Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-31
MORETOWN.


Paul johnson were in Waterbury Satnr-
day.-Albert Ferris, Theodore Atkins and
Harry Irish were at home from Fort
Ethan Allen over Sunday.--CIair Ward
was in Montpelier Monday.-Mr and Mrs
George Bradley and the Rev. and Mrs
Mandigo of Johnson came to Mrs. Wards
funeral Sunday.-4NIr and Mrs +. n
Johnson and son. Paul. were in Watts
field Sunday.-H. l.. Austin w1s In
Waterbury Saturday.-Mrs. Curtis Guy
cite and little daughter Of Waterbury.
Conn. are visiting in town.
WATERBURY.
The local Red Cross numbered 800
members up to Saturday night.-Ar-
rangements for Registration day are
shaping. The registering in Waterbury
will be done at Seminary hall at the Gen.
ter. where there will be polling places.
Town Clerk ID. s. Fullerton. Moderator
II. F.. Hill and Health Officer +. E.
Steele. Jr.. are the local board in charge
of the registering. Extra registrars are
C. b. Adams. F.. c. Luce, Il. S. New
comb. M. Il. Hutchins. s. w. Guptil and
NJ H. Moody. In Duxbury the register
ing will be at the town hall. the town
clerk. Hertie Huntley Palmer, the mod
orator. b. r. Demeritt. and Health Off,
Ger A. II. Graves having registration In
charge. b. l.. Hart and Edwin +. Pal
mer will also assist as registrars. The
polls in both towns will be open from
400 Il. IN. until 800 p. IN. Sheriff Tracey
was in town last week. leaving with the
clerks of the two towns the required
blanks for use that day.--News
from Lieutenant Campbell! mas been re-
ceived by his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. e. F.
Campbell. He is located on Paris island
about three miles from Port Royal. He
is in Il tent equipped with electricity and
modern conveniences. There are so offi-
GERS all college men.-News of the death
Of John O'Brien of Bolton was received
with much regret by those who knew him
here. He was a brother OF Robert and
James O'Brien of this town and Jeremiah
O Brien of Montpelier. He was pros
porous farmer and prominent In the town
affairs of Bolton. having been selectmaf
and at the time of his death health OFF,
Ger of the town. He was at West Bolton
lquarantining on Friday, when he suffered
a slight stroke and asked for company
home He passed away at four O'Clock
the next morning. The deceased was borr
in Hinesburg in 1874. He married Mar,
Keefe, who survives him. He In also
survived by ten children. William ant
James or Spr1ngnelu, MISS, lIHotny o.
Northampton. Mass, George and Frank
at home. John. Alfred and Edward In thu
West, and the Misses Nellie and Mary O.
Burlington There are IL grandchildren
Timothy Blodgett, who has no
been In Vermont for 40 years, has ar
rived from the West and few days ag,
visited his birthplace. where A. II. Graves
now lives. He was the SON OF Mr.. ans
Mrs. Calvin Blodgett and was one OF
large family Mr.. Blodgett Ii a plumbe
and painter by trade and will remail
here for the present.-Privates Irish. Fer
ris and Atkins were at the home OF Wal
ter irish Saturday on their way to More
town. from which town they enlisted
They returned to Fort Ethan Allen earl!
Monday morning.--One of the Red Cros
nurses will be Miss Lena Carpenter
daughter of Franklin Carpenter of thi
town. Miss Carpenter is graduate nurs
and has been at her profession In Roches
tier, N. r.. for some time Miss Carpen
tier expects to come home before beinl
lordered away.
Among those from here who attends
the funeral Of Mrs. May 8. Ward b