Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-10

60 partook of the sacrament of the Lords
supper at the morning service.-C. T. q.
Pierce. department commander OF the q.
A. r., left Monday for Boston to make
arrangements for the accommodation OF
the Vermont department q. A. r.. at the
annual cncampment of the National q.
A. r., to be hold in Boston in August
Attorney George w. Stone visited at Fort
Ethan Allen Sunday.-F. w. Flagg spent
Sunday with his wife at her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. A. +. Billiard of Burlington.
The annual meeting of st. Paul's parish
was held Monday evening and officers
elected as follows: vestrymen. c. Il.
Parker. N. J. McCuen. r. Neville. F. A.
Ross. ]. A. Harrington. G. A. Chapman
and J. B. Powers. The rector appointed
F. A. Ross as senior warden and N. j.
McCuen was elected junior warden and
secretary and J. A. Harrington treasurer
Delegates to diocesan convention: Charles
T.. Parker, Timothy Neville and Nicholas
]. McCuen: alternates, j. b. Powers. F.
A. Ross and J. A. Harrington.-Miss Mel
lie Mcknight, who has been Ill for several
weeks, Is able to walk out.-Thc meet
ing oil Vergennes Grange Friday evening
will be In charge of Ceres, Pomona and
Flora. and program will be given as
follows: A farce. Aunt Susan Jones" |;
instrumental and vocal music. Miss
Eunce Aunchman: solo. II. w. Day:
reading, THE Tanning of Adolphus." Mrs.
X. ID. Goodridge. Dancing will follow
the program and the refreshments will
consist of basket lunch.-George Sulli-
van. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Sulli-
van, and Miss Emma Rogers, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rogers, all Of Pam
ton. were married by the Rev. L. A.
Vezina at st. Peters Church rectory
Saturday evenng.-Mrs. Arthur Booth is
i'll with the measles.-W. r. Warner left
Tuesday to attend meetings of the pub
lie service committee at Rutland and
Richford.-Henry v. Smith of Crown
Point. N. Y, q former resident of this
place. who has been visiting his sister,
Mrs. John Donovan, has gone to Ticon-
deroga. NJ Y. where he has a position
In the Ledgers Inn.-A. C.. Burns of
South Royalton, who about 40 years ago
was resident of Waltham. has been
spending few days at the Stevens
House. Mr. Burns intends to spend the
summer here.-Marston Haviland of New
York city, a former resident. visited the
Haviland shade roller plant and friends
here Tuesday Mr. Haviland, who has
enlisted in the officers reserve corps and
has received his commission as second
lieutenant was on his way to the train
Ing camp at Plattsburgh, N. Y, and left
Tuesday for that city, where he was or
dered to report for duty.-Mr. and Mrs.
w. c. Foote were at Fort Ethan Allen
Monday to visit their son, Harold. who
has Joined the U. S. aviation corps. and
is awaiting orders there.-Mrs. Eliza
Davey. who has been spending the winter
with her son, Robert Davey, at Jackson,
Mich. has returned and opened her house
on the Plank road.
A meeting of the city council was held
Tuesday evening, Mayor w. w. Bristol
presidinaA The question of the tax rate
for this year was discussed, but not fully
determined. 1t is certain that by reason
of the greatly increased State tax that
the rate will be greater than last year.
The resignation of Edward Kramptz. spe-
cial police officer, was accepted and he
was relieved of his duties. Mr.. Kramptz,
though a loyal naturalized American citi-
zen, is a German by birth and gave up
his Office in order to avoid any question
that might be raised in the discharge OF
his duties on account of his nationality
The resignation of Alderman F.. A.
Young was received and a motion carried
to lay 1t on the table.-Mrs. M T. Bristol
returned yesterday from a visit to hel
daughters. the Misses Ada and Jennie
Bristol, of Middebury.-The supply com.
mittee of the Vergennes Red Cross branch
will be at the rest room of Bixby Memoir
ial Free library from $3.50 until 500 O'Clock
Thursday and Saturday afternoons of this
week to give out the pajamas to those
who wish to make them. The committed
will also have yarn for socks.-Mrs. Rob
ert w. McCuen underwent an operation
Monday morning at the Rutland Cit,
hospital and is comfortable-George Ram
say of Dixville Notch, N. H.. is herr
on weeks visit to his mother. Mrs
Eugene Ramsay-Miss May Early has re
where she underwent an operation, and Ii
now at the home of Mrs. J.. b. Lee
Howard w. Adams. who recently enlisted
in the officers training corps of the u.
army, has been ordered to report Satur
day at the training camp at Plattsburgh
n. Y. Mr. Adams is the eldest son o
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Adams of this cit!
and spent last summer at the Plattsburgl
training camp.-The Charlotte Dramati
club will present a three-act comedy. en-
titled Our Wives" at the town hall Il
Ferrisburg Friday evening.-Mrs. G. II
Lynch of North Adams. Mass. is visitin
her mother, Mrs. Thomas Phelps. at d.
f. c. Phelps'.-Mrs j. II. Donnelly is i
Boston for IA few days.-Among thos
from this place who attended the prepar
edness parade at Burlington yesterda
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Harrington. ID
and Mrs. Frank NJ. Rogers. Mr. and Mr.
w. H. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. E. 4. Scot
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dalrymple an
Edward Mack