Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-01
HAPPENINGS PEI W M',!.S!S IN w.;
Ns]ss ''.e .eeDY COUNTIES

been employed In tho drygoods store ot
II. r. Cushman & Son as clerk for s years
And :or several years past az CHIEF clerk
nns Fesigncd hrs position and has already
started for Ashland. Me, vherr he will
enter the Lumber business with his broth.
er. George. who IS already on the scene
Miss Ruth Walker of proe-
tor Is spending few days at her hu,re
here.--Thc railroad company has a Rans
o! men here trimming up the interior OF
Tho passenger station.-The Mems club II
the Memorial Baptist Church viii! mez,t IN
tfe parlors OF the church Monday eve
ninx Earch 5.-Nfonday, market day. oSgs
brought rs to Ss cents a1h butter q to 2,
The Star routes" oetvNan Middle
bc-7 and Bread Loaf. through Ripton
and East Midd!eoury, and frum Mld6c.
bury Z" Br,dport have been n~~!y lot
by the postorico department for the
four years beginning July nrxI
Henry MurrHy II Iupton bid or the
Ripton sous- for S715 per year and the
Br'dport route was bid off at &:.16l BY
Charles 0cwArd and Charles Bayrpws
the gs~sspt con0ac.orA Hr iTcwA1,l
has bean Il contractor on this rDUre
fnr NOR. than 20 yeA7.--The board OF
civil anChs'rity will ho'd p. meeting -,
the or'cn OF Town Clerk Joseph NJ
Rurk a. eight o'clock Saturday night
TO revis- TIC check list for the March
resting.-Willhm r. Russell Post. No
g. G A. r., and William p. Russell
Circle No. s, Ladies Of the Grand Array
held joint Washington and Lincoln
meeting in their quarters Tuesday cve-
ming. Interesting papers were read
by Miss Florence Il. Eddy and Mrs.
John Hammond There was music and
refreshments at the close of the meet
ing. In the absence in Boston of the
president Mrs. James Condor. the
meeting of the ladies was presided
over by Past Department President
Mrs. Edward Crannelly.-1enry w.
Greene of Barre, Mass. and J. f. sher-
idan Of Proctorsville have returned to
their homes after visiting friends in
town.-About 25 Of the friends of Mrs.
Charles ]. Matthews gave her sur
prise party at her home here Tuesday
evening. the occasion being Mrs.
Matthewss birthday anniversary. The
visitors brought along refreshments
.!r and Mrs Charles Drake Child
OF New York have been spending A
short vacation with Mrs Child's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Eben C. Ryder. Mr..
Child returned Saturday evening to
New York. where he is a foreman in
the large construction works of the
Morse Dry Dock company.-The Wom-
ans Missionary association of the
Conversational Church were enter
tanned by Mrs. Edward r. Cushman at
her home in Court street Tuesday
afternoon. George F. wells of Poul-
ney is working in Middlebury and vi
cinity in the interests of the Modern
Woodmen OF American.-Mrs. Ellen
/ Wright, who has been confined to her
bed for a few days from an injury to
! her back, is able to be about the house
I tn t,,,t 10 m fnllv
ered.-William w. Turner. who has
been the driver of the express delivery
| wagon for seven years. has given up
the position and will to-day enter the
employ Of Frederick W. Beckwith in
his manufacturing business. Stanley
Rose has been engaged to take charge
of the express delivery.-William w.
Thomas of Poultney is here to visit
relatives and will stay for three weeks
or a month.-At an eight o'clock din
ner party given by Mrs. Eben c. Ryder.
81 Seymour street. last Friday evening
there were present Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Drake Child OF New York. Mr..
and Mrs. b. O. Wales, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
f. Fiske. and Wesley Sturdevant OF
weybridge After the dinner an old
VERGENNES.
| The alterations which have been in
, progress on the interior Of st. PauIs
Church for three months have been COM
pleted and the church will be used for the
first time next Sunday The most I'M
portant Of the improvements consists OF
| a Rood screen of carefully selected oak
containing the figure of Christ carved In
full re,ies upon the cross which forms
tho apex of the central position. The
screen is q memorial TO Mrs. Henrietta
| WI \pDNrOvc heQt,eSt
the parish made most of the work
possible. There is also n panclied Reredos
i of oak with carved canopy in three
parts projecting over the altar while
the walls and ceiling have been re-
decorated. The work was designed and
executed by j. Sc r. Lamb of New York,
ecclesiastical architects and artists Az
the chancel furnishings have been finished
TO harmonize with the new work. thus
making n unity in color between the
chanceI and the pcws with the body OF
the church. The services next Sunday
will be: Holy Communion at TO a. r.:
dedication of the Rood screen and
Reredos, administration of holy baptism.
Holy Communion and sermon by the
bishop of Vermont, tine Rt. Rev. a. c. A.
Hall, D. D., at 1915. evening prayer at
7:so and sermon by the Rev. George II.
brush Of Shelbnrne The offerings at an
|, the services will be for missions. the
public is welcome TO any OF tho services
The following officers OF otter Creek
Chapter, No. "a Order OK Eastern Star,
were installed Monday evening by Past
Matron Mrs. Cora Il. Avery: w. NJ, Mrs.
Flora c. Lee: w. T., II. A. Fariar; A. NJ.
Miss Gince A. Gordon; secretary. Mrs
Fannie o. Day; treayu-er. H@ry Q.
yisher; conductor. Mrs Emma C. T.agS:
assistant coniurtor, Mrs, AnDa W. Bur
roughs; marshal. Mrs. Jessie NJ. FISHER;
orxunist Mrs Sybil NJ. Rogers; warden.
Mrs. Martha c. Wheeler: sentinel II. W.
Day: Adah, Miss Eva Meigs: Ruth. Mrs.
Matte O'Bry.r Esther. Miss Edith
Niddlebruok; Martha. Mrs. Beatrice
Fa,rar. Electa, Mrs, Mary A. Goodals
At the close refreshments were Tsrved
ana n social ho,ir spent.-The prudcrtsal
committee of the Veryennes school has
cnsasrd Thomas Agan as janito- OF the
school. to take the place oe Scott faftaw.
Walter Lee will carry on the Mahlor
Kingman farm the coming year.--Alfred
Blair has finished work for Dr. Frank
C. Phelps and entered the employ OF
f. O. and A. W. Norton.-Mrs. John F.
Bartley visited friends in Burlington and
Winocpki Monday.-Mr. and Mrs. Pliny
p Roberts, who have been spending their
honeymoon with Mrs. Robertss sister.
, Mrs Harold St. Peters. have returned to
Port Henry, N. Y.-C. L, LeBoeuf has
finished his work at st. Paul's Church
and Tuesday moved his sastng and
tools to East Cornwall. whore he has a
contract for repairs on she Congregational