Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
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NEWS BY COUNTIES

suffrage situation In the Senate Tor the
past II years. and gave considerable en-
couragment about the suffrage outlook in
the State at the present time.-Mr. and
Mrs. E. r. Triggs of woodbury.. N. j.,
are visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Balm. for a few days.-Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Morelock Of Jamaica Plains.
Mass, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
smith.-Mr. and Mrs. William H. Stokes
have gone to Schenectady. N. Y, called
there by the illness of Mr.. Stokes's
brother-in-law.-Miss Margaret Lucas OF
Springfield. Mass, Is visiting at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Blackmer.--Joseph
Gero has returned from Burlington, where
he went to return with his wife, who has
been at the Mary Fletcher hospital for
an operation.-Miss Maud Wissell has
gone to Bennington. N. H., to visit her
brother.-Mrs. L. L. Huestis and daugh-
ter. Miss Rena Huestis. have returned
from Vergennes.-Mr. and Mrs. Burton
Games, who have been spending q few
days at the home of Mrs. NJ. A. Munroe.
have returned to Hampton Court, Brook
line, Mass.-Mr and Mrs. A. j. Blackmer.
who have spent two months at Lake Dun
more. have returned and opened their
home.-Sargent O'Connell. who has been
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. j..
OConnell, has returned to New York
city.-Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Stewart, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George
e. Marshall, have returned to Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Colmar Of North
field announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Nellie Isabel Colmar, to Harry
William Vassar Of this village.-Dr. John
M. Thomas, president Of the college. con-
Quoted morning services and preached in
the Union Church at Brandon Sunday
Charles w. Howard. one Of the contrac-
tors on tho Star mail route between
Mlddlebury and Bridport, who has been
| i'll for a year and who was recently
thought to be improving. with a chance
for recovery is now In critical condi-
tion.-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur j. Roberts and
Miss Stella Brousseau, a sister of Mrs.
Roberts. are here to visit George Brous-
seau, father Of the two young women
Frank Gredler has returned from Shore
ham, where he spent the summer and
will go this month to Cambridge, Mass,
to enter Harvard University.-Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Sanford Of Sacramento, Cal,
are here to visit Mrs. Sanford's uncle
John c. Manney. Mr.. Sanford is in the
government service and has orders to re.
port in Washington next week.-Mrs.
Harry e. Youtt and three children. who
have spent the summer here, have re.
turned to Brooklyn. N. Y.-Gilbert Dumas
has gone to Rutland to visit his daughter
Mrs. Frank Loomis.-The ashes Of Miss
Anna Maria Stebbins Of SpringieI,
Mass, arrived here Friday and were taker
to Cornwall. where they were buried IL
the family lot in the Cornwall cemetery
Miss Stebbins was So years Of age ant
was the daughter of the late Mr.. an,
J Mrs. Milan G. Stebbins of that town.
! Mrs. A. w. Brown and son, Milton. hav
. returned from Monkton, where they hav
been to visit relatives and friends.-R. f
Brown, a former resident who has bee
. visiting in town for a few days. has re
turned to Albany, N. Y.
Stanley D. Wright, only son Of Mr.. an
; Mrs. A. D. Wright. has been called to RI
port Saturday. September %. at the avis
: ton school at Cambridge. Mass.-Arrow
anna Rebecca Lodge. No. 15 I. o. o. F
held. anniversary exercises Tuesday eve
. ming. A fine banquet was served.-Mr. an
Mrs. Dana Aldridge, son and daughte
who have been visiting at the home {
! Mrs. J. j. Manney. have returned I
Mount Holly.-C. H. Amsden Of Bostol
. Mass. is in town to visit his wife's parent
? the Rev. and Mrs. Dean.-Mrs. II. Morre
Of Burlington Is in town.-Mrs. O.
" Ashton, who has spent the summer wit
- her sister. Mrs. j. J. Manney. has r,
!, turned to Rutland.-The Federated Fa
\ association of the various Protestar
n Churches Of the village held an importai
a meeting Wednesday afternoon at the hon
Of Mrs. Frank A. Farnsworth to NAL
p preliminary arrangements for the comir
n annual fair of the association. which WI
: be held some time in October.-Mr. ar
Il Mrs. W. NJ Kilburn and their childre
e Mary and Harold. of Derby Line are NAL
: ing a few days visit in town.-Mr. ar
e Mrs. Frederick Sanford. who have bee
" here to visit at John C. Manney's, Mr.
Q. Sanford's uncle. have gone to Washing
l. ton. D. c.. to spend some time previo,
d to their return home to Sacramento. Ca
n The regular mid-week prayer meetir
II will be held In the different churches tn
Is week. At the Congregational Church Il
It subject will be THE Church and Con
@ munity Service. What Ought the Churt
k Be Doing and How Can I Help?"-Mi
a Ruth Kendall returned Wednesday fro
n Pittsford. where she passed the SUNNI
Y. at the home of her parents. Mr.. and MI
N s. I. Kendall.