Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-24

Ing Of the fish and game interests of Ver-
mont.-Charles Downer, former member
Of the State republican committee, and
who has served In both branches of the
Vermont Legislature, IL in Sharon after a
winters stay in Washington and Boston.
Passengers on the trains Of the Central
Vermont railway can see to-day a beauti-
full sight as they pass the extensive
flower garden that surrounds the Hart
ford village station. There Is a long
double row Of wild hepaticas and blood
root, both Of which have been in a profuse
bloom for nearly two weeks. In the rows
of hepaticas are no less thar Ii different
varieties, ranging in color from clear
| white to bright carmines and deep blue.
The bloodroot is especially vigorous in
growth and prolific in bloom. These wild
| plants were dug from nearby fields sew
eral years ago by Station Agent Briggs.
who in the years Of his service as station
agent, has maintained not only an cx-
~tensive but a skillfully appointed station
flower garden. So varied and many are
the plants In the garden that some are In
bloom from the first days Of spring till
late in the autumn.-R. l.. Simonds has at
his Hartford village home a flock of 80
barred Plymouth Rock hens. the eggs
from which for The month of April sold
for 1885,. The cost of feed for the month
was $3.50, which leaves the net receipts
at 5000, or 81 1-3 cents net income from
each hen.
A largely attended and enthusiastic
meeting of the Federal Liberty Loan
committee for this section Of Vermont
was held Monday evening with Robert
e. Smith. president Of the First National
bank. as chairman. In addition to the
resident members Of the committee dele
cations were present from Hartland, Roy
alton and Sharon. The meeting was held
in the assembly room Of the Gates Me-
mortal library building and the principal
address was by A. B. Cross of Concord,
N. H.. and a delegate from the federal
reserve bank, Boston. The information
was given that the town of Eartford's
proportionate share in the proposed Lib
erty Loan is in excess Of $4,000, and it
was decided by the committee to take
immediate action in the raising of the
amount.-Superintendent of Schools n. J.
Whitehill is convalescent from a sudden
and acute attack Of the grip. 1t is the
irst time In exactly 3 years that he has
been off school duty because of illness
in any form.-Wallace X. Harding. mem
Der Of the sophomore class, Dartmouth.
but at present with the U. s. naval re-
serves. Newport. r. l., where he is a
bugler, was on leave Of absence this week
at the home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
! w. Fl. Harding.-Harold 3. White, Ralph
9 G. Hadley. Harold NJ. Davies and Charles
w. Bassett are at home on a leave OF alb
r sence from the u. S. navy recruiting sta
ton. Burlington. There is 4 community
wide suggestion that when the four are
g ordered to the naval reserve station.
3 Newport. r. l., and such an order is pos
= sible any day. that they be given a pub
lie reception to show them that the towns
. people are behind them and recognize
e their patriotsm.-Trumbull l.. Hunt. for
l long a State highway official. is i'll at his
9 Barnes avenue residence from an attack
? Of german measles.-Frank r. Gilbert,
l bookkeeper for Swift e. Co. in Milford.
r Mass. is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
D Mrs. E. c. Gilbert.-Deputy Sheriff r. A.
Spanord, who has been i'll from an attack
Of bronchitis. has SO far recovered as TO
be out for a portion OF the time.-The
e Rev. William Farnsworth OF Providence.
r. l., preached at the Universalist Church
. Sunday.
/, Manager W. ?. Wheeler of the juno
!. ton House has perfected plans for the
, planting Of IS acres of beans and 10 acres
r of potatoes on his Beaver Meadow farm
, in West Norwich and Sharon. His seed
= beans include. various varieties with the
yellow eye predominating. The acreage
9 for his proposed planting to beans is the
I largest ever known in this section.-Mr
, and Mrs. f. A. Farnsworth OF Somer-
vile, Mass, were over-Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Oakes.-Willia G.
Nash. manager of the famed Darlington
n estate. Mt. Kisco, y. Y, is in town.-The
n annual prize list Of the coming Vermont
n State fair is near completion and is eX-
pected to be in circulation by the middle
n Of June-Derby l.. Going, a student in a
Salem. Mass, school. spent the week
end at the Highland Park home OF his
p,raDtc NJ apd Nrv n u Going
e BETHEL.
Mrs. NJ. L. Hilliard, aged 66 years. died
Friday evening of pneumonia. after a
- nine days illness. She is survived by
: her husband. a daughter. Mrs. w. r
Tenney Of Manchester. N. H.. and grand
daughter. Miss Arlene Tenney. besides a
;. brother, George Burrell of Claremont
N. H. The funeral was held Sunda,
at 1880 o'clock. the Rev. j. Wesley Miller
officiating. and the remains were taken &c
Claremont, N. H.. for burial. May Eliza
: beth, daughter of the late Josiah Burrell
was born in Claremont March IL, 1851
Thirty years ago she was married to Mr.
Hilliard and their married life was spen'
between Brockton. Mass. the State o.
II Maine and Bethel.-Walter WEIGH. VIII
recently was reported wounded in France
studied at Whitcomb high school in 1871
and is we'll remembered by many alumni
, Of the school and others.-Whitcomb higi
!. school defeated Hartford high school o
!. White River Junction Saturday in a base
y ball game which. though Astounding II
~ errors. was a interesting game to see
70 The score was II to 10. Regain pitche'
&c a steady game, but Ashley was knocke'
70 out in the fifth inning and was succeeded
by Renehan. manage OF the team. VIII
had been playing at third base. Davis
fine work behind the bat won nue.
In praise.
IN SOUTH ROYALTON.
y Mrs. Charles ROBBIE and Mrs, Eiiel
~ Scales Of Montpelier visited at the Meth
~ odist parsonage Monday and Tuesday
O. The Red Cross society met at tn
G.. A.. r. hall yesterday.-Amos .
NC Eaton returned Saturday from Rutlant
~ where he has been engaged in State bus
ness for several ~days.-Ruth Bingham al
Nv Norma Clifford are among the latest vic
- tins Of the measles.-The high schoc
se baseball team played at Woodstock las
10 Saturday. the game being won by Wood
stock, 1 to 8.
I'D MEXICO DENIES SENDING
- NOTE TO GERMANY
on Mexico City. May 2s.-Ernesto Carr