Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21
Orange County.

Orange County.
RANDOLPH.
The Sisters Of Ruth Of the Methodist
Church held an enjoyable meeting at the
home Of Mrs. H. L. Patch Monday night,
there being u or more Of the members
present. It was decided to review the
years course Of study before taking up
the new books, which will be adopted for
the future course.-O. r. Greene went to
Bethel Tuesday, called by the serious
illness Of his brother. DR.. o. D. Greene
of Bethel.-The Rev. Fraser Metzger,
rented the sugar orchard Of e. w. Kent,
went there Tuesday to tap the trees and
get in condition for business. Tuesday
was thought to be the best day Of the
season thus far for making sugar.-Mrs.
L. F. Farrar, who has been with her
daughter for a few days, left Tuesday
for Manchester, N. H.-Mrs. Ducharme.
living on Central street, Is very i'll with
erysipelas, and is under the care of
| trained nurse.-Mrs. Porter is Ill with the
grip.-A service flag was unfurled in the
| window Of the Masonic hall Tuesday,
| bearing FIVE stars.-There will be supper
Church Friday afternoon from six
o'clock on.
william Booth, a former resident here
for many years, died at the home of his
son, Fred Booth, where he had been liv-
| ing for a time with his son and daugh
ter, Mrs. Sarah Thompson. c. 8. Booth
went to Sc him March ID and found
him in critical condition, passing away
on Thursday morning. Mr.. Booth would
have been 80 years Of age the 10th Of next
April. The remains were brought here
Saturday and the funeral was held from
the home Of his son. c. 8. Booth. on
South Pleasant street Sunday afternoon
at $780, and interment was in Southview
cemetery.-Mrs. Frank s. Tolman. who
has been at Dunbarton, N. H., for the
last three weeks assisting in the care Of
her father. who has been Ill. has returned
home.-Mrs. j. d. Laport Is i'll with pneu-
monia and Miss Hattie Sault, the trained
nurse. Is taking care Of herb. F. Sar-
gent has sold a 300-acre ranch in Louis
lana. which he purchased 80 years ago
| of the government. The sale was made
through w. e. Ellis & Co. of Crowley,
La. at a great advance over the price
paid for the property.-Mrs. Carrie Com
stock is Ill with the grip and erysipelas.
Mr. and Mrs. George Allen are enter
80 p,n,na"'s Try ~ 30
o,,t rro,, tha ,v,ndon, -, TO- o,,,h u nums
loo. veal a ser,ice a.e =. ,,,ro a., 80 w.
nrov,no tha+ nearly ko nar Govt -, tha;r
memhershin I'D entered The service Nice
Marion Bullard. who was here last week
for short stay while waiting for a call
to service az a Red Cross nurse. was pre.
sented with a gold wrist watch from the
directors of the sanitarium in apprecia-
ton for the efficient work done, while
matron Of that institution.-One hundred
and two couples attended the ball in the
Salisbury warehouse last Thursday night
and the proceeds amounted to about $40.
to be devoted to Red Cross work.
Edwin Morgan is the owner Of a robe
unlike anything in Vermont. 1t came tc
him a few days ago. the gift Of friend
Harold Decker Of New York city. The
robe is made Of muskox skin with thick
handsome long fur. It was one Of lot
collected last summer by the Macmillan
expedition. returned recently from Its
search in the Arctic region. Mr.. Decke,
was able to acquire the skin, which he
presented to Mr.. Morgan. as 1t had nc
particular scientific value and was with.
out the head. The robe has been on ex.
hibition in the window of the w. e. Lam.
; son h Son company for several days and
attra cted a crowd of people.-Melvir
Walton. who has been i'll for severa
weeks at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dams
Luce. "a NOT improvinR.-The remains q,
w,Iliam Rooth. who died at Newnort
NJ n we're brought here SATURDAY. NV hi.
, d.r.h..- Mrs. sarah Tbor,nson ana ~.
, go r..s pooth .rd ,,,th th.r, c.,,,.
sI .nddam.htsr NJ. sn,,.h Th.
, .s,'aa 80 ~. 49, ~ g
, pooy was eaN." "o "o"e y, .
noo'", wneie INC o"' vas "e'u ou'.
, Gay afternoon tne NV mI. Aohhah ol
nc'atihe' Interr"1"' was ~ 'he oou'nV.eM
, cemetery'-Mrs' r. Z. Neiii ana aaushter
. Pauline went 70 nur"hs'on SATURDAY
to be near the formers son. Ineron Mem
who is In training Mt Fort Ethan Allen
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. stockweii are both IL
In bed with the srip.-Mrs. Charles HUI
: burt was summoned to windsor Saturday
by the illness OF her foster mother-Mist
J Vivian Davis Of Northheld came saturda,
: to pass Sunday with Miss Ethel Greene
I who Is at her home here for few days
: before returning to Albany. N. Y.-Laur'
! ence Leonard after a few days in towr
: with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A
! leonard has returned to Boston.
Mrs H. II. Paige was In Bethel Mon
day.-Mr and Mrs. Roy Bragg returned
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