Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-10
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who has been in town for few days
visit to his aunt, Miss Lucy Tcnny. has
returned to Bennington.
News has been received Of the death
at Dayton. Ohio. Saturday April 2S Of
DR.. Daniel Reilly. DR.. Reilly was
born in Thorndikc. Mass, in 1861 was
graduated from Middlebury College in
1891. and three years later completed Il
course at the University Of Vermont med.
ical college. His first practice was in
Dayton. and he made his home there ever
since. He leaves a widow and three chill
dren Reilly was a very popular fellow
while in college and took some of the most
valuable prizes during his course at the
institution. He has been an occasional
visitor in town since his graduation,
his last visit being during the
1915 commencement of the college.
At the Congregational Church Friday
night there will be community evening
in charge of the Young Mems Christian
| association. Theron S. Dean. president
OF the Green Mountain club, will deliver
some remarks on the subject of From
Massachusetts to the Canada Line.-The
dent OF East Cornwall. who died at the
| home of his son. Linus Il. rcck. in West
erly, r. l.. were brought here on the
sleeper this morning and taken to
| Cornwall where the funera, services will
| be held at eleven o'clock. The Rev. Fl. G..
Newell Of the Congregational Church of
this village will officiate and burial will be
| i'm the family lot in the Cornwall ceme-
| tery.-The remains of Wilbert Thomas. IA
former resident of Salisbury. who died
at his home in Iron River. Mich. were
brought here Monday and taken to the
undertaking rooms OF A. j. Blackmer
where the funeral services were held
yesterday at two o'clock Burial was
in the family lot in Salisbury He was
SO years old and death was caused from
pneumonia. He was a son of James and
Lucy Atwood) Thomas
The Grand Army Post and Ladies Of
the G. A. r. held important meetings
Tuesday evening and made additional
arrangements for Memorial day. A
committee to act in conjunction with
the citizens committee was appointed
by the post. consisting of william L..
Cady. Edwin +. Jones. and Walter W.
| Martin. Col. James w. Tracy was ap-
pointed to have charge of the ladies OF
the circle around the monument and
the ladies appointed for their commit
tee for this purpose Mrs. Emily Eddy,
Mrs. Luna NJ. Morrison. Mrs. Emily
Rogers and Mrs. Sarah holland. r. II.
have charge of the strewing of flowers
to honor the graves of unknown SOL
diers and sailors who lost their lives
in the Civil War. Prof. Henry w. Law =
renee Of the college has consented to
deliver the address at the monument
following the exercises in the hall.
The committee of ladies about the
monument will each appoint her own
flower girl Mrs. Charlotte Shackett
/ will be in charge of the music in the
hall furnished by the children of the
public school and the Middlebury hand
has been engaged to play. At the con-
clusion Of the services about the monu-
ment. the Ladies Of the Grand Army,
will serve a supper in their hall in the
Dyer block to all comrades. visiting
comrades, Ladies of the Circle, Sons of
Veterans.-Dr. Harry William Burns
has returned after four weeks in Wash
ington and Baltimore. During his alb
sence he took the examination in Wash
ington for the appointment to the den
tai corps of the United States army,
being one of six out OF IS to go through
the ordeal successfully and he is now
on the eligible list In the meanwhile
and while awaiting further orders Dr.
Burns will maintain his office in town
A 7o-foot steel Hagstaff was raised
At t"e ~. ;.nS H.
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go rn,r .rd tha sons of
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se.;n h..n d.,oved m account
a... aotas
80 NJ I.,,es Potter and thei,
...a o,,nr ch;Idr.n returbed wednes.
sa o.. Sta,,tora Conn after three
ua. IT,. a., M;aa,eh,,r,, ,na neiqhhor.
800. M. Niddlehury hoard nj
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raa,, ava I-hor,as q See,v' arnounce that
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Sp 1900. ,,r,ay.nc. ~ .nv
vho NO., ~ d,s,ot,sf,ed with
49,. a., I,s.ar. noro taIsr their lists
this year the schedule % of. Of St.,1,. which was
The Suffrage Study club will meet with
Mrs L. NJ Saunders Saturday afternoon
at $50 o'clock.-Walter j. Forbes of Case