Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-14


digestion on Saturday and is confined to
the house.-Clarence Chandler is NOV
ing large barn, 40x6o, from the Holmes
place on Eagle Ledge road and will
erect it on his home place.
WATERBURY.
Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. LIE Baron
are to keep open house at Bonaparte
farm and cordial invitation is extended
to residents of Waterbury and vicinity
to come accompanied by their families.
Addresses will be given by the county
agent, superintendent barrow, Attorney
C. B. Adams and Henry F. Hill. At noon
basket picnic dinner will be served and
in the afternoon general sports enjoyed
| This is in celebration Of the national flag
day.-Lieut. Harold Campbell has sue
ceeded in making expert riheman" with
| a margin to spare and he, with several
other officers has been transferred to
| the marine barracks at Philadelphia
| Paul Wallace. who has been employed
in Norwood, Mass, has been at his home
here for few days. Mr.. Wallace has
enlisted as an assistant pharmacist in
the field hospital service in France
George Durett, who is employed as a
meat-cutter for Wallace Greene, will
move his family into the O'Neil tenement
on Elm street the last of this week.
Mrs. Durett and children were guests at
the home Of Winfield S. Durett over
! Sunday. c. G.. Durett Of Burlington was
| also a guest at the same home, being
in town to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
| Hannah Turner at South Duxbury-The
funeral Of Mrs. Hannah Turner was held
! at her late home at two o'clock Sunday
afternoon, Mrs. Emma Paul of Norris
willie officiating. The bearers were Frank
Johnson, Merton Johnson, Bernard Du-
rett and Walter Sterling. Among those
present from this way were Stephen
Johnson. Merton johnson, Mrs. Herbert
Johnson, w. S. Durett, George irett
and c. G. Durett Of Burlington. Burial
was in the family lot at South Duxbury.-
The Revs. William L. Boicourt and A. d.
Page spoke at the Baptist Church at the
Center Saturday evening, whore the
Huntington association is holding meet
ings.-Sergeant-Major Parrot of the To-
cal recruiting station spoke at the Con-
gregational Church Sunday night and
pleaded for a greater interest in the boys
who. are enlisting. This could be done
by contribution to company funds. by
making and providing them with the So
called housewives and the support
throughout the State of the State Y. M.
c. A, which is carrying on work at the
Fort.-A meeting of the two local troops
of the Boy Scouts was held Monday noon
to arrange to do their bit" in the dis
tributon of their share of the 10000. 900, 0OC
Scout bills which are being issued for
the Liberty Loan.-A. S. Hall Of Buck
field, Me-, who spoke at the Center al
DuXbury last week, had very good sue.
, cess in interesting the farmers in the
work of the New England Milk Producers
. association of which he is one of the or
ganizers. The association is working fol
higher prices for dairy products. to lower
the cost of production by cooperative
buying of grain.-Mr Hall was the CUES,
d. c. Richardson stopped off here Sun
day on his way to Montreal and was kept
busy greeting his friends.
, News of the death of Mrs. Hannah
! Turner. widow of L. v. Turner o.
, South Duxbury. was received in towl
, Friday morning. The funeral wa!
held at her late home Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock with buria
, in South Duxbury. The deceased
= was about SO years of age and wa
: the daughter of Eben and Maria Fish
, err Johnson. Mr.. Turner died severa
years ago and they buried three chill
dren, one of them a young man, losinl
his life by drowning. She Is survive,
a by two brothers. Stephen johnson o
:, Duxury and Frank Johnson of More
town, and three sisters Mrs. Levi
Babcock of Waterbury, Mrs. L. j
lSterling and Mrs. George Hutchins o
lDuxbury.
!. The Glee club Of the high schoo
( gives princess Chrysanthemum' a
t the opera house Friday evening. Seat
: will be checked this morning at min
O'Clock at both drug stores.-Mrs Wal
y lace Green was called to Montrea
o Sunday by the illness OF an aunt. Sh
:, was accompanied by Miss Johnson.
e MONTPELIER.
Sheriff Tracy attached the property O
- State street of Robert H. Hawkins, owne
:, y of the Imperial bowling alleys and POI
:. room. Friday afternoon, writs bein
- made out by Attorney A. C. Therlault fe
/ the Misgko Seal Beverage Co. and tn
- Montpelier Grocery company, creditor
n Mr.. Hawkins left the city for parts vi
q known early last week and 1t Is general
h believed that he is In bad shape final
n cially. Three Montpelier men hold NOR
ID cages on the place and will probably tai
lie possession. Mr.. Hawkins purchased II
10 place of A. w. Daily last fall, being Il
4 a time in partnership with Thomas Shor
ID but becoming sole owner during the viii
ter. He was for a number Of years en-
"a ployed at the Elks Home in this city.
! The listers Saturday filed with the cit
Is clerk their books which show the gran
~ list OF the city to be $685. 49, which
Is slightly over $1,000 less than a year ag
er The falling off was due in part to tn
* settling OF several large estates
wealthy men who died. The total al
's praised valuation of real and persons
10 estate for taxation is $7.235.05S and II
d. total appraised valuation of taxable pol
ne at $500 each amounts to $500. nakir
as the total grand list as given above.
de A farewell dinner was given VILLA
m Cory, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Corr
10 at the Montpelier Country club Saturds