Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03

class, Dartmouth College. is spending
few days with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Norton.--Mr. Norton, who has en-
listed In the reserve officers corps Of the
U. s. army. has been given his degree by
his college and is now awaiting orders
to report at the u. s. training camp at
Plattsburgh, N. Y.-Last year the citizens
of Ferrisburg Center manifested their In
terest In improving local conditions
about the railroad station by working
on the driveways and making a park
system. 1t has been demonstrated to the
Railroad company that the station accom-
inodations were not adequate for the In
creasing patronage and now plans are
made and men are at work to enlarge the
passenger and freight quarters.-S. d.
Miner has returned from a business trip
and visit to his son. Benjamin, In Bos-
ton-A daughter was born Mon
day evening to Mr. and Mrs. Leo j. Hart
The funeral of Mrs. Charles E. Par
ker were held yesterday afternoon at
ST. Paufs Church, Coadjutor Bishop
George Y. Bliss Of Burlington and the
rector, the Rev. ]. L. Mckee, officiating
The bearers were T. Neville. ]. A. Har-
rington. N. J. and II. w. McCuen, Chas
II. Strong of vergennes and s. w.
Hindes of Burlington and the ushers
were Judge Charles A. Chapman Of Fer
risburg and w. c. Foote Of vergennes.
Burial was In Prospect cemetery. There
were many beautiful floral tributes
among them being wreaths and sprays
from the vestry of st. Pauls Church,
OF which the deceased was promi-
nent member. st. Paul's and st. Agnes
Guild, the Vergennes Improvement So
ciety. of which she was also a member,
the board Of trustees of Bixby Memoir
ial Free library, of which Mr.. Parker
is member, the Vergennes Electric
company and proprietor Of the Stevens
House. George F. Daniels. and wife.
The funeral was largely attended.
Among those present from away were:
Mrs. II. r. Dorr of williamstown, Mass,
Mrs. f. w. Shipman Of Richmond Hill.
NJ Y, Alexander v. Jones of Coopers-
town. N. Y. the Rev. Joseph Reynolds
of Rutland. the Rev. George r. Brush
of Shelburne. Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Marsh
Of Brandon. and f. M. Horton of Bur-
lington.-Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Norton
arrived here yesterday from Portland,
Ore. and will visit relatives in this
vicinity-Mrs. Benjamin Williams and
child have returned from months
visit to her husband in Detroit, Mich.
She was accompanied on her return by
her stepson, Harold WILLIAMSBURG
men employed under Street Commission
err j. NJ. Alden on ledge work, who are
getting $500 per day. struck yesterday
morning for $2.25 per day and have
quit work, awaiting the action Of the
city council-Mrs. Henry Larock died
Tuesday from an illness of several
weeks from pneumonia, aged 33 years.
| She was born February 5. 1884, in
Crown Point, N. Y. the daughter OF
| MT and Mrs. william Maple. Besides a
| husband. she Is survived by six chill
dren. her parents three sisters, Mrs.
Daniel Daley and Mrs Pauline Sparrow
of Port Henry. N. Y. and Mrs. Margaret
Stoddard of Mineville, N. Y, and one
brother. Eugene Maple of Port Henry
N. Y. The remains were taken yester-
day by Undertaken william Larrow to
Port Henry. N. Y. for burial.-The For
est and Stream club will hold their FIRST
outdoor meeting of the year this after
noon when a walk will be taken to the
Arthur e. Booth woods in Waltham.-
Mrs. ]. Clelland Of Alburg Is visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Cecil A Bristol
Mrs. Charles H. Cole and Mrs. w. J
Strong attended the class of instruc.
ton in Red Cross work at Burlington
Monday,