Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-01
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

ne iuherai OF Joseph murray, VINO dleu
at his home in Leicester Junction, was
held Thursday morning ut st. Mary's
Church. the Rev. T.. +. Cray officiating.
Mr. Murray was 80 years old and had
been in business at Leicester Junction for
Ii years. Burial was In st. Marys ceme-
tery.-A. j. Ives and daughter. Norma,
have gone to Lowell, Mass. for several
days.-Burt Cook has moved from the d.
M. r. Wiley farm south Of the village to
the farm ne recently purchased in Sud.
bury.
Through the efforts of the Rev. Wal
ter Thorpe and other ministers of the
town boys club has been formed to be
known as the Boys Club Of Brandon"
The first meeting was held Monday eve-
ming at the town hall, there being over 20
boys present. The following officers were
elected: President, Milton Howe; vice.
president, Allen Clifford: secretary and
treasurer Leon Pollard. The purpose Of
the club will be the betterment of boys
and to receive military training. TX
Major Frank p. Johnson has consented to
act as drill master and meetings will be
held every Monday evening from seven
until eight o'clock at the town hall. First
aid work. signaling and tslegraphy will
also be taken up.-wortl has been received
Of the death OF Mrs. Clifton A. E. Merritt
at the Hotel Townsend, Hot Springs.
Ark. Monday. Mrs. Merritt had been Ill
for some time with bronchitis and COM
plications caused death. Owing to the I'll
health Of Mr.. Merritt the remains will not
be brought here until April.
Thomas Miles Is moving from the Car
penter house on Conant square to the
Gonyeau tenement on Seminary hill.--Earl
Noyes of Rutland. who has been conduct
ing the Park theatre on Park street in
connection with II. u. Packard. has sold
his interest in the business to E. n. Miller
and returned to Rutland.
Fred r. Barker and George ii. Brown
have been drawn as Jurors at the March
term Of Rutland county court.-Mrs. Ed
ward Bashaw has returned from Burling-
ton. where she visited her daughter. Mrs.
Timothy I1onergan.--Fred Aim Of Schen-
ectady. n. Y. is visiting his father,
Charles +. Aim. for n few days.-Mrs. A.
8. Beeman Of st. Adams is visiting Mrs.
a. s. Maynard.-Judge Charles !. Button
OF Middlebury visited his brother r. H.
Button. here Tuesday.
Mrs. Edward Rowland died at her home
near the depot Sunday morning. She had
borne much suffering from rheumatism
for number of years. She il survived by
one brother and one son. Warren How
land of this town. The funeral was
held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock
at the house.--Thc mission study class
OF the Methodist Church held their
regular monthly meeting with Mrs.
CApen Wednesday evening at 7:3O o'clock
Mrs. Eugene Willis fell on the ice Sum
day evening and badly sprained her left
ankle.-Mrs. Tyler Howard is confined to
the house by an attack of the grip
IA nod
from Worcester. Mass. and Hartford.
Conn. where she has been for a week
with her brother and sister.-There was
dance under the auspices Of Neshobe
Grange Wednesday evening.-Albert Wood
is confined by an attack of the grip
Thomas Martin has purchased the house
near the Goodell quarry, which was re-
Gently purchased by Mrs. Atwood.-Mr
and Mrs. Frank L. Chandler returned
Sunday from a several weeks trip to
California and F1orida-Rollin LIONEL Il
moving his family from the Arnold dis.
trict to Proctor. where he will have
charge of a large farm.-Miss Flora Girls.
void fell on the ice in front OF her home
Saturday evening and broke her left
ankle. She was taken Sunday to the
Proctor hospital.
Mr.. Tyler Howard died at her home
coutH VI tic SNo<SC ~ ouC " CIOCh W cO
nesday morning. Mrs. Howard had been
i'll several days with the grip. but was
much better and had been about the
house as usual for several days. She was
| taken suddenly Ill In the evening. Mrs
Howard was ~ years old and is survived
by one son. Irving Howard Of Rutland
one brother, Wallace Goodnough. of this
town; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Wal
lace Goodnough OF Brandon and Mrs
william Backus OF Pittsford. The fu
neral will be held Friday afternoon al
three o'clock at tho house. The Rev. Mr.
Smith of St. Thomas's Episcopal Church
will officiate and burial will be In Pine
Hill cemetery.--The Womans Auxiliar,
OF 81. Thomas's Church will meet Thurs
day with Mrs. Cora Gipson at the home
OF A Fl. Gipson.-Mrs. William Kimbal
OF Plymouth. N. H.. Is visiting her ia
Their. Charles Il. Aim. for n few days.
Roy Martin has moved his family here
from Randolph and viii have charge OF
the B. M. r. Wiley farm south of thu
village funeral Of Mrs. Edwart
Rowland. who died at the home OF hel
son, Warren Rowland. Monday, was held
at the house Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock The Rev. Albert Mills officiated
Burial was in Pine Hill cemetery. Thu
Brandon Circle of tho Kings Daughter.
attended the services In q body.