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

director for three years.
Orleans County.
NEWPORT.
At meeting of the Orleans county
branches Of the Vermont Red Cross,
held in Goodrich Library on Saturday
afternoon. State Chairman Col. H. c.
Pratt of Proctor organized the Orleans
county chapter with Col. c. s. Emery
as chairman, Mrs George F. Root Sc
cretary and treasurer. Most OF the 16
branches were represented, but only
preliminaries were completed. Bylaws
and committees will be arranged for
later.-Porter Moore and Aubrey Akin
are home from University of Vermont
About 40 members of Malta Com
mandery No. 10 attended st. Marks
Episcopal Church Sunday morning for
Ascension day services.-Mrs. Ernest
Allbee of North Dakota is the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Akin-Miss Eliza
beth Bradford Of Holyoke Is the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Putney.-George
Flanders of Richford and Mrs. William
Gay of Barton have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. A. f. Flanders.-Miss Marion
Evie Eastman will live at Miss Danes
cottage at the Bluffs during the re-
mainder of the school year.-The pupils
of Newport high and graded school,
main building, now have $1.13025 In
vested in thrift stamps.--Mrs Robert
Lane of st. Johnsbury was a recent
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Folsom
Lieut.. Percy e. Buck. back from
France, arrived Sunday morning to
spend the day with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Erastus Buck. Lieut.. Buck
left Sunday night for New York Mrs.
Dow, Miss Grace Dow of Glover and
r. NJ. Buck, wife and son of Mont
gomery Center. are also guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Buck.-Mrs. Percy Fee re-
turned Saturday from Montreal hospi-
tai, where she has been for several
weeks for medical treatment, much i'm
proved in health.-Frank White has
sold his farm on Oak street to Fred
Coburn of the postsoffice force.
1t would appear that the reports Of the
damage done to apple trees and small
fruits by the extreme cold the last winter
has not been over estimated. E. s. Ball
reports 1000 young apple trees killed, az
we'll as all the blackberry and raspberry
bushes. These will grow up again, but
the loss Of this years crop represents
no small loss.-The Rev. H. B. Rankin
of the First Baptist Church left Monday
for Atlantic City, where he will attend
the annual meeting Of the Northern Bap'
tist association-The Bates block owned
by Mrs. George Clapper has been sold
to Peter Handy Of the Newport Ice com.
pany.-Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Blacke. who
have been in New York during the win
ter. are at home and will for the present
live with c. e. Greene.-The Rt. Rev
/ G. Y. Bliss made his annual visitation
to st. Marks parish Friday. Three per.
| sons received the rite of confirmation
Special services also were held at NORTH
Troy In the forenoOn.-Miss Daisy Beals
kindergarten teacher. went to Orleans
Wednesday May 8 to direct the May
pole dance given at the Red Cross bene.
fit.-Mrs. NJ. J. Robinson has returned
from a trip to Springfield, Mass. accom-.
panied by her grandson, Maurice Robin.
son.-Harry Burgess has been in Mont
| real on a business trip.-Merritt Billings
of Richford has been visiting his brother
II. s. Billings, and son. Gail Billings
| Mrs. Nancy Smith and Mrs. H. e
Drown went May to Barton, wher,
Mrs. Smith will spend the summer witt
her daughter. Mrs. Charles Sisco.-Wil.
liam Squirting of Montpelier was thu
guest Of Miss Mae Tibbetts this week
CRAFTSBURY
Alfred Stratton and Roy Gilbert lef
Wednesday for Burlington In answer t.
the war call.-B. w. Simpson has beer
very i'll for several days.-Mrs. Shepard
from Hardwick is spending a short tim,
with her mother. Mrs. Cobb.-Hard,
Merrill is at home from the Universit,
OF Vermont for a vacation of one week
| before entering the war service-Mr ant
Mrs. Seth Lathe left the first of the weel
for Hampden, N. H., and also will visi
Boston and vicinity.-Mrs. Blanche Ro,
| from Hardwick was a guest Saturday o.
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Noodle
"A party Of 80 attended the war con
ference In Montpelier Friday.-Vernor
Hardy from St. Adams was a weekend
guest OF his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. e. w
| Hardy.-The Rev. c. d. Pierce of tn,
Methodist Episcopal Church and the Rev
Mr.. Shaw of Greensboro Bend are to ex
change pulpits Sunday.-Hollis Lath,
came Thursday from Cambridge, wher,
he has been spending the winter.-Harr,
Edwards of Boston, a former resident, II
In town.-Mrs. Roland Noodle returned
Monday much improved after spendin,
several weeks at the Fanny Allen hos
pital.
WESTFIELD
Mrs. II. o. Miller went Monday to Lyn
donville, where her son. Lee. Is gradu
ated from the Vail Agricultural School
He Is president of his class. Lee will re
turn here and carry on his mothers farm
the coming year. A. J. Hunt will remain
during the summer.-The Red Cross so
ciety met with Mrs. w. B. Gilpin yes
terday.-The Rev. w. @. Macfarlan
preached at North Troy Sunday evening
1t Is much regretted that the Rev. viii
liam Millar Is called from there as n
has made a strong place In the county
George Morey is moving from w.
Wrights tenement into his house jus
outside the village.-Albert Eastman wa
at home from Boston for the week.-Mrs.
Vena Towsend went to her home 4
Plainfeld for the week -end.-Miss Eliz
abeth Trumpass. formerly Of this towr
Tor many years teacher In Bakersfield
CAL, has gone to Washington. ID. G.
where she has a clerical position In tn
munitions department at the war ONCE
LOWELL.
Mrs. w. A. Young returned saturda
from weeks visit with relatives In viii
liston.-J. II. Silsby. OF Hartford. Conn
Is In town for short time In the inter
est OF the of j. II. Silsby & Col. II