Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-04
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

News was received Thursday annonnc-
ing the death of John Ariel in the morn
ing at the Soldiers home, Bennington.
He was ~ years old and a veteran of
the Civil War He is survived by four
sisters, Mrs. Samuel o. Bacon Of this
town, Mrs. Teresa Ftedettc of Brattle-
boro, Mrs Frank Iepp OF Springfield,
Mass, Mrs Agnes Colette OF LacOnia,
\. H.; and two brothers. Henry Ariel
and Eugene Ariel of Massachusetts. The
body was brought here Friday morning
on the eleven o'clock train and the flu
neral was held in the afternoon ut one
O'Clock al the home of his sister. Mrs.
Bacon, on Grove street. The body was
taken to Forestdale for burial.-The
annual meeting IF Unity Rebel:al Lodge
was held Wednesday Dec. x and the
following officers were elected: Noble
grand. Mrs. Margaret Ferris; vice-grand.
Mrs. Caroline Graves; secretary, Mrs.
Myrtle Perry; treasurer Mrs. Irene Hop
kins. The other officers Will be appointed
There was . special watch night at the
Methodist Church Sunday evening Dis
trict Superintendent q, NJ. Kent had
/ charge of the meeting---At the annual
meeting Of the Forestdale Camp, Modern
Woodmen of America, the following Of
ficers were elected: Consul, G. e. Holden
. past toiiSdii W. ". lioIfipSou, taNlSeii y
W. Johnson; clerk, K. NJ Brown, banker
w. II. {. Whitcomb; escort, w. NJ La
rock; Waterman, W. p. Dowd; sentry
G. n, Reed.
At the annual meeting OF Brandon fire
district No. held at the town hail Mon
day evening the following officers were
I elected: Moderator, T.. II. Harrington;
| clerk, G. II. Young; treasurer James II
Leonard; collector, Y. T.. Nichols; mem
Der of prudential committee for three
years, b. w. Rowland; chief engineer, u
w Rowland; first assistant engineer, T.
T.. Kingsley second assistant engineer, t.
ii. Button; auditor, G. u, Young. A tax
Of 10 cents on the dollar" was voted to helI
defray the expenses of the district with s
discount Of four per cent. If paid on OF
before October 20, Tie sum of $50 wa,
voted for the use of the Dunnore Hos,
company and the prudential committed
were instructed to purchase a motor truck
for the use Of the Dunmore Hose com
pany not 10 exceed SS5O.-Miss Arie Dut
ton of Goshen and Guy f. Ladd o.
Shrewsbury were married at the Con
gregational parsonage New Years morn
Ing by the Rev. Walter Z. Thorpe. The!
were attended by Miss Lucy Ladd, The!
will reside in Shrewshury.-The anrua
meeting of the Congregational Churcl
and society and the fellowship supper viii
6e held at the chapel Thursday evening
at $50 o'clock. 1t is expected II. l.. Hind
ley, editor of the Rutland Herald, will Civ
IA talk on Billy SundAy.--Miss Louis
Harris. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jane
T. Harris. went Tuesday to the vernon
sana forum at Pittsford to remain sew
| eral wccks.--Miss Frances u. Huntoon o
Cuttngsvillc il visiting her cousin, Mrs
+, T.. Kingsley. Dram retnrne
Tuesday To Providence, II. L. where nc
a student at Brown University atter VS.
iting his mother. Mrs, J. G. Gram n" w
might have proven serious nre was o''
covered sunday night about 'l;D o"ioc
Lar the Erandon Inn, bricks in II fire pla,
Lin The front hallway becoming 40 .oNe'