Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-15
ENOSBURG FALLS.

The newly chartered cooperative
creamery at East Berkshire is putting in
supply Of ice. F. W. Robie the local
Ice man, has the contract and has the
job nearly completed.-J. A. Gibson was
in East Enosburg Friday to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. j. D. Wright.-Clair
Rublee and Spencer Caldwell Of the Uni
versity Of Vermont are at their homes
hero for a few days.-Mrs w. s. Rublee
Of East Berkshire was a guest Friday in
the home Of her sister. Mrs. F. NJ. Car
penter.-Miss Mildred Hall returned to
her home In Montgomery Friday after
passing a few days with Mrs. E. w.
David.-Van e. Perley and son, Allen,
Of Richford were in town Friday.-The
Enosburg Falls band. under whose
auspices the minstrel show of Thursday
evening was put on, cleared about 49,.
Saturday with it's fierce wind and Mon
day with its low temperature mark this
as the worst weather of the season. Sat-
urday mornings train from the south was
six and half hours late. Roads
we're so badly drifted that only one Of the
rural carriers. c. Fl. Stratton. started and
he could cover only small part Of his
route. Evening mail was several hours
late. Postmaster Kimhall opened the Of
flee from nine to ten o'clock Sunday morn
ing and the carriers all covered their
routes. The mercury only reached one
above zero during Sunday and rapidly
fell until Monday morning it was 80 be-
low zero.-Lyie Woodwortb has been
passing few days at his home here from
his studies in the university.-J. A. Har-
vey Of Montgomery Center passed Sunday
with his family here.-A daughter was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Clair Gleason Sun
day, February II.
Tuesday morning showed temperature
Of 80 degrees below zero.-Mrs. Sarah
Stetson celebrated her 91st birthday
Saturday quietly. Her health remains
very good.-Miss Laura Towle Of the
Standard office is i'll with the grip.-The
town auditors have their business nearly
completed, and it looks now as II the tax
| rate this year must be around $50 on a
dollar Of the grand list for town pur-
poses.-John Branch. Jr.. treasurer Of
the Peoples Trust company in St. Adams
came to town Saturday for weekend
stay. He was taken i'll that same eve
ming with tOnsilitis and has been con-
| fined to the bed since. His condition
Tuesday was slightly improved.-Eva
Demar who went to her homo in Berk-
shire Friday for few hours visit. was
detained by the storm and did not return
until Monday.-W. Emil Gibson. carrier
on route three from here. took pair of
snowshoes when he started out Sunday.
When he got as far as the team. could
go he made eight miles beyond on the
snowshoes.-C. r. Brown on route two
had an unpleasant experience when his
! team and one coming to his relief were
both stalled In deep drifts.
| The funeral of Miss Prudence West
was held from her home in the fam
lily of G.. A. White Sunday afternoon. the
Rev w. Il. Douglass officiating. The
body was placed in the vault In Missis-
quoi cemetery. Miss West is survived by
a brother, S. p. West, OF Foster. Que,
and a sister Mrs. G. A. White. The bear
! ers were G. A. White. G. A. White. Jr.,
Moses West and A. j. Haskins Miss
White was in the 18th year OF her age.
and had been in i'll health for three years
and confined to her bed for two years,
with hardening Of the arteries. The i'm
mediate cause Of her death was cerebral
apoplexy Among those from away
were Mr.. and Mrs. Moses West 1T
Foster, Que. and Mr.. and Mrs.
b. w. Olmstead of East Franklin. Her
sister, Mrs. G. A. White. was unable TO
attend the funeral on account of illness.
having been confined to the bed for sew
cral weeks.-The Federal Packing COM
pany received a load Of coal Tuesday at
ter, having been confined to wood about
nine days. The dealers report no short
ago OF hard coal as yet.-Mrs. Il. ]. Par
melee was in Johnson Monday as the
guest Of the suffrage study class of that
place. She gave an address In the after.
noon in the normal school building to All
apprcciative audience following an in
formal reception and tea. Her subject
was vermont Laws Which Arc Unjust
to Women and Children. News has beer
received from Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Pom,
leroy OF st. Adams. who were then In
} Chicago. that they would be at Grand
Canyon. Arizona. Monday. and In River