Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-03
IN VT;
NEWS BY COUNTIES

Mrs. oliver Chilson: secretary. Mrs. Allan
r. Calhoun; treasurer. Mrs. w. w. McGl-
ton.-The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Congregational Church held we'll
attended meeting at the home Of Mrs.
II. G.. Seeley on Court street Tuesday aft
ernoon and NIre. T.. r. Cornwall. Mrs.
G.. s. Russell and Mrs j. n. Stewart,
who were the leaders in the discussion
of the subject The New Era. ."-Benjamin
Rogers, the young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Rogers of Court street. who has
been III for ten days. Is slowly recover
ing.-The Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Methodist
Church held a well-attended meeting at
the home of Mrs. J. Allen Morgan Tues
day afternoon.-Messrs. Frank and Fred
Hinchey have returned from Rutland.
where they have been passing a few days
at the home of their parents.-The Min
nietoska Camp Fire Girls were entertain
ed Monday afternoon at the home of Miss
Rena Dumas.-The Parent Tea cher asso-
citation Of this village met Yesterday after
noon in the high school building ng-George
r. kidder and daughter Helen have gone
to Sherbrooke, Can. where they were
called by the illness of Mr.. Kidders
father. Toussaint Kidder.-The annual
meeting OF the Prospect Cemetery asso.
citation will be held in the East Middle
bury schoolhouse Monday at 7:30 D. m.-
Truman L. Ellis. who was confined with
pneumonia for about ten weeks, has
nearly recovered and is able to be out
again.-The customary mid-week prayer
meetings at the various churches will be
omitted this week in order to give every
body an opportunity to attend the big
patriotic rally at the town hall Thursday
evening.-Mss Doris Kendall and Miss
Margaret Chatfeld have returned from
| Pittsford after few days at the home
of Miss Kendall's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
s. H. Kendall.-Thomas r. Burns and
daughter. Miss Irene Burns. are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gilfeather in West
Rutland.-Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hagar, who
have been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. b. Hagar. for a week, have re-
turned to st. Louis, Mo.-vJohn E. Lowell,
who has been in the employ of Frank
Shackett. Jr. in his market has re-
signed his position and will enter the
! painting business.
I Judging from the present outlook the
! patriotic rally or war meeting at the
! town hall tonight will be the biggest
thing of the kind held in Middlebury
or Addison county since the Civil War.
and there is no doubt but the hall will
be packed to the doors whether the
weather is favorable or not. No such
| meetings were held or needed during
the brief period of the Spanish Ameri-
can war. Recruiting in this section
for different branches Of the service
Is going steadily forward. At the
meeting tonight places Of honor in
the body Of the. hall will be reserved
for the Grand Army post. Sons of Vet
Grams and the Ladies of the Grand
Army. Governor Graham, Colonel
Reeves and President Thomas OF the
college arec the speakers announced
aThe Rey., Fraser Metzger OF Randolph
who hadss sseen. announced to speak. sent
word that he will not be able to be
present The recently reorganized
Middlebury band will render patriotic
airs.-Willis n. Cady. master of the
State Grange. who has been in Wash
ington as a delegate by the appoint
ment of Gov. Horace F. Graham to the
national food commission meetings
has completed his service and return
ed.-IAwrence Abbey is ill.--Mr. and
Mrs. p. T. Guley and Miss Nellie Sim
mons. who have spent the winter in
California. have returned and will stay
here for awhile.-The Military Pub
T lie library and the National bank OF
} Mddlebury will be closed all day Fri
: day, Arbor day.--Mrs. Ray Fisher. who
has been with her husband for few
months in the South. has arrived ir
, town to visit her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Cha rlcs ]. Seeley.--Oliver Delphia was
, taken yesterday to the Mary Fletcher
; hospital to have piece of steel re-
, moved from one of his eyes. injured
while he was at work on some iror
work-Mrs. L. NJ. Pratt has gone t.
{ Freeport. Me-. where she will make
her home Her husband will leave fol
the same place to-day.-Mrs. Kate Ny
lott has gone to Manchester to visi
, relatives and friends for few weeks
= Miss Anna Mulligan. who has beer
spending a few months in this villag,
4 and BroOksviIle. has gone to Schenec
tady. n. Y, where she has position
= Walter w. Martin. who has been con
, fined for two weeks. has so far recov
cred as to be able to be down towi
r Wednesday for short time.
c VERGENNES.
The roll of honor which has been place.
: lin the Vcrgcnnes postofficc by DR.. Charlie
H. Cole contains the following names o
= the boys from here who have entered tn
= United States army or navy Army
;, Howard Grandey. Walter r. Scott. Josepl
Smith, Edward l.. France. James Miller
Dclor Comstock, Donald Norton and Joh
I Connors: navy. Ralph Norton. Charlie
land Frank ADafe, fSeltTOSe, SudTic
i, Lebeau, Arthur Brooks, Thomas Thorne
Wilfred Moorby. Albert Palmer. Henr
: Trudo, Henry Nichols. Herbert Lessor
l. Wilfred Dennis Edwin and George Blow
= Merritt Haskins and Wilfred Lowell
: Miss Helen Clark of Middlebury Colleg
9 spent the week-end with her parents, MI
y and Mrs. Walter L. Clark.-Friday Will
John Zottman was at work in the ma
), chine shop of the Vermont Shade Role
" company's plant large pipe wrenc
!, which was hanging up fell and, strikin
u Mr.. Zottman on the head. rendered hir
. unconscious. DIR. Edward Pilon wa
. called and conveyed him in his automc
: bile to his lodgings at the home of Loui
% Godette. and dressed the wound. whic
consisted of cash in his head Mr.. Zot'
', man Is as comfortable as could be- c>
q pccted and no serious results are fearet
& News has been received OF the death {
Z Mrs. T.. l.. Hatch at Salem. Mass. Sh
v was the sister of Prof. \. D. Nittum c
U Middlcbury, "A former resident of We,
J. gennes. Mrs. Hatch was a frequent visit
: or to her brother while he resided here an
i had many friends i'm this city.-Count
- Sheriff Olin A. Smith has returned frol
!; Alameda, Call where he has been visitin
l. his, son, Dr. W. o. Smith
d The Baptist Church is NAL
l. ing ARRANGEMENTS for holding mott
IS er's day Sunday. May 1S.-Mr
Has 4 mi tnI