Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21

VI E"ot bcrksnIro were business visitors
In town Tuesday.-W. M. Armstrong.
renee Hull and Namaan Gibson of
Yorkshire have been In town on
'ess.-1R. e. Strohecker has returned
oni visit to his home in State Col
Iesc Pa.-Lewis Lambert has moved his
FAMILY to st. Albans.-The mid week
prayer meeting Of the Methodist Church
VIII be held this evening with Mrs. J. A..
Gibson.-B. D. Lamonda returned from
Montreal Wednesday, whore he was called
by the Illness Of his son, Max Lamonda.
who was taken Ill with infiamatory
rheumatism while en- route from Toronto
10 Montreal Mr.. Lamonda had him
taken to the Western hospital for treats
ment
w. l.. Gardner. who had been sold 70
the Philadelphia Athletics. left Thursday
evening for that city. The club is to 70
70 Jacksonville. Fla. for practice.-H. C,
Kendall, the son of Mrs. A. A. Kendall.
died Friday morning in the Bo ston CITY
hospital. where he had been for about fvo
weeks IN the last stages Of Bright's dis
ease with which he had suffered for sew
eral years. He was Al years of age. He
leaves a wife and daughter. Carrie Emma,
living In Boston, also his mother and two
sisters' Mrs. w. b. Noble Of Oakland.
CaI' ana Miss Aura Kendall Of this place,
OF the five men appointed in this vicinity
to issue licenses under the federal exyic.
s've act which requires all vendors and
users OF explosives to secure a license.
MIS-. w. e. Walbridge of Franklin haa
oeen passing few days among friends
IN town. including her daughter, Miss
Jessy, who Is employed in the office Of the
Enosourg Standard.-Mrs. C. r. Best il
recovering from a severe illness.-E. z.
Derby Is Ill, with some symptoms Of pneu-
monia.-Marjorie McFeeters of st, Al.
pans Is passing two weeks with her grand
mother, Mrs. E. McFeeters-C. A. Carr
has moved his family from the tenement
OF l.. ID. Depatie over the Maple Sugar
company's store to the house recently
vacated by Alfred Mills in the rear Of Per-
ley's store.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred walbeoff
have returned from Canaan, Conn.,, and
are staying with their daughter. Mrs.
Ernest Dean. Mr.. Dean has returned
from Providence. r. l., where he HIS
been running truck during the winter
e. r. Stanley has gone to Burlington,
where ne has accepted a position in a gro
Gerry store.-Mrs. Grace Sherman of Shell
don has moved into w. II. Best's house
on Depot street.-Mr. and Mrs. II. H.
Bessey have returned from Boston, where
they passed the winter with Mrs. Bessey's
sister.-J. H. Montgomery, r. NJ. Garrett
A. G. Blum and ]. Edgar Hires offlcials of
the newly reorganized company contooll-
Ing the Hires Condensed Milk company Of
Philadelphia and F. H. Page Of the Aiag To-
Swiss company Of London. England, were
IN town few days ago Inspecting the
Federal Packing company's plant which
is one Of the Hires string The impo rtance
of the output in the world war has led to
stringent rules about the admission Of
visitors to the plant. A permit must be
secured from the Philadelphia office in
order for any but employees to be admit
ted. There are now two night watchmen
and day police to enforce the rule.
The funeral of Hubbard c. Kendall wan
held at 1880 Saturday morning, at the
home Of his mother. Mrs. A. A. Kendall
of South Main street. The body arrived
from Boston that morning. accompa MED
by cousin. DR.. E. K. Fish Of that city.
The Rev. l.. C. Denny OBLIGATED. The
bearers were DR.. Fish, e. c. Kendall.
II. NJ. Kendall and B. c. Kendall.-The
class of 1915 of the high school is send
Ing occasional boxes of luxuries to Clar-
ence Weisten and Carmi Garrow, thei +
classmates, who are somewhere n
France."-Supt. F. w. Wallace was IN
Sheldon Springs Sunday, where he spoke
in the Catholic Church on some phas es
of war work.-Roy z. Strohecker, VINO
has been the chemist at the plant of tho
Federal Packing company for several
months. succeeding Mr. Huyier. ha wing
been placed in one of the early classes
under the latest ruling. has gone to
his home town, State College. Pa, to
take his physical examination Mi.s
Louie Carpenter is passing a few days
among friends in East BerkshirA--Ralph
Whitcomb of st. Adams passed Sunday
with his family here.
Mrs. Fanny (Clapp) Curtis. who recently
died in Washington. d. c.. was quite we'll
known to a number Of people in this town.
Her first husband was DR.. Oscar FasseAt,
of East Berkshire and later Of st. Alba1lts
and a brother Of B. II. Fassett of this plaCe,
and the intimacy had always been main
tanned. Mrs. Abbie Rawson Of Orchar Il
street and she were friends from girlhoo Il !.
Mrs. Herbert Smith of East Berkshire as
been passing a few days with her sist err,
Mrs. V. A. James, on Maple Park. MRS.
Smith is recovering from an operation for
appendicitis.-R. Z. Stropecker returned
from State College. Pa, Monday. He has
qualified for service physically.-S Stanley
Sayles has moved his family int, the
house purchased Of Mrs. Martin CiIlba-.-
Mrs. l.. L. Marsh has received word that
her niece. Miss Charlotte JENNIE. is maxi
iHk IL SOOu TeCOVeTy from an operation Tor
appendicitis at the Maryland University
hospital. She was teaching nearhy.-M. p.
Perley is out after being shut In a week
with laryngitis.-Mrs. w. ]. Redmond is
still shut in after four weeks of illness
Mrs. w. E. Douglass is out after several
weeks illness.-The first robin Of the sea.
son was observed Tuesday morning.
BAKERSFIELD.
Mrs. G. c. Macdonald has been on
the sick list.-Mrs. Parker has return
ed from a visit of several weeks i'm
Burlington.-A number Of the friends
of Morton Marcia rendered him a STR
prise party. Friday evening. in honor
of his 25th birthday anniversary-.
There was no service at the Cpngrega-
tional Church last Sunday. owing to tho
illness of the pastor, The Rev. w. j..
Dukeshire, district superintendent, will
be at the Methodist Church next Sun
day for morning and evening services
Books intended for the use of the SOL
dlers abroad are being brought in to
the public library.-Harry Davis OF
Cambridge visited his mother last
week Thursday.
RICHFORD.
:. The first service at st. AIMS Episcopal
Church under the new rector. the Rev.
James W. Trip. will be on Palm Sunday
March 2+.--The talk given in Colonial
theatre Wednesday. March u. by "shei,
Proof Mack" for the benefit. of the ioca.
Ped Crosn noCiatv naft>A thu uociaty esn a.,