Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-17
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

Mrs. X. J. Knowles of Water
bury is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Clip
! son for a few days.-Mr. and Mrs. H. T..
Bissell. Miss Erica and Norman Bissell
have gone to Antrim, n. H., where Mr.
Bissell will manage Grey Stone lodge
again this coming season.-The Sons Of
Veterans will give a dance In Grand Army
hall Friday evening.
The automobile truck to be used by the
Dunmore Hose company has arrived and
will be placed in the hose house as soon
as the fixtures can be put in place. 81. b.
Partlow. manager OF the Hortonia Power
company, has men at work unloading
from the cars at the depot two trans
formers which are u feet high. 6xl0 feet
at the base. each Weighing n tons. They
are to be used at the Lake Dunmore
power house and Salisbury electric plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Peck OF Concor-
dia. kans.. We're guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. Young and DR.. and Mrs. w. H..
Wright over Sunday Mr.. Peck ia presi-
dent of Concordia National bank. and
has been in the East attending a meeting
Of the American Bankers association.
The Business Mems association and the
selectmen have ordered several time
clocks which will be placed in different
places in the business section of the town.
which is on the night watchmans beat
and which will be punched to register the
time that the Waterman makes his rounds.
Stewart Eastweed Of Norwich Univer-
sity has been visiting his parents, DR..
and Mrs. J. S. Eastwood.-The Misses
lnez Cook and Maude Crofoot spent Sum
day with Miss Cooks parents in Middle
bury.-Donald Miner OF Middlebury Col
lege spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Miner-Air.
a nd C,v,
day in Hyde Park with Mrs. Douglass
parents. Mr. and Mrs. II. nj. Mcfarland.
The Brandon high school baseball team
was defeated by the Pittsford high school
Saturday afternoon at Pittsfortl. the score
being 10 to 8.-The annual meeting Of the
Ladies' Cemetery association was held
Saturday afternoon at the library. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent. Mrs. r. s. Marsh: vice-president,
Mrs. Alice Sprague: secretary. Mrs. Fred
Kingsley: treasurer. Mrs. F.. II. Button.
Mrs. r. w. Rogers was reelected a
member OF the executive committee for
three years.
There was a meeting OF the Brandon
association OF the New England Milk
Producers association In Grand Army
hall Tuesday evening. County Agent NJ.
F. Downing of Rutland. Professor Burdlck
of the University Of Vermont and Mr..
Watson. field agent OF the Ayrshire
Breeders association, gave interesting
talks.-John Dram, who has been visiting
his mother, Mrs. j. c. Dram, returned
Tuesday to Brown University, Providence,
r. l.. where he Is a student.-Mrs. A. r.
Kingsley returned Tuesday from Rut-
land. where she has been visiting Mrs,
w. II. Baldwin.-A1fss Louise Harris went
Tuesday to Round Lake. N. Y. to visit
friends for ten days-Miss Susan Talbot
and Mrs. c. A. Bush spent Wednesday in
Rutland.-Mtss Ruth Sprague Of New
York city Is visiting her mother. Mrs,
Alice Spraeue.-Miss Ruth Crockett OF
New York city Is visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crockett.-Dr,
George Il. Norton and DR.. b. A. Holmes
are In Burlington attending the Vermont
state Dental society meeting