Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18

lotte.--Alderman w. II. Norton attended
the funeral of Mrs. Hines at Bridport
Saturday. Blanchard has
resigned his position as janitor at the
city hall.
The annual meeting of the Robinson Ii
bray association was held April IL at the
home of Mrs. Jacob Kiral and the follow
Ing officers were elected: President. Mrs.
j. o. Walker; vice-president, Mrs. burt
Parker; secretary Miss Marion Parker;
treasurer, Mrs. Frank Keys-Charles
Waters has returned to Worcester, Mass,
after q weeks visit to his mother, Mrs.
Mary Watters.-Mr and Mrs. w. c. Foote
spent Sunday with Mrs. J. M. Burke OF
Observation-Disclosures Levi Brown left
Monday on business trip to Chateau
gay, N. Y.-Captain George w. Stone,
| commander of Co. ID, list Vermont volun-
! teer militia has received orders from the
adjutant generals office authorizing him
| to enlist men in the volunteer militia from
the age of IS to Fl. AS there are only I'VE
vacancies in Co. ID it is expected that
they will promptly be fllled.-Rev. w. II.
| Mullholland will not attend the meeting
of the Troy conference this year.-Dr.
Ralph Deyoe who went with the last lot OF
conscripts to Camp Devens, is Ill at the
base hospital.-Paul Yattaw. driver for
ordered to report for military service April
29--Gcorgc Thomas has returned from
bridgeport, Conn. where he has been
spending the INVERTEBRATES Lavalley
has resigned his position bus driver at
the Stevens House and accepted similar
one at the Norton House Lee Wander
hoof has taken Mr.. Lavalleys place at
the Stevens House.-Miss Maude Russell
has gone to the Mary Fletcher hospital
to take a course in training as
nurse.-Danel Carroll has returned from
Granville, N. Y, where he was called
to attend the funeral of a cousin.
Mrs. S. +. Cooley. VINO recently UNDER
went an operation at a hospital in Brook
Ign, N. Y, has arrived at the home of her
father, Henry T.. Allen.-,Iames Baker.
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Dus-
tin NJ. Barrows, has returned to Wor-
cester Mass-Miss Grace L. Kingsland Of
Montpelier spent the weekend with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Kingsland.
The senors and juniors of the Ver-
| gennes high school are rehearsing a play
to be given commencement week.-E. A.
Lee has been called from Bristol to care
for his daughter, Miss Helen, who is
| i'll with pneumonia at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard King-News has been
received here of the death at n hospital
in New York city of Mrs John Perkins,
a former resident. Mr.. Perkins was a for
mer proprietor of the Wheeler House and
the American House of Vergennes. Mrs.
| Perkins is survived by two daughters, a
brother and several sisters among them
being Mrs Cornelius Jarvis of this place.
"A. n. Dickinson Of Troy, N. Y, visited
friends here yesterday.-Mss Anna
LcBoeuf has returned from Addison
Royal Plant, who went to Camp Devens
last fall, has been promoted to sergeant
in the quartermaster's department.
| Cottage prayer meetings in connection
with the evangelistic services being held
| at the Congregational Church will be held
Friday morning at ten o'clock as follows
Main street. Methodist parsonage. leader
Mrs William L. Cotey South Main street
at Mrs. Richard MacDougars, leader. the
Rev. w. H. Mulholland; Water street, a,
Mrs. w. A. Dalrymples. leader, the Rev
William Laughton; at Mrs. Graves. lead
err, Richard G. Woodbridge. There will
be an all-day service to-day at the church
beginning at ten o'clock. The speakers
from away will be the Rev. w. A
Dawson, d. D., Of Burlington and tn,
will be served at noon.-Miss Mary Tap
pan. former resident. who has beef
residing in Poughkeepsie. N. Y. calle
on friends here Tuesday on her way t
Seattle. Wash.-Mrs. F. w. Flagg /
spending several days n Burlington wit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sturte
vant-Mrs. Jennie Plant has returne
from a months visit at Aver. Worceste
and Lowell. Mass.-Alderman w. H
Norton, Bartholomew Casey and FRAN
! NJ. Warner visited in Burlington yester
day.-A special meeting of the board O
common council was held Tuesday eve
n.rg.-R!cha-d Eo:ce has returned I
Matawan, n. j., after . visit to friend
il. this section.-John Gelbo OF Hur,iagto
is visiting Matthew Tatro.-Miss Deli
Tatro has returned from n two week.
visit to Matawan. N. j., and New Yor
city.-Capt. George w. Stone has bee
appointed licensing agent for explosives |
the place of Luman c. Segar, deceased.