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

evening at the schoolhouse hill under
the direction of Mrs. william Ring
BY vote OF the school children II was
decided to name the Red Cross auxil-
larry In honor Of their school director
who rs also chairman Of the auxiliary
committee. tho l. C. Stevens Junior
auxiliary Of the Red Cross.-Mrs Es-
teha Algers and her mother. Mrs. Pet
tie. left Monday for Greensboro for a.
rev weeks visit with her daughter.
Mrs. Eliza Holley. who has been III with
pneumonia only few days, passed away
Tuesday morning at $50 O'Clock. Tho
funeral will be held at the house this
afternoon at two O'Clock. Mrs. Nellie
Goodwin is quite Ill with hard cold and
cough.-Buel Martin, who has been board
ing In Burlington this winter. 10 in town
at the home Of Mrs. Foster, where he ia
convalescing, after a recent illness.-C
N. Styles was In Morrisville Sunday to
see his brother. who Is seriously ILL.,
Arthur Packard was at the Fanny Allen
hospital Sunday to see Mrs, Packard.
who underwent an operation for appendi-
citis q week ago. She Is getting along
nicely.-Ernest Como is moving his family
into the house which he purchased from
his father-in-law. Albert Parker.-John
Garland OF Essex was in town Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Brown were Sunday
visitors at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warner Nichols at Essex.-Mr. and Mrs.
Max Buszell were In Burlington Monday
on business.-Wo has been received
that Harold Whitcomb, who Is seriously
Ill with measles and pneumonia. is COM
Portable. Ills mother Is with him.-Mrs.
Hiram Hanley. who has been seriously
i'll. is able to sit up.-william Pollard.
who works for Kimball Bros. Of Enosburg
Falls, Is at home for a few days.--Wert
Brigham and daughter lila were in Essex
Junction Monday on business.-Miss Cleo
Scott Of Jacksonville Is working at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Brown.-Mrs.
Harriet Cleveland has been in Platts-
burgh on business.-Frank Howe. who
had the misfortune to fall and hurt his
side, while unloading barrel wood. Is
able to be up.-Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher
McGinnis have been visitors in Jericho
Center.-Mrs. j. T. Buzzell Is confined
to the house with the prevailing disease.
The school entertainment which was to
be given last week and was postponed on
account Of the storm will take place this
evening at the schoolhouse hall. This will
be given In connection with the sociable
which Mrs William Ring is to have
charge Of and will be for the benefit Of the
senior and Junior Red Cross. The follow
ing is the program: Son. America"
schools; words Of welcome. Roland Mon
tague; Corporal Punishment" Hamden
Blodgett: Catching Cold" Evelyn Davis
THE Present Crisis" Vivian Hawley
Lending the Baby" Ralph Quinlan
song. America, Pride Of the World"
school; "Telephoning." Florence Ladeau;
"A Little Boys Trouble" Harold Pettin-
gill: your Lads and NY Lads" Freda
Partridge; Afraid to Speak," Frank La
deau; Farmer Boy" Burdett Styles;
song. Canning the Kaiser" school
Mothers Cookie jar" Amos Partridge
"A Boys Trials" Donald Teachout; con-
cert and recitation. "Our Flag" primary
school; farce. "A Picked Up Dinner"
grammar school. closing speech, Roland
Montague; America" school, During
the evening their will be ice cream sold.-
Mrs. Hiram Hawley. who has been seri-
ously Ill. is able to ride out.-Mrs. Har-
riet Cleveland 10 spending a few days at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holley
in Essex.-There are good prospects Of
having electric lights in the town and
work will begin as soon as the ground is
ready to seee the poles.-Mr. Porter Of
Stowe has moved to the Wright Brothers
farm recently vacated by A. J. Blaisdell.-
Mrs. Mary Finn was a business visitor in
Burlington Wednesday.-Ralph Brigham
arrived in town Wednesday morning from
Portsmouth. N. H.. where he is stationed.
He has a seven days furlough.-There
will be no Red Cross meeting next Sat-
urday afteroon as the committee will
meet in the room to pack up the articles
for the Belgian relief-Mrs. Hattie Otis is
ILL.,