Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
(Contiuued from pGge one.,

friends for a few days.-Miss Anna
Abbey of Burlington is in town to
visit her father, George f. Abbey
Samuel Whittimore of Middlebury died
at the home of his brother. Samuel
Whittimore of Middlebury. in New
Haven Tuesday morning of complica-
lion of troubles. He was "a years old
and leaves wife and eight children,
William, Henry and Durward of Pitts
ford, Bert of this town. Wallace of
Bristol. Eugene and Mrs John Gleason
Of Rutland and Mrs. Peter lessen of
Ashcroft. Mass: one brother. Harrison
Of New Haven and a sister, Mrs. Lucy
Robbins OF Bristol Mr.. Whittimore
was born in Middlebury November 2S,
1888. son of Daniel and Rachel Whitti-
more. The funeral will be held at the
Baptist chapel in Brooksville Friday
afternoon at one o'clock. Burial will
be In the family lot in Bristol-More
snow fell here Tuesday night and We'd
nesday forenoon, but there Is not
enough yet to make sleighing in the
village. although the prospect for
sleighing on Thanksgiving seemed
good. There is enough now so that
the small boys have already begun the
snow-balling season.-Mrs. Anna Gull
yer. who has spent a month in this vi
entity. visiting friends after an alb
sence of 30 years, started Tuesday night
on her return to Marietta, Ohio-John
C. Baker and sister, Mrs. Edward MUIR
ply of Troy, N. Y, are in town for two
weeks.-William H. Mathews has re.
turned to Hyde Park after spending
two weeks here and in Weybridge at
the home of Silas B. Hobbs.-Messrs.
Clinton and j. N. Place. who have spent
,everal weeks in Middlebury and vi
.inity, have returned to Strodsburg. Pa
William p. Lodge of Derby, Conn, is
In town.-Mrs. Anna Dwire has gone ia
Rutland.-George Lee, foreman of the
Middlebury Marble company. has gone
to Granville. NJ Y, for n few days.
Thursday was a delightful Thanksgiving
day in Middlebury and Vicinity. Th'
weather was of the finest. but snow fol
sleishing did not materialize. Nearly al
the places Of business in town were closed
The postoffice was open only for the usua
holiday hours. At ten o'clock the Gus
tomary union Thanksgiving service of tn
Methodist. Congregational and Baptis
Churches was held at the Congregations
Church. The discourse was delivered b,
the Rev. G. M. Moody of the Methods
Church. There was a large congregation
There we're also early morning service
at st. Mary's and st. Stephens Churches
Nearly all of the Addison county con
tingent Of Addison county at Aver. Mass
came up from Camp Devens Wednesda
evening for a "a hours furlough at thei
homes, throughout this section. The boy
expect that this will be their last vs
homo before being transferred to a south
ern camp.-Theron M. Crane of Worcester
Mass. arrived Thursday morning for
Thanksgiving visit at his old home
Brtdport.-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gillespl
OF Newport are In town.-Miss Doris Nc
Kelsey has gone to West Rutland for
few days at the home of her parents, M
and Mrs. Edward McKelsey.-Mr. an
Mrs. ID. l.. Selleck left Thursday nigh
for Shirley. Mass. where Mr.. Selleck hs
secured a position as instructor in II
carpentry department of the institutio
Of the industrial of that State and wi
have a bunch of young fellows under hi
which he will instruct In that trade,-Thel