Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-22
WASHINGTON COUNTY
WATERBURY,.

of the older inhabitants, Sunday was the
first Sunday that no religious services
we're held in town. Churches at the Cen
ter were closed as well as at the village
and the White Memorial Sunday school
at Duxbury COrners.-Saturday evening
jolly party gathered at the home Of
Morris Hill to give Miss Gertrude Stew
art a miscellaneous shower. The affair
was arranged by Mrs. Hill and Miss Eva
Foster, hostesses. Plano solos were rem
dered by Miss Ruth Chase and refresh
ments were served Miss Stewart is to
be married next month to Harry Stowell
Of Morrisvillc. former electrician at the
Vermont state hospital.-Miss Annie
Morse is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Morse in Chicopee Falls, Mass.-Miss
Marie Tomasl has returned to her home
in Barre after finishing her school in the
Phillips district, Duxbury.-News Of the
birth Of a son. Earl Elmer Leavitt. Jr.. to
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leavitt of C1aremont,
N. H., has been received by Mrs. r. H.
Crossett. The child is a grandson Of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Turner. former residents
herc.-Walter Irish and son. Raymond,
were with Mrs Irish's parents in More
town 6unday.-Mrs. William Parks and
children are in Barre.-The listers Of Wa
tcrbury and Duxbury aNailed themselves
Plumley in Montpelier Saturday. Orders
are daily expected authorizing them to
start on the taking Of the military census.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Magnus, both OF
whom have been confined to the house.
are better.-Nirs. J. o. Hasltins and Mrs.
Harold Atkins have returned from AL
bany, N. Y, Curtis Haskins not return
ing with them because Of the illness here.
Nlr Haskins returned to his former en-
ployer at advanced salary and received
full pay for all time spent with the New
York guard.-Mrs. f. E. Atkins received
word Saturday Of the death of her cousin.
Mrs. Sylvia Eddy Vanceleet. at Monkton
Ridge The deceased has visited in town
and was for some time resident Of Mont
pelier. where her parents had charge Of
a sister of Mrs. Vanceleet, Miss Mary
Eddy. died about two years ago.
A daughter. Adean Esther. was born
Yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs Clarence ].
Bailey Of White River Junction and Is a
granddaughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Douglas Of Waterbury. The father 10 a
nephew Of the late Hon. Horace w. Bailey
Of Newbury.-The Brighten the Corner
society which was to meet tomorrow
with Mrs. Walter Irish Is postponed
Helen Canerdy. who has been confined to
tho house. is able to be out.-The regular
meeting Of the Maccabees will not be held
this week.-Don Grout is still confined to
the house-Frank Hodge is i'll with bron-
chitis.-C. M. Allen is moving his goods
back on his farm on Ward hill in Dux-
bury.
The funeral of Mrs. Henry Kicker was
held at her late home Friday afternoon.
with burial in the village cemetery. The
T.. Cv,,ith nf7 rfo toA n kLo
bearers were the three sons. Daniel. JUS
tin and Roland Kicker. Herbert Sleeper.
Edward Sleeper and Jesse Pike. Beside
the sons there was present from out Of
town Clark Webster OF Lyndonville, Mrs.
7. G. Wright and Mrs. Martha Toloki,
Edward Sleeper and daughter and d. 8.
Moulton of Stowe.-Mark Dillon remained
about the same Saturday, with some
symptoms slightly improved.-Marion
Wilkins. who has been confined to the
house for two or three days with a hard
cold. has resumed her position at the
S. G. Brown store.-Miss Herrick Of Nor.
risville has been in town for a few days.
The condition OF Mrs. Fred Thayer is
serious. Mr.. Thayer is more comfortable
Both have pneumonia Goodheart
remains quite Ill from Assesses. follow
ing tonsilitis.--William Tyler has returned
from the Mary Fletcher hospital, where
he went for treatment Of one eye. having
been struck by a chip while chopping.-.
The body of Miss Webster was taken to
Morrisviile accompanied by her brother,
Clarke Webster. and the funeral held at
the homo of Stillman Rings. Tho body
was placed In the vault to await burial
at Craftsbury In the sprink.
julia NJ. Webster. who has been the
housekeeper at the Kicker home since
last fall, died Of pneumonia at that horne
Wednesday night She was "a years Of
age and had been In Waterbury is years,
most OF that time as dressmalser at tho
Vermont State hospital She IL survived
by her mother and one brother, Clark
Webster of Lyndonvile
The condition OF Mark Dillon, i'll with
infantile paralysis, improves slowly each
day.--Mrs. Frank Whitcomb. who was
quite i'll. is much better.-News has been
received that Theodore Arnold has Joined
the home guards of Hartford. Conn and
Is the youngest member 1.-THE Pierian
club, which WAS to meet this week, will
not meet until March 30 with Mrs.
knowles.-Mrs. Abbie Warren of Ran
dolph spent the day Tuesday with DIR.
and Mrs ]. r. Clair.-lAirs. Ida McGrath
has gone to Dannemora, N. ", where she
Ia chef and pastry cook in the Adiron-
dack House.
MONTPELIER.
Miss Nellie M. Brown. member OF the
Montpelier Seminary teaching force for