Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-28

winifred rtichmond was in Barre Tues
day.-Mrs Charles Adams of wafer
bury came Tuesday for q short stay
with Mrs. Fraser Metzger.--Fern Re-
bekah lodge held meeting Tuesday
evening with an average attendance
Besides the routine business OF tine
meeting practice meeting was held
Mrs Lewis Curtis and child. who came
from Rochester Saturday to visit her
brother, Floyd Hodgkins, before he
leaves for service returned to Roches-
ter TueNday. Miss Hazel Hodgkins'
another sister, is also here from Mont
pelier for the same purpose and IS pass.
ing the time with her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. w. @. Hodgkins.-C. J. Stockweii
Is now able to be out after having been
confined to the house for nearly week,
and went to Rochester Tuesday. MRS.
Stockwel1, who has also been ILL., Is
somewhat better. but not able to be out.
The Rev. Reuben Smith, the evan
gelist, who has been in Barre for two
weeks, came this week and held the
first meeting Of two weeks series
Tuesday evening in the Methodist
Church.-George Waters went to Han
cock Monday and will pass the week
there and at Granville before returning
for longer stay with his mother, Mrs.
J. E. French.
The Randolph high and graded
schools held the second drive on war
savings stamp Tuesday, with Principal
Ham presiding. The exercises con-
sisted of songs by the upper grades Of
the graded school, a reading by Wilmer
Angel, a recitation by Howard Spauld-
ing, and talk, on thrift stamps by
Supt. G. w. Patterson. The salute to
the flag closed the exercises. The ex-
rYfN IN
stamps to the younger pupils. Hayden
Gaylord Of this place furnished thrift
cards and a stamp for each pupil under
10 years of age The first year high
school class has 92h per cent. holding
stamps. They have bought $3.50 worth
already. The fifth, sixth, and eighth
grades have been enrolled as Red Cross
auxiliaries. with 100 per cent. member
ship in each grade.-Miss Marion Bull
lard. former matron of the sanitarium,
has been called by the Red Cross into
service, although her location is not
yet known. Miss Florence Judd, an
other sanitarium nurse, has also been
called to New York. and Miss Belle
Jackson graduate nurse from the
same institution. will leave for North
Carolina to-day. Others expect to fol-
law about June /, having made their
application for that date.-Mrs. Laura
Cushman. who has the charge Of the
surgical dressing work in town. has
gone to Boston for few days.-Mss
Anna Coughlin, after a three weeks
stay in town will. Mrs c, 8. Booth
left Wednesday for Barnard.-Oliver
Hood and daughter, Mrs. Robert Field
ers, came from South Royalton We'd
nesday for short stay.-Henry Hatch
who went in the fall to France and
has been in the hospital there Ill with
pneumonia. Is expected home as soon
as he is able to take the journey. II
Is not known whether he will be grant.
ed furlough or discharged, as he Il
yet in poor health.-John Oney, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Oney of this place
but living at Roxbury, has been &C.
cepted for service.-Mrs. Harry Chase
went to Boston Wednesday to meet hel
husband, who now has employment II
the city. 1t is expected that she will
be absent a week or more.-Evangelis
Reuben Smith began series of meet
ings at the Methodist Church Tuesda,
night.