Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-04

rier Of winooski. Mrs. John zottman. and
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, of Royalton,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Casey of Bristol. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Austin of Bristol, Conn"
Mr.. and Mrs. Casey left by auto on
a wedding trip and on their return will
occupy w. G. Kimbalrs house.
A meeting of the teachers Of Addison
northwest supervisory district was held
Monday in the Vergennes high school
rooms. Superintendent II. A. Farrar pre-
siding. At the forenoon session. Prof.
Raymond Mcfarland Of Middlebury Col
lege delivered an address on How
War Affects Civilization, the Home. the
Church. the School, the State and Voca-
tion."-At the afternoon session., Mrs.
William l.. Cotey. president Of the YER
gennes Parent-Teacher association. spoke
to the teachers on the work of the assoc
citation, Miss T.. A. Fuller, home demon
~stration agent. spoke on plans for work
in schoo office at Middlebury. Prof. r..
L.. ingalls, of Burlington followed with
the address on Club Work. County Elk
hibit and Conservation" There was a
large attendance about so teachers being
present. The meeting was very interest,"
ing and successful.-Mr. and Mrs. II. Kent
Wright. Jr., of Bridport visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.. s. Benedict, Sum
Udy.-l ne cUkukcIIlcut VI DuhiSdI
Carpenter of Bridgeport, Conn, son Of
Ewing Carpenter of Addison. and Miss
Ethel Payne Gordon Of Naugatuck, Conn.
is announced. Mr.. Carpenter Is a grad
uate of the Vergennes high school and
of Middlebury College.-Miss Stella
Turner of Ferrisburg was a guest yester-
day of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A.. Lee.-Mrs. r.
s. Benedict and son, Raymond II. Bene-
dict. went to Bristol Sunday to be present
at the 5Oth anniversary of the marriage
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.. f.
Bicknell.-Principal w. II. Carter and son,
William. Sunday visited Mrs. Carter at
the Mary Fletcher hospital. The condition
Of Mrs. Carter, who is recovering from
an operation is so much improved that it
is expected she will be able to return home
this week.-The Vergennes Improvement
society met Tuesday evening at the rest
room at the Bixby Memorial Free library.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. N. LOOMS, who have
been spending the summer at their farm
in this section, have returned to New
York city.-Mrs. Allen Burroughs is visit
Ing her daughter, Mrs. DIN Manchester,
at LennoX, Mass.-Champlain Lodge, No.
So, I. o. o. F., conferred the third de-
gree on two candidates Tuesday night
Mr.. and and Mrs. John Francis Legg, Mr..
and Mrs. George Henry Sloan of Worces-
tCi WSIc NISItOTS 10 MT. ana
Mrs. N. J. Renaud, Mr.. and Mrs. Desire
Renaud and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Renaud.
e. L. Bruya of Middlebury is temporar-
lily supplying as night operator at the sta
tion.-Percey T.. Bevins visited his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. o. Bevins of Fair
fax, and friend in Milton Sunday.-Mrs.
Josephine oliver has returned from West
port n Essex, N. Y.
The annual meeting of the Add.
son County Sunday school convention
opens this morning at 1890 at the
Vergennes Methodist Episcopal Church
with a service of worship and study
led by the Rev. C. A. Boyd.-Thomas
McManus Of Worcester. Mass. on his
return from Montreal, where he placed
his daughter in villa Marie conven,
for study. was the guest yesterday Of
Alderman and Mrs. w. H. Norton.-Ths
ladies' of st. Peters Church outside o.
Vergennes will serve a supper at cit,
hall Saturday evening for the beneft
of the church.-Ransom r. O'Bryan o.
M%iddlebury is visiting his son. Charlie.
j. OBryan.-Austin T. Booth has re-
turned from Newton, Conn.,, where h,
was called by the death of his sister
Mrs. Ellen Booth Peck, wife of Davit
c. Peck, a former editor Of the Yer,
gennes Vermonter.-Mrs. L. G.. Whit
ford and Mrs. william D. Woodmar
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Clark o
Addison yesterday.-Edwin H. Davis o
Adams Ferry has purchased of ]. w
Prentiss Sons. Alstead, N. H.. a two
year-old Holstein heifer. "Woodcres
Pontiac Walker" daughter Of KIM
Walker. for which he paid $780,
The Vergennes schools will be close,
Friday to enable the teachers and pu
pills to attend the Addison county schoo
exhibit to be held at Middlebury upol
that day.-The national emergenc,
garden commission has sent to tn
BiXby Memorial Free library anothe
supply of manuals for distribution ii
the food saving campaign. These man
uals have to do with storage which il
a way is fully as important as cannin,
and preserving which has gone before
The manuals are distributed free an,
copies may be had on application t,
the library. According to the esti
mates OF the commission the women o
the county have placed 460,0 900 jars o
canned stuff on the shelves this yea
and that all food conservation record
nave been broken.-A. w. Norton an,
wife motored to Burlington yesterda,
and brought back with them the Rev
Richard G. Woodbridge, who recent
underwent an operation for hernia a
the Mary Fletcher hospital.