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

tertained Friday at the home Of their son.
Amos Sanders, to celebrate the seth an
niversary Of their marriage.-Mr. and MIS-
Rollin Loyxelle Of Proctor visited reia-
tives here Monday.-The Ladies' Auxiliary
Of st. Thomas's Episcopal Church heio d
well attended meeting Monday after-
noon. at the home Of Mrs. C. A. June on
Grove street.-A union preaching service
was held last Sunday evening in the CON
gregational chapel, with a sermon by the
pastor, the Rev. Walter Thorpe.-lrvins
Breed has resigned as janitor Of the hign
and graded schools. and his place mas
been taken by Jason Smith.-Mss jessie
Bump has returned from Barre. where sne
spent the weekend with friends-W iiiiam
Walsh. who has been road commissioner
for two years, will be a candidate TOT re-
election at the March meeting. There VIII
be two candidates from Forestdaie 10.
the ofice of selectmen, w. B. Avery anu
James Sullivan.
Word has been received Of the deatn
Of Asa Burnham at Camp Travis, Tex,
last Sunday. Mrs. Burnham, who Is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow san
ders Of this town, received telegram
that her son was seriously Ill last sun
day and one hour later received an
Mr.. Burnham was born in Ferrisburg.
He was 10 years old and enlisted last
July at Haverhill, Mass. in the Aux
iliar Remount Depot. The remains Will
be brought here, leaving Camp Travis
Monday evening. 1t Is expected they
body will reach Brandon Friday. the
funeral will be held at the Baptist
Church Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock. Mrs. Burnham has made her
home in Brandon for about year,
coming here from Ferrisburg. de-
tail from Company c. v. v. M, will at
tend the funeral.-Mrs. Laura Chase Is
confined by illness.-Ernest Spencer
has moved his family to Proctor. where
he has employment-Miss carrie
Ormsbee of this town was In Rutland
Monday to give an address on Robert
Louis Stevenson and His Life on the
Island Of Samoa" before the Rutland
Womans club.-The kindergarten
which will be conducted by members
of the teachers training class or the
high school will open Thursday morn
ing in the old school building. The
kindergarten will meet every Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
The annual report Of the board Of off,
GERS Of the town of Brandon has been
| mailed to the voters. There are IA arti-
Giles in the warning to be acted on. One
| Of the most important articles is to see
IL the town will vote to sell the town
farm and II SO, to appoint an agent to
convey the same; to see II the town will
vote to sell any or all of the unused
schoolhouses. An error was made in the
| report in regard to the money expended
for supplies for the town farm. On
page % of the report is an item paid
Collins & Needham $131, which should
| have been $1.31. 1t is also stated in the
report that the town farm has run be-
hind $1,000 every year. The report of the
poormaster shows that last year the farm
made a net profit Of $140.66 and there
is still due the farm about 500, which
will be paid.-Rollin F. Hatch, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Hatch Of this town, has
sold his clothing store in Windsor.-Orson
| A. Briggs has bought the Laird place
at the stone mill and has moved there
from Leicester.-Volney Baker Of Forest
dale is to be a candidate at the March
meeting for the office of school director.
Miss Marie Buck Of Melrose, Mass,
is the guest Of Mrs. Scott Hammond
Mrs. Randall Hammond is spending a
few days in Middlebury with Mrs. Fred
Hammond.-Fred W. Briggs has been APP
pointed federal food administrator for the
town Of Brandon.-There will be meet
ing Of Silver Lake Lodge. No. 40, X. Of p.
this evening at eight o'clock.-T'he fol-
lowing committee has been organized fol
war savings in Brandon: Thomas w
Ray. F. H. Harrington, B. C. Douglass
H. A. Seager. p E. Whalen. @. H. Bump
H. A. Collins and F. w. Briggs.
FORESTDALE.
Robert. youngest son Of volney Baker
Is Ill with typhoid. which makes five cases
IN the family.-A son, Wilbur John, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sperry
February 2.-Mrs. George Dandro, who
was called here by the illness Of hel
mother several weeks ago, returned Wed.
nesday to Newport, N. H.-Corp. Harold
Sperry OF Camp Devens passed a few
days with his family here this week.
BENSON.
Mrs. Lucy Kellogg. widow of William
Kellogg. arrived home from Albany Sat
urday night. where she had been for sew
eral weeks visiting friends.-Arthur Ora
ham Of the Mountain View Stock farm
and Horton Falkenburg Of the Benson
stage were made master Masons Tuesday
night IN the Ocacia Lodge rooms in Ben
SOMA. II. Bishop. who has engaged t.
run the Benson stage for the coming TIVE
| tHShehos 40 SuOoiuidTy 10 rim fdLtlSOn
who has taken 1t for four years. started
bright and early Wednesday morning will
three through passengers.-The Rev. ant
Mrs. Charles Z. Hayward. who have beer
here since last Saturday. returned t.
their home in Winooski Wednesday morn
ing.-C. M. Belden. 90 the first day o.
March. has been in poor health lately, but
maintains his activity.-The Reverend.
James A. Manning and Charles f. Hay
ward attended the communication o.
Acacia Lodge. No. 81, F. & A. M, Tues
day night.-Eugene Mcdonald. who ha.
been IN poor health all winter and con
nned to the house, is liable to get out wher
warm weather comes.-R. r. Walker o.
Rutland, former hardware merchant
came here this week to attend to tn,
settlement OF some of his old accounts
MI. and Mrs. E. A. Gibbs received cheer.
ing letters from their son. Merrill, wht
Is at Camp j. e. Johnston, Jacksonville
Fla. He has gained u pounds in weigh
which Is no bagatelle.-Mrs. =. r. Dona
hue. who has been here a few days visit
ing returned to Fair Haven Monday
william Jones. who runs the tractor en-
CINE at the Mountain View Stock farm
mas gone to Glens Falls. N. Y, to perfec
himseif In the art Of tractor engine man
agement.
Washington County.
MONTPELIER.