Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-02
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

Mrs. Cecil A. Bristol.-Mrs. III.
X. Bacon of Boston Is visiting Mrs. w. II.
Warner for a few days, after which she
will go to Glenwood Inn. Thompson's
Point, for two weeks stay.-Mrs. Charles
s. Crysler of Kansas City, Mo-. has been
Mr.. and Mrs. p. S. Child OF st.
Louis, Mo-, and Mrs. Colby and MISS
Jessie Colby of Stanstead, p. O., at her
summer home, Ravensnest on Lake Cham
Carl Duprey of Bridgeport
Conn.,. has Joined her husband at the
home of his grandmother, Mrs. Cora Du-
prey.-Mrs. Elizabeth Parker and daugn-
ter, Miss Blanche Parker OF Chicopee'
Mass, is visiting Mrs. Parker's brother,
Robert Hudson.-W. ]. Thompson spent
last week with his sster-in-law, Mrs. Lew
Thompson of Weybridge.
Alderman Levi II. Brown. DR.. Charles
II. Cole, Attorney George w. stone, w.
II. Adams, and son, Willard. motored Sum
day to Plattsburgh and visited the officers
reserve training camp.-Herbert La Soir
of the u. 8. s. Rhode Island stationed at
Norfolk, Va, is spending his furlough
with his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Ladue-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen Of
San Antonio, Texas, who are visiting her
mother, Mrs T. C. Middlebrook are spend
ing a few days in Mortified with Mrs.
Aliens brother. Walter d. Middlebrook.
Walter Scott, U. S. A., Fort Ethan AL
len, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. Scott.-The Rev. and Mrs.
William Laughton have rented the l.. C..
Cotey cottage at the lake, where they
will spend n two weeks vacation. MIR.
Laughton will attend to his Sunday serv-
ices at the Baptist Church as usual
Alderman Levi II. Brown | eft Mon
on three days business trip to Chateau
gay, N. Y.-Mr. and Mrs. George Gee
and sons, Harold, Wesley. and Marean of
Burlington are spending a two weeks va
cation with Mr.. Gees parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Gee.-Ray Ladue has return
ed to New York city after visit to his
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Dustin NJ.
Barrons.-Dr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers.
and sons, Watson and Samuel, and Miss
Ethel Goodspeed left Monday for a visit
to his brother, DR.. George Rogers, al
Lake George
Farming operations in this section are
proceeding favorably and a record crop of
hay is being harvested. The crops are all
looking we'll, although corn is little back
ward. 1t is feared that unless rain comes
soon that the potato crop will not be near
ly as large as expected. AS far as can be
learned the blight has not yet appeared
In this section. The weather has been in
tensely hot for the past few days. the Their
mometer registering 100 in the shade Mon.
day afternoonand Ss in the evening
Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock the Their
mometer registered in the shade "a and
was still moving upwards.-The milk ped.
dlers have agreed to raise the price Of milk
to eight cents per quart August 1.-Miss
Martha Garno of Burlington is spending q
| two weeks vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Garno.-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. H
Dewell of Newark, n. j., are visiting Mrs
Dewells sister. Mrs. Alanson G.. Wright
Mrs. Martin D. Lyon has returned to Bos
ton after two weeks visit to her sister
Mrs. w. II. Adams.-Miss Electa Smith
has returned to Boston after a visit to he
sister, Mrs. Timothy Neville.--Ray Meul
ier has resigned his position with tn
Champlain, N. Y. Electric company, ant
is now at the home Of his uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Thompson.-Le
Wissell. who has been the guest Of MI
and Mrs. David E. Ryan, for several days
has returned to Middlebury Mrs. Lea
Lavalley and daughter, Miss Leah, hav
returned from a visit to friends in Shore
ham. Rutland. and Middlebury and Mis-
Lavalley has resumed her duties
the store of Max Fishman.
The heating system in the Vergenne
school building is being changed and re
modelled.-The Burlington Traction CON
pany has just completed changing IL
power line wood poles to steel ones frol
Charlotte to Shelburne. They also recent
unloaded carload of 100 steel poles g
North Ferrisburg. which will be uset
making the same change on their line frol
North Ferrisburg to Ferrisburg Center.
The Federated sale which was to hay
been held at Ferrisburg Center the first {
the month has been postponed until til
, middle of the month.-Mrs. Charles
Grandey and Mrs. II. B. Slack visited tn
officers reserve training camp at Plat.
burgh Tuesday.-Mr. and Mrs. e. A. Rus
giles of Cleveland are visiting her mothe
Mrs. j. o. Walker.