Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27

HE BURLINGTON FIJI
her sister, Mrs. Charles e. stebbins-
The funeral of Mrs. Lucy X. Swiney
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. G. L. wy
man. The Rev. j. r. Elmer Mckee Of
fciated and the bearers were George
W. Ross, Wallace c. Foote, c. r. Fisher,
c. E. Stebbins, c. d. Bristol and George
Blakely. Burial was in Prospect ceme-
tery.-Mrs. b. T. Field has rented her
house on Water street to the Rev. Ar
thur Allen.-Miss Martha Thorn has
returned from a few days visit to Mrs
George Burroughs of waltham.-Miss
Grace r. Kingsland spent yesterday
In Fair Haven.-Raymond Staples, In
structor In the agricultural course at
the Vergennes high school, is spending
the holiday vacation at his home in
New Hampshire-Miss Emma Bean Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Pratt
of Bridport.--Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mer-
rill are ill.-Mrs. Earl Collins is i'll and
her mother, Mrs. Hammond of wey-
bridge, Is caring for her.-Frank A.
Ross has gone ~ New York city to visit
her son. Philip, and later expects to go
to Jacksonville, Fla, 60 spend the win
ter with his son, DR.. william Ross
Isadore Pigeon Of New Haven. Conn.,, Is
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Eli Milo.-Miss
Julia Riker Of Burlington Is visiting
her sister. Mrs. Vance w. Waterman
A masquerade social will be held in the
vestry Of the Ferrisburg Congregation
al Church New Years eve.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Burroughs and children of
Charlotte spent Christmas with Mr..
mother, Mrs. George Bur-
RI, ,trhC T,,lt
In the Barre high school. who has been
at the home of her brother. Prin. Will
liam Carter of the vergennes high
school. has gone to Ferrisburg to spend
the remainder of her vacation with her
mother, Mrs. Joseph Carter.
BRISTOL.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Norton spent Christ
mas day in Poultney.-Clement Smith Of
Springfield spent Christmas with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. 8. Smith, and
family.-The Federated Church and Sum
day school made a Christmas offering of
$50 to the Syrian-Armenian relief fund
Miss Norma Atkins Of Albany is the guest
of her mother, Mrs. william Browe.-
L. ]. Meilleur Of Worcester is spending
Christmas with his family at T. c. Var
ney's.-Mrs. John Guinan and Mrs. Josie
Dwyer passed Christmas with their
brother, Leo Carl. and family at Lyons
Falls, N. Y.-Mrs. Dumas and Mrs. King
spent Christmas in Lincoln.-Wilmot
Campbell of Burlington spent Christmas
with his family here.-Miss Gladys Jacobs
Of Burlington was at home for Christmas.
MIR. and Mrs. Ransome Benedict of Yer
gennes spent Tuesday in town.
Mrs. George Jimmo and child of Bur-
lington are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Hill.-Ransome e. Purinton
of Chicago is here.-Casper X. Jones of
Montgomery Center is in town.-John
Todd Of Middlebury College was in town
Wednesday.-Mr. and Mrs. Levi Bates at
tended the wedding Of their nephew, Harry
Rice, in Rutland the first of the week.-Mr.
and Mrs. Merton Hewitt and daughter,
Gladys, of Nobscot, Mass, spent Christ
mas at the Hewitt Observation-Disclosures
Ray Of birmingham, Mass, is visiting
relatives in town.-Miss Stella Hammer
went to New York Wednesday,.
There was business meeting of the
Home Circle at the home of Mrs. G. F
Edmunds Wednesday afternoon.-Tht
Rev. E. M. Holman of Fairfield. Me-. 9
former pastor of the First Baptist Church
has accepted call to the Union Baptis
Church of st. Johnsbury.-Albert Meilleur
formerly of this town, enlisted in |ali
fornia and has been transferred to Wash
ington.-At the annual meeting of Ward
we'll Encampment these officers wer'
elected: C. r. Brown, c. p; F. s. Fergu
son, s. W.; r. c. Blodgett, H. p; p. H
Richardson, ]. W.; NJ. w. Wilson, scribe
w. NJ. Sheldon, treasurer.-O. j. McShan'
has received word that his son, Bernard
of Chicago has enlisted.-The trustees o
the Lawrence Memorial library have hat
painted for the library a portrait of tn
late w. A. Lawrence. The work was dom
| by Scott Clifton Carbee of Boston.-Walte
Danforth and George Kilbourn are a
home from the Philadelphia Dental Col
lege for the holidays.-Miss Ella Mathew
son of the Sl<idmore School Of Arts i
spending the holidays with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Mathewson.-H. r
Hammer Of the University of Vermont 4
| at his home here.
Frank O'Neil and Miss Nellie O'Nei
| spent Friday in Burlington.-W. II. Tay
! Tor Of Brattleboro has succeeded Mr. Phelps
as manager of the Bristol branch of tn,
Atlantic & Pacific Tea company.-Mis
Florence Hanks is at home from he
school in Fairfax for the holiday vaca
! tion.-Spencer Lawrence Of the Burling
ton high school is spending the holiday
at his home here.-Forty dollars wa
raised Sunday at the Federated Church 70
Syrian-Armenian relief fund.-Mrs. RIOS
| coe Lutte and little daughter Of New
Haven, Conn.,. and Miss Bertha Hewitt O
Succasunna, N. j., are spending Christ
mas at the Hewitt homestead-Mr. an,
Mrs. Harry Shaw and family of Rutlan,
are guests of Mr.. aand Mrs. John Bene
dict.
HANCOCK.
The body of julius H. Church, VIII
died December II of pneumonia wa
brought from Bellows Falls and burie
in the village cemetery. the funeral be
ing held the 18th. in the church. TIL
Rev. Blackford officated. He was 7
years old and was a Civil War veteran
He was born and brought up in thi
town and. excepting a rev years spen
in Lowell. Mass. had always reside
here. He leaves three sons and on
daughter. all Of whom live in Massac chi
| sets and New Hampshire-Mrs L. n