Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-23
VERMONT NOTES

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THIS AND THAT.
springfeld's war chest fund has gone |
up over $4,000.
Giuseppi vinci Of Fair Haven has been
fatally wounded in France.
The g. A. R. Of Rutland will decorate
SEQ graves Memorial day.
The Five O'Clock Singing club Of Rut-
land gave May musicale Friday.
Lieut.. R. E. Smith. Of Rutland. who was
gassed in France. Is recovering.
DR.. A. 2. Cutler. dean Of the Bennington
dental fraternity, Is dead, aged 60.
c. d. Charette Of st. Johnsbury has
been missing in France since April 20.
Mrs. p. M. Mellon has been made regent
land.
Roy r. Sears Of Ludlow was seriously
injured Sunday In an auto accident at
New Haven, Conn.
The house and barn owned by Byron
W. Trumbel at Bethel were burned eatur-
day.
A service nag dedicated at the First
Presbyterian Church in Barre Sunday
has - stars.
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Rutland raised 1850 Of It's $1,000 quota.
A service nag has been dedicated at
Christ Church in Island Pond bearing
three stars.
Eighteen jury cases and 81 divorce cases
are set for trial at the present term Of
Windsor county court.
The Washington County Congregational
association will hold its send annual meet
ing at Waitsfield on June 4.
The docket Of the June term Of Gale
donia county court has II divorce cases.
II State and II chancery cases.
The Rutland Woman's club has installed
knitting machine that will turn out a
pair Of socks in IL minutes.
Fifteen students from Spaulding high
! school in Barre have enrolled in the first
training camp at the Vail farms in Lyn-
donville.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles j. Bell,
widow Of Governor Bell, was held Friday
at Walden, Governor Horace F. Graham
attending.
The Altrurian club, of Springfield. is to
present 1.-THE Honeymoon" June 8 and
H. under tho direction OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Philbrook.
A record in knitting is thought to have
been made by Mrs. Edison r. Starks. Of
Dorset. who finished one sock in one hour
| and 20 minutes.
The Kingsley Parent-Teacher associa-
| ton Is to Cooperate with tho Rutland
Woman's club this summer in war relief
work.
Work Is to be begun at once on a public
library community and club house which
Elmer Darling is to give to the village Of
East Burke.
Another break in the chain Of petty
burglaries has been made in Barre. with
the rifiing Of the safe Of the Allen Lumber
company.
Four-year.old Frederick Reardon Of
Rutland was struck by an auto driven
by Mrs. John Moloney, May Is. and
suffered a broken leg.
F. L. Fish. son Of Judge and Mrs. B. L.
Fish Of Vergennes has been commissioned
a second lieutenant in the aviation section
Of the Signal Corps.
The Mary and Martha Circles Of the
Kings Daughters presented the Rev. A.
H. Bradford, who goes to Providence,
r. l.. a parting gift Of a water color
painting.
Brattleboro is to have its ice increase
investigation. the Crystal Springs Ice
company having raised the price 10 cents
over last year, asking now 50 cents per
hundred.
The Grand Army veterans Of Washing
ton county are to hold their association
meeting this year on June q and 2s in
stead Of In August. as usual Dewey Park
being the meeting place.
The Washington county local board
OF exemption had a QUESTIONABLE sub
mitted In which the claimant for de-
ferred classification said ne was "a and
had been employed in farming for q
years.
| Ensign Joseph A. Eaton, a Rutland boy,
son Of F. ]. Eaton. auditor Of the Rutland
railroad, has described in a letter a thrill
ing experience when he was lost in the
clouds for an hour of the coast Of Eng
land.
Arthur L. Trip. of Brattleboro. who
is to be the superintendent Of streets In
Bellows Falls, will receive a salary Of
$3.50 per year.
Wallingford has enthusiastically de-
cided to have war chest fund and has
appointed committee Of 20 to plan the
campaign for the fund.
The sixth annual conference Of the
vermont branch Of the National Congress
OF Mothers and Parent-Teacher associa-
ton will open next Tuesday at Rutland.
| Mrs, Elizabeth NJ Rail- "a widow ~ q