Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-10
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.


BRANDON.
Henry G. Carpenter died at his home on
Carver street Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock on the 4th anniversary Of his
BIRTH He had been in failing health for
several weeks. Mr.. Carpenter was Mason
OF high standing, a member Of St. Paul's
Lodge. No. 25, +. & A. NJ, Farmers Chap
ter. No. 9. r. A. M, Farmers Council.
Mount Calvary Commandery. Knights
Templar, of Middlebury, and Cairo
Temple, A. A. o. N. M. s., Of Rutland. He
was a member of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church. He is survived by his wife.
daughter. Mrs. C. X. Stone Of Butler. Mo-.
and three sons. Willis A. of Cleveland. H.
c. Carpenter. Jr., of Atlanta, Ga. and
Clarence NJ. Carpenter of this town.
The senior-junior schools and the graded
schools opened Monday morning after two
weeks vacation.-The first union
service, to conserve coal, was held in the
vestry Of the Baptist Church Sunday eve
ming. The Rev. Mr.. Eddy, pastor of the
church. conducted the service. The union
service will be held at the Congregational
chapel next Sunday evening.-Carl Hazen,
who has been employed at the Spooner
drug store for several months. has re-
signed and gone to Rutland. where he has
q position with the Abraham drug store.
Earl Spooner is working in the drug store
in his place for a few weeks.-Miss Hazel
Hack. who has been spending her Christ
mas vacation at the home of her parents.
returned Saturday to her school in Green
field, Mass.-Deputy Sheriff L. F. Nichols
is recovering from injuries received from
a fall last Friday while at work in his
barn.-David Chandler went Monday
morning to the Mary Fletcher hospital to
undergo an operation.
The basketball game Friday eve
ming at the high school gymnasium
between the Middlebury Y. M. C.
A. and the high school resulted in a
victory for the Middlebury team, the
score being A to 10. The game played
between the featherweights of this town
and the boy scouts Of Rutland resulted
in a victory for the featherweights, the
score being 10 to &c. L. Green of Bur-
lington was business visitor in Bran
don Saturday.-Bennett C. Douglass, who
has been superintendent of the school
here for the past few years, has taken
a position in the Office Of Commissioner
Of Education NJ. B. Hillegas at Mont
pelier and will move there within a short
time.-Scott Hammond went Saturday to
Newton Highlands. Mass. where he will
visit relatives for a few days.
The annual meeting of the Brandon
Sewerage association was held Monday
afternoon in the office of Ormsbee & Will
liams. The following officers were elected:
President and treasurer, E. ]. Ormsbee:
directors. w. d. Nutting. T. w. Ray and
u. II. 1oung.-The annual meeting Of the
Woman's Auxiliary of St. Thomas
church was held at the rectory Monday
afternoon. The following officers were
elected: President. Mrs. w. T. Weston:
vice-president. Mrs. c. A. June secretary
Miss Susan Talbot; treasurer, Mrs. Clara
Brown.-Lake Dunmore Chapter, Daugh-
tiers OF the American Revolution, held a
well-attended card party at their chapter
house on Grove street Tuesday after
noon, the proceeds being for the benefit
OF the chapter.-The funeral of Henry G.
Carpenter, who died Sunday afternoon
at his home on Carver street, was held
at st. Thomas Episcopal Church yester-
day AFTERNOON at three o'clock, the Rev.
w. 7. Weston officiating annual
meeting Of Brandon fire district. No. 1.
was held in the basement of the town
hall Monday evening. The following off,
GERS were elected: Moderator. +. II.
harrington; clerk, George H. Young:
treasurer. James r. Leonard; auditor.
george II. Young; member of prudential
committee for three years. Elray Woods.
chief engineer. B. w. Rowland: Arst
assistant, f. E. Kingsley; second assist
ant, Il. II. Button. One hundred and ffty
dollars was appropriated for the Dunmore
Rose company. A tax of ten cents on
tne dollar, payable on or before October
~ with -FOUR per cent discount. was
voted.-The annual meeting of the direc-
tors OF the First National bank was
heid Tuesday morning In the banking
rooms: The following officers were
eiec.ea: PRESIDENT. w. H. Wright: vice.
PRESIDENT g. II. Young; cashier. F. w.
Briggs; teller. C. NJ. Baker: directors
w. II. Wright. G. H. Young, w. d. Nut.
ing, +. w. Williams. l.. A. Severy, F, e.
chandler and F. w. Briggs of Brandon
ana IT, frank Hendee of Pittsford and
: A. @. Jones of Sudbury.-The annual
meeting OF the Brandon National bank
was neld In the banking rooms Tuesday
!, morning and the following officers were
elected: President. L. ]. Ormsbee: vice.
president. ID. d: Burditt of Pittsford
: cashier w. r. Scott; assistant cashier.
James H. Leonard. The same board
= of nine directors was elected as as.
year.-Edward X. johnson, who left bsrs
Few weeks ago and enlisted in ths
aviation corps and went to San Antonio
\ Iexas' has been transferred to the avIa
ton service. field signal CORPS. a1s,
squadron. End provo regiment Cam
Q McArthur Waco. Texas He has hear
l promoted to mess sergeant.
r inc annual meeting of the ConRrega.
I tional society was held Thursday eyenIns
IN the chapel. The following officers were
elected: Moderator. G. II. Young; clerk
=, ana treasurer. F. w. Briggs: prudential
u committee. DR.. w. II. Wright. w. ID
: Nutting T. w. Ray. II. A. Collins. A. H.
: Gipson. Lorn Bugbee. r. H. Harrington
o. II. Young; property committee. DIR. w
3 IL. Wright and F. II. Harrington. The
= annual meeting of the Congregations
: Churh was held Thursday evening in the
n chapel. The following officers were elect
d ed; Moderator; the Rev. Walter Thorpe
II clerk and treasurer. A. II. Gipson; stand
}. ing committee. Mrs. C. M. Winslow, Dea
con w. II. Dean. DR.. j. w. Estabrook
and +. b. Sumner. A committee Of thre,
y was appointed to zee Y " would bs advis