Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29


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iting friends in Massachusetts,. Ed
ward O'Brien is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. George Peet, in Shelburne.
ORWELL.
The third number Of the entertainment
course comes this Friday. The Beverly
entertainers will give an evening Of en-
joyment to all present.-Mr. Hagerty and
Mr.. Seifeith, representing the New Eng
land Telephone g. Telegraph Co., Of
Boston. have been in town for several
days stopping with Fl. d. Branch.-Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Fletcher arrived home
last week.-Mrs.. F. c. Stedman has re-
turned homo from Whiting.-Mrs. s. c.
Bull was in Middlebury last week.-Mr
and Mrs. II. +. Hack were in Brandon
last week.-Mr. and Mrs. w. W. Smith
Of Fair Haven were at j. a. Gregory's
last week.-Mrs.. q. B. Luther died last
Saturday. Her funeral was held at the
home north Of the village Tuesday at 300
p. m. Interment was made in Mountain
View cemetery in the family lot. Her
two daughters, Mrs. Charles Gardner, and
family, and Mrs. Charles Ray and fam
lily. were here to attend the service; also
two grandchildren. Robert Hack ana
Mrs. George Needham of Albany. N. Y
c. l.. Stay Of Newport has been in town
for some days.-C. L. Hammond has re-
turned from New York city, where he
spent week.-Albert Charron moved
his family last week back to his farm in
West Haven.-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L.
Smith and child returned last week to
East Orange, N. J.-R. c. Brown has
| enlisted.-Clarence Belanger and Glenden
Rising were called to the colors last week
Thursday and went to Aver. Mass.-The
Rev. NJ. T.. Cady supplied at the Congre
gational Church last Sunday morning and
evening.-Mr. and Mrs. John NJ Stevens
spent last week in Charlottesville Fort
nightly club meeting has been postponed
one week from last Tuesday.
Mrs. Martha f. Brown Luther widow
| of Gardner b. Luther, died in Orwell Sat-
urday Of complication of troubles aged
50 years. She is survived by two daugh-
/ ters, Mrs. Charles e. Ray of Michias, Me-,
and Mrs. Charles f. Gardner of Johnston.
N. Y; brother. Luther NJ. Brown, of
Fair Haven; and foour grandchildren.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at two o'clock. at the house, the
Rev. Henry C. Newell officiating. Mrs.
Luther was born in Benson in March.
1885, the daughter of Stephen and Naomi
Root Brown.
ADDISON.
Mrs. Jessie WI marth Hodgson and
two children have come to her fathers,
Fred Willmarth's, to live.-Herrick Spen-
GER, who is attending school at Barre, is
at home for a tme.-Mr. and Mrs. STAN
ton Cross were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Wood.-Several from here
attended the golden wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. O'Bryan of Middle
bury last Thursday.-Gladys Hamblin
who has been with her aunt, Mrs. NJ. A
Smith. returned to her home in Cornwall
notwithstanding December /. II. w
Spooner. the carrier on r. F. D. route
No. /, has to extend his route on the
east road from the Dumas place into Bird
port as far as where William MyricR
lives, making a dozen more patrons or
route No. 1. This route has been going
without interruption for over IS years.
!, The body of Ralph Mason was inferred
In the family lot at Addison cemetery OF
November 20. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Nasor
accompanied the remains here.-Mr. ant
Mrs. John Wilkinson have returned from
, Richford. where they were the guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Sherbeno.-The "har
vest supper and entertainment was
success in every way. About $40 was real
, ized.-County Agent I. n. Bartlett All,
=
Emma A. Fuller. Of Middlebury. held
meeting at the town hall Monday eve
. ming.
$ SOUTH STARKSBORO.
The Ladies' Home Circle will NEE
q December with Mrs. David Follans
bee. New England boiled dinner will
be served.-Mrs. Lindley Birdsall l
j spending some time in Bristol, the
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der.-Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hallock at
tended the burial Of Mrs. Maggie Dwir
Lawrence in Bristol Monday. Funera
services were held at her late home i
: Vergennes Monday morning. She leave
beside her husband, one son, IL,
a daughter. four, her father and mother
Il three sisters and seven brothers. A
!, this was her childhood home, her man
n friends are saddened by her earl
q death.-Charles Beeman. superintendent
h of schools from Bristol. took Dime
a Monday at Daniel Sargent's.-Whil
n cranking the engine of his auto in Bur
@ lington Monday Bert Brown had hi
I arm seriously injured and perhap
some bones broken. He drove HON
n with his left hand.
It SALISBURY.
- The Red Cross at their supper an
- sale on Friday night took $201 in re
;: ceipts. with net proceeds of $2O0.-Th
- second entertainment in the course wi
!, be held in the town hall on Saturda
!" evening. where the Beverly Entertain
: ers of Boston will be present.-The La
q dies Missionary society held their reg
g ular thank offering meeting on Tues
u day with Mrs. NJ A. Holden-Tt
q monthly meeting of the Polly Anna clu
s. will be held Friday afternoon with Mis-
s. Alice Farmer.-Mr. and Mrs. F. ]. Sun
n ner will entertain for Thanksgiving da
"a W. j. Thomas and Miss Anna Thoma
s. of Brandon and l.. E. Bump.-Mr
g. Hamilton will entertain on Thanksgi,
% ing the Hon. j. L. Weeks and Mr.
II Weeks of Middlebury and Mr.. and Mr.
l. C. NJ. Winslow and Mrs. Goss Of Brar
It don.-Miss Cecile NJ. Thomas of the I'm
d versity of Vermont is with her mothe
- Mrs. M. A. Thomas over Thanksgivin
l. Professor Collins Of Middlebury Co
Y lege filled the congregational ar
n in the absence of the pastor. f.
in Methodist Episcopal pulpits last Sunda
}. Rosier.-The weekly meeting Of Il
10 Red Cross branch has been postpone
~ until December at the town hail.
81 Mrs. w. b. Phelps and son returned
in Burlington on Saturday.
's STARKSBORO.