Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-26
RICHFORD.

R1CHFORD.
At meetings held in Pythian hall Fri
day afternoon and evening. which were
very we'll attended. local branch Of the
Red Cross was organized with Mrs. R. n.
Pelton. director. Miss Anna Ladd. secre-
tary and s. Carl Carpenter, treasurer.
Miss Constance Wheeler Of Burlington,
secretary of the Chittenden county
branch Of the American Red Cross, was
present and gave descriptive outline
of the work. One OF the features which
is pleasing to the women Of this commun-
ity and vicinity is that the government has
given rooms in the new federal building on
Main street. which at the time being are
not in use for Red Cross work. The rooms
will at once be equipped and work begun.
There were eight women from Atontgom-
cry and six from Enosburg Falls who are
interested in the work who came to hear
Miss Wheeler give her talk on Red Cross
work.-Miss Elizabeth Ayling of Montreal
is in town, having been called here to at
tend the funeral service and burial OF Ar.
thur McKinney.-D. NJ. MARI and family
are moving into the Donlon house on
Province street and Ernest Bashaw and
family will move into the tenement in Mrs
Lyman Smiths house formerly occupied by
D. NJ. Marr-Mrs. E. j. Livingston and
daughter. Miss Mary Livingston of Low
ell. Mass, are visiting at the home Of
Mrs. Livingston's brother, Fred Wheeler
At one o'clock Monday afternoon a flag
was raised on the Sweat-Coming COM
pany's office on Main street The pupils
and the teachers of the high and graded
schools marched to the buildings as well
as the staff of employees of the Read
Ia NJ fa IT ha Sfaf nj
ployes of the Quaker Oats company and
the Richford band. which led the process
sion. Appropriate remarks were made by
c. A. Powell. Capt. A. ]. Merrill, the
Rev. e. NJ. Fuller and the Rev. E. B.
Holmes.-The last literary meeting of the
Richford Woman's club for the season was
held at the home of Mrs. z. r. Greene
Monday evening.-Mr. and Mrs. H. F..
Hardy, Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Colby and
son Henry and Austin Puffer went to
Bethlehem N. H., Monday. where they
will pass the summer Mr.. Colby will
manage the hotel purchased last fall by
Mr.. Hardy. who will devote his attention
to his Park View Hotel.
Arthur Mckinney, aged 81 years, died
Of cancer at the Fanny Allen hospital,
Winooski. Thursday morning and the
body was brought to this place Thursday
afternoon. where the funeral service was
held in All Saints Catholic Church
Saturday. Mr.. Mckinney had been a
resident Of this place for many years.
but had no relatives in Richford.
At meeting recently held local branch
OF the Red Cross was organized with the
following officers: Director Mrs. R. M
Pelton; treasurer, c. Carl Carpenter; Sec
rotary, Miss Anna Ladd; chairman of
finance committee. Peter McGettrick;
chairman of supply committee, Mrs. c..
M. Rounds; chairman of membership,
Mrs. S. Carl Carpenter; chairman of civil
relief committee. Mrs. Charles Coan. At
the time of the meeting there were "a
who gave their names requesting mem.
bership and 1t is necessary that all dues
must be paid at once to the secretary 30
as to enable her to make a report TO the
State organization. The membership COM
mittee will be on the lookout for new
members. AS this Is a community or.
ganzation the hearty support is much
needed to make the work count as II
should The supply committee have begun
work and by the middle of the week work
will be In readiness so that members can
begin work In the Red Cross rooms in
the federal building.
Lloyd Woodward. son % Mr. and Mrs.
l.. d. Woodward of Troy street. who Ia
attending the University Of Vermont. was
chosen to represent the college at Dart
mouth College last week when the con-
vention Of the intercollegiate Prohibition
association was held. Mr.. Woodward has
been promoted to be first lieutenant In
the battalion. Mr.. and Mrs Napoleon
Danyaw or Sheldon Springs were In town
Monday and Tuesday. called here by the
death OF Mrs Danyaw's brother, Charles
Tatro.-Francis Tntro OF Frelighsburg'
Que, was In town Tuesday to attend the
funeral service of his brother. Charles
Tatro.-Miss Gertrude NitiGuy OF Enos-