Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-07

mittee to the Revs. r. w. Engel Of
covsviIle, Il. l. M. Barnes of South
Royalton, Percival Hewitt Of Pitts
acid. Joseph Hamilton and s. @. Suitor
Of Randolph, o. b. Wells Of Rochester
opd Robert Heseltine Of Chelsea.
ROYALTON. "a.
william Doubleday is visiting his daughter
or. Mrs F. A. Roundy.-Mrs. John E.
waterman. who has been quite Ill. is some
what better.-Mrs. Laura A. 9. Dutton re-
turned last Saturday from Jericho. where
she had been to visit her sister.-A con-
siderable quantity of hay and several cars
of pulp wood are being shipped from this
stat,on.--Mrs. Lena Russ has sold her
farm to a Mr.. Lakeman from Lyma,
Mass.-Mrs. william Dervey has recovered
from the mumps and her children are
now suffering from the same disease.
SHARON.
The important community announce
ment is made that as soon as the high
WAYS are free from snow and Ice, Mana
ger Mason Of the Sharon House will
open an auto bus service. from South
Royalton to White River Junction, maxi
ing at least two round trips day
Mrs. Minnie Burt Of Methuen, Mass,
was a guest last week Of her sister, Mrs.
c, B. walbridge-G. A. Chillson has
been appointed sexton of Pine Tree ceme-
terry, by the executive committee Of the
ration.-There was a large attend
ance of Sharon people at the bean sup
per in the Beaver Meadow chapel Satur-
day evening.-A service flag dotted with
six stars floats from the Sharon Grange
hall in honor Of the six young men In
the army.-Mrs. Arthur Densmore of
Wilder village passed the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Hattie Roberts.-B. @.
Perry of Randolph Center was a Sunday
visitor at the home of his cousin, Mrs.
A. H. Badger.-E. Il. ellison of White
River Junction is doing repair work in the
Sharon Cooperative Creamery associa-
ton building.-Fred o. Billings has
bought the Ivah Rogers farm on the
Brook road-Mrs. Hattie Roberts is III
from pneumonia, as is her grandson,
Elihu Roberts, the son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Baxter Roberts.-The first tapping OF
maple trees was the last week and the
run for two or three days was unexpect-
eddy large-The body Of Henry c. Mar
tin was brought to Sharon Saturday
afternoon from the New Hampshire
State Soldiers Home at Tilton. With
the body was a son, C. w. Martin. OF
Montreal, and Mrs. Willard Baldwin. q
near relative. 1t Is nearly so years ago
that the family lived in Sharon. Mr.
Martin was in his 10th year. The inter-
ment was in Pine Tree cemetery.
SOUTH ROYALTON.
Human Dings. who has been i'll about
week with the grip suffered a shock
early Sunday morning and has been par
TALLY unconscious and unable to move
the limbs Of his right side since that
time.-John F. Bennett died at the home
of his son-in-law, w. w. Whitney. ir
Leominster. Mass, and his body will be
brought here to-day for burial in the
Spring Road cemetery in Tunbridge. The
body Of his wife was laid at rest In the
same place about two weeks ago.-A re.
cital will be given on the new pipe organ
in the Methodist Episcopal Church Mon.
day evening. March II. by Prof. w. L
Gray Of Montpelier Seminary, assisted
by Mrs. P. 8. Belknap as soloist.-Tht
regular work meeting of the Red Cross
has been changed from Thursday to Wed.
nesday afternoon and the meeting fol
surgical dressings will be on Frida,
afternoons.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.
The Reservoir Ice company, of which
| DR.. o. w. Daley is president. and ALFRED
f. Watson secretary and treasurer, I'm.
| ished the Job this week of filling the loca
ice houses Of the Central Vermont rail.
| way. The work required six continuous
weeks and no less than q men and L
two horse teams were employed. The ic,
n -
the Hartford Wooden company and tn,
total stored IL $500 tons.-Mrs. Josephine
8. Colby died at her Gates street HON,
Saturday following an illness Of severa
years. The funeral was held at the HON,
Monday afternoon at two o'clock ant
was attended by the Rev. Seymour H
Smith, former pastor Of the Methods
Episcopal Church. now Of Bellows Falls
assisted by the Rev. DR.. George A. Sisson
| present pastor of the same church. Tn
burial was Tuesday in Henniker. N. H
| and the remains we're taken there by he
daughter, Miss Mabel A. Colby, of Whit
| River Junction, and son, Everett NJ. o
Keene, N. H. Mrs. Colby was born Il
Antrim. N. H., April r. 1916. the daushte
of Samuel r. and Abbie F. Tuttle. Il
March. 1869, she became the wife o
Thomas f. Colby, of Henniker, who die
in 1882. She came to White River juno
ton 16 years ago. Besides her son an
daughter she Is survived by a sister an
four brothers. all New Hampshire resi-
dents.-Lyman A. Gibbs of Gibbs 1
Wheeler the Junction House. attende
the auto show in Boston this week.-Th
women Of the Methodist Episcopal Churc
served a dinner in the church vestr
Tuesday.-Miss Mildred Cakes. a studer
in the Emerson School Of Oratory. Bos
ton, is at the home OF her parents, Nj
and Mrs. Ernest Cakes. for 10 days.-F
H. Miller senior member and presider
of the Miller Auto Co.. Garfield H. an
Leon Miller and B. F. Kelley. all Of tn
corporation, have been In attendance q
the Boston Auto Show.
STUMP WOOD AND DYNAMITE.
Stump wood Is recommended g