Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-22
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

District Superintendent 3. NJ. Kent
preached at the Methodist Church Sunday
morning and the Rev. Walter Thorpe of
the Congregational Church preached there
In the evening. -The body of Mrs. Clifton
A. Z. Merritt was brought here from Hot
Springs. Ark. Friday evening. The fu-
neral was held at the Congregational
Church Wednesday afternoon. Burial
will be In Pine Hill cemetery.-Mr. se1d
Mrs Gilbert Rowland spent Sunday with
relatives in Rutland.-Thomas Tennien
went Saturday evening to Ticonderoga,
n. Y, where he has accepted a position
The fourth quarterly conference Of the
Methodist Church was held Saturday
evening. District Superintendent 3. NJ.
Kent preached.-On account of the scar
city of tenement houses here Ray & Will
lians are remodeling the rooms over the
Battles harness shop. making two tene-
ments.-Mrs. James Thomas returned
Saturday from Akron. Ohio. where she
has been visiting her daughter.
The following students Of the high
school had an average of 30 and over dur
ing the past scholastic month: Seniors,
Nellie Wright 95,5. Marion Bushey 90.
Annie Melen o. Lucy Bartholomew 9l.3;
junior, Alfred Mallette $50, Alice st. Pierre
$50, Mary Button 9o.7. Irma Bucklin OLE;
sophomores Rodney Marsh OIL, Reba
Maxfeld DIS, Claude Sisters 80; first year,
Frank Button 926, Harrie Marsh -I4
Fanny Peabody 3o,2. Newton Smith 3d.
Twins, boy and girl, were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Bird Sunday evening"
The Red Cross society, whose rooms have
been In the Ray & Williams block on Cen
ter street, will meet hereafter in the
rooms in the thrc story Of st. Thomas's
Church block on Center otreet.-Poorn1as-
ter Charles r. Churchill has engaged Cy-
rus stone to take charge of the town
farm for one year and Mr.. Stone
moved his family there Monday.-Mrs
Efle Sumner, who has sold her house on
Rossiter street. is moving into the rooms
in the Prime block over the Park theatre
C. +. Munhall, who has had charge Of
the Graustne milk station near the depot
for the past year, has severed his connec-
top with the farm and has returned to
his home In Boston-Mr. and Mrs. b.
W. Bowker of West Rutland spent
Sunday at tho home Of their daughter,
Mrs. Arthur Ferris.-W II. Dean, Sr..
who has been confined to the house by i'll
ness for some time, is able to be out again.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Brandon Chautauqua as
| ISOLATION held Monday evening at the
Brandon Inn the following officers were
IIeSlueHt, tHe rev. waiter
| Thorpe vice president, DIR. w. II. Wright;
secretary, Edward S. Marsh treasurer,
Fred w. Briggs; chairman correspond
ence committee. Edward s. Marsh; chair
man ticket committee. T. w. Ray; chair
man advertising committee, j. II.
Whelden; chairman hospitality committee,
Walter +. Scott: ground committee, l..
A. Severy. chairman parade committee.
Fred r. Barker; chairman junior COM
| mittee, III. A. Collins--Mr. and Mrs a.
| C.. Woods entertained family party of
II last Saturday In honor of Mr.. Woodss
| 72nd birthday. An eight-course dinner was
| served, the table being decorated with
| green carnations. Many presents Were
| received. among them being check for
$40. Those from out of town who at
tended were Mr.. and Mrs Harley Woods
| of Bridgewater and DIR. and Mrs. Carter
Woods and family from Rutand.-The
Hortonia Power company started Tues.
| day to haul n 17-ton dynamo from here
to Lake Dunmore. The dynamo was
loaded on sleds with the derrick at the
Vermont Marble company quarry south
| of the village. II required IL horses ia
draw 1t and they made slow progress as
the sleighing Is poor and the road between
| here and Forestdale had to be showed a
considerable distance.
u. N. Miller, undertaken here, was given