Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12
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HAPPENINGS IN W.;
NEWS BY COUNTIES

Woman suffrage.-Professor and Mrs. Will |
liam McGilton have returned from New
York city, where they have spent two
weeks.-Mathew Hayden Of Canton, Ohio.
is visiting relatives in town and c. M.
Hayden has returned after visiting rela-
tives in Rutland.-Miss Eta Murphy. who
has been here visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Allen r. Sturtevant. has returned to Rut-
land and was accompanied there by Mr..
and Mrs. Sturtevant.-Miss Mercedes Nj
sun, who has been taking courses at the
summer session Of the Castleton Normal
school. of which she IL a graduate. has
given UP her work and returned home on
account Of the i'll health of her mother
The Rev. and Mrs. o. r. Houghton OF
Wallingford are here for a three weeks
visit at the home Of Mrs. Houghton's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter l.. Billings
Louis Brousseau. eldest son Of George
Brousseau of Middlebury. and Miss Bertha
Richardson of this town were quietly mar
ried Saturday evening at the Congrega-
tional Church parsonage. the Rev. Henry
G. Newell performing the ceremony. Tho
couple took the night train for Montreal
for a two week honeymoon trip and upon
their return will make their home in Mid
dlebury.-Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cooke
are moving from South Main street
to the Turner house on Franklin street.
Hal L. Mellen of New York is in town to
visit his brother, DR.. p. E. Mellen.
Julia Parnell of San Bernardino
California. Miss Georgia Parnell Of
Springfield, Mass. and Mrs. Edward Far
| rell Of Saratoga, NJ Y, are visiting at the
home of George Moore on Weybridge
street.-Mr. and Mrs. William Wright and
their year-old son went to Winooski Tues
day afternoon. where they took their son
to the Fanny Allen hospital. He is TO un-
dergo an operation for an abscess on one
Of his ears.-Mr. and Mrs. s. p. White Of
Amesbury, Mass. M. w. Scheldt Of Tren-
ton, N. j.. w. P. Benedict Of Boston. and
Miss Marion Hebert Of Bridport are visit
ing in town.-Mrs. George Gipson Of the
east part Of the town is on a visit to her
sister. Mrs. Fannie M. Crosby.
! All Of the teachers in the Middlebury
! high and graded schools have accepted
| re-appointments except Miss Dorothoa
Myer, assistant in the commercial de-
| partment. who has taken another posi-
tion near her home in Boston.--Walter
| w. Williamson, q native of Middlehury,
and brother of Charles H. William
son. and formerly for many years a
well-known dry goods clerk in town. is
here on a visit after an absence of 1s
years. most of which he has spent in
San Francisco.-Quincy Dickinson. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs John Q. Dickinson Of
| Orwell, and until recently Of Middle-
bury, who has been serving in the Uni
ted States navy for several months. and
for the past three months has been
cruising on Puget Sound. has been
transferred to service on the u. $. s.
| Philadelphia, with the rank Of ensign.
| Previous to his naval service young
| Dickinson was q member OF the Nation
al Guard Of Minnesota, with the rank Of
| h,,t 80 h
to the navy in April last.-Monday.
market day, eggs brought 80 cents and
butter 30 to 35.-Miss ruth Adamb. VINO
has been here for 10 days ~ q guest Ut
Mrs. W. c. Clement, has returned to
Rutland.-william Barron has gone
homo to Shoreham to remain for q
couple Of weeI.s.-Mr. and Mrs. James
r. Moulton. who have been visiting in
Middlebury and vicinity for three
weeks. have returned to Columbus.
Ohio.-Miss Ida Turner has returned
from East Middlebury. where she spent
several weeks with relatives and
has reopened her homo on Franklin
street.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Bidwell
have returned to Springfield after two
months in this svicinity.--IIugh T. Casey
has been called to Bristol in conse-
quence of the illness and death of his
brother. Thomas e. Casey. formerly a
resident Of Middlebury.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest M Severance OF Proctor are
spending a few days Mt the home OF
Mrs. Severance's mother. Mrs otto p.
Moore.-The Chautauqua opened on the
fair grounds Sunday afternoon. There
were two sessions and both were
well attended. There were also full
. houses Monday afternoon and evening
l-Mr. and Mrs. c. ]. Lowell have gone
to Burlington. called there b. the death
of q relative.-Miss Anna Abbey has
returned from Burlington. whore she
. has spent two weeks. accompanied by
Miss Harriet Mayo, who will spend
some time with her.-Miss Ada Calen-
der is ill.-Miss Marion Tupper, who
. has been visiting her sister. Mrs. L. J
Hathaway. for two weeks, has returned
to st. Albans.
Mrs. Charles H. Andrews and Mrs. NJ
A. Munroe have gone to East Northneld
Mass. to spend few weeks.-Mrs. Franl
Maynard Of Boston is in town to visit he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adelburt Brown
The report that Archie j. Cook and fam
lily were moving to the Turner house ol
, Franklin street Is wrong. They are goinl
to continue to live in the Fuller hous
, on South Main street, where they hav
: for two years.-Mrs. F. C. Smith, Mis-
,, Mary Smith and ]. b. Smith are In CAM
, . at Smiths point. Lake Champlain.-Mis
Lillian Brown has gone to Bellows Fall
|, to visit for q few days.-Gilbert Duma
. has returned from Rutland. where he ha
T, been spending a few days at the home o
his daughter. Mrs. Frank Loomis.-Heber
Sumner. who spent few months In tow
: with his daughter. Mrs. George Kidder
. will return to Worcester. Mass.-Mr. an
Mrs. ]. e. st. Pierre of Sherbrooke. Que
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Bouvier o
: jKeene. N. H.. who have been visiting MI
and Mrs. Sylvester Murray, have return
. ed to their homes.-Mr. and Mrs. Osca
H. Cushman went Wednesday to Ticon
. deroga, N. Y, to visit their daughter
a Mrs. Mortimer v. Drake. and were a &C
v companied by their son. DR.. Earl L. Cush
. man. Of New York.-Charles McLaughlil
has returned from Florence. where h
a has been visiting at the homo Of hi
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Burnard McLaugh
= lin.-Louis Dumas. who has been stayinl
v In town for four weeks. has gone to hi
!. former home In Bridport for a week o
z 10 days.-The regular mid-week praye
4 meetings at the several churches in tn
i village will be omitted this evening In or
!. der to give everybody an opportunity t
attend the final entertainment of the nv
). days community Chautauqua course. Tn
!. entertainments SO far have been greete
r with large and paying audiences and to
}. nights concert Is expected to be one Q
t the best Of the weeks programs.-Mr'