Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-05
FRANKLIN COUNTY
ENOSBURG FALLS.

ENOSBURG FALLS.
The school meeting Saturday evening
passed off quietly, no opposition being
manifested to the reduction of all the old
board of officers and the adoption of the
| recommendations Of the auditors, by
which the tax the coming year will be
100 cents on the dollar of the grand list
| Fred Carey of Somerville, Mass, is pass
ing his vacation with his grandfather, ].
| A. Mason.-Mr. and Mrs. William Duffy
and Mr.. and Mrs. Max Vancelette were
In, Essex junction and at Fort Ethan
Allen Sunday, where their cousin, Carmi
Benoit is an enlisted man.-The Rev. l..
c. Denny left Monday for Springfield
Ohio, where he will pass the month of
July with his parents.-The Rev. +. w.
Puffer gave a very interesting patriotic
address at a union service in the Baptist
Church Sunday evening.
The families of V. A. Irish and the Rev.
w. T.. Douglass motored to East Frank
lin Wednesday June q to attend the evan
gelistic services being conducted by the
Rev. Lewis a. Smith.-Miss Maria Brady
has gone to Cliff Haven. n. Y, for the
season.--H. w. Jones, of the condensary
force, left Friday. 1t is expected when
he returns he will be accompanied by his
bride.-Mrs. w. r. Parker of Essex juno
ton, who formerly lived here, has been
visiting friends in town. The
Rev. j. NJ. Beattie, who with his fam
lily, has been staying in the home Of D..
w. Ames went to his home in Barre Sat-
Iurday-A letter from Mrs. NJ. f. House of
Auburn N. Y, who will be remembered
here as Miss Avis Gilbert. tells of the mar
riage of two of her children during the
past month. A son, Charles Merton, was
married June IA to Miss Beatrice Caldwell
Knett of Lebanon, KY, and n daughter,
Miss Jessie Emeline, was married June
q to Francis Gleason, an alderman of
Hammondsport, N. Y, where the family
formerly lived.-M. p. Perley and son,
j. X. Perley, daughter. Miss Katherine.
Miss Belle c. Stone and their guest, Mrs.
o. c. Ashton, of Rutland, and Mrs. ]. w.
Pomeroy motored to Lowell Saturday and
were guests Of Miss Mamie Farman.-
w. NJ. Towle of Potsdam, N. Y. and his
sister. Miss Phoebe Towle Of Burlington,
are guests in the home of their brother.
II. w. Towle.-A recent letter from Mrs.
B. C. Clark of Saybrook, Conn. tells of
the birth of son June 8. Mrs. Clark, as
Miss Louisa Fountain, lived in town up
to the time of her marriage to Mr.. Clark.
She has lost one daughter but also has
one living.
An accident happened to the motor
truck Of G.. w. Rublee Tuesday after
noon near West Berkshire. but FORUM
ately without much injury to the driver
. or machine. 1t was driven by Frank
Reed and was gathering cream for Maple
Mills creamery of East Berkshire and
was on the third trip for the day with
so cans of cream when. descending the
hill to the south of the cemetery. the
wheels left the beaten path and got sc
. far over the bank that, though it was
stopped, it rolled down the 2O-foot EN-.
bankment, turning over twice and landing
right side up. Forty-two cans Of cream
were spilled. derrick had to be used
to get the machine into the road again
There was near-accident Monday. wheT
a Saxon. driven by Miss Mary Hulburt
Of East Berkshire started over the banl
near the bridge west of Frank Blair's
: A telephone pole saved any serious dam
age. although six inches more variation
would have told different story.-Tht
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. A. Turner and Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Wilder of Franklin wer,
in town Tuesday.-Mss Laura Towle re
turned Monday from a two weeks vaca
l ton in Jeffersonville, Morrisville ant
l Hardwick.-N. A. Gilbert with his sos,
1 w. n. Gilbert, and grandson, Howard
e Gilbert. all of Bennington, were in towr
. Tuesday. The two older men formerl!
G lived here.-Fish and Game COMMISSIONS
Q l.. Leavens of Cambridge and his son
e Harlow Leavens Of Lyndonville. were IL
e town Tuesday.-G. N. Bailey Of Well
= River is expected in town very soon t,
a assist in installing the new generate
h purchased by the village some time ago
+ which has arrived This Is intended t,
4 give the village plant the capacity I,
e care for all the power and lights wanted
ri
G side camp Tuesday evening to attend
i going-away party in honor of T.. w
s David, who expects to pass the cominl
3. months in the head Office of the compan,
e in Philadelphia and Mrs. l.. II
d Pomeroy' who have been passing tn
= weeks since their return from Asbur
s Park at the home of his parents here
IS went Tuesday to her home in Franklin
e Mrs Maud Lothrop of Sherbrooke, Que
"A is passing "A few weeks with Mrs, w. II
II Best-A Fourth BETTING the times wa
It enjoyed in this town. The night Defor
e passed quietly enough. The trustees ha
i sworn in some extra officers, who wer
e on the watch
e Mrs j. j. Thomas of Abbotts Corner
II who IL staying in the home Of her sor
10 H. Is. Thomas, spent Sunday at her home
s. Mrs. w. E. Douglass is in South Royal
a. serious illness Of an aunt, Mrs. France
ID Sewall-Miss Susan Rixford of Highgat
id passed Sunday with Mrs. l.. c. Kendall
* Mrs. l.. w. Clough has been visitin
r IN fefr'sburg, where she accompanie
r Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Norton Of Mort
l. Enosburg, who went Sunday on a motto
ie trip to Port Henry. n. Y.-Mrs. Sara
l. Farnllam Is guest of her sister, Mr.,
"a b. IL. Dickinson.-Mrs. Ramon Tore
ana TWO children of Attleboro. Mass
A. have been passing IA few days with he
n aunt, Mrs. Emma Goodsell. Mrs. Tore
n formerly lived here. being the daughter c
FRED Dingman. George w. Perkins
Bakersfield died Saturday after "a bri.
illness with pneumonia. He is survive
x by ms wife, IA sister, Miss Mary Perkins
Of ana brother, w. II. Perkins, both {
to TINS town.-Mr. and Mrs. ID. IL. Houghto
t. OF west Enosburg spent a few days {