Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-01
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Robert Easton.-Miss Frances Casweli. |
who has been Ill for three weeks. has SO
4xefn k9unot, to be able to be about
~ Mrs. A. W. Dickens |
have returned from Pittsfeld. Mass.
where they have spent 10 days.-Mrs. F. |
W. Beckwith and daughter have gone to |!
New York, where they will make their |
home. Mr.. Beckwith will go later.-Four
weeks ago the farmers in this part Of
Addison county were crying for rain SO
they could do their fall ploughing. but
they do not cry for any more. as It has
rained more or less nearly every day since
October 3. All the rivers and brooks are
now much higher than usual, many
meadows are flooded. and the country
roads are badly flooded in some places. SO
that automobiles are finding it hard to
travel In many places. Some Of them have
got badly stuck far away from home
within the past couple of days.-Robert
Hunt, who has been at home in East
Middlebury for several weeks on account
Of the serious illness Of his father, has
returned to West Rutland-Judge John
e. Weeks has returned from Rutland
where he has been inspecting things at
the house of correction in his official
capacity as director of State institutions.
-Lucius Webb Of Granville. accompanied
by Walter Luce and Ebert Miles, are in
town on a few days business VISIT
Judson A. Wright and sister, Miss jennie
M. Wright, will leave for Jacksonville,
Fla. where they intend to spend the fall
and winter months. They will make a
| number of brief stops in cities along the
way.
The Hon. Frank c. Partridge of Proctor.
president of the Vermont Marble COM
pany,, will deliver lecture in the Mead
Memorial chapel at ten O'Clock this fore
noon, taking for his subject 1.-THE Future
| of International Law" A general invita-
ton is extended Mr.. Proctor is a native
Of this town and received the greater part
| Of his early education here. so that he
ought to be warmly welcomed by a large
| audience.-Miss Gertrude Hodges Of Bur-
| linEton Is in town.-There will be a Hal
loween and conumdrum sociable and sup
per in the the school house at East Mid
dlebury Friday evening and the proceeds
are for the benefit Of the school.-Mrs E.
o. Taylor, a former resident of this viii
lage, who has been in town for a few days
visit, has returned to Massachusetts,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gooodro are NOV
ing to Burlington, where they will make
their home.-Mr. and Mrs. Wilford G.
Danyew of Weybridge announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter. Miss Grace
! Maude W1lfOrd, to Dana Wlnfred Crow
ther Of Bridgeport, Conn.-Mrs. Phillip
NASSAU and son Of Burlington are visit
ing at the home Of Mr.. Vassau's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vassau.-Fred Lacey
and family are moving from the Benedict
house on Weybridge street to the Piper
house on the same street.-The regular
mid-week prayer meeting at the Congre-
gational Church will be held in the vestry
Of the church this evening with a pre-
paratory lecture by the Rev. Henry c..
Newell. On Friday evening social will
be held in the vestry. to which the church
in general and the adult Sunday school
in particular are invited.-The cellars Of a
good many houses on the eastern side OF
the village have been badly flooded as q
result Of the heavy rains the past few
days.-There was a quite heavy fall OF
snow on the mountains to the eastward
Tuesday and Tuesday night and almost
enough fell in some localities to make
good sleighing.-Miss Cecile Burns was
able to attend her school duties for the
first time Wednesday after a four weeks
illness.-There will be All Saints day serv-
ices at st. Mary's Church to-day, with
masses at $50 and eight o'clock and on All
Souls day. Friday. there will be three
masses at 7:30. seven and eight, with eve-
ming prayer both days. The customary
services will also be held on both days at
st. Stephens Episcopal Church.