Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-30

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were q wreath from the granite cutters.
spray OF callas from the brow Daniels
shed, spray Of carnations from those in
the polishing shop.-Lawrence, the young
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Collins. had
the misfortune to fall and break his
collarbone.
Fayette Stevens has returned from
Massachusetts and gone to Highgate
Springs, where he has been appointed
station agent.-Thirteen girls aided much
in the enjoyment Of Helen O'Brien's birth
day Friday afternoon.-Daniel J. Kicker,
son Of Henry Kicker of this place, has left
Davenport, Iowa, where he has been in
structor In chemistry for two years and
has taken position with the DUPONT
POWDER company in Woodbury., n. y
Among the many features Of the Hunter
land farms is large flock Of ducks. tho
especial care Of Mrs. Wilbur Lowe
Planting has been progressing at a rapid
rate the past week. Nearly all the farmers
are putting in some wheat as we'll as sup
plies of oats and yellow corn.
Automobiles, trains and people
standing assembled in a large crowd
Thursday evening at the corner of
Main and stowe streets when a mass
meeting was held as send-off for
the boys who left Friday for Montpe-
Her to go with the others to Camp
Devens. Speaking took place from the
residence of q. f. Moody, the place be-
Ing decorated with flags and bunt-
ing Attorney c. r. Adams presided.
@. e. Moody first addressing the audi
ence referring In reminiscent and
touching manner to the time when the
other boys of the Civil war started and
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home people Mr.. Adams than made
fitting remarks and introduced the Rev.
Verne L. Smith, who addressed the au-
dience in spirited and interesting
manner. Music was furnished by the
Waterbury Citizens band At the
close of these exercises a banquet was
rendered the men at the Green Noun
tain house, toasts being given by those
who spoke earlier In the evening. The
Waterbury men are Earl Frederick
Towne Miguel Otis Cobo, Claire Allen
Phillips, Gerlanio Angelo Trent. Ed
ward Garneo Latuch. Fred Oskar Fab
ner, FREDERICK Boedo Castenedo. Alex
ander Anthony Moore. Pasquale Morali.
Albert Joseph Duby. Jesse Michael
McGrath, John Lindsey Winchester and
| from Duxbury William Patrick O'Neil
| and Andrew Burton Arlington. Fri
day morning the band was out again
and numbers gathered the boys
were placed in automobiles which con-
veyed them to Montpelier.
Thursday evening a social and enter
tainment was given in the Duxbury
hall under the auspices of Dillingham;
Grange when n fine sum was Melted
toward the liberty bond. A program
was given consisting Of readings by
LOWS Morse and Merton Johnson.
piano duet by Annie Morse and Maude
| McMullin, vocol solos by Mrs. 3. j..
Berry and Miss Gertrude Miller, Miss
| Ravlin aCcompa mist. A talk was also
| given by County Agent Abbott on hiy
/ works. Fines were imposed according
to statements issued and B. J4Herry re-
ceived the prize on sewiI~ carpet
rugs.-Mrs. Helen =. Lathrop and Mrs.
Edwin +. Palmer returned Thursday
night from Lydonville, where they at
tended the State Congregational con-
ference of churches, Mrs Palmer being
a guest of her daughter at Lyndon
Reimbursement Arnold has re-
turned to Camp Lee and expects to
embark soon for overseas. Sergeant
and Mrs. Roy Arnold have been at tho
home of the brides mother. Mrs. A. G..
Anterior since their return from Bur-
lington where they were married Both
have been students of the local schools
geant Arnold had only five days leave
of absence.
The funeral Of Frank Bushway was
held at st. Andrews Church Friday
morning. the Rev. Robert Dewey officiat-
ing. The bearers were stonecutters in the
shed where the deceased worked. Mr..
Bushway died with a complication OF
diseases following bronchial pneumonia.
having been i'll about a month The de-
ceased came here in 1909, his wife being
Miss Exilda Barber Of Winooski. They
have had six children, two of whom ares
living. He was employed in the Drew
Daniels company shed as pollsher. Be-
sides his widow, his son, Lorenzo, and
daughter, Beatrice, he is survived by his
aged mother, Mrs. Abilene Bushway OF
Grand Isle, two sisters Mrs. Salina Bar
Der and Miss Florence Bushway of Grand
Isle; four brothers, Julius OF Burlington.
Edward Of Massachusetts Louis OF
Grand Isle and Alfred of this place. The
funeral was largely attended many stones
cutters being in line.-Mrs. c. b. Adams
has returned from Randolph.