Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-13

was 90 years Of age and Is survived by one
brother, George Adams. who accompanied
the remains here. The funeral will be
held this afternoon with interment In the
family lot in the West cemetery.-Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip e. Crane and daughter. who
have been visiting her mother. Mrs. M
l.. Munsey, for a week, have returned
home. making the trip by automobile
Edward 8. Huntley, who has been spend
Ing the summer at his home in New Lon
don, Conn.,, haas returned to town.
Henry c. Walker of Proctor is In town
for a few days.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred New
ton have returned from Burlington, where
they have been to visit relatives and
friends.-Judge and Mrs. Charles I. Button
have gone to the seashore, where they
will spend their vacation. Prof. Ray
mond Mcfarland Of the college gave a pa
triotic address at Addison Tuesday.
vERGENNES.
F. II. Foss celebrated the sOth anniver-
sary of his birth Saturday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Warner. Mr..
Foss was born in Bath. Me-, in 1887. He
Joined the 18th Maine volunteers MS lieu
tenant at the opening of the Civil War and
was seriously wounded at the battle Of
Gettysburg. With his family he came
to Vergennes 40 years ago, establishing
the shade roller factory here as an extern
sion of his fathers business In Maine,
that being the only shade roller business
east of Detroit, Mich, at that time. Mr..
Foss was in the hardware business here
for a number OF years retiring from that
to become postmaster which position
he held for 10 years. The children of Mr..
Foss. Mrs. w. r. Warner and Mrs. George
w. Stone Of Vergennes, Mrs. w. j. Sew
erance of Keeseville. N. Y. and Miss
Sarah w. Foss Of Boston were all pres-
ent. Mr.. Foss received many congratula-
tons on attaining so many years with
the blessing of perfect health.-E. J..
Wheeler of Chicago visited Judge and
Mrs. c. A. Chapman last week. Mr..
Wheeler Is a son Of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Wheeler of Vergennes.-
Miss Marjorie Prentice Of st. Adams is
visiting Mrs. F. w. Flagg.-Charles Lee
beau of the U. S. S. North Carolina is
making a few days visit to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tebeau.-William
Patterson. Jr., visited in Burlington Sat-
urday.-Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Bristol have
returned from attending the marriage Of
their son, DR.. Horace r. Bristol of Ben
nington, to Miss Florence Gardner, which
took place Thursday at the home of the
BRIDES mother, Mrs. A. B. Gardner Of
Pownal-Ms. l.. NJ. Deyoe and Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Lawson Of New York spent the
weekend with Mrs. Deyoe's and Mrs.
Lawson's sister. Mrs. L. Duntley Of North
Hudson, N. Y.-Frank Pierce Of Shelburne
visited c. T. 8. Pierce Saturday.-EgRs
sold for 46 cents per dozen in the whole
sale market here Saturday.-Mrs. M B..
Parker, Mrs James Parker and two chill
dren of Essex Center visited Mrs, Will
liam Flagg Saturday.
Sarah Katherine, eldest daughter of
Judge and Mrs. Frank L. Fish, and Will
liam Atherton Knight of New Haven,
Conn.,, were quietly married at the home Of
the brides parents Thursday afternoon,
the Rev. Richard G. Woodbridge officiat-
ing. The bride is graduate Of the ver-
gennes high school and Middlebury Col
lege and Is teacher in the Vergennes high
school. The groom is a graduate Of God
dard Seminary and Of the University Of
Vermont and is a former instructor on the
agricultural course of the Vergennes high
school. Mr.. and Mrs. knight have gone
on an automobile trip through the White
The Vergennes high school opened Mon
day with an enrolment Of SO students.
Superintendent Of Schools H. A, Farrar ia
IN charge of the agricultural course until a
teacher can be secured.-Miss Bertha
Hayes Of Arlington and Miss Belle
gregory OF Hoosic Falls. N. Y, are visit
ing Miss Luella 8. Ball.-Roy Burroughs
mas gone to Hebron. Me-. to enter Hebron
Academy.-The first meeting of the year
Tor Seth Warren Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution. will be held at
the home Of Mrs Rollin Kent on Thurs
day afternoon.-Marshall r. Stewart of
new York city was a weekend visitor to
MS sister. Miss Effie Stewart, at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Lee.-Benjamin
j. Chiffon OF Gouveneur. N. Y, called on
friends here Monday.-Earl Deyoe of
burlington spent the weekend with his
wife at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Varney.-Lieutenant Charles
II. Cole of the U. s. A. dental reserve
corps has received orders to report to
Camp Mills. Garden City. Long Island, for
active duty.-Miss Nellie Ryan of Orwell
is visiting her brothers. ]. w. and D. e.
Ryan.-Miss Madeline Lafley of
Orwell Is making an extended visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Ryan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pratt Of Bridport
visited her sister. Miss Bean. Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mayo and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bissette of Cornwall
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. David
T.. Ryan.-A farewell sociable will be held
Church. Ferrisburg. in honor of the
drafted men of that town.
Prof. Wallace w. Atwood of Harvard
University and geologist of United States
geological survey. member Of the national
research council. cooperating with the ma
tlonal council Of defence, gave an interest.
ing illustrated lecture on Alaska at the
bixby Memorial Free library Thursday
evening. While here, Professor Atwood
was the guest of Mrs. Henry T. Booth
st. Peters Court. c. o. F., will hold their
annual meeting Wednesday evening"
Murray Kenyon Company A, headauar.
ters mounted police of the 2eth division.
U. s. A., at Camp Bartlett, Wcstfield.
Mass. Is spending a few days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hurry Kenyon.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Larrow OF Jamaica
Plains. Mass, are visiting Mrs. e, M.
Young.-Wyman A. Bristol has been re-
leased from the central branch OF the
Young Mems Christian association, Brook
Ign. N. Y, to take a position with the ma
tional war council. New York, where he
will be engaged in the promotion of Y.
M. c. A. work in army camps. naval sta
lions and special training camps through.
out the country Mr.. Bristol is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Bristol of Vergennes.-
3. j. Paine has finished his work with the
efreen Mountain Lime company and en-
tered the employ Of the New England Tele-
phone company.-C. f. Mclean and A, B.
Wiilmarth have been appointed commits
sionrs OF the estate of the late Eugene
Fuller Of Addison and will hold their first
meeting at the town clerk S office In Addi-
son September 90
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperancs IYpiop woe hall,