Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

| Mrs. Sadie Emerson was found dead in
bed last Saturday morning at the home
| OF Mrs. c. w. Peck on Grove street, where
! she had lived for the past IS years. She
| was 81 years old and is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Walter Payne Of Indian
! Lake, N. Y; three sisters and three broth
| ers of New York State - Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Howard of Burlington are
visiting Mrs. Towards parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. T. Humphrey of Park street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Durgey of Rutland
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs o. A. Durgey.--Bent Johnson Of
Youngstown. Ohio. is visiting his mother.
Mrs. Frances Johnson of Union street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Cole, f. A. Palmer
and the Rev. l.. NJ. Hayes went Saturday
| to West Chazy, n. Y, to attend camp
meeting for several days.-Dr. and Mrs.
| Eastwood and son John returned Friday
| from Bratteboro, where they have been
| visiting relatives for few days.-Percy
s. Dudley of New York city, owner of
the Brandon Marble company was in
Brandon Saturday on business.-Miss Eva
Pringle of Montreal is the guest of Mrs.
| w. c.. Gipson for few days.-Mss Mol
lie Barnard went Sunday to Boston. where
she will attend the national convention Of
the Sons of Veterans Auxiliary.-Mrs.
S. w. Jones, who has been spending sew
eral weeks in the Adirondacks with Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Fuller and Frank P.
Cook. has returned home.-Seward French
is visiting his brother. Sherwn French,
after spending several weeks at the Uni
versity of Vermont summer school at Bur-
lington.-At the drill of Company c.
V. V. NJ, held Friday evening, the regu-
lation uniforms were issued.
r. A. Sessions died at a hospital in
Burlington Monday as the result Of a
fall received last July. He was G6
years of age and is survived by his
wife. a daughter. Miss Lottie A. Ses-
sions. and one son, w. r. Sessions, OF
this town. and three brothers, Theodore
of Goshen. Wondall of this town. and
Henry Of Pttsford Mr.. Sessions had
been lifelong resident of Brandon
He was for many years employed in
the office of the Newton & Thompson
Manufacturing company, and for the
past few years had acted as assistant
| town clerk in the office of S. w. Jones.
The funeral will be held at his late
home on High street. Thursday. August
20, at two o'clock in the afternoon
Burial will be at Goshen cemetery.-Mr
and Mrs. George H. Leonard returned
Monday evening from an automobile
| trip to Boston.-Mr and Mrs. Napoleon
Lessor. and daughter, Charlotte, of Rut-
land, and Miss Fanny Hope of Fair
Haven, who visited Miss Cora Cameron
during last week, have returned to
their home.-Mrs. r. J. Lavalley of Rut-
land, who has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cameron, has re-
turned home Mr.. Cameron was &C
companied by Mrs. Carrie Breseau. who
| will remain there some time.-The la
dies of the Congregational Church
a nf articles
and serve ice cream and cake at the
| chapel Wednesday afternoon and eve
ning.-A house in Goshen belonging to
Clancy Pierce. known as the WASH
borne place, was struck by lightning
Monday evening and burned to the
ground. All of the household furniture
was also burned.-A. NJ Goss, who has
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. NJ. Hack, has returned to his
home in Danville.-Miss Geneva Pol
lard of Chester. and Mrs. NJ. H. Bemis
of Brooklyn. N. Y, were the guests
Monday and Tuesday of Mrs. s. W.
Jones of Conant square-Miss Ethel
Baker, daughter of Herbert Baker. and
r. A. Sheffulton of East Arlington were
married last Sunday evening at the
home Of the bride, the Rev. L. NJ. Hayes
performing the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sheffulton left Monday on an automo-
bile trip after which they will reside
in East Arlngton.-Fred A. Manchester
Is spending a few days at his home on
Pearl street.
| Phillip Welch has accepted a
position in the grain store of F. ]. Nut
ting-Mrs. Cora Gipson. Miss Ella Whit
lock. Cyrus Whtlock and A. II. Gipson re-
turned Sunday from an auto trip through
northern part of the State and the Adiron-
dacks.-Miss Marion Derby and Irving
Derby Of Brooklyn. n. V, are guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. !. " Marsh for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Theron Wright and chill
dren of Concordia. Kans.. are visiting his
parents, DIR. and Mrs. w. II. Wright, Of
Park street.-Clayton Perry of ST. Johns
bury is the guest of George Bacon for a
few days. Mr.. Perry is paymaster for the
Fairbanks Scale company.-Rollin Hatch
of Windsor spent last Sunday at the home
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Hatch.
Junior Blsbee of Bellows Falls visited
friends here last Sunday and Monday
The Rev. f. p Treat of Pittsford preached
here in the Congregational Church last
Sunday morning in exchange with the
Rev. Walter Thorpe.-The body Of Mrs
Sadie Emerson, who died very suddenly
at the home of Mrs. C. w. Peck last FRI
day night, was taken Monday afternoon
on the five o'clock train to Indian Lake
| - tuc luHeTdl was neld.
Prayer was said at the house of Mrs. Peck
in the afternoon at two O'Clock by the
Rev. C. F. Eddy of the Baptist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. b. b. Bosworth have return
ed to their home in Bristol after visiting
Mr. and Mrs. !. V. Marsh for a few days
Cyrus Whitlock who has been visiting
A. IL. Gipson for several days. went We'd
nesday to Castleton, where he will remain
a few days with relatives before returning
home.-Miss Kate Bresee and Miss Helen
Barnard, who have been visiting Mr.. and
MRS. Roy Bresee at Lake Dunmore, have
returned home.-Mss Grace Ducaw has
gone to Fair Haven, where she will remain
several days with relationships. Cora
Gipson has received from Cleveland. Ohio.
where her son, Fred enlisted In the navy.
flag showing that she has a son in the
navy. The flag Is about two by three feet
with red border and a white background
with one blue start In the center.-Mrs.
Elisa Bradley of East Middlebury is visit
ing relatives here for a few days.-Mrs.
Albert Andrews has returned to her homo
In Fair Haven after visiting her father.
M. l.. Duclaw for several days.-The. fol-
lowing delegates have been elected to rep
resent the Brandon Baptist Church at the
1S7th annual meeting of the SALISBURY
Association OF Baptist Churches which