Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-27
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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consisting of IA short recital by Mrs. OPP
penheim. singing by the Rev. l.. a. Vienna
of Vergennes closing by all uniting III
singing THE Star Spangled Banner
About $50 was realized.-Mrs. IL. Ia
Goodere returned Saturday from two
months visit to her daughter in Wor-
caster Mass.-Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rose
and children left Saturday on short visit
to relatives in Port Henry, \. I.-Prof.
Prentiss c. Hoyt of Clark College, Wor-
cester, Mass, who has been spending
few days at his summer home III west
Addison, called on friends here SATURDAY.
Mrs Bert Bristol of Cohasset. Mass, Is
visiting her husbands mother. Mrs. NJ. J.
Bristol, and his sister, Mrs II. {. HerrlcN.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. BARLEY OF
Bridgeport Conn, visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Floyd, last week.
George Hall has moved his family from
the Charles Ingham house on East street
to the Fred Dubuc house on Water street,
and Mrs. Charles Holcomb has moved
to the tenement vacated by Mr.. Hall.
Mrs. Roy Yattaw and daughter, Ruth,
have returned from a weeks visit to her
parents in Port Henry, n. Y.-Lieut.
Donald Norton of Camp Devens visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur w.
Norton, over the week -end.-Nictor Per-
kns of Burlington was in town Sunday
making ARRANGEMENTS for the burial of
his father, Adm Perkins, who died in
Burlington Saturday. Mr. Perkins was
a former resident here and the funeral
was held in st. Peters Church Thursday
morning at ten oclock.-Miss Bertha
Blood has finished work at the l.. F..
Benton company's plant and taken posi-
ton as clerk in the A. & p. store.--Mr.
md Afrc t,r, DOL ha
their wedding trip and will make their
home with Mr.. Balls parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. M. Ball.-Mrs. Emma (Gillette)
. Austin, widow of Ira Austin, both former
. well known residents of this place, died
Thursday June 20, at her home in Peru,
N. Y, aged ~ years.-The Ladies' Aid
i society of the Vergennes Methodist
Episcopal Church will meet Friday after
. noon with Mrs. Frank Burroughs.-Wil-
D. fred Little of Swanton is spending few
days with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Peter Little.-Henry Renaud who is en-
ployed in Jones' grist mill, Burlington
spent the week-e with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Renaud.-Miss Merle
Byington of Charlotte visited Mrs. L. L.
Kingsland >yesterday.-C. II. Richards
bookkeeper at the State Industrial school
IL spending a short vacation in Win
chendOn, Mass.-Alfred Blair of the me
chanical school at the University of Yer
mont spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs
Maria Blair.--Supt. Charles w. Wilson
of the State Industrial school has re-
turned from business trip to Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Carter and Ed
: ward Carter of Norfolk, Mass, who hav
been visiting their cousins, Mrs. Harrie
Carter. w. II. Carter and Judge Warner
Peck. have gone to Burlington to visi
al,t -
Devens spent the weekend with his par
, ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bushey-
>. Miss Ethel Goodspeed of Keene, N. II
70 Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
=. Edelbert Goodspeed.-Paul II. Phelps
/. :; who has been spending a few days 4
= town. has returned to Fair Haven.--Mi
4, and Mrs Edward Beaudray Of Burlng
.'ton are visiting their. daughter. Mrs
r. 'George LeFlam.-Mr. and Mrs. Wilfre
. Dubois and children and Mrs. Charlie
p. Ruscoe have returned from an auto tri
:. to st. Johns and Montreal.-Roy Bur
roughs, student at Hebron Academ,
.. Hebron, Me-, is spending the vacatio
!. with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ALE
:. Burroughs.
-, In accordance with the proclamations {
- the President. Governor and mayor a pa
triotic meeting will be held in the oper
i. house Friday evening at eight o'clocl
=. Judge Frank l.. Fish will preside Dr.
~ B. Powers secretary. The Vergennt
rs City band will furnish music and the pril
:. cipal speaker will be the Hon. A. j. Ba
:, rett of Washington. ID. c., a member
the War Camp Community Service
y. is the patriotic duty of every citizen
=. Attend this meeting in person or be rel
resented by their pledge. If the quo
= for Vergennes of $29,660 has not bee
>. subscribed by that night it must be SUI
t.. scribed then. Pursuant to instruction
from Washington the names Of abse
r.. persons or of those who refuse to su
p. scribe. with their reasons for so DOH
will be reported. In order to have roo
. for every citizen at the meeting, childr'
under Is will not be admitted The car
paign has already begun here and the Il
lowing men have been appointed to ser
on the soliciting committee; Thorn
Mack. Walter Dalrymple, A. S. Have
= C. w. Wilson, c. e. Stebbins, A. W. No
|. ton. Cecil Bristol. Foster A. Young, w
liam Larrow, b. L. Nichols, r. W. Grave
D. T.. Ryan, Frank Barrow Dr. ].
Carroll, Fred LeBeau, w. II. Carte