Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-14
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bury Marble company's works, has re-
turned to town and business at the quarry
and plant will be resumed at once, after a
10 days shut ddlkn.-The Misses Ruth and
Lucy Grosvenor, who were called here two
weeks ago in consequence of the sudden
death of their mother, Mrs. Edna
Grosvenor. have returned to their tenn
porary homes in Pittsford.-Leo Towers
has returned from Castleton. where he has
beeen making a few days visit at the
home of his parents.-Mrs. Horton w.
Jones is in Sudbury to visit her daughter,
Mrs. e. H. Farnham.-Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Williamson and John J. Williamson OF
East Buffalo. N. Y, are here to spend
a couple of weeks with friends, previous
to removing to Indiana-Mr. and Mrs.
George Stone have returned from ver.
gennes, where they have been.-Middle-
bury Council, No. IA, r. & S. NJ, held a
well-attended meeting in the Masonic
Temple Tuesday evening, after which re-
freshments were served.-John Doody
rural mail carrier on r. F. d. No. 4, is
confined to his home by illness and his
place is being supplied by his substitute
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Wiley have closed their
home on South street and have taken
rooms at Hepburn hall. where they will
spend the remainder of the winter
Charles Grandy, who has been confined to
his home on South street for few weeks
has 80 far recovered as to be able to be
about again.-The water commissioners
and Street Commissioner James Nc.
Glinchey have been having no end OF
trouble with a broken water main or
Court street. They got one break fixed
when they found there was another
which they are having some difficulty ir
locating. The people in that section are
without water until after the break is fixed
up.-Mrs. Charles Wheeler, who has beer
i'll for few weeks. is slowly recovering
One Of the barns in the rear of the
Murray block on College street, belong
ing to the Federation building prop
erty. collapsed Tuesday afternoon be-
cause of the weight Of the damp snow
which slid of the Murray block. The
building was laid fiat, going in all direc-
tions. The loss will be several hundred
dollars.-Harry Abbey and Fred LaPan
are substituting as village mail carriers
during the absence Of the regular car
riers. Harold Stearns and Leslie Day
william F. Bentley and N. S. Foote
have purchased through Guy DeWolfe,
representative Of Bracket. Shaw & Lunt
a new Morrison Lane, No. l. saw mill
with complete equipment and a 40-horse-
power Westinghouse electric motor, which
will be connected direct to the drive shaft
Of the mill. thus eliminating all belts
1t is expected that the equipment will be
here ready to run in about four weeks
Mr.. Bentley and Mr. Foote now have
about 200. 900 feet Of logs now in the yard
and more are coming every day. Custom
work will be done for those desiring logs
sawed. This probably will be one OF
the finest mills in this section. Mr.
Bentley will have complete charge o.
the running Of the mill.-The weekly worl
meeting Of the Middlebury Suffrage Stud!
club to raise money for the suffrag'
Y. NJ. c. A. fund will be held. at Mrs
j. e. Cranes home on Friday at 2:3
p. m. A large attendance Is urged tina
the subject Of town meetings. which
Is being studied, may be freely discussed
Mrs. Ernest L. Rand has moved from
the Lawrence house on Main street t
the Grosvenor house on North Pleasan
street.-The Ladies' Aid society Of tn,
Methodist Church will meet with Nobl,
Brooks on Washington street Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The mem
bers husbands are invited to attend 6
supper. which will be served from 900 t.
6:30 o'clock. after which a social evening
will be spent.-The ladies Of the Eas
Middlebury st. Barnabas Guild will NEE
at the home Of Mrs. J. A. Douglas thi.
afternoon.-Theodore Wells Of the U. 8
navy is in town to visit his brother
c. c. Wells.-Miss Helen Clark has re-
turned from Vergennes. where she ha,
been spending some time with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Clark
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark A. Towle and daugh
g.. Etou ~ A,,h, ~ "
are in town for several weeks.-Th,
Ladies' Aid society Of the Memorial Bap
tist Church held a well-attended meet
ing at the home of Mrs. B. B. Brown
on Court street Wednesday afternoon
The usual mid week prayer meeting O.
the combined congregations of the Bap
tist, Congregational and Methods
Churches will be held this evening a
the Congregational Church, with the pas
tor, the Rev. H. c. Newell, in charge
In consequence Of the fact that the wate
in the reservoir on Chapman hill is agail
getting low. having reached the seven
foot mark. 1t was again shut off Tuesday
and will be shut of for several nights
in order to give the reservoir a chanc,
to fill up.-E. II. Thomas Is making re
pairs on the interior of his teneme n
house on Weybridge street.
Hermon Peck, who was stricken wit
a shock while driving a passenger to tn
college Tuesday afternoon. died last eve
ming at 6:15 o'clock at his home, never re
gaining consciousness. He was 70 years O
age. He was born In Cornwall Novembe
3. l848. the son of the late Mr. and Mrs
James Monroe Lewis) Peck. His wife die
year and three months ago under cir
cumstances similar to Mr.. Pecks deati
He Is survived by two sisters. Mrs. Haiti
A. Goff of Easthampton, Conn, and Mr..
William H. Nichols of Plainfield. N. .
The funeral arrangements have not bee
made. Mrs. Nichols and her husband al
rived about an hour before Mr.. Peck
death. Mr.. Peck. who was a prominen
, man Of the town. was one of the trustee
for several years of the Methodist Church
VERGENNES.
Mrs. NJ. T. Bristol is i'll with bronchitis
Wilfred Little has gone to Swanton. wher
he has employment with the Remingto
Arms company.-William Woodman of tn
United States aviation corps. stationed a
Camp Wise, Texas. has received his com
mission as second lieutenant. He Is tn
son of Mr. and Mrs. w. ID. Woodman G
Waltham.
Inc caTu party given ny MTs. Jonn II
Donnelly and Mrs. H, c. Ingham a
Grange hall for the benefit of the Yer
gennes branch of the Red Cross nette
SIS. .25-W. w. Sweeney has gone on an ex
tended business trip. from which he wi
not return until spring.-Miss Hele
Clark Of Middlebury College spent tn
weekend with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Clark.-Miss Cora Parker has re
turned to Bainbridge. N. H.. after visl
to Mrs John De Courcy AT the annua
meeting of the Xergennes branch Of III