Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-24

hospital Tuesday to have his eye
treated.--The Rev. w. r. Shaw's con-
dition was considered more favorable
Monday.--The outlook club will meet
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
f. l.. sherwin. Tho program: Roll
call, proverbs from Franklin" so
cialism in America" Miss Alta Cooley;
The Road Upward" Miss Cooley; mag
azine article, Miss Lawrence; reading,
Mrs. Edmunds.--Dean Knowles has
entered the employ of j. w. Trudo--
The Rev. Thomas Il. Hughes. pastor Of
the First Baptist Church, will deliver
the Memorial day address.--News was
received here Tuesday morning Of the
death of Walter Shedrick, who died at
the City hospital in Worcester, Mass,
Monday.
About 40 men were called out Saturday
night about ten o'clock by tho fire warden,
John Guinan. to fight forest fire which
started from a brush fire back Of Mrs.
C. E. Lawrence's house on East street.
There being a strong south wind the fire
spread rapidly and went to the top Of the
mountain through some valuable timber
land. to which 1t did little damage. 1t
broke out again Sunday afternoon, when
n brisk north wind sprung up, but small
force OF men soon got the upper hand of
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The Rev. W. r Shaw is critically Ill at
his home on Maple street.-A. w. Cove
and webster Barter Of Middlebury spent
Sunday in town.-Edward Murray I'M
derwcnt sr operation at the Mary
Fletcher hospital Monday.-Weston
Trudo and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Jacobs and daughter. Irene. were In Bur-
lington Friday to see a doctor for Irene.
Monday night Mrs. S. o. Chaplin took
Miss Jacobs to New York to consult a
specialist. -Gcorge Taylor spent Sunday
in Shelburre and Casper Jones in Bur-
linGton. Hugh Mulings spent Sunday in
Middlehury.-Mr and Mrs. D. r. Bos-
worth. Madam Bosworth and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. s. Brown were in Burlington
Friday.-Mrs. Earl Mccormick is visiting
at her home in Shoreham. Miss Clara
Dunshee returned from Burlington Mon
day improved in health.-Mrs. Ellen White
Of Middlebury spent Sunday with her
aunt, Mrs. Phoebe Ridley.-Mrs. G. r.
Guinan went to Burlington Saturday to
meet her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Thaddeus
Guinan, and little daughter Of Denver,
Colo.-Mrs. Ernest Kilbourn and daugh-
ter, JOY. spent Saturday in BURLINGTON
The Woman's Missionary society of the
Methodist Church will meet Friday after
noon at the parsonage with Mrs. G. A.
Parker.-Phillip Lawrence and Mrs.
Blanche Jacobs were in Burlington Satur-
day Miss Lois l.. Jenney returned with
them Edward Ellison of Rutland spent
Sunday with q. r. Wing and family.--Mrs
Clyde c. Briggs Of New Haven spent Sum
day at the home Of her father. Chase
Brooks, and family.-Miss Fern Shattuck
is visiting her sister. Mrs Robert Mead
in West Rutland.-News was received here
Saturday Of the serious illness OF Walter
shedrick at the city hospital Worcester,
Mass.
Miss Helen Partch. who attended the
Rebekah State assembly held In Rut-
land last week. returned Monday after
stopping for visit in Mddlebury.-Mrs.
D. w. Durfee who has been visiting her
sisters. Mrs. Vernon Perkins and Mrs.
Roy Demeritt in Waterbury, returned to
her home wednesday.-Mrs.L Laura Fow-
Ter Of Waterbury is recovering from
serious operation in the Mary Fletcher
hospital. Mrs Fowler will be remembered
as Miss Laura Palmer. daughter of F. B.
Palmer of this town.-Mrs. Carroll Sar-
gent and Miss Lois L. Jenney visited their
father, F.. A. Jenney. who Is a patient
at the Mary Fletcher hospital, Wednes-
day.
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Cross by the finance committee. Miss
Ienore Rivers, chairman, closed Satur-
day, $40 having been raised. The men,
bership has been increased from n to g,
and campaign for membership con-
Quoted by r. VI. Casey will be begun
May 2s at which time people in this and
the surrounding towns vii be urged to
respond. Meetings for work are being held
every Tuesday and Thursday from two
to five o'clock. Plenty Of work Is being
provided and all women are asked to
assist.-Paul Morgan. who has just been
discharged after three years service in
the United States navy, and Melvin Nor
gan of Portland. Me-. are visiting theft
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morgan
Friends Of Miss Bessie Cudworth, a for
mer teacher in the high school here. will
be interested to know she has been re-
tanned for another year in Montpelier
high school as teacher of English and
elocution. at a substantial increase In
salary.-At the last meeting of the
Treasure Seekers Of the Baptist Church
an invitation was extended to the teach
ers in the high and graded school to at
tend meetings of the society without
further invitations. Owing to commence
ment exercises being held at the regular
time OF the meeting. the next melting will
be held the third week in June.-At the
last melting of the Basket club Of the
seventh grade. Miss Cooley. teacher. held
Friday afternoon, prizes for excellence
in workmanship were awarded to Vera
Bristol. Grace Norton and Illethis
Hughes. Mrs. A. N. Norton acting as
judge. Mrs. Norton farther added to the
interest of the occasion by a display OF
Indian baskets collected by her sister
Mrs. jeremiah Curtis. in her travel,
among the Indians-Mrs. Amanda Bush
is confined to her room with an attack OF
heart trouble.