Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12

wedding trip to New York city and wor-
cester. Mass. and will make their home
with Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Hallock.-Mr
and Mrs. Frank Flagg, son, Russell. and
wife and their son, Albert, of Rutland on
an automobile trip to Underhill visited the
elder Mr.. Flagg's brother, William Flags
Monday.-Alderman and Mrs. Levi H
Brown and son, Onslow, made an auto.
mobile trip to Lake Dunmore yesterday
Mrs. Henry p. Foster Of Chicago, who
has been visiting her cousin George H
Bostwick, Jr.. has gone to Rutland to
visit relatives for few days, after which
she will go to Wollaston, Mass, to visit
her sister.-Miss Marjorie Phelps is at.
tending the canning department Of the
University of Vermont summer school al
Burlington this week.-Mrs.. T. c. Middle
brook has arrived from San Antonio
Texas, where she has been spending sew.
eral months with her daughter, Mrs
Arthur Allen, and has opened her house
on Green street. She was accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Allen.-A son was born
Monday evening to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Adams. Milo. who has been en-
ployed In Burlington, has returned to his
home here.-Miss Florence Blanchard OF
Boston on her way to spend her vacation
with her parents In Bristol, is spending 9
few days with her aunt, Mrs. w. H
Adams, Sr.-Mrs r. D. Goodridge visited
friends in Burlington Monday.-Lowel
Hammond has gone for a few weeks
visit In Ludlow.-W z. Baker of Bur.
lington visited friends here Monday
Percy f. Bevins, DR.. W. g. Watt and sis.
ter have returned from Fairfax, where
they have been spending a week at the
home of Mr.. Bevins's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. o. Bevins.
Capt. George w. Stone. First Lieut.
Charles II. Cole and Second Lieut.. George
w. Casey. officers Of Company D, First
Vermont volunteer militia, have gone to
Northf1eld to attend the Norwich Uni
versity training camp until July 49,
Mrs. Phoebe Langevin has gone to the
Fanny Allen hospital for treatment.-Miss
Mildred Wyman has gone to Belgrade
Lake. Me-. where she has employment
during the summer.-Miss Edna Box has
returned to Mineral Springs, Texas, after
a visit to Miss Ruth Clark.-Miss Kate
Donoway of Little Falls. N. Y, is spend
ing her vacation with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. James Donoway.-Mrs. r. A.
Foote has gone to New Haven to visit
her sister, Mrs. F. NJ. Partch, after which
she will visit relatives in Middlebury
and Cornwall.-Mrs. Foster will remain
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. E. G.
Norton, with Mrs. Linda Gage as com.
panion during Mrs. Norton's stay at her
cottage at the lake.-Mr. and Mrs. E. N
Loomis, family and servants Of New
York city, are spending :he summer al
the Loomis farm at the lake.-Mss Heller
Lee spent the weekend with Miss Luella
Ball of Ferrisburg.-Mrs. Katherine
Garno has returned from the Fanny Aller
hospital.-Mathew Hayden of Canton
N. Y. who has been visiting his cousin
Mrs. John w. Ryan. has gone to Mid
dlebury.-Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cheney
Of Nashua, N. H., visited friends here
Friday. Mr.. Cheney is the son of Charlie:
Cheney, a former resident.-Mr. and Mrs
G. r. Foote and son of Schenectady
N. Y, are visiting his father. Henri.
Foote.-Alderman L. H. Brown returned
Saturday from a business trip to Chate
augay. N. Y.-The employees Of the Shelf
field Farms, Slawson-Decker compan!
have raised a flag pole at the plant nea
the station and have flung to the breez,
Axe fiag.-The Junior Improvement so
ciety met Monday afternoon at $50
O'Clock in the rooms Of Pierpoint Lodge
knights of Pythias.-H. E. Goodere o
Fitchburg, Mass. is visiting his wife a
the home of her mother, Mrs. c. d
Ingham.-Mrs. L. G. Norton and chill
dren are spending a month at the Nor
ton cottage at the lake.-Dr. Joseph Cor
ley has returned from visit to hi
father. P. H. Corley. Of Burlington
Miss Harriet Smith, who has been teach
ing in Stratford, Conn.,, is spending tn
| summer with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
s. Z. Smth.-Mr. and Mrs. John Moorb.
have moved from the George r. McCuel
house on Maple street to the Andrew Ro.
house on North Water street.-Harol,
Goodridge of Springfield spent the week
end with his brother. r. D. Goodridge
Mack of Hartford. Conn.,, is in town t
! visit his father, James Mack.-Mrs. T. E
Halpin of Rutland is at the home of he
daughter, Mrs. Thomas p. Brennan
Z. r. Yates, who recently purchased
plot of land on Mill street. has broker
ground for his new laundry building
The work will be pushed until it is com
pleted.
The third annual reunion Of the Bur
roughs family was held July 4th at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Burrough
of Ferrisburg SS members Of the fam
lily being present. Dinner was served OF
the lawn and pleasant day spent in so
cial chat by the older members and II
games by the children. Joseph Bur
| roughs, the ancestor Of the family in thi
section, came from Connecticut and set
tied on the farm now owned by Franz
Burroughs in 1880. and ever since tn
farm has been owned by some membe
Of the family.
The annual meeting Of the Vergenne
graded school district was held in tn
city hall Saturday evening and officer
were elected as follows: Moderator, G.
o. Kimball: clerk. S. d. Miner; treasurer
Timothy Neville; collector, N. j. McCuen
auditor, Thomas Mack. Attorney Rober
w. McCuen, a member of the prudential
committee for several years. whose tern
expired this year. declined to be nom
mated as he is now at the officers reserv
| training camp at Plattsburgh. N. Y, an
is uncertain where he will be during tn
year. Mr.. McCuen nominated DR.. V. w
Waterman. who was elected a member O
the board for three years. A tax of &
cents on the grand list was voted to b
paid into the treasury by September
The annual report showed that for las
year there was paid out for teacher
SO, 7S4.0O; janitor. $54170; fuel. $50S.66; re
pairs. $S57.95; school material and sur
plies. s6S5.3S; text books. $2S7.01; In
cidentals. $S46.31; total. $1O.461Ol. 1t
expected that during the summer som
necessary repairs and improvements wi
be made in the school building, anon
them the building of a fire escape fror
the third floor to the ground and a bette
system of ventilation.-On accour
OF the rainy weather the con
munity open air meeting Sunday evenin
| which was to have been held on the parl