Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
ENOSBURG FALLS.

MTS. piIn merrill ana daughter, MISS
Helen Merrill, wore in Burlington Mon
day.'-Ienry Coburn OF Waterville was Q
guest in the home of his brother. Wallace
Coburn. Monday.-Mr. and Mrs. u. c.
Royce of Sheldon Springs were ir town
| Monday, where they we're called by the
serious illness with pneumonia of tho
parents of Mrs. Royce. Mr.. and Mrs. r..
y. Gaines.--Mrs. T.. J. Hines died Mon
! Jay evening at ESQ O'Clock after ILL.,
! ness of a few weeks, from which she had
been rallying, when she was suddenly
| taken worse.
/ The Rev. e. Is. Holmes OF Richford
preached at Tuesday evenings Lenten
service in st. Matthews Church.-E. z.
Stanley has resigned his position in the
store of Z. +. Greenwood. His future plans
are not nnatured.-A farewell party was
given Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Gardner BY
Mrs. II. Gardner Chase in their home
Saturday cvening.-Mrs. George Brown
and daughter Margaret of st. Johnsbury
are guests in the home of Mrs. Browns
sister, Mrs. w. Z. Mitiguy.-Glenn w.
Rublcc went to Burlington Saturday.
where he spent the night with his brother.
Clair Rublec. a student in the university,
going from there Sunday to Boston to at
tend the automobile show.--Seectman II.
w. Towle accompanied Mrs. Longey to
Waterbury last week. where she was
placed in the State hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Longey was living in Montgomery
when her husband was stricken with
pneumonia and died. His mother. who
assisted in caring for him. contracted the
disease and died. The younger woman
had two children. who are with the grand
father. Charles Longey of East Berk-
shire.
Town officers elected Tuesday are Mod
orator. L. J. Tyler; town clerk. w w.
Hutchins; sclectman for three years, w.
j. Chaffee: overseer of poor. C. Fl. Abel;
constable and collector, A. J. Croft: treas
urer. w. w. Hutchinson auditors. A. A.
Aseltine. V. a. James, w. r. Ovitt; listers.
. A. J. Croft. NJ. l.. Dow. D. l.. Burle-
son. town grand jurors. j. II. Mears. w.
j. Chaffee: town agent, Il. McFeeters:
library trustee for five years, Mrs. Della
Il. Marsh: school director for three years,
n. w. Perley; opera house trustee. G. II.
IWhitcomb. The selectmen were empow-
cred to appoint two road commissioners.
a sum not to exceed $50 was appropriated
, for Memorial day expenses; 500 appro-
priated for the public library. The town
road district voted tax of 20 cents on the
dollar to be used to pay the debt of the
district A five per cent. resurfacing tax
;. also voteu. The sum of $1,000 was
( voted for permanent roads. A tax rate of
c s150 was voted for Indebtedness and ex-
e penSeS.-There Will be meeting IN
r Grange hall in West Enosburg Saturday
r evening of the Milk Producers associa-
c ton. at which the principal speaker will
= be DR.. G.. B. Hyde, the secretary of Rock
=. ingham County Farmers association
. Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Gardner left We'd
D nesday for Hot Springs, Ark, where Mr..
= Gardner will join the team for Spring
c practice.
o The ladies of the church in West Enos-
! burg will hold a poverty social in
r Grange hall Friday evening. They are
f trying to raise money to pay for the fuel
h of the church.-F w. Wallace and w. Ii.
= Yaw were in East Fairfield Tuesday eve-
f ming, where Mr.. Wallace in his capacity
!. of district deputy grand patron made an
: official visit to the Eastern Star Lodge
d Mrs. II. c. Royce. who had been here
: a few days assisting in the care of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. r. a. Gaines was
obliged to return Tuesday to her home
in Sheldon Springs. being threatened with
, pneumonia. with which her parents are
:, seriously ill.-Wilbur Judd is i'll with sep
!, tic sore throat. His younger brother
J, Lester. is confined to the house as the re-
;, suit of being bitten by a dog. with which
- he was at play