Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08

Burnham. -Thers was an attendance Of 70
Mt the moctinG Of the Oswedanaptan and
Garnataha Circles Of Campfire Girls with
Miss Ruby Shaw Saturday afternoon.
Plans for future work were discussed
Hugh, tho eight months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Morse. who has been SER
iously Ill with complications following
the whoopins cough. is recovering. The
condition of Miss Clara Fuller continues
favorablc.-Mrs. Roy L. Ploof and little
son returned Monday from Burlington.
where they have been for treatment Of
the latter.--Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Till left
Monday for Milton. by sleigh drive Miss
Pomona Mcmahon is III with the chicken.
pox Automobiles were seen on the street
Sunday for the first time this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holmes Of Mos
cow have returned from Burlington.
where they took their infant daughter
Marian last week for treatment at the
Mary Fletcher hospital-Mrs. S. c.
Adams has returned from Burlington,
where her infant daughter. Helen, was
| treated last week at the Mary Fletcher
hospital.
At the annual town meeting officers
were elected as follows: Moderator, G..
NJ. Watts; town clerk, Mrs. Alice A.
Raymond; school director. c. NJ watts;
lister, T. c. Wright, selectman. e. r.
Cobb; road commissioner, w. w. Ayers;
ovorseer Of poor. f. A. Strong: trustee of
public money. o. f. Luce; treasurer
Alice A. Raymond; auditors. A. r. Straw
for one year. +. e. Stafford for two years
and o. e. Luce for three years; town
grand jurors, II. l.. Shaw, +. e. Smith
tax collector, G. NJ. Watts: first constn-
Bile, A. r. Straw second constable, w. l..
Dcmeritt; agent to prosecute and defend,
A. a. Pike; tree warden. Il. g. Robinson;
| library commissioners, IT. w. Barrows.
w. r. Collins. II. f. Shaw; cemetery
commissioners, a. p. Smith, C. A. Riley
\ resolution in regard to appropriating
funds for enlarging and remodeling the
village school building was introduced by
Or H. W. Barrows. Speakers on the sub
ject were c. F., Eddy, II. Il. Shaw, i. E.
Smith. Mrs. w. NJ. Adams. The town
meeting was held in the Akeley Memorial
building There was a large attendance
Many ladies and the pupils of the high
school were present during the session.
Tho proposition to appropriate funds for
rebuilding the village school-house was
defeated at the town meeting Tuesday.
the vote being 107 no and 1oi yes 1t was
voted to issue bonds for the indebtedness
OF the town. to raise a tax Of $50. to
appropriate 500 toward the village light.
ing, $50 for the public library, and $25
for tho observance of Memorial day.
Petit jurors were elected as follows: G.
NJ. McAllister. L. c. Scrihner, Joseph
Mckinley. A. r. Straw. c. r. Sergeant,
W. a. Smith, c. p. Scribner, w. r. Col
,, Inns, D. V. Read, c. A. Tomlinson, G. c.
Slayton, G. +. West; grand jurors. ]. C.
Benson, +. p. Billings, c. II. Chaplin.
II. B. Reed. H. E. Straw. II. S. Matthews.
The license vote was: 81 no. II yes; drug
gists license. rs no. II yes.-Mr. and Mrs.
J. c. Hill of Maple Hill have taken
their little son, Sanford. to st. Johnsbury
for treatment at Brightlook hospital. The
child. who is about a year old, was ser
iously burned several days ago when it
reached up and pulled down a pan of
scalding water in use for washing dishes.
| The water ran down the child's arm and
breast. burning the child so that parts
of the skin came off with it's clothing. 1t
is thought that skin grating may be
cessary.-Joseph White took his son,
George, to Winooski Tuesday for further
treatment for his foot at the Fanny Allen
hospital.-The remains Of Mrs. Lizzie
! Parrish Butler will be brought here from,
Barton Thursday and will be buried Fri
| day in the village cemetery. Mrs Butler
was about 70 years of age and former
| resident OF Stowe She was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Parrish formerly
for many years residents Of Stowe. Her
two daughters will como with the re-
plains from Barton.-A daughter. Eliza
beth Janet. born to Mr.. and Mrs. a. w.
Billings Of Stamford n. Y, on March
is n granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs F. p.
Billings-Dwight r. Ayers Of Waterbury
is i'll with the grip and bronchitis at the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w
w. Ayers. at Mountain View Farm-L
B. Tomlinson Is ill with a cold.--Miss
Marjorie Watts has resumed her work
in the office of the Mt. Mansfield Cream
cry association after an illness with the
grip and bronchtis.-Mr and Mrs A. T.
Garrow will return to Richmond Thurs
day after a few days in Stowe.-There
will be a Catholic service at the Akeley
Memorial building at 7:45 O'Clock Sunday
morning instead of the third Sunday ir
the month as usual.-Mrs. w. T. Burt is
confined to her home by llness.-Tht
ladies of Unity Church realized $50 fol
their town meeting day dinner. and the
ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church
about s17.-W. II. Perry returned Tues
day to Boston after a few days visit
with Mrs. Perry at her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. f. \. Hill.