Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-16


waltham saturday.-Mss Ruth Harring-
ton. a student at the University OF Yer
mont, Is spending the summer vacation
at the home Of her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. John A. Harrington.-Mrs. Arthur
w. Norton visited her mother, MRS.
J. @. Hindes, and her brother. spencer
W. Hindes, Of Burlington Saturday
Troop No. 1880. Boy Scouts OF Yer
gennes. under direction Of the Rev. j.
Elmer Mckee and r. II. Staples, nave
commenced searching for black wainut
for the u. s. government to use III max
ing aeroplanes and guns. inc troop
numbers 20 membership. and Mrs. Will
liam j. Strong attended the minstrel
show for the benefit Of the Red Cross
in Burlington Friday evening.-Alexan-
der Lubinski has finished work for the
l.. F. Benton company and has opened
shoe repairing shop In the room IN
the Stevens block on Main street, Tor
merly used for the same business by the
late Gustave Hannenan.-Mrs. Mary
Young of Hghgate is visiting Mrs.
Joseph Daigneault.-Mrs.H Henry t. Booth
is making extensive repairs on her house
on Maple street.-Miss Veva f. Billiard
a student in the American School OF
Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo-. is at the
home of her parents. Mr.. ana MRS. Z. b.
Bullard, for the summer.
Monday afternoon while Cyrus Brown
was taking down pulley on the main
shaft at the Vermont Shade Roller COM
pany's plant the pulley broke and one
of the pieces flew and struck him on the
forehead, knocking him down and in
hicting n severe cut. He was taken to his
home on Main street, where DIR. Carroll
dressed the wound and is as comfortable
as could be expected.-Private Albert
Goodspeed of Battery A. 66th Artillery,
stationed at Fort Adams r. l., Is spend
ing short furlough with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. d. A. Goodspeed.-E. A. Simonds
of Burlington. who has recently returned
from a trip to the Pacific coast. called on
friends here Monday.-Mrs. Margaret
Carpenter has gone to Addison to reside
with her son. Ernest Carpenter.-Mrs. A.
F. Billiard of Burlington is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. F. w. Flagg.-John James
of Springfield, Mass, is visiting his
daughter. Miss Edna.-Postmaster John
II. Donnelly went Tuesday to Brandon
to attend the funeral of DR.. w. II. Wright,
who was fellow member with Mr.. Donnelly
in the Legislature Of 1912 and who served
with him on the committee on appropria-
tions.-The Ferrisburg branch Of the Red
Cross have been granted the use Of the
vestry of the Congregational Church for
work room and the meetings will be held
hereafter every Thursday afternoon.-C.
w. Barbiery of st. Johnsbury visited here
Tuesday.-Miss Ella Little Is assisting In
the drug store Of T. Neville.-A Junior Red
Cross has been formed in Ferrisburg with
Miss Cora ]. Bard as chairman.-Mrs
David Roberts, two daughters. Emma and
Mildred, and son, Holland. Of Lowville,
N. Y. are visiting her mother, Mrs. Emma
Field, her brother, George Field, and her
| sister, Mrs. Walter Clark.-Mrs. L. G..
Whitford is ill.-Lieut. Robert w. McCuen,
| who has been on duty with the camp
quartermaster, Camp Greene, N. c.. for
the last few months. has been promoted to
the staff of the fourth division. regular
army, and assigned to duty with the
Fourth Field Artillery, Brigade Head
quarters.-Manly Marshall and Lodovico
Bollo OF WHITEHALL N. Y, spent Sunday
with Mr.. Marshall's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Cary Marshall
The vergennes high and graded schools
will close with the usual exercises on
June IA. In addition to the change in
in these notes Is that Of H.
v. wheelock. to succeed Ramona
Staples. as eacher Of agriculture.
! Mr.. Wheelock, who is a high class man.
! is now teaching at North Troy and It is
by aid received from the federal govern
ment. under the Hughes act that Yer
gennes IL able to secure his services. The
next year will see follow-up work by
which is meant that tho teacher in the
agricultural course will remain until Au'
gust 1 giving practical instruction on the
farm during the spring and summer to
complete the work done in the school
| ha NJ
usual time time, such pupils as have been
needed for agricultural work at home
have been allowed to go without impair
ing their standing.
Ethan Allen Post, g. A. r.. has engaged
the Rev. w. S. Mulholland, pastor Of thu
Vergennes Methodist Episcopal Church Il
deliver the Memorial day address. Thu
Rev. ]. Z. Mckee will deliver the me
lmoral sermon at st. Paul's Church Sun
day evening, May g. Camp Parker.
of ". will join with the post in thi'
service.-Mrs. f. r. Wilcox left Tues
day for an extended visit to her son IL
New York city.-Harry Pratt of Brdpor
visited his sister-in-law, Miss Emms
Bean, Saturday.-Miss Merle ByingtoI
spent the weekend with her parents IL
Charlotte.-Robert Mulholland Of Mine
vile. N. Y. visited his brother. the Rev
w. s. Mulholland 6unday.-Mr. and Mrs
Leo Tins of Hardwick motored hero Sun
day and visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Garno
The Vermont Shade Roller company
plant was shut down Monday for in
spection and cleaning Of the boilers. Mr.
and Mrs. E. S. Bristol and Mr.. and Mrs
w. r. Bristol attended the funeral Of thei
cousin. Cornelius Bristol. held at Lincoll
Sunday.-The Rev. and Mrs. p. Vernon
Young Of New Haven spent the week-en,
!. with her sister. Mrs. Cecil Bristol.-Mrs
Charles Lavalley and children are visiting
her mother, Mrs. Guyette of Bridport-
Miss Lou Miner has gone to Boston Of
a two weeks vacation visit to her sister
Mrs. Charles White.-Carl Sears has re
turned from a few days visit to relative
: In Middlebury.-Mrs. George r.. Lyncl
: and daughter. Miss Catherine Phelp
Lynch, who have been making q 81
! weeks visit to the brother of Mrs. Lynch
DR.. F. C. Phelps. returned Tuesday 4
North Adams. Mass.-Miss Mary Garn
Of Burlington visited her parents. Mr.. an
Mrs. John Qarno. Sunday.
Mrs. George Burwell died Wednssda
.. May at her home in West Addison
from the effect OF a shock, aged 81. Tn
. funeral was held at the house Sunda,
afternoon at two o'clock.
c. T. 8. Pierce. chairman OF the execu
0 tive committee Of the State sunda
!. School association, went yesterday I
' Proctor to deliver an address at tn
|, annual meeting Of that association. -Co
: Walter Scranton and daughter. Mri
Samuel Swift, have moved from thei
rooms at the Stevens House to the resi-
y dence Of Capt. Charles r. Parker. whic
they have rented.-A. N. Dickinson O