Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
HAPPENINGS IN vermont
(Continued from page one.)

Militia, under command Of Capt. George
w. Stone, and a detachment from the
company, under command Of Lieut. c. B.
Brownell, acted as escort to Prospect
cemetery, where the body was placed
in the vault. The bearers were the fol-
lowing members Of Company D: Lieut..
George Casey, Sergt. George r. Slack.
Corp. e. w. Graves, w. G.. Watt and
Rex Adams n Pvt Raymond Slack.
The casket was draped with the Ameri-
can nag n on it was a beautiful spray
of flowers bearing the inscription Com
rade." from the 18th company. of which
the deceased was a member. There was
q profusion Of other floral tributes.
among them being a pillow of roses. car
nations and lilies bearing the inscription
''Brother" from the brothers and sisters
Of the deceased. a spray of roses and a
spray of carnations from the employees of
the g. F. Benton Co., where the deceased
was formerly sales manager and a spray
Of carnations from DR.. and Mrs. j. B.
Powers. At the cemetery a firing SQUAD
under command of Sergt. f. A. Young
fired a salute and taps were sounded as
the body was placed in the vault. There
was a very large attendance at the serv-
Ices. Among those from away were
Harold Goodere Of Oak Park, ILL.,, a
brother. Mrs. H.. A. Eble of East Orange,
N. j., and Miss Clara Goodere of Cam
bridge, Mass, sisters Of the deceased,
Vergennes has furnished 6S men for the
U. 3. service n thus far this is the
hrst death that has occurred among them.
mrs. George w. Stone has returned from
the Mary Fletcher hospital, where she
underwent an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Ruth Norton and Miss Ruth Dick
inson OF White Plains, N. Y, are visiting
their mother and aunt. Mrs. E. G.. Nor
@ Gage, a former resident and
mploye IN the store of Chamberlain,
Foote & Co., Is with the U. S. forces in
France.-Mrs John Donovan. has returned
from Crown Point. NJ Y, where she
was called by the illness Of her mother,
Mrs. Samuel ~Smith.-The Friendly Whist
club was entertained Tuesday evening al
the home Of Mrs. Albert Larrow.-The
card party given Saturday afternoon In
Grange hall by Mrs. job H. Donnelly
and Mrs. H. c. Ingham for the benefit
Of the Red Cross was very largely attend
cd and very successful. There were Il
tables Of whist and others employed them.
selves in knitting. The following pro-
gram was given during the afternoon
Recitation. Your Flag and My Flag. -
Judge Frank l.. Fish; musical selections
violin and plano, DIR. and Mrs. Vanc
W. Waterman: readings by Mrs. A.. S
Haven. Supt. Charles w. Wilson of the
State Industrial school. who was ex'
pected to furnish vocal music, was called
Away.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grande,
have received news of the safe arriva
of their son. Howard. in Franc and h,
reports that while the weather Is COLI
he has plenty of clothes to keep him warn
n the food Is good.
A telegram was received here Wednes
day Jan. 30 announcing the death o
Philip Goodere at Camp Meade, Md, a
three o'clock that afternoon. MI
Goodere was the son Of Mr..
md Mrs. II. f.. Goodere of this place ant
before enllsting in the u. S. service wa
employed with the l.. F. Benton compan.
Of Vergennes.
Philip Eugene Goodere. a private in tn
18th Company. 1Hth Depot Brigade, U. s
A.. who died January 80 at Fort Meade
Md, aged rs years, was the son of IL. L
and May Ingham Goodere OF this plac
and was born In F~itchburg. Mass. Januar
q, 1893. He was educated in the Fitchbur
schools and was a graduate Of Fitchbur
high and Goddard Seminary. Barre. Flo
some time after his graduation he wa
employed In Fitchburs. In the summer O
1913 he came to Vergennes n for thre
years was employed as sales manag TO
the L. F. Benton company. Mr.. Gooder
left Versennes on December 4 for Wash