Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-28

to Pittsfieid Saturday by the death Of her
brothers wife-Mrs. II. L. Patch left FRI
day night for Connecticut, where Mr.
Patch has been working for few weeks
The Randolph rest room has been I'M
proved by the cutting of a door between
the rooms and fresh paper on the walls
Edison clifford, a student at the Univer-
sity of Vermont, came Thursday for
short stay here with his parents.-Mrs.
c. r. Lazelle who has been In White
River Junction for several weeks, came
home Saturday afternoon.-The news OF
the death Of Mrs. Nellie p. Richards,
| who lived on Bear hill in Brookheld,
was received Saturday. Mrs. Richards was
we'll known here, and II is understood she
was Ill with pneumonia. the end coming
| very suddenly. Mrs. Richards was up
the day before her death. but heart
failure was the direct cause Of her death.
| ID. c. Woodland returned Saturday morn
| ing from a business trip to South Royal
ton.-Mrs. Alice Rumrill has been confined
| to the house for several days with a
severe cold.
Beulah Chapter, Order Of the Eastern
Star, will observe past matrons and
past patrons night at their meeting
| Thursday night. A memorial service
also will be given in memory of those
who have died during the past year.
Miss Celia Clifford and brother, Edison
clifford, who are students in the Univer-
sIty of Vermont, have returned to Bur-
| lngtno.-Mrs. Walter Fisk. who has been
In Woodstock with her sister, who Is i'll,
came home Monday.-Robert Sault, a
| teacher In Lawrence, Mass, has been at
home for a few days visiting his sisters,
the Misses Agnes and Mabel Sanlt-Mrs.
J. F. Tewksbury went to Boston Tues
day morning to pass a week.-walter
Wood, who has been living in the Fits
house on weston street, has leased the
farm OF Judson Fits In Braintree and
Will shortly move tfhere.-Mr. Powers,
former teacher Of commercial subjects
In the high school, but now of Spring.
field, Mass, has been in town.-There
was dance in the Dubois & Gay hall
Monday night, following the pictures, ar
ranged by the young people.-Mrs. Alice
Rumrill has been confined for several
days with severe cold.-A daughter was
born Monday to Mr.. and Mrs. Leland
Hall at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. s.
s. Buck. The mother was Miss Dorothy
Buck.
Eleven boys from here left Monday
morning to be examined at Montpelier,
| among whom were Carroll Billings, Floyd
Hodgkins. Bishop Evans, William Tyler
and Fred Hutchinson.-Mfs. Earl Gaylord
went to Exeter, N. H., Monday to attend
to some business connected with the set
Element of an estate, taking M. NJ. Will
son with her for counsel.-Mrs. Alfred
PARROT and daughter Of Bethel were In
town Monday.-Miss Grace Wood has re.
turned from a few days in Lebanon, N
H., where she was the guest Of her broth.
err and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood
George Slack, who has been in town fol
about week. left on Monday for Hills.
dale, Mich. While here he attended tc
the leasing of his farm on the Center
road.-Mrs. Florence Osteyee received
favorable news from her son, George
who is in the navy being employed on one
of the transports. 1t is expected he Is
now on his third trip across.-Mrs Alice
Rumrill has been confined to the house
several days by cold.-The Rev. G. z
Goodliffe Of Randolph Center preached a
Bethany Church Sunday morning in thu
absence Of the pastor, who went to NEE
his sister, Mrs. Conrad Hazen, last week
Miss Helene Ranney, who has been IL
Lebanon. N. H., the guest Of Miss Flor
ence Cantlin. and in Hartford. the CUES
Of Miss Nina Parish. since last Friday
returned Wednesday.-Mrs. Benjamin
Briggs of Hartford came Wednesday fo
a short stay with her mother, Mrs. AM
Moulton, who lives on the Highlands.-A
B. Fish. who has been in failing health TO
q long time. is now confined to his bet
for most Of the time.-Mrs. C. c. Clark
and little daughter, Nadine, who hav
been at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
s. Buck, for 10 days. returned Tuesday t
st. Albans.-The eldest daughter of MI
and Mrs. Peter Labelle was taken Tues
day to the sanitarium, where she under
went an operation for appendicitis.-Th
house Of Mrs. William Mann is being re
paired and as soon as completed Mrs
William Mann and Mrs. Lucy Mann will
occupy it.-Mrs. Allard of North Randolph
underwent serious operation at the SAM
tarium Monday and was in a critical con
4dition.-Joseph Bean has been transfers.
to the forestry unit and expects to b.
called to Vancouver in the near future
Miss Annie Messer left Wednesday after
noon for White River Junction.-Arrange
ments were made Tuesday by the Silve
Cross Circle Of the Kings Daughters TO
the next annual convention to be he'll
here In the coming fall. While they ar
not perfected. a beginning has been mad
toward what Is hoped to be a proftabl
session.-A letter from Galen Osha, VIII
is in France, has been received by hi
brother. G. A. Osha, in which he report
himself well. and said he was within SCUM
Of the big guns on the battle front.
RANDOLPH CENTER.
Farmers meetings will be held thi
week Thursday anud Friday at the agri
J cultural building. Several from the ex
tension service Of the U. " M. are ex
pected to take part with the school and Sta
Grange. The meeting is under the direction
Of Principal Green.-Mrs. v. A. Allard o
East Randolph was taken to Randolph
sanitarium Saturday to prepare for
very serious operation the first Of tn
week.-H. M. Lamb. who had his opera
ton for appendicitis a week ago. ia recov