Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-21

Congregationalist. Church, preached the
baccalaureate sermon to the graduating
high school class Sunday. The church |
was decorated with palms and ferns and |
was we'll filled in spite Of the inclemency
Of the weather.-Harold Flint OF Boston
spent the weekend with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. I. j. Currer.-Miss Martha Dav-
is of the third grade has gone to her home
in Island Pond.-Miss Helen Hunt fourth
grade teacher, has gone to Johnson-Ser-
geant r. w. Buzzell was in town Sat-
urday to attend the funeral of Mrs. John
Squires.--Mrs. T.. w. Kent OF Randolph
is the guest of her sister. Mrs. c. J. Ober.
Miss Edith Dasgett, Mrs. Charles
Brooks. and Burr Young are occupying
their cottages at Fanants Point.-Mrs,
f. F. Humphrey visited friends In John
son this week.-Mr. and Mrs. l.. A. Good
win spent the week lend in Orleans.--Mrs.
alph Hamblett and Mrs. Mamie Smith
entertained a number Of the younger set
in honor OF Mrs. Delas Buck of Camden.
NJ j.. on Monday evenins.--F c. Camp Is
quite seriously i'll with rheumatic fever
Mrs. George F. Root Is In Boston recov.
ering from serious operation George
B. Frost and family, and r. j. Weyl and
family of New York city are at the
Bluffs for the summer-About 10 MEM
bers Of /. o. o. F. and Rebekahs attended
the Methodist Church Sunday. memorial
services being held.--The REV. Fl. B. Ran
kin is attending the Danville Baptist as
ISOLATION at Passumpsic.--M Maude
Hurst is at home from New York for the
sunlmer.-Newport subscribed $4,000
worth of Liberty bonds through the or
leans Trust company and National Bank.
Mrs. G. II. Newland, who has been
spending the winter in California, return
ed Monday.-The. Rev. F. c. Bernard is
J attending the Vermont State convention
of the Episcopal Church at Burlington
Mrs. Thos. Raymond has returned to her
home in Cambridge. Mass, after spend
ing two weeks with her mother, Mrs. NJ.
T. Hamilton.-Mrs. Sarah Mansfield Of
Burlington is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
e. F. Hunphrey.-N1rs. William Mitchell
of Boston was recent guest Of Mrs.
Flora Jenne.--N1iss Alma Parker is en-
ployed in the Western Union Telegraph
office.
| The flag-raising on Railroad Com.
mon which had been postponed several
times on account of the weather. was
held Tuesday afternoon. The flag Is
the gift of railroad employees Of B. G.
NJ. and G. r. R. The speakers were
Z. NJ. Savage. the Rev. w. H. Hunter
and Asa Sleeper. The Campfire girls
and the popular fife and drum corps
|
A meeting Of the men Of the Red Cross
Chapter was held Tuesday night to
launch the campaign to secure New
ports portion of the Red Cross fund
j. r. Aiken is in Burlington. Aubrey
Aiken. a. student at the University Of
Vermont. will return with him.-Anson
Clark and family have gone to their
cottage at the lake.--A fife and drum
! corps has recently been organized. com.
posed of DR.. Harry F. Hamilton.
Charles NJ. McCanley, Billy Bond. Ar
thur Pelkey. Frank Wright, Cy Searles.
Reddy Pelkey and Carroll Boynton.
1t is very popular and is greatly in de-
mand at flag raising and various other
patriotic assemblies-Mrs Bean OF
Boston is visiting her daughter Mrs
E. j. Prouty.-Mr. and Mrs. G. H
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