Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17

I1G ID OAlAl2NNlO YIN hEE
Woods, manager Of the New England Tele-
phone companys exchange here, has re-
turned from the Mary Fletcher hospital,
where ne underwent an operation for APP
pendicitis. Miss Theresa Cahee has re-
turned to White River Junction, where
she teaches, after visiting her mother.
Mrs. Ida Cahee.-Miss Marjorie Bentiy has
returned to Middlebury after visiting her
sister, Mrs. F. Il. Rogers.
A farewell reception was given Super
intendent of Schools and Mrs. b. c.
Douglass last Monday evening at the new
high school building by the principal and
The members of the prudential committee,
their wives and the members of school
boards in the different towns of which
Superintendent Douglass had supervision,
were present, as were a number of teach
ers from the different schools from out Of
town. Dancing was enjoyed and refresh
ments we're served. Superintendent
Douglass was presented a purse Of gold.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglass left Tuesday for
Montpelier, where he will enter the Of
fee of State Commissioner Of Education
NJ. B. Hillegas. as executive clerk.-Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Chandler and son, Floyd,
have returned to Rutland after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Roman Fuller.-Clayton
Fuller has gone to Holden, where he has
a position.-C. NJ. Winslow, secretary of
the National Ayrshire Breeders associa-
ton, James G. Watson, general field man
for the association. and Clyde N. Smith,
all of this town, are attending the State
convention of the Vermont dairymen at
Burlington.-The committee, who have
charge Of the Knights Of Columbus war
| fund drive in Brandon, are the Rev. Z. r.
I Cary, Patrick Whalen and J. F. Hahar.-
Marble Chapter, o. e. s., will hold a whist
party in their rooms In the Smith block
this evening. Hayes of Camp
Greene Charlotte, N. c., who is a member
Of the First Vermont regiment, stationed
there, is In town, called here by the ILL
ness of Mrs. Hayes, who is at the home of
Mrs. Jerome Cole Of Center street, with
typhoid fever Mrs. Hayes was called here
from Charlotte few weeks ago by the
death of her father, Jerome s. Cole
There will be a dance in Grand Army hall
Friday evening at eight o'clock.-W. H. C.
Whitcomb of Forestdale suffered a broken
leg Monday evening in a fall at his store.
The rural free delivery carriers were
unable to make the whole of their trips
Tuesday on account of the storm which
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to get through.-The annual meeting OF
the stockholders Of the Brandon Inn com.
pany will be held at the Brandon Inn al
I7:30 o'clock this evening for the purpose
of electing a board Of five directors fol
the year ensuing.-The funeral Of Susar
Campbell, who died Sunday evening, wal
held at the house Wednesday Afternoon
at two o'clock. The Rev. George A. Kerr
of the Methodist Church officiated. Buria
was in Pine Hill cemetery. Word has beer
received of the death of Fred j. Rickert
a former resident mere, at his home II
Hanover, N. H., last Friday. The funera
was held Monday at Hanover.-Mrs. w.
Gipson spent Wednesday in Rutland visit
ing friends.
BENSON.
The Congregational Church held its an
, nual roll call meeting at the chapel las
! Wednesday. The usual number wal
present and sumptious dinner was serv
ed at $780, After dinner Clerk Harrison
called the roll. Many. who were present
answered present Others recited
verse from the Bible and some two o.
three of the men made brief talk aprop
os Of the occasion. The members thei
discussed "Federation' or some chang
, which would enable us to have preach
: ing. The following officers were elected
{ Prudence committee, c. 8. Aiken. w.
= Bascom, o. H. Bump; treasurer, ID. A
y Higgins; clerk, N. c. Harrison; Superin
a tendent Sunday-school. Lucy Kellogg; as
) ! sistant Superintendent. Merrill B. Walk
a err; secretary. Loren Noble.-Joseph Lew
ry has been Ill the past week.-L. d. Bel
a den. whose son, Leslie. is in the servic
" at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex
,, as, writes home that he is a sergeant nov
, and tents among the officers.-Merri
;, Gibbs, who is soldier at Jacksonville
), Fla. writes to his father and mother O
. seeing great sights among the ostrtc
- and alligator farms.-Mrs. L. Belden
seriously i'll and is under the care of tn
health offlcer.-C. NJ Belden of the south
ern part of the village, who is 80 years oil
the first day of March. is smart and doe
s his house chores. His wife, who is g.
Q is smart enough to get the meals.-Ed
p ward Haynes of Horican has moved t
d town and has taken d. G. Mcdonnell
Q farm near Benson Landing.-Dr. H. r
g Jones. who has been in the sanitariur
d in Portland, Me-, for month, his sec
:. ond experience there, returned last Mon
= day. He seems improved.-A moving pic
8 ture show, eminently pleasing and salts
d tory. was given at the town hall Frida
d night.-The weather was SO severe las
Q Sunday that attendants at the Methods
Il Church were obliged to cluster aroun
= the registers and keep as warm as pos
Q sible, but it was not satisfactory. Their
t was no service in the evening.-W. F
= Bush has returned from st. Louis. Nj
Il He sold 20 cows out of his herd Of owe
d 100 last week to Abe Markoff of Fa
G Haven.-The sleighing has been perfet
s for the past six weeks. with less tina
It a foot Of snow.
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