Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25

from the Rebekals were the Mattresses.
Previous to the ntermisson, the company
joined in singing Nearer. My God tn
Thee" after which the colonel" and two
misses with flags circled the hall and
going to the center at signal large
nag was draped, when the company sang
America" The dancing continued until
1880 O'Clock, there being about q couplcs
AT the close. The colonel has announced
mat the third annual entertainments will
OF necessity be in Opera hall Berkshire,
FRANKLIN. Sheldon. Montgomery. Rich
ford, Bakersfield and Fairfield were rep
resented. There was a union service in
the Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday
evening, when the Rev. II. w. Putfcr
'poke OF phases of the work Of Billy
Sshday.-D. VI. Croft Ia seriously i'll with
pneumonia. His mother, Mrs Ellen
Croft of Berkshire. is staying with the
la:ntly.-Dr. c. \. Trait IL confined to his
bed by the grip.-AIss Jessie Chapman,
who recently completed n most graduate
&c drse rs nurse in the Covey Hi hos
Pltel AT Brookline. Mass. is passing a
rev days IN town with her sister Mrs.
W W. Hutchinson. here ard her rarenta.
Mr. and Mrs. n. Chapman, at North
ljnosourS. She has secured a position os
district nurse in Grecnviile, Ohio. where
she poe1 next wrek.--Mts. n. j., Weld
tSsl is seriously i'll e. hcr home or Bcrk-
: sure scent. II had been planned To
celebrate tho e0tn wedding anniversary
January q Of MI and Mrs. Weld
The 6o'h wedding anniversary u Mr.
and Mrs. y. +. Weld occurs January s.
| Their friends orc planning to remember
them that day in some suitable manner
The benefit entertainment for the ban,
vail be given the coming Friday evening
|
! items recently.
The funeral Of g. :. F-asset, WAS ,;ell
| Monday. the services being in charge Vt
the Roy. h. :. Nradcnburg. assisted by
tho Rev. G.. j. Peterson. r. aver wa: said
at the homo of his daughter Mrs W. :.
judd, with whom he lived. at tor o'clock
and tho other services were in Memorial
/ church AT the Center, of which he bad
been member for many years at twelve
"clock. Following remarks Of apprccia
ton by AIr. Peterson, Or J. H. Wills.
dean Of tho department of agriculture
| of the state university, spoke very feel
tugN Of his relations with Mr. Fassett
| during tho years he was connected with
the institution He was followed by MIR
/ Nradenhurs with an appropriate address.
: The bearers were: w g. Fassett. w <.
Judd \. J Croft and r ". PEREZ Mr.
faSsett was first married to Miss Julia
Adams In 1854. who was the mother of
his children. \ few wears after her death
he married Mrs Lucy tEaton, Titus vim
died in 1901, Mrs Cortes Hounds and G.
! \. Powell Of Eichfor,l were tho only ont.
of.town pcorlr beside those above mon.
toned who dared to brave tbe storm, -
Mrs. T. ~ Carnontcr returned Monday
from a visit Of scvcral DAYS in tho horne
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs T. n Smith
in East Berkshire Miss Melissa Pcrley
Of East Berkshire is passing q few DAYS
in the home of her cousin Al u porlov
The town auditors viii mos, Il, Tho town
clerks office Thursday to ,Ioso I'm IN,
towns yearly finances Mrs = NJ Eor.
ton has returned from rssox Junction
where she was called three woke ,rr