Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-13

society Of the Methodist Church will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Willis N. Cady Tues
day afternoon at 2:50 o'clock.-Mr. and
Mrs. William c. Graham and Mr.. Gra-
ham sister. Miss Marcia Graham. Of Fall
River. Mass, have returned to that city
after spending three weeks In Middlebury
and adjacent towns.-Circle No. s, Ladies
of the Grand Army. will hold a special
meeting Tuesday evening, December Ii,
for the election Of officers.
vERGENNES.
Word has been received Of the birth
of daughter at the Mary Fletcher hoss>
pital. December Z, to Mr.. and Mrs E. A.
Doud Of New Haven. Mrs. Doud was
formerly Miss Grace Wright Of Wal
than.
Lodge, No. 81, Knights of Pythias. Friday
evening the second rank was conferred on
one candidate. The nomination Of officers
for the ensuing year was as follows:
Chancellor commander. F. w. Flags; vice.
chancellor, Levi H. Brown; prelate. A. w.
Norton; master Of work. J. r. Montany;
keeper Of records and seals. g. A. Beach;
master of finance, @. c. Ross: master Of
exchequer. A. w. Norton; master-at-arms,
G. r. Slack.-The flag at the vergennes
school was at half mast Friday In memory
Of Mrs. George Cotey former instructor
in French, who died last week at her
home In Newton. Mass.-Mrs. w. r.
Warner attended the meeting Of the execu-
tive committee Of the home economics Sec
ton Of the Farm Bureau association at
Middlebury Thursday.-Probation Onhcer
John j. Healey of Rutland committed a
girl to the State Industrial school satur-
day.-Joseph Holcomb and Miss Ruby
Squires have returned to Rutland after a
visit to his mother. Mrs. Rose Holcomb.-
Mrs. George e. Stone and Mrs. George w.
Stone entertained 20 people at a Red Cross
bee held Saturday afternoon at the home
of the former.-Mrs Jennie Martin and
daughter of Buxton. Me-, are visiting her
mother. Mrs. William Baird.-Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Eagan have received word that
their son. Arthur. who recently enlisted in
the United States supply service. has ar
rived safely in France.-John Lynch Of St.
Albans spent the weekend with his nieces,
the Misses Ethel and Helen Tull-Miss
Marjorie Grinnell Of Ticonderoga, N. Y,
Is visiting her sister. Mrs. Matthew
Daniels.-Eggs brought IS cents per dozen
in the wholesale market here Saturday,
Mrs. Leonard Lawrence and son are visit
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Smith. Of Bristol.-Mrs. j. c. Watt is
moving from the John Zottman house to
the Adams house on Maple street.-Miss
Afarcellette Johnson spent the weekend
with her parents in Brandon.-Miss Mary
T. Alden is assisting in the store Of T.
Neville during the holiday season.-The
Decamber meeting of the Vergennes
branch Of the American Red Cross was
held Tuesday eevning at eight o'clock
in the rest room of the Bixby Memorial
Free library.-Alderman Levi H. Brown.
who is recovering from an illness of
diphtheria, was able to sit up short time
Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hamel,
who since their marriage short while
ago have been living with his parents.
have moved to the William E. Lawrence
house.-Mrs. Alexander Bennett has re-
turned to West Newton. Mass. after a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Henry T. Booth
George Bostwick. Jr., who has been ill., is
recovering.
Eight prospective privates for the First
Vermont Volunteer Infantry regiment,
Charlotte. N. c., were secured here by
! Capt. George w. Stone, commander Of
Company D. First Vermont Volunteer
Militia. Out of these eight three were
disqualified at the preliminary examina-
ton. The other five, Joseph and Alfred
Blair and Hollis S. Benoit Of Vergennes,
Dean w. Prime and Daniel McKennon
of Bristol, took the noon train yesterday
for Rutland to be examined by the reg
ular army surgeon there.
The Rev. W. S. Mulholland. pastor of
the Vergennes Methodist Episcopal
Church. read an interesting paper on fuel
conservation as related to churches Mon
day morning at the monthly meeting of
the Burlington Minister'S association.
held at the Hotel Vermont.-John Norton
and William Clark Of the Staunton Mill
tary school, Staunton. Va, arrived here
last evening to spend the holiday vaca-
ton with their parents.-Major George
II. v. Allen of Fair Haven accompanied
by Battalion Adjutant Raymond McFar-
land Of Middlebury Monday evening in
spected Company d, First Vermont Vol
unteer Militia. and checked up the prop
erty in their hands belonging to the
State.-L. H. Sheldon OF Rutland called
on friends here Tuesday.-Louis c.
Cotey has returned from Newton. Mass.
where he was called to attend the funeral
/ of his sister-in-law,> Mrs. George Cotey
Thermometers registered as low as
eigh degrees below zero here Tuesday
morning.-The condition of Alderman
: Levi H. Brown, who has been i'll about
two weeks with diphtheria, is so much
improved that Miss Calvin. who has been
caring for him. has returned to Burling-
ton. 1t Is expected that the quarantine
will be lifted from the house in a few
days.-Col. and Mrs. H. G. Colby have
taken rooms at the Stevens House.-Roy
A. Parker has finished work in the
store of p. w. Wait of Shoreham and
is at the home of his sister. Mrs. Walter
Leonard.-M. S. Sawyer of Rutland visited
here Tuesday.
The entertainment given by the teacher.
OF the Vergennes school ut city hall Tues
day evening for the benefit Of the Parent
Teacher association. was successful AM
largely attended about 800 being present
The program consisted of readings b,
members of Miss Kingman's elocutior
classes. piano music by the Misses Fisl
and Rivers and Christmas cantata b,
"A pupils Of the first four grades of tn.
Vergennes school, The receipts were $50
The association regrets that on account o.
the furnace being out Of repair that tn,
entertainment had to be given In the cit,
hall instead Of the opera house. as intend
ed. Thanks are due to the teachers fol
the time and work given in arranging tn,
fine program carried out.-W. II. Warner
member of the State public service com
mission, Is In Boston attending the rail
road rate meeting.-Miss Emma Bean ha,
returned from q visit to her sister, Mrs
Harry Pratt Of Bridport. and yesterda,
visited friends In Burlington.-Harry q
Stone OF New Haven. Conn. and Arthu,
w. Dickinson of Troy. N. Y, VISITED
friends here yesterday Miss Marcellett,
johnson went yesterday to Brandon to at
tend the wedding of n friend -Co, -,