Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30

Jerome Cole and the Rev. and Mrs Hayes
returned Monday from West Chazy. N. Y.
where they have been for several days
attending camp meeting.-The seectmen
are having the streets oiled second time
this summer. The oil is being applied
by the Standard Oil company's pressure
road oler.-Mrs. Frank NJ. Button and
daughter Florence Of Chicago are visit
ing Mrs. f. Il. Button.-Mrs. c. A. June
and son Milton returned Monday from
Ludlow after visiting relatives there sew
eral days.
large Packard touring car from
Amsterdam, N. Y, caught fire Monday
evening on the creek road near the Will
lians barn and was completely destroyed.
IL Is said the engine backfred and when
inc driver got out OF the car the under
part was all abaze. Mrs. Cora Crouch
ana Miss Agnes Crouch, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Woods, have
gone to Granville. N. Y, before returning
10 their home In North Tonawanda, N. Y.
miss Genevieve Cowen Of Rutland is
spending few days with Miss Dottie
kidder-Mr and Mrs. Cortez Johnson of
Otica, N. Y, are visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson.-H r. C.
Watson is shipping several of his valuable
morgan horses to Worcester Mass, where
they VIII be shown at the fair.-Mr and
MIS- Don Smith Of Providence, r. l., are
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Smith.-Mss Elizabeth Desmoria Of
Rutland Is spending a few days with
friends here-Mr and Mrs. Martin Sander
son. who were married at the Baptist par
sonage at Rutland by the Rev. Mr.. Peck,
are spending their honeymoon in camp at
Lake Hortonia. Mrs. Sanderson was for
merly Miss Ruth Atwood, daughter of
IA ~
derson Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Sanderson Of this town.-The Brandon
Concert band will give concert in Forest
dale this evening. weather permitting.
A number Of the Brandon Business Mems
| association. consisting of President w. D.
Nutting, Charles l.. Clifford. James H.
Whelden and Charles f. Moore, went
Tuesday to Rutland. where they were
Joined by a lu-1hor of the Rutland Bust
| ness Mems association and went to Man.
chester over what is to be known at the
otter Valley Route. At Manchester an at
| tractive sign, pointing the way north over
the route. was set in place. The effort was
one in a Systematic campaign for making
attractive this particular highway on the
west side Of the State. The first sign was
placed recently in Middlebury. 1t is Of at
| tractive design and is suspended from n
horizontal bar attached to an attractive
white post. On one side are the words,
| otter Valley Route GRIZZLIES to Manches-
ter. via Brandon and Rutland" on the
other side THE otter Valley Route" and
| beneath Auto Club of Vermont" Under
the sign an arrow points towards Man
| chester. The sign erected Tuesday in Man
chester Is identical with this one at Mid
dlebury, with the exception of inscriptions
1t is the purpose of the business men to
x,In rIN~,,N H.. -
tween Brandon and Manchester, reading.
| you Are on the otter Valley Route and
giving the number of miles both ways and
an arrow pointing the direction. The
Brandon business men returned Tuesday
evening after taking dinner at the Ber-
wick Hotel at Rutland.-Prn. +. T. Tracey
of the high school announces that the
| lslI-l9lS Prospectus is ready and anyone
who wishes to obtain one may do SO by
calling at the book store of G. T.. Ray
b. V. johnson has returned to Detroit.
Mich. after visiting his mother here for
several days.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Sellick went Tuesday to Illinois. where
| they will remain for several months.-At
a recent meeting of Lake Dunmore Chap
ter. d. A. r.. it was voted to give S36 to
the local chapter of the Red Cross society.
Mrs. Fred Howard. who recently UNDER
hospital is making satisfactory recovery.
BENSON.
| James Young, who made his home at
w. s. Barber's in the east part of the town,
died Friday after lingering illness He
was born in Canada 81 years ago and was
| the of the late James Young. He
served in the Civil War with credit and
at the battle of Fredericksburg got a
wound in his left arm that shattered the
| bone and from which he never fully re-
covered. The funeral was held on Sunday.
the Rev. James a. Manning officiating
The Rev. James A. Manning. who has been
camping on Lake Champain for two
weeks, returned the village Tuesday
| with his family and preached at the
Methodist Church Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs
| Nelson Perry of Dannemora, n. Y, spent
sunday here. guests of the Rev. and Mrs.
Manning.-J. w. Estey Of Fair Haven was
In the village Wednesday, Mr.. Estey is So
years old. but as active as a. boy.-Joseph
Hazen of Albany came to town Saturday
and was a guest at Hotel Wells over Sum-
day.-Most of the Benson farmers have
Just harvested the biggest hay crop on
record.-John A. Briggs returned to Ticon-
deroga Friday. H. Woodstock and son
of Clear Lake. Iowa, and II. d. Easton
and Edgar Graham of Putnam, N. Y.
called at the homes Of John williamson
ID. A. Higgins and Cyrus Belden Satur-
day.
FORESTDALE.
Mrs. Sarah Cutting Of Boston is the guest
of her sister. Mrs. Joseph LaFrance.-Mr
and Mrs Philip Rulris and dau0htar no