Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-28
THURSDAY FEBRUARY g. 1918

Rivers. who IL employed in Burlington,
spent Sunday with his family here. Nom
nation papers have been filed in the city
clerks ONCE for Fred w. FlagR as alder
man.
A meeting Of the district public safety
committee was held at the ONCE of the
city clerk Monday afternoon. The MEM
bers present were Judge Willard F,
Barnes Of Chimney Point, chairman, judge
Charles A. Chapman Of Ferrisburg, Harry
B. Sears OF Monkton, George w. Stone Of
Vergnnes. The meeting was addressed by
Ira H. LaFleur Of Middiebury, member
Of the State public safety committee, who
presented the need Of the State committee
for continuance Of subscriptions to the
fund raised by the State committee last
year for the purpose Of assisting the far
mers Of the State and procuring seed Of
various kinds. promoting production
campaign among school children, assist
Ing Vermont soldiers in France and other
war purposes. The total fund asked from
the State il $4,000. Of which $3.50 is ex-
pected from Addison county, the appor-
tionment for the towns in this district be-
ing as follows: Addison, $50: Ferrisburg.
SIS; Monkton. $a2; Panton. SIS; vergenunes,
$50; Waltham, 81. The raising Of these
sums. asked for from vergennes is dele
gated to the local public safety commit
tee OF which Mayor Bristol is chair
man.-Commande c. T. 8. Pierce Of the
State department Of the q. A. r.. accom-.
panied by his nurse, Mrs. Phoebe Lange-
win, went Monday to the Fanny Allen
hospital for treatment for his right shoul-
der, recently injured by fall.-Miss Eve
lyn Wright, q teacher in the Vergennes
high school. is i'll with measles at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Wright of Middlebury. Mrs. George Casey
Is substituting in her place.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Pecue are moving from West Fer
risburg to the w. q. Better, house on
Water street.-Mrs. Daniel Meader. who
Is spending the winter at the home Of c.
T. s. Pierce. went Monday to Bristol for
a two weeks stay.-The AS You Like II
club met at the home of Mrs. q. A. Haven
and the following program was carried
out: Paper on Robert Burns. written by
Mrs. c. r. Benton and read by Mrs. Wal
ter w. Bristol selections on the victrola
by Mrs. A. 8. Haven; paper, Mrs. g. D.
Middlebrook; reading, 1.-THE Cotters Satur-
day Night" Miss Edna Ball. Light re-
freshments were served.-Miss Elizabeth
Warner is recovering from measles.-Miss
Bertha Hoxy has returned from a few
days stay in Burlington.-W. r. Warner
leaves to attend a hearing Of the public
service commission in Rutland Thursday.
Mrs. Warner and Miss Elizabeth will &C.
company him and visit frlends.-Mrs. w.
L. Morse Of Tarrytown, N. Y, who Is WIS.,
iting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Mack, spent Tuesday in Burlington
The mercury dropped Is degrees here
yesterday morning in three hours.-The
check list shows there are about 175 wom-
en- voters in town.-Waldo Powers Of the
U. 8. medical corps at Hampstead, L. l.,
who was taken down with the mumpe
while spending furlough with his par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. ]. B. Powers. has
been released from quarantine and Will
shortly be able to return to his duties
Miss Ruth Clark, who has been spending
few days with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Clark Of East Ferrisburg
has returned and resumed her work al
the Bixby Memorial Free library.-The
Epworth League of the Methodist Episco'
pal Church at Barnumtown will hold
dime social Friday evening. March 3. the
proceeds will be devoted to the bell fund
The 12lth annual report Of auditors. cit,
council. and other officers Of the city o.
vergennes for the year ending February l
1918, shows the expenditures and disburse
ment for the year as follows: Poor &C
count. 31,02s57; poor farm. $15.A; fire de
partment, $3s2.2S; park. N7.7S; street lights
] 81. 211.90; bridge account. $6S.H; sewers
$73.N; highway department. N.315.H. 2
loads crushed stone for new work at puml
house included in above. $500; amour
State road. included in above. s2.567. 70
sidewalk account. t1.233S4; water depart
ment. $1.942.57; new pumping system &C
count, $2.sn23: police and JAIL $2s0.17; in
cidentals $905.93; total city orders paid
81. 1854. The city board will meet Frida.
evening at 1880 at the office Of the cit.
clerk to revise the check list. Any mai
or woman entitled to vote at the comini
city election whose name IL not on the lis
can have their name placed on the list a
this meeting.-The Rev. w. 8. Mulhollan'
by request will preach a patriotic sermon
at the Methodist Episcopal Church o
Ferrisburg Sunday afternoon.-Harry M
Norton is i'll with the grip.-The Vergenne
Grange will hold a card party in Grang
hall Friday evening. Each member
privileged to invite a friend.-The regula
covenant meeting of the Vergennes Baptis
Church will be held this evening at ia
o'clock. 1t Is hoped that every member o
the church will be present and take par
in this the usual pre-communion prepare
tory service Of the church. The pastor
subject will be 1.-THE Divine Master
Sergeant Oliver p. Tatro has returned I
Camp Devens after a visit to his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Tatro.-Samuel Jack
man has moved from the Harvey Newto
farm In West Ferrisburg to New Haven
Miss Marion LeBoeuf Is ill.-The conditio
Of Charles Ruscoe. who has been Ill 70
several weeks. is improving. Edwar
Connors, who has been i'll for sewers
weeks, Is able to be out.-Dr. Ralph Deyo
has returned from a business trip to Bos
ton.-O. H. Sherman of Burlington wa
in town yesterday and attended the meet
Ing Of the directors Of the National ban
Of Vergennes.
BRISTOL.
Part of the ice went out of the Ne,
Haven river Tuesday morning, carry
ing away F. s. Mathewson's bridge cas-
of the village. The fats south Of her
were flooded but no damage DONE
Duane o. Sprague Of the University 9
Vermont spent Sunday with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Sprague. an
family.-Mrs. r. g. Smith and son. LIE
land. attended the Kake Walk in Bur
lington last week. Mrs. Smith. who
chapter mother" chaperoned a part
at one Of the fraternity houses Will
there.-Mrs. Francis Kilbourne Is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Meilleur in WoI
cester. Mass.-Miles Booska of Lincol
fell on tho ice In this village Saturda
breaking his wrist.-Miss Christin
Mullings has position in the Bosto
store. Worcester. Mass.-Mrs. Waite
Irish Is breaking up housekeeping an
will go to Aver, Mass, where she ha