Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
CONTINUED from page four.)


Church. He Is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Mary ogle of North Lacross. Wis.
Mrs. ]. w. Edmlnster died ut her home
on Seminary hill Sunday evening about
nine o'clock after a few days illness with
pneumonia Besides her husband she Is
survived by three small children: Ethel.
nine years old, Grace, six years old. and
Clara, four years old. and several BROTH
ers-Miss Ethel Dobinson, who has
been visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Dobinson, for 10 days, returned
Monday to Brooklyn, N. Y.-Mrs. Scott
Hammond has gone to Melrose Highlands,
Mass, to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. Il. Tobey.-Mrs A. A. Sullivan Of Rut-
land spent Sunday here with Miss Cora
Cameron of Depot street.-Prin. p. II.
Lynch. who has been spending 10 days
at his home here, has returned to Hart
ford, Gonna dancing party will be CIV
on Thursday evening at the Brandon Inn
for the benefit Of the Red Cross. Clark's
Persons who are not able to attend the
dance and wish to donate to the cause
may send their contributions to Miss
Ruth Sprague.-Mrs. Elroy Woods was In
Burlington Sunday to visit Mr.. Woods,
who is recovering from an operation for
appendicitis at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital.-The 18th annual meeting Of the
Mary l.. Ketcham Circle Of Kings Daugh-
ters was. held Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. c. J. Braley.-A water pipe
burst sometime Sunday night in the rooms
over the postofilce and when the postof-
flee was opened Monday morning consid-
cradle water had leaked down and COW
cred the floor No great amount of dam
age was DONE
The office Of the Newton & Thompson
Mfg. Co. at Forestdale was destroyed by
fire about o'clock Tuesday morning, the
Casuse Of the fire was an overheated stove
the loss is covered by insurance.-The fun
eral Of Mrs. j. w. Edminister, who died
Mt her home on Seminary hill last Sunday
evening, will be held from the house this
afternoon at O'clock Leon Viens, who
has had charge of the Atlantic-Pacfic
store here since its opening has been tran
sfered to the Company store in Brattle-
boro and went there Tuesday morning.
Congressman Frank L. Greene of st. AL
bans gave one of the most interesting
talks ever heard in Brandon Monday eve-
ming, the town hall was to have been used
for the meeting, hut owing to the cold it
was thought best to use the high school
gymnasium, the audience was not large
but was very enthusiastic. Congressman
Greene left on the sleeper for Washing
ton.
Permission has been granted by the
local fuel committee SO that the graded.
Junior and senior high schools will open
Monday morning, January 1.-THE best
basketball game Of the season was played
Tuesday evening at the high school gym
nasium between the local high school
and the Rutland A. c., the score being
20 to 10 in favor Of the Rutland team.
The next game will be on Friday evening
between the Middlebury Y. M. c. A.
and the high school.-Lake Dunmore
Chapter, D. A. r., will give a card party
at their chapter house on Grove street
at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The
proceeds will be for the benefit of the
chapter.-The Brandon Featherweights. q
basketball team composed of young boys,
defeated team Of boy scouts at Rutland
Tuesday evening, the score being IS to T.
The annual meeting and election of off,
GERS of the Congregational Church So
ciety will be held this evening at the
chapel at 7:45 o'clock.-The Rev. and
Mrs. George A. Kerr were pleasantly
surprised New Years evening by a large
number Of their friends and neighbors.
Each person brought a pound of some-
thing useful.-George H. Kelley. who has
been spending ten days with his family
mere, retuTHoO lust IueSOay 10 new 1OrK
city. He was accompanied by his daugh-
Ter, Miss Maybelle, who will enter q
training school for nurses.-Mrs. F. H
Parmlee of Boston Is visiting her brother
James T. Harris.-Mrs. Charles Corbr
Is i'll with pneumonia.-William Harris
q student at Troy Conference Academy
returned to Poultney after spending the
holidays at his home here.-J. T. Har
ris and daughter, Miss Louise. will leave
to-day for Daytona, Fla, where they will
remain during the remainder Of the win
ter.-The cold weather of the last few
days has caused considerable damage IL
the vicinity by freezing potatoes. apple
and other vegetables kept in cellars. On
farmer reports that he has had 20
bushels Of potatoes and several barrel
of apples frozen.-There will be a dane
at the Brandon Inn this evening for tn
benef1t Of the Red Cross.
FORESTDALE.
Mrs. Harold Sperry is visiting friend