Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-18
VERGENNES.

Quite a number Of farmers report the
bean crop as a failure this year. One far
mer reports having paid out 500 for seed
and will get practically nothing in return.
and another farmer reports planting $40
worth of seed and remarked that the crop
would not be worth 40 cents. The failure
of the crop is laid to the rainy weather
and early frosts.
Bert Waterman was found dead in his
chair Sunday evening at the home Of his
son. DR.. Vance w. Waterman. Mr.. Wat
erman. who was former resident Of
Burlington, sustained a shock three years
ago. and was brought here to the home
of his son. where he has since resided. He
was apparently as we'll as usual. His
death was the result of shock. He vas
60 years Of age.-Manly d. Marshp If
Whitehall is Waiting his parents. Nj. ID
Mrs. Cary H. Marshal.-Mrs. Cornell, wife
of the Rev. G. c. Cornell, died suddenly
Sunday morning On Friday Mrs. Cornell
gave birth to son and was doing we'll but
complications set in that caused her
death. The funeral was held Tuesday fore
noon at eleven o'clock at Panton Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and was in
charge of Superintendent. the Rev. B. NJ.
Kent of the Burlington district.-W. r.
Warner. a member Of the Vermont public
service commission. left Sunday under
orders of Governor Graham to go to
Washington. d. c.. to meet in conference
the other public service commissions Of
the different States on the transportation
problem.-Fred Como and Miss Verna
Tucker, daughter of Ezra Tucker. both of
Panton. were married yesterday morning
at st. Peters Church. the Rev. L. A.
Vezina officiating. The best man was
Henry Como. brother Of the groom. and
the bridesmaid was Miss Eva Tucker. a
sister of the bride The bride wore a suit
Of navy blue and the bridesmaid wore
suit of green. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker went
on a short wedding trip to Burlington
Mrs. Jeanette Morgan. who has been
spending several weeks with her grand
daughter, Mrs. Frank NJ. Morgan, re-
turned yesterday to Keenc. N. H.-The
Home Missionary society of the Ver-
gennes Methodist Episcopal Church
met Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. George d. Middlebrook. Mrs. w. II.
Mead of Hartford Is visiting Dr. and
Mrs. ]. B. Powees.-Miss Irene Dernell
left Sunday for Schenectady. N. Y.
where she has position.-Dr. w.
G. Watt has returned from visit
to his father at New Rochelle. n. Y.-Mrs.
Matilda Sears has presented the repcrter
of these notes two apples of last years
crop that are in u fair state of preserva-
tion-Walter Scott of Fort Ethan Allen
visited his parents. MIR. and Mrs. Edward
Scott, Saturday.-Banns of marriage were
published Sunday morning at St. Peters
Church Of Matthew Gilbert Daniels,
son of Captain and Mrs. NJ. II. Daniels of
Vergennes. and Miss Catherine Augusta
Grinnell of Ticonderoga. The marriage
will take place Monday, October 29.-Mr.
and Mrs. c. II. del Grella have closed
their summer home Theodore Lodge at
Lake Champlain and are guests of the
Stevens House. Later Mr.. and Mrs. del
Grella will go to Croton-on-the- Hudson
Mrs. Katherine Waterman is in Montpel-
ier.
The Parent-Teacher association met Mon
day evening in the Vergennes high school
building. In the absence of the president,
Mrs. William l.. Cotey. first vtce-presi-
dent, Mrs. William r. Warner. presided.
There was a good attendance and an in
teresting program, as follows. was car
ried out Demonstration of the Palmer
method of penmanship with 30 pupils. Miss
Ada Crosby; report of the work Of the as
sociation for the last year, Mrs. w. r.
Warner: Cooperation of Home and
School," Mrs. Fred A. Andrus; reading
Of the poem. Keep on Just the Same"
Foss. Miss Edna Ball. Following the
program refreshments were served and
a social hour enjoyed. weekly meet
ing Of the Ferrisburg branch of the Red
Cross will be held Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Anna Adams-The ladies of
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