Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-25

Hutchinss grandmother, Mrs. Nancy
Ovitt, in West Enosburg.-Mr and Mrs.
CLYDE Ovitt of Windsor have been
passing few days with Mr.. Ovitts
parents, Mr.. and Mrs G. b. Ovitt.--Mrs.
Chester Stillings of Norfolk, Va, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ly-
man Gilbert.--The Misses Laura Towle
and Louise Carpenter passed Sunday in
St Albans.--S. s. Hall. Jr., has moved
his family from Montgomery into Mrs.
u. p. Chaffee's tenement.-R ]. Mears,
!. C. Pomeroy and Miss Hazel O'Brien
of the DR.. B. J. Kendall company's
force. returned from Montreal Satur.
day evening. where they had been for
over three weeks in the interests of the
company
The first agricultural exhibit under the
direction Of the Commercial and Civic
club was held in Foresters' hall Friday
and Saturday. 1t was decided success
from all points of view especially the de-
partment devoted to the display of the
products raised by the school children
which would have made a creditable dis
play anywhere. Potatoes. beans and corn
made a good showing. while parsnips, car
rots, beets, cabbage and squash we're not
far behind. There was also good exhibit
of canned fruits and vegetables. Friday
evening the school orchestra rendered sew
eraI selections. after which II. A. d. Leg
gett of the university extension gave an
illustrated lecture to good sized audi
ence, In spite Of the rainy evening.-A. A.
Laid of Berkshire has bargained for the
house on Church street recently vacated
by the family of E. W. David. II the
trade holds, Mrs. Ladd will move here
November from his farm In North Bork-
shire.-C. II. WEIGH attended the dairy
show in Springfield, Mass, last week.
Robert Campbell returned Thursday
from the Canadian Northwest, where he
had been two months.-Miss Rennie Green
Of the telephone ONCE force has been
passing a week in Fairfax.-Mr. and Mrs.
r. A. Lawrence, Miss Eva Armstrong Mr.
and Mrs Lawrence and little son returned
Friday from a motor trip to Boston in
GLIDING the Mohawk Trail."-The body Of
Harry Wells, the victim Of alleged acci-
dental shooting by Clyde Woodland Oc-
tober II, was brought to the undertake
ing rooms of J. A. Gibson & Son Thurs
day. Services were conducted there Sat-
urday morning. the Rev. w. f. Douglas
officiating. Burial was in Missisquoi
cemetery and Mrs. Leon c. Burt Of
Boston, on their honeymoon, are guests
of Mr.. Burt's mother. Mrs. Minnie Burt
NJ. J. Norton and daughter. Mrs. Frererick
Smith, have gone to Burlington, where
Mr.. Norton will receive treatment for eye
trouble-Mrs. V. A. James. who had been
troubled with her eyes for several
years, recently lost the sight entirely. She
went to the Mary Fletcher hospital, where
she was operated on October H. for re-
moval of cataracts. and it is expected that
her sight will be fully restored.-Ernest
Dean, who has been driving \ truck for
the Federal Packing company for tho sea-
son. has resigned the position and gone to
Boston.-Nelson Ducharm has moved his
family from the tenement connected with
the Office of DR.. Human to Il tenement
of w. V. Phelps on School street DIR. and
Mrs. lfinman will start housekeeping in
the vacated rooms at once.-(ieorgc De-
mar and son, Howard Of Berkshire and
]. G.. Gaines motored to Morrisvillc Fri
day. Mir. Demar has sold his farm IN
BerkshWe.-A. w. Woodwork has SO far
recovered his health as to be able to make
a trip which he did Friday through the is
lands with B. c. Kendall.
About twenty-five members Of Lincoln
Lodge, No. 7S, F. & A. NJ. motored to st.
Adams Tuesday afternoon to attend the
district meeting. They worked the second
sections of the third degree that
evening.-Ernest Maynard has bought the
Thomas Moran farm at Bordoville and
moved his family there. His house on
School street which was given in ex-
change. is being newly finished inside by
the new owners.-S.s A. Daniels of Brat.
tleboro was in town Saturday afternoon
calling on friends. He went to East Frank.
lin that evening. where he passed Sunday
| with o. II. Stanley.-Mrs. w. r. Parker
Of Essex Junction, who formerly lived