Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20

large as last year.-The thermometers
registered from q to SO degrees below zero
here sunday morning, the coolest Of the
winter. Plumbers were kept busy thawing
out frozen water pipes.-Mrs. c. J. Braley,
president Of the local branch Of the Red
Cross. returned Saturday from Boston,
where she attended large Red Cross
meeting. She was the guest Of Mrs. u. A..
Quinn while in the city.-Mrs. Randall
Hammond has been called to Leicester
Junction by the illness of her mother, Mrs.
Oliver Huntley. who suffered shock OF
paralysis.-Mrs. Fuller has returned from
Rutland, where she was called by the ILL
ness Of her grandson, Claude Chandler
James T. Harris returned Sunday from
Poultney, where he visited his son. Will
liam Harris, who IL attending Troy Con-
ference Academy.-The condition OF Mrs.
Charles r. Phelps, who recently fractured
one of her shoulders by fall, is some
what improved WEIGH has returned
to Poultney after visiting his mother. Mrs.
Patrick WEIGH, over Sunday.
At big meeting of the Chicago Poul-
try and Pigeon association at Chicago
Frank ]. Nutting Of this town won the
following prizes with his choice buff
Plymouth rocks: Two first prizes, two
second prizes and three third prizes. Mr..
Nutting has been winning at most Of the
big poultry shows for the past few years.
He will show his string Of birds in Bos-
ton next month.-At the drill Of Com
pany c, v. v. NJ. Friday evening Capt.
Frank p. johnson announced that COM
pany c was within one point of having
the highest average for attendance at
drills of any company In the regiment.
Company c had an average Of 92 and
Company NJ Of Bellows Falls N.3 This
average was for the month of Novem-
ber.--Brigham Mcfarland Of Hyde Park
visited his sister, Mrs. Bennett c. Doug
lass, Saturday.-Mrs. Frank Beaton frac-
tured her left arm Saturday afternoon,
being tripped by a dog that was playing
on the sidewalk near b. W. Johnson's
store on Center street. She was taken
to the office Of DR.. Estabrook and Dr.
Estabrook assisted in reducing the frac-
ture.-The local Red Cross made a ship.
ment to headquarters at Boston last
week.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mcdonald
were called Friday to Camp Devens, Aver
Mass. by the serious illness of theil
son. Frank, who has been there for sew.
eral weeks with the national army.
John Horton has accepted a position
| in the grain store Of Frank j. Nutting
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day evening at the gymnasium between
the high school and the Proctor Y. M
c. A. there will be preliminary game.
| between girl teams The games star
at eight o'clock.--Marble Chapter, o
e. s.. will hold card party Thursda,
evening in the chapter rooms in thu
| Smith block. All members and theil
families are invited.-Lorne Bugbee ant
family returned Monday evening from
a several weeks visit through tn,
West. Mr.. Bugbee left Tuesday nigh
/ for Washington, d. c., where he will
be employed by the government in tn,
capacity of civil engineer at the Elmer
gency Flee Building corporation. Mr.
Bugbee's family will remain here.-Th,
Misses Louise and Hope Harris gave
miscellaneous shower party Monda!
evening in Grand Army hall 70
Miss Ruth Churchill.-Announcem
has been received of the marriage o
Miss Daisy e. Godfrey of Williams
burg. Va, to H. w. Bixby of Syracuse
N. Y, which took place December 1
at Williamsburg. Mrs. Bixby is a ma
tive Of this town and a graduate of tn
| Brandon high school and of the Prat
Institute at Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr.. Bixb,
is a graduate Of Syracuse University.
| Mrs. Cora Gipson returned Wednesda.
from Cleveland, Ohio. where she ha
been visiting her son. Fred Gipson
| u. 8. NJ, who has been on a furlough.-
Sherwin French, who underwent a sur
| gical operation at the Mary Fletche
hospital o few days ago, IL making salts
factory recovery.-Without doubt tn
most exciting basketball game in Bran
don in many a day will be played at tn
high school gymnasium this evening
tAnS - H.
Charles l.. Clifford, Harry ]. Predigel
Fred L. Patnode and A. B. Freer, CON
posing the fat mems team, and Rug
WEIGH. Leon Shambo. E. St. George an
Principal Tracey of the high school an
Robert Flood, on the lean mems side
These teams met several times last yea
but no decisive score was reached. Th
matter will be settled. without ques
ton. this evening.-Jerome S. Cole ur
derwent an operation for gall stones an
appendicitis at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital Wednesday morning.-Mr. and Mr.
Wright Flagg go to-day to Boston.-Wa
ter Thomas and daughter, Miss Ann
Thomas, left yesterday for Mt. Vernon
Ala, to make their home.-Olin Ketchan
who is employed by the Vermont MAI
BILE company in Texas. is visiting h
mother. Mrs. A. s. Ketcham.
BENSON.
Sunday evening there was a rousin
Red Cross meeting in the vestry Of til
Methodist Church. Treasurer f. w. Ke
logg made an encouraging report an
Secretary Mrs. F. w. Johnson made
report showing the amount of work don
specifying the different things made d
Newton was appointed solicitor to cal
vass for new members in the village ar
Fl. H. King on Howard hill. Anotht
meeting will be held next Sunday nigh
e. A. Gibbs returned from Boston ar
Camp Devens Thursday night. His So
Merrill A. Gibbs, who recently enliste
has a position in the quartermaster's d,
) partment.-Mrs. Elvira Gardner is ILL.,.
At the moving picture show last Wee
nesday night a collection was taken L
for the Red Cross. Twenty-four dollar
was donated.-Dr. H. r. Jones, who h;
been here for a week or two, and ha
evidently. not improved in health, W.
taken back to Portland, Me-. on Monde
Of last week, his brother. C. N. Jone
going with him.-Scott Keith. who bougl