Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-26
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

A>"e'oHai NuaTu was Openeu mere last
Saturday in tent in the park opposite
the Brandon Inn.-The funeral of Z. AL
bert Lessor, who was drowned while in
bathing at Stamford, Conn.,, was held
here last Saturday morning at nine
o'clock ut st. Mary's Church. the Rev.
e. f. Cray officiating. Burial was in
the family lot at the Catholic cemetery.
Mr. Lessor was the youngest son of Mrs.
George Lessor Of Depot STRAIGHTFORWARD
c. Douglass spent Sunday with friends
in Royalton.-An announcement has been
received here of the marriage Of Miss
Emma Foley and DIR. Smith A. Quimby.
which took place last week at Indian
apolis, Ind. After a short wedding trip
1t is expected that Mrs. Quimby will
return here and resume her duties as
nurse for a time.-Miss Dorothy Carrie
of Melrose Highlands, Mass, is visiting
Mrs. s. Hammond.--MissH Helena Parmelee
of Albany, N. Y, is spending her vaca-
ton of one week here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Parmelee.'-Miss
Anna Lynch of the Nutting store is talk
ing two weeks vacation.-Fred L..
Smith and E. Il. Goshen spent Sunday
at Kings Inn at High Pond.-John Rior-
don of Brighton Mass, Is visiting at
the home of jerome Tennian.-Miss Emma
Miller has returned to her home in st.
Adams after visiting Mrs. Carrie McCol-
lam for a week.
Henry M. Gipson died very suddenly
Thursday morning at his office on Sem
mary hill, Mr.. Gipson had been in poor
health for a number of years, but was
evidently feeling as we'll as usual Thurs
day morning and went to his office. He
was born in Salisbury September 10. 1s4S
He received common school education
and located in Brandon in 1871 and for
nine years was engaged in the mercantile
business with the firm Of f. A. Hamilton
& Co. For the past 36 years he has con-
Quoted lumber business. Mr.. Gipson has
held a number of the important town Of
fees, being selectman for II years, also
being poormaster and water commissioner
for number of years. In 1890 he repre-
scented this town in the Legislature. Mr.
Gipson always took very great interest
in town affairs He married Nellie s.
Waterhouse November Is, 1869. He is a
member of st. Paul's Lodge. No. 25, +. &
A. NJ. Besides his wife he is survived by
two sons, Arthur II. and w. Carlos both
Of Brandon; and one sister, Mrs. Ella F.
Rogers of this town. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock al
the house. Burial was in Pine Hill ceme-
terry. st. Paul's Lodge of Masons had
charge of the services atthe grave.
Pearl +. Washburn, formerly OF
this town, has bought dry
goods business in Lisbon, N. H., and
will go there soon from Newport, N
H.. where he has been employed for
some time. Mark King has resigned
his position in the dry goods store OF
w. d. Nutting and will go soon to
Newport to take the place vacated by
Mr.. Washburn.-Mrs. Abbie Wiley, who
has been spending some time at the
home tof e. ]. Ormsbee. has gone to
Middlebury to visit her son. L. j. Wiley
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lovett Of Ben
nington are visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Lovetts parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Sumner.-Clifton A. L. Merritt
of Park street is confined to the house
by illness.-H. E. Bartrum has return
ed to Bridgeport. Conn, after spending
several days at his farm here.-The la
dies of ST. Thomas Church will hold
their annual sale of fancy articles and
ice cream and cake Thursday afternoon
and evening on the church lawn.--Mss
Ethel Dobinson of Brooklyn, N. Y, is
spending her vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Dobinson.
Russell A. Sessions. who was taken Mon
day to the Mary Fletcher hospital is In
a serious condition. suffering from a
broken hip. typhoid fever. and weak
heart.-Mrs. w. ]. Pollard and children
have gone to Londonderry for several
days visit with relatives.-Mrs. r. j
Lavalley and son. Claude who have beer
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Cameron. have returned to Rutland.-Miss
Rose Duclaw has returned from Dandy
where she has been visiting friends.-Miss
Ethel RQrSlnw has rafn IN
after visiting friends here for severa
days.-Mrs. W. T.. Weeks of Rutland IL
visiting here for several days.-Mrs. L. J
Cray and Mrs. +. Il. Rogers are spending
| several days at r. w. Bresees, Lake
DunmOre.-Mrs. Charles June of Massa.
chusetts is visiting at the home of DR.
| j. S. Eastwood.-Mrs. II. d. Briggs and
| daughter. Alice, have returned home from
White Plains, n. V, where they visited
| Mrs. Briggs's son. DIR. Fred Briggs, fol-
| several days.-Mrs. Harris and daughter
Of New York are visiting Mrs. Harris's
daughter, Mrs. Weston, at st. Thomas's
| rectory for several days-Mrs Elizabeth
Grover has gone to Bristol to spend some
time with relatives.-Mrs. ]. II. Dobinson
and daughter, Ethel Dobinson, have gone
to Lake Dunmore to spend some time al
Moosalamoo Inn-Howard Cameron. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Cameron. who
enlisted in an engineers unit. and is sta.
toned at Camp Rockingham. Salem, N. H.
is at nome on GO days furlough. This is
his last visit home before he sails fol
Russia.
BENSON.
John A. Briggs came from Ticonderoga
Thursday. DR.. Newton coming with him
Mr. Briggs is at his farm two miles
south of here.-Mrs. A. NJ. Nichols and
two daughters of Hudson Falls are guests
at Jay Robertss.-Mrs w. II. Spicer, who
mas been AeriQusly Ill has I'M rQ1,ed n