Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-15
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

cit; entertainment committee, Mrs J. o.
Walker. Mrs Frank Reyes, Mrs. Henry
Dubuke. Miss Fannie Breckenridge
has made alterations in rooms IN her
house on Maple street and has let Tho
same to Mrs. George Whnlcn. A meeting
OF the stewards of the Vergennes Meth
odist Episcopal Church will be held at
the close OF the prayer meeting Thursday
evening. Henry Danyou Is moving to tho
GorhaJn farm in Addison, which he will
carry on this year.--Mrs. John Aunchman
has been called to New York city by the
death Of her brother, Edward McCauley.--
G. T. &. Pierce spent Sunday in Bristol
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Tatreault are guests
OF MIR. and Mrs. Lawrence Austtn.--Nira
II. w. Day is III with bronchitis The
Mixovana MinSsrels composed of local
talent, under direction Of Gilbert and Gil
bert, will give an entertainment Satur-
day evening at the opera house under
the auspices Of st. Peters Court. c. o. f.,
No. Ge.-Mrs. David Roberts is Ill with
the grip.-The Rev J. r. McGarry Of WI
nooski and the Rev. n. Pr>oulx OF Rutland
wsre guests of the Rev. L. A. Vezina at
st. Peters Church rcctory Tuesday and
attended the forty hours devotion serv.
iccs.-Mrs. Patrick Sullivan Is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Noiseux of Albany,
n. Y.
The newly elected city council hold
their first mseting Tuesday evening in
the Office OF .he city clerk. Attorney
George w. Stone. Mayor Walter w
bristol presiding. and all the members
Deing present. The committees ap-
pointed by the mayor are as follows:
highways. bridges and sewers, w. IT.
Norton and Levi II. Brown; water. II.
w. McCuen and John Daignault; fire.
F. "A. Young and w. S. Bristol: poor.
John Daignault and W. II. Norton: city
hall and park, \. A. Young and r. w.
McCuen; lights. w. S. Bristol and f..
A. Young: police and Jail. Levi RI.
Brown and John Daignault: finance. w.
S. Bristol and Il. w. McCuen. The Of
fcers appointed by the city council
are: Treasurer. DR.. C. II. Cole: collec-
tor of taxes and water rents, n. J. Nc
Cuen: chief engineer of the fire de-
partment. ]. Fl Morris; first assistant,
DR.. +. G. Phelps; second. John +. Bart
ley: fire wardens N. J. McCuen. G. II.
Gowett. Louis Rondeau, w. II. Norton,
w. II. Barnard: overscer of the poor. G.
+. Young; chief OF police, Ernest ].
Bodette special police, John Gee, G.
II. Gowett, Leo ]. Hart, Fred Demper.
Dustin NJ. Barrows, Fred Lebeau and
Edward Kramptz: health OFFICER. Dr.
F. C. Phelps; fence viewers, C. F. Fish
err and Dustin NJ. Barrows; pound keep
er, Louis Renaud: sealers Of weights
and measures. George I. Austin; sur
veyor of wood and lumber. w II. Bar
nard; bookkeeper. w. s. Bristol; city
attorney, George w. Stone. The tax
collector was directed to pay all taxes
into the treasury by September I. The
city attorney was directed to notify
the owners of the Franklin House block
property to provide snow guards on the
Main street side. City Clerk George
w. Stone has appointed as his assist
ants G. F. o. Kimball and Mrs. Mary
+. Stone.-J. Cercoff Of Brooklyn. n. Y.
visited friends Tuesday.-G. H.
Gowett and George Belden have
returned from Charlotte, where
they have been employed.-Mrs.C Charles
White of Maiden, Mass. is visiting her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Miner.
News has been received of the death
yesterday of Edward Bacon at his
home in Schenectady, n. Y. Mr.. Bacon
was former well-known resident of
this city, where he conducted barber
shop for several years.