Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-16

Atkins and James Maxwell. Mr.. Sui
livan was for a long time at the Mag
nesia Tale mine. He has been at the
Fanny Allen hospital for treatment for
some time, returning homo May and
passing away Saturday. He IL survived
BY his widow who was Miss Sadie
Morse.
Lieutenant Bernard Flynn Of Camp Dix,
N. j., has been passing few days with
relatives and friends. He expects to leave
tho camp soon for France.-Mrs. WAL
ter irish and guests spent Friday in Mont
peltsr and Saturday in Moretown.-Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Irish Of Moretown were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter irish Sun
day. Harry Irish has been called back into
the service to report the oath Of this
month.-H. p. Turner attended the fu-
neral of q relative in Barre last week.
Saturday evening the Boy Scouts and
Campfire Girls lent many hands in fixing
the screens for the Sunday school room
Of the two churches. Light refreshments
were served them.-Birchmont was the
happy meeting place Of party Of ladies
last week.
Among the trees being planted on the
Cancels Hump State land are 1000 cedar
trees. This Is more or less Of novelty
| in this part of Vermont, but. II IL felt
certain that they will notwithstanding
with last Saturday the Waterbury Saw
ings Bank & Trust Co. closes each Satur-
day afternoon until September 1.-Miss
Norma Perkins. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. v. L. Perkins. was an honor grad
uate from the University Of Vermont.
Miss Perkins expects to take UP teach
ing in the fail.-The government work on
special surgical dressings has been COM
pleted and was taken to Montpelier by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Davis in their car
More gauze for dressings Of the same
kind was brought back so that the work
continues. Mrs. B. r. ,Demerftt gave
an interesting. report Of her visit to the
work room while In Boston.-Everyone
Is working for the sale of thrift stamps.
H. c. Whitehill. chairman for this sec.
ton, has been putting in some hard
personal work. as we'll az stirring others
Of the committee. The women's part OF
the work Is we'll under the direction OF
Mrs. d. T. Harvey, while each and every
child is reported in the schools. Much
interest is felt in showing State Director
Fred A. Rowland. a former resident
that this vicinity proposes to do it's share
toward putting the war savings stamr
quota ''over the top"-Miss Marie
Tomasi Of the Duxbury schools was
called to her home in Barre Friday BY
the serious accident which her father
sustained.
A pleasant surprise was found in the
pledge cards for the Red Cross from
the Waterbury Inn this month Wher
the pledge cards were checked up by
the chairman. A. H, Smith, q new one
was found signed Miss Cash Regis.
ter" Waterbury Inn. pledging $1,000
each month II she could save this
On the back Of the card was 500 ere.
dicted for April. All are wishing
Miss Register" much success in hel
saving for so worthy a cause.-the
Rev. Verne l.. Smith left yesterday fol
Montpelier and Barre to aid in thu
meeting last evening in Montpelier t.
arouse interest in the jubilee fund fol
Montpelier Seminary. This evening
he speaks in Barre and Tomorrow
evening at Montpelier Seminary in tn,
interest Of the Institute held there II
June.-Mrs. Maurice Hill returned
Tuesday from st. Adams where sht
was called by the serious accident te
her brother, James Stewart. Mr.
Stewart has regained consciousness a
times and more hope is given as t.
his recovery.-Mrs. Helen p. Lathrop
parish worker. represents the Congre
gational Church as assistant pastor a
the Vermont State Conference Of Con
gregational Churches in Lyndonvill,
next week and Mrs. Edwin F. Palme
Loo