Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-27

premiums at the New England fair
held at Worcester, Mass, this month
| w. A. Bcebe of Proctor, county organ
izer for the camp library campaign
gave q talk on this subject at the Free
Library Monday evening.-Mrs. Alice
Sprague and daughter, Ruth, have re-
turned from their cottage at Thomr-
sons Point, where they have been
spending the summer.-Mr and MIS-.
James ii. Whelden have returned from
al automobile trip through Massachu-
sets. They have been absent a week.
John Craigie Of Eolyokc, Mass, spent
Sunday at the home. the Rev. Walter
Thorpe.
The Misses Myrtle Severy and Lottie
Baker have returned from Burlington,
where they spent Friday and Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Gipson of Decatur, ILL.,,
and Mrs. George Gipson of Middlebury
visited Mrs. Cora Gipson here Saturday.
Jonas Hathorne has moved from the
James Rowe house on Pearl street to the
Coproy place on Seminary hill.-Miss
Shirley Farr. who has been spending sew
eral weeks here at her summer home, left
Saturday for her home in Chicago.-Alex-
ander Blanchard. who has been visiting
here for several days. has returned to
iHolyoke, Mass. This is the first visit Mr..
Blanchard has made this place since he
left here 25 years ago.-The Sons of Vet
erans' Auxiliary presented the play,
"A Day in Court" Tuesday evening In the
town hall.-Mr. and Mrs. Rollin MCGOWAN
of Rochester spent Saturday in town with
relatives.-Mr. and Mrs. John stone who
have been spending their honeymoon at
his cottage at Lake Dunmore. have re-
turned to Bethlehem, Pa.-Mr. and Mrs.
+. II. Walker of Troy. n. Y, spent Sat
urday and Sunday here with relatives.
School opened in the first six grades
of the graded school here Monday
morning. There were over 200 regis
tered in the six grades.-Mrs Alice
Thomas of Franklin street went last
Saturday to Schenectady. N. Y, to visit
her son and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
II. Hilton.-Mrs. william Wier of
Springfield, Mass, Is visiting Miss Ag-
mes Barnard for several days.-Miss
fEugenia Thomas has returned to Pitts
ford, where she teaches school after
visiting relatives here.-Irving Breed
has accepted the position of ~janitor at
the school building and commenced his
duties Friday.-Mrs. l.. A. Severy has
gone to Troy, N. Y, to visit relatives
for some time.-Mrs. Albert Andrews
has returned to her home in Fair Ha-
ven after visiting her father. Moses
Duclaw, for a few days.-The Misses
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returned to Troy. n. Y. after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs, 8. w. Hilton.-Mrs. Sarah
Tisdale of North Troy is visiting her
granddaughter, Mrs. A. d. Wiggin.-
+. f.. Kingsley has gone to Hyde Park
to visit Charles Severy.-W. II. Williams
has closed the home bakery and will not
reopen 1t until further notice.-Mrs
, George Gipson. who has been visiting
Mrs. Cora Gipson, went Tuesday even
tnu IN prnpfnr tn vtcit rnlattxaa fnr N
few days before returning to Middle
bury.
At the drill of Company C. held Tues.
> day evening. Capt. F. p. johnson an
nounced that on account of several OF
I the companies of the Vermont Volun-
. teer regiment not being filled to the
; number of men necessary and the un.
i settled Weather conditions in October
. the encampment of the regiment. which
. was to lave been held at White River
. Junction next month, had been giver
up. but regular drills will be held each
. Friday evening during the winter. TIL
|. company has fifty men and three Off
9 GERS, and for the time they have beer
e drilling make a very creditable show
e ing.-The senior and Junior higf
schools will open Monday October s.. L
= is expected that the new building will
be nearly completed by that date
g Frances Seager, who lives at the hom'
g of Mr.. and Mrs. John Buttles, was tax,
k en- Tuesday to the Mary Fletcher hos
8 pital in Burlington, where she will un
n dergo an operation for appendicitis
y Lake Dunmore Chapter. d. A. r.. hell
d a card party in their rooms in tn,
Smith block Wednesday afternoon
mfr. and Mrs. Charles Churchill are II
Burlington. attending the annual meet
ing Of the LIST Vermont cavalry. o
!, which Mr.. Churchill is a member.-Mrs
:, Susan Kilburn died suddenly at he
Il home on Seminary Hill early Wednes
day morning. aged 81 years. She ha,
a been in poor health for a number o
years. She is survived by one daugh
ter. Mrs. Vona Briggs of this town, ant
y one son, Donald Kilburn of Hubbard
ton. and one step-son, Albert Kilburl
of Walpole. Mass. The funeral ar
|, rangements have not been made.-Th'
ladies Of st. Thomas Church will NEE
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at tn,
home of Mrs. j. S. Eastwood, Mis-
:, Parmlee, a former missionary in Alas
ka, will be present and will speak oil
her work.-Henry Long and daughte
a of Chittenden were the guests of NJ
&c and Mrs. Charles Churchill Wednesday
Fired H. King of Leicester and Mis-
&c Alyse NJ. Benedict OF Middlebury wer
u married at the Baptist parsonage las
Tuesday evening by the Rev. Charlie
/" f. Eddy.-It is expected that fully Is
Is people will go this afternoon to Rut
y land to attend the wal meeting of tn,
Greater Vermont association. Througl
II the efforts of the Business Mems asso
citation, arrangements have been mad
" with Company c, V. v. NJ, to go t.
~ Rutland so men strong with Capt. +. +
x. Johnson and Lieutenants Buttles an
Ray as officers, to act as escort to tn,
Brandon delegation. The stores will
close at noon.-Mrs. A. T.. Richie ha
y returned from Oscar S%chroder's at LAX
lp Dunmore, where she has been for SOM
r. time caring for their infant daughter.
in
d BENSON.
ir Arthur G. Bishop and family of For
Ann came to town Sunday and visited
,s his mother, Mrs. Eunice Bishop of tn
=. east par Of the town.-Mrs. Van Mes
Patnode Of Bristol was here the first o
n the week, a guest ut Jerry NJ. Fowler's.-
Miss Harriet Falkenburg and John Gala
% han were married September ~ b.
the Rev. II. III. Ball of Fair Haven. MI
"a and Mrs. Callahan will reside in Benson
~ where Mr.. Callahan works in Tate Bros
~ creamery.-Dr. Jasper p. Newton return
ed Saturday from st. Adams and Rouse
Point, where he has been to visit rela
!. tives.-Miss Helen Green. teacher in tn
public schools OF Montpelier, is visiting
y, Mrs. Jay Roberts. Her home Is in Fai
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