Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-04
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are here from Proctor to spend a few
days with Mrs. Severances mother, Mrs.
Otto p Moore. Mr.. Severance has been
for several years a valued employe Of
the Vermont Marble company at Proctor.
but has resigned his position there in
order to take a more lucrative one in
Springfield. Mass.-The funeral of Miss
Belle Prieur. the 11-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Prieur Of Salisbury
was held at st. Mary's Catholic Church
Monday modning at nine o'clock. Father
Leonard officiated. Burial was in the
Catholic cemetery. Miss Prieur was taken
to the Mary Fletcher hospital at Bur-
lington. where she underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis about a week ago
and died two days after the operation
There was large attendance Of friends
and relatives, and many flowers
Charles N. Powers, who has been in town
for few days to visit his aunt, Miss
Lucy Tinney. has returned to Bennington
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Harrington
and children of Lewiston. Idaho, are here
to visit Mr.. Hamiltons father, WILDER L.
Hamilton.-A game Of football has been
arranged for Thursday afternoon between
the Middlebury high school eleven and
the Vergennes high school eleven and un-
less cancelled will be played at the latter
water the Vermont Marble company's
branch was closed all day Monday. Ad-
vantage was taken Of the closing to make
some needed repairs in the wheel house.
l-Calhouns orchestra have been engaged
to play for a dance for the benefit Of the
Red Cross society of Shoreham in that
town Friday evening.-Prof. Raymond
Mcfarland has returned from vergennes,
where he gave an address at an educa-
tional meeting.
large number Of people were en-
ployed on the fair ground Wednesday
making final preparations for the boys
and girls exhibition to be held there
to-day and tomorrow. The outlook
for the success of the undertaking is
bright and over 700 entries have been
made. The last entries must be in and
all articles entered for premiums must
be in place on the grounds by 10 o'clock
this forenoon.-William F. Wooster,
who has been visiting his mother, Mrs.
Wooster. two weeks. has returned to
Orange. n. 1.-THE home demonstra-
tion department of the Addison County
Farmers association has become more
and more real live department this
week. A number of new members have
been added to the ranks and many re-
quests for information concerning the
future of the work have been received
and answered by the home demonstra-
tor. At the executive committee meet
ing of the association, the following
women were elected to comprise the
executive committee Of the home DEM
onstration department. Mrs. William
Warner of Vergennes, Mrs. R. S. Hall,
of Orwell, Mrs Frank Nelson Of Sails
bury. Mrs. E. NJ. Saunders and Mrs. E.
B. Cornwall of Middlebury. The fol-
lowing meetings have been arranged:
Monday evening. October s. Miss Full
ier, home demonstration agent, speak.
ing to the women of Weybridge at the
farmers meeting; Tuesday evening
she will speak to the women of the
Middlebury Farmers club, and Thurs
day she will be in Salisbury to meet the
women there and give them plan of
the work.-Mrs. Melissa Martin Belden.
widow of Charles D. Belden, died sud-
denly of disease of the heart at the
home of her grandson. Grant Hodges,
in Waterbury, with whom she had been
staying for several weeks. The re-
mains were brought here Tuesday af-
ternoon and taken to her former home
in Ripton. where largely attended fu-
neral services were held the same af-
ternoon. The remains were inferred in
the Central Ripton cemetery. Her age
was 81 years. CharleS ID. Belden, her
husband, who died several years ago.
was veteran of the Civil War, having
served in Company D, of the 7th Ver-
mont volunteers. She is survived by
six children, George of ST. Joseph,
Mich, Ralph of New Haven, Mrs. Alice
Fisher of Big Forks, Mont, Mrs John
Hodges of Waterbury, Mrs. Henry
King of Los Angeles. Cal. and Mrs.
John Goodro of Ripton.-The Middle
bury Suffrage Study club meets with
Mrs. Frank f. Howard Friday aftel-
noon at 2:30 o'clock to do Red Cross
work for the Suffrage Red Cross fund.
All members and friends are cordially
invited to come with their work and
bring 10 cents for the fund.-Mrs. Har-
old Leach has returned to Brooklyn, N.
Y, after spending the summer in North
Rupert and Middlebury.-Napu.eon LA
Pan is i'll.