Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-02
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NEWS BY COUNTIES


headed by the county board Of selection,
and marched to the depot. where they
took the 1913 train for Camp Devens
There was a large crowd at the depot to
give them a farewell. The young men
were put in charge Of John d. Hamilton
Of Weybridge as captain, assisted by
Percy e. Bevins Of Springfield, Arthur
Benedict Of Cornwall and John B. Todd
of Middlebury. The following are the
young men: Ralph T. Brown. Middlebury;
Paul A. Kidder. Mddlebury; John D.
Hamilton, Weybridge; Randoll Conant.
Salisbury; Arthur f. Benedict. Cornwall !:
Felix w. Roche. Burlington; Henry s..
Benham. Salisbury; Donald J. Wilson,
Bristol; Ernest Goss, Middlebury; Stanley
G. Witherell, Littleton, N. H.; Phillip D.
Lawrence. Bristol; Harry NJ. Fitzgerald,
Orwell; Kenneth w. Myrick, Bridport;
Meader Devoid, North Ferrisburg: George
H. Murray. North Stonnington. Conn.
John Forest. Middlebury: Leon E. Bald
win, Middlebury; Rix NJ. Williams. Gran
Vile; Chauncey Brown, Shoreham: Frank
A. Shiverette. Starksboro; Percy E.
Bevins, Springfield; Amos st. John,
Springfield, Mass; Wallace Kimball. Mid
dlebury; Theron d. Bishop. Orwell:
Howard L. Parker. Bristol; Robert G.
Sears. Greenfield. Mass; Gordon Murray.
Middlebury; James B. Turner. Bristol:
Ernest Labier. Lowell. Mass; Carl e.
Clark. Bristol: Frank l.. Goss, Middle
bury; Raymond Yattaw Vergennes; Paul
f. fattaw, Vergennes Ernest L. Fi'lcn,
Vergennes: John Ponomo. Vorgenrss;
John MALL. Middle5ury; Byron L. Ken.
Fey South srsftsbur1 Each waA given
a lunch ana provided with q Red Cross
,
| organization.
! HallowelI. Me-. are in town on a weeks
| business vsit.-Dr. Charles Ford Lang.
worthy of the chemical division Of ths
agricultural department at Washington
| started Monday night or his return to that
city after hurried visit here to look after
his business interest in this section.-Mr
and Mrs. Henry Slater Of Elmira. N. Y.
are visiting in town.-Mr. and Mrs. Ben,
Jamin j. Wimmott and daughter Agnes
have returned to Florence after a visi,
here to Mrs. W!mmett's parents, Mr.. ant
| Mrs. r. II. Dillor.-John Hammond 4.
moving his family from the Allen house
| on Court street to the Bristol house or
the came street MFR and Mrs. ]. A, Peel
df Now York city arc In town to yisi
the home of hrs. Peck's parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs Henry H. Browster.-Loren Shaw
has returned from Burlington, where h,
has been to visit his mother. Mrs Alber
Shaw, who is patient Mt the Mary Flet
cher hospital.-Prof. Raymond Mcfarland
has gone to Bellows Falls for a few
days
Mrs. Mary Josephine (Bingham) Bowdisl
died at tho home of her son, Edward, II
Weybridge Saturday morning. She wa
IS years old and is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Carrie r. Bryant of Middle
bury. Miss Martha 8. Bowdish of Cooley
Vile. Mass, and one son. Edward, will
whom she lived one brother, Chaunce,
Bingham of Weybridge; also one sister
Mrs. Adeline Bird of Spokane, Wash, an,
six grandchildren. The funeral wa
held at the Congregational Church /,
Weybridge Tuesday afternoon at tw,
o'clock. Mrs. Bowdish was born in Corn
wall June 16. 1880, and was the daughter O
Lucius and Lavina Riford) Bingham
y At the meeting Of the Middlebury Grange
No 315, Friday evening there was an at
tendance OF over 200 members and visitors
AT seven O'Clock. supper was served Il
their large and commodious dining room
which was prettily decorated, as well a
the main hall. with United States fay
! and bunting After the supper, the regula
business session was carried out, followe
, by the third and fourth degrees on
class OF Is candidates. The degrees wer
put on In most impressive manne,
After the degrees were conferred, Stat
: Lecturer o. l.. Martin gave a talk. n
7 well as the State master of the Grange
Willis N. Cady. 1t was voted by the lode
to purchase $500 worth OF Liberty Loa
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