the
home Of his brother, DR.. P. E. Mellen.
for two weeks, has returned to New York
city.-Ranson OBryan is visiting his son,
Charles, in Addison for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Stiles and
children, accompanied by Mr.. Stiles
mother. Mrs. Myra Stiles Of Nor
risville. and Mrs. p. e. Crane have gone
to Lake Dunmore to spend two weeks
Louis Narrabone has returned from
Lowell, Mass. where he has been
for month. Mrs. Hager
will entertain the members of the
Suffrage Study club at her home Friday
afternoon. A dime collection will be
taken up for the benefit of the local Red
Cross society.-Mrs Sarah Lewis and
niece, Miss Gertrude Lewis are visiting
Mrs. Lucy Skiff. Miss Sarah Lewis re-
turns August 1 to her school in Bloom
field, N. j., to assist in giving a course
in conservation of foods.-Dr. and Mrs.
l.. E. Mellen and DR.. and Mrs. Phillip
E. Mellen and son have gone to Deer
field Mass, to visit Mrs. P. f. Mellen's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Hagar.
They are making the trip by automobile.
The Rev. Frederick II. Bidwell died at
the Rutland hospital Tuesday morning of
a complication Of diseases. at the age Of 73
years. He is survived by his wife. He
was born in Starksboro, February 8. 1874,
and had lived in East Middlebury for IA
years, where he has supplied the pulpit Of
the Methodist Church. Previous to that
he lived in Dorchester. Mass, "a years and
was superintendent of the Sunday school
Of the Parkman Street Church. The fu-
neral will be held at the Methodist Church
in East Middlebury this afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock. Prayers will be said at the house
at two O'Clock. The Rev. Robert M. Tay-
lor will ofiiciate and burial will be in the
Prospect cemetery.-Joseph M. Boyce died
at the home Of John Lucia Tuesday eve
ming Of a complication Of diseases, at the
age of 70 years. He is survived by a few
distant relatives. The funeral will be held
Friday morning at ten o'clock at the un-
dertaking parlors of A. j. Blackmer. The
Rev. H. c. Newell will off1cate and burial
will be in the Central cemetery.-The re-
mains of Mrs. William Porter who died
several months ago at her home in New
York were brought here Tuesday evening
and taken to the West cemetery
for burial. The Rev. Henry C Newell,
pastor Of the Congregational Church of
this village. officiated at the grave. The
bearers were Thad. NJ. Chapman. John A.
Fletcher. John E. Weeks. John H. Stew
art, John NJ. Thomas and William w.
McGilton. The body was accompanied
from New York by Mr. and Mrs. William
Porter and daughter, Miss Helen Porter.
Mrs. Mary p. Constantine, and Miss Hat
tie Porter. There were also relatives and
friends from Cornwall and Pittsford, Mr..
and Mrs. c. Z. Chandler of Montpelier
and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lane Of Ottawa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert ]. Watson with
their daughters. the Misses Harriet and
Jennie, and their son. Randall. have re-
turned to Somervlle. Mass, after visiting
in Middlebury and vicinity for two weeks.
The Misses Mildred and Halle Morse
of Rutland young daughters of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Robert T. Morse, until recently resi-
dents of Middlebury. are in town to visit
their grandmother. Mrs. j. McGlinchey.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goss and young
daughter have returned to Florence after
week here with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Goss.-Mrs Alice Wooster.
who has been on a two weeks visit here.
has returned home to Providence, r. L.
Edward Barry, formerly for short time
a business man of Middlebury and now
located In Vergennes, is in town to see
old friends.-Brother Bernard Julian OF
New York is in town for few days visit
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Isaac La
vonche.-Mr and Mrs. Gardner ]. Dun
can have returned from Rutland. where
they have been to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred II. Knight.-The Misses Alice and
Hazel Flower of Englewood, N. j., are
| in town for the rest of the summer.-Mr
and Mrs. w. Ray Bump Of Kansas City,
Mo-. are in town visiting relatives and old
friends. Mr. Bump was formerly for sew
eral years an official of the Brandon Ital-
ian Marble company. and is now men,
ber of the Peerless Repair company OF
Kansas City. which is doing very large
business.
VERGENNES.