Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
BURLINGTON FREE THURSDAY FEBRUARY H. 1919

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Cross meeting will be held Thursday at
the Red Cross rooms, No. 2 schoolhouse.
WATERBURY.
The address of Prof J. H. Woman Of
the University Of Vermont Friday evening
before the Community dub and guests
made a profound impression on his hear
ers. A supper was enjoyed by many be-
fore the lecture. Professor NORMAN was
introduced by Attorney Adams, president
of the club.-The high school basketball
team met defeat in Bare Friday night
at the hands of the spaulding team in a
score Of IS to 80. This was considered good
play on behalf of the home boys as the
floor was strange to them.-Ruth Stanley,
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. e. A. Stanley,
is i'll with scarlet fever.-News Of the sud-
den death of Mrs. Luther Foster Of st.
| Johnsbury has been received by Mr.
| Fosters aunt, Mrs. jerome Hart. This
breaks UP the home in which Mr.. and Mrs.
8. 8. Foster have resided for some time.
Horace Stanley Downey has been pro-
NOTED to corporal. His address 10
Company d, 3Oth infantry, ard division.
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. G.
The body of Mrs. Susan Pickett arrived
from Minneapolis on the night train, Mon
day, accompanied by her son-in-law. w.
]. Bruce, and services were held In the
CONGREGATIONAL chapel Tuesday after
noon, the Rev. H. w. Cummings, pastor
Of the Congregational Church "a Stowe
officiating. Burial was in the family lot
in the village cemetery. the bearers being
w. b. Clark, o. L. Ayers, =. e. Campbell
and Heman Morse. Among those present
from out Of town were: w. j. Bruce OF
Minneapolis, Mrs. Mary Bruce Russell OF
Stowe, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Newton and
Mrs. Don Turner Of Montpelier.-In tho
chapel at the hospital Monday evening a
pdivate dance was given by the Misses Eva
Kavanagh and Ina Gabree in honor Of
Harold Hutchinson, who has been for two
years assistant bookkeeper at the hos
pital. Mr.. Hutchinson has enlisted and
enters the signal corps at the University
Of Vermont. James Riley Of Burlington
led a four-piece orchestra and 80 couples
enjoyed the evening. A wrist-watch was
also given Mr.. Hutchinson from his
friends at the hospital. Special permission
, was given for the holding of the dance
, Iby the fuel committee because the chapel
lis heated by exhaust steam.-Miss Judith
, Haines Of the Barre schools was a week.
end guest Of Mrs. Roy w. Demeritt.-B. r.
} Demeritt, who went to New York last
week in the interests Of the Demeritt COM
pany will be Joined in Bosom this week by
{ Roy w. Demeritt, both attending the
Gamers convention in that city.-Officers
!, elected of Waterbury N. E. NJ. P. A. are
President. M. H. Moody: vice-president
r James Greene; secretary treasurer. H. F.
, Hill; delegate to the county meeting with
$ the officers, Herbert Pike.-Miss Ina
:. Gabree and Mrs. Ruth Stewart have re.
a.. @
! and Mrs. Howard Roland at Fairfax Falls
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Bailey. Jr.
$ recently entertained at their rooms at the
a hospital company Of 49, The ladies
brought their knitting. Cards were played
t and musical numbers by the following
given: Violin solos. Raymond Buzzell
y vocal solos, Miss Lillian Pearsons ant
s. Harold Hutchinson: accompanied, for thu
evening, Miss Flora Boyce.-Mrs. Harr!
LeClair Is through work at the hospital
: her place being taken by Miss Anns
. Healey.
The funeral Of Nelson Martin will b.
. held at st. Andrews Church this morn
ing, with burial in the Holy Cross GENE
terry. Besides his parents. the little fell
low is survived by seven brothers and
. sisters. Cora. a trained nurse in Hart
. ford, Conn.,, Edison, at home, Arthur, WHIT
is in the office of F. w. Elliott at Bur
u lington. Ethel. who attends high schoo
:, here. living at the home Of Mrs. Ferris
Ruth. Dorothy and Earl. at home. Thu
10 family lives near the Elliott saw mill
= Mr.. Martin having been in the emplo!
Of the w. r. Elliott Co. for many years
u The Ladies' Union met with Mrs. Harr!
Brown Tuesday. Mrs. Brown and Mrs
70 Breene being ENTHUSIASTICALLY Point.
D. a play under the direction of Mrs. w. ]
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70 opera house for the benefit of the loca
70 Red Cross branch.-Miss Kathleen lie
H. Baron has signed with the Chautauqu,
J." this summer as vocalist and reader
: One of those who believe that worl
- never hurt anyone and is doing her bi
by helping out in neighboring towns 4
"a Mrs. Henry Gabree Of Duxbury, who las
10 Monday was 50 years Of age. zoa Bake
) was born in Swanton, the daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Baker. Sxty-si,
81 years ago she was married to Henri,
u Gabree. who was killed on the track b,
a the Demeritt Co.'s factory nearly thre
y years ago. For "A years she has live,
at her present home, and her faithful
y ness has been known by all. Mrs Gabre
i has had Ii children. four Of whom ar
- living. all in Montpelier; also five grand
q children and five great-grandchildren
i She works often in a family where sh
mas worked Tor the parents on both side
II and both grandmothers on the woman
.. side. Mrs. Gabree Is much interested Il
IL the war and compares 1t with the day
of the Civil War; She feels that eacl
u should help in every way possible.-W. F
% Davis has been appointed publicity ma,
T. to assist In posting and distributing tn
q publicity material for the third Libert
It Loan. The appointment comes through
the Liberty Loan committee Of New Eng
land.
.e MIDDLESEX.
&c Mrs Companion. who went to Heato
!" hospital for treatment recently, OK
} poets to return home the first Of thi
% week.-Mrs.. Minnie Richardson learne
N Monday that the little daughter Of he
'r niece. Mrs. Charles Folsom of Waits
70 field has pleuro -pneumonia.-Georg
ID Bailey Of Montpelier was Sunda
dinner guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. {
20 Moulton at the Bailey farm.-On nc
to count Of the poor conditions of tn
roads no service was held In the Meth
Odist Episcopal Church Sunday-O