Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-15

cember l. 1t is requested that the WOOL
Knit articles be handed In before Novem-
Der 20 or as soon after as Is convenient
George Belden has move his family from
the e. L. LeBoeuf tenement on North
Maple street to the rooms in the Dustin NJ
Barrow house on Main street. lately
vacated by f. A. Young.
Mayor Walter w. Bristol, Alder
man Levi H. Brown. II. w. Day.
and A. S. Haven have gone to Ripton
on a deer hunting trip.-Felix Field.
who has been confined to his home for
some time by an injury to his right
knee. is able to resume work In the
harness department in the store Of w.
H. Adams. The livery stable at the
Stevens House which has been closed
for several months. has been reopen
ed.--David L. Ryan and son, Thomas,
visited his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ryan of Orwell Sunday.-Mrs Eliza
beth Field Of Millbrook. N. Y, Is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Fred Booth.-Mrs
f.. N. Graves. chairman on the MEM
bership committee announces that the
membership Of the Vergennes Improve
ment society numbers 154.--Harry NJ
Norton, DR.. Ralph ]. Deyo, Ollie Gar
row, Leonard Lawrence, Roy Parker
and Leo Tatro have gone on deer
II.
has returned from Essex where he went
Saturday to bring back his wife, who
has been convalescng at the home Of
her sister. Mrs. NJ. 3. Parker.-Mr. and
Mrs. Orin S. Rhoads, the Misses Ann,
May and Barbara Rhoads and Alvin
Goodridge of Chester visited Mr.. and
Mrs. r. d. Goodridge Sunday.-Merritt
b. Hurd returned yesterday from
visit to his son. William j.. at Camp
Devens. Aver, Mass.-The will Of Lor-
aine H. Satterley, late of Ferrisburg,
has been presented to the probate
court of the district of New Haven for
probate and November 90. has been set
for the proving of the will at a ses-
sion of the court held here.-Karl Du-
prey of the 302nd light field artillery
at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass. spent the
weekend with his aunt. Mrs. George
Darling.-F. H. Dernell of Boston is
making a few days visit to his wife at
the Norton House.-Mr. and Mrs. w. b.
Child have closed their summer home,
Ravensnest, at the lake and will spend
the winter at their home in wey-
bridge.-Miss Helen Burroughs has
been engaged to teach the school at
Addison Corners, taking the place Of
Miss Ada Orr, who had to give up
teaching on account of poor health
David S. Roberts is packing his house,
hold goods for shipment to Malone N.
Y, where he is in the employ Of the
Sheffield Farms Slawson- Decker COM
pany.-The Rev. Richard G. Wood
bridge gave a fourminute talk in the
interest of the Y. NJ c. A. fund at the
City theatre Saturday evening.
The Burlington District Preachers In
stitute, which opened Monday afternoon
in the Vergennes Methodist Episcopal
Church and closed Tuesday noon, was
a well attended, and successful meeting.
A large number of the pastors from the
different charges in the district were pres
ent and the excellent program which was
published last week, was interesting and
instructive. Monday afternoon the Rev.
+. NJ. Hagadorn gave an address on Our
Rural Church Opportunity" The Rev.
W. s. Mulholland spoke on "The Preacher
Diplomat: a Study in Tactful Leader
ship" He was followed by remarks from
the district superintendent, the Rev. B. l..
Kent. At the evening session the Rev. B.
l.. Grape. field secretary of the Troy con-
ference claimant endowment fund for
wornout ministers, gave an address on
1.-The Great Drive" The Rev. ]. A. Ham,
ilton, d. d.. Of Burlington followed with
an address on THE Task Of the Church in
the Present World Crisis" At the Tues
day morning session children in the MORN
ing preaching service was the subject OF
an address by the Rev. q. A. Parker OF
Bristol followed by an address by the
Rev. c. II. Dunton. d. D.. on THE Re.
| ligious and Educational outlook of the
/ Moving Picture Machine" Supper and
dinner were served in the church parlors
by the ladies of the church and music was
furnished by the church choir.
At service held in the Baptist Church
Sunday evening it was voted to organize
a Young Peoples society to be known as
the Baptist Young Peoples society Of the
First Baptist Church of Vergennes. After
l6 pledges had been signed the society was
organized with the following officers fol
ensuing half year: President Miss I-ice
Hawkins; vice-president, Miss Whitcomb
secretary and treasurer. Stanley Hawkins
corresponding secretary. Herbert Bur.
roughs; organist Raymond Benedict
chairmen of committees. devotional com
mittee, w. L. Cotey membership, Miss
Lois Fiske; social, Miss Rose Burroughs
temperance. Herbert Burroughs. The So
ciety will meet every Sunday evening ir
the church at $3.50 o'clock and all young
people are invited.-The opening meeting
of the Parent-Teacher association held
Monday evening at the Bixby Memoria
Free library was well attended. Miss Full
Ter, home demonstration agent of the ex
tension service, in home economics, gave
. an interesting and instructive address or
her work.. l.. Pecue has gone to More
town on a deer hunting trip.-Lieut. viii
liam Middebrook of the quartermastel
corps, U. S.. at Camp Dodge, Des Moines
, Iowa, is making few days visit to hi!
mother, Mrs. T. C. Middlebrook. Mis-!
Marcellette Johnson Is i'll with tonsilti.
and Mrs. Helen Smith is taking her place
as teacher in the junior high school,
Mrs. Arthur Dugan has gone to New
York city to visit her sister. Mrs Ma,
Harris and will also visit relatives II
Atlantic City. N. j.. before her return
home.
| The condition or Mrs Frank NJ. Warner
who was injured In an auto accident las
week, Is improving.-C. T. s. Pierce. com
mander of the department G. A. r., spok
Sunday in the interest Of the Y. NJ. c.
fund at the Methodist Episcopal Church o
West Addison and Panton.--Charles Tel
Jr.. has returned from Troy. N. H-A
gifts and bags for Christmas gifts for tn
soldiers must be in the hands of the com
mittee by November N.-Mr. and Mrs
Leonard LeBoeuf and two children G
Worcester. Mass, and Mrs. Fisher. widoN
of the Rev j. c. Fisher. a former paste
of the Vergennes Methodist Episcops
Church, are guests Of Alderman and Mrs
W. II. Norton at the Norton House.-Joh
Zottman. a former resident. who has bee
making his home for some time with hi
son. John. of South Royalton. is visitin
here.-L. H. Parlin Of Lebanon. N. Fl
and +. n. Sears of Taunton. Mass, visite
friends here Tuesday.Mrs. W. II. Norton