Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-20

W. T.. harvey OF botnei tne rev. JOnn
smith Lowe, d. D. general superintendent
II Universalist Churches in the United
States and the Rev. George F. Fortier.
N Vermont.
THIS AND THAT
Rutiands grand list amounts to sll3,-
1876.
Barrels war chest fund may reach
10000.
Tag day Saturday netted $500 for the
rest room.
Prin. Guy w. Powers Of the Saxton's
River Junior high school has resigned.
Ralph M. Hubbell, a lifelong resident
and merchant of wolcott. Is dead.
wallingford is raising money for war
chest.
The Putnam Memorial hospital at BEN
nington opened for patients June 10.
Mrs. Fisher. 90, the oldest person in
Chester. fell recently and was injured.
Thirteen Italians Of Hardwick have
been held for alleged violation of the
liquor laws.
The grand list of Bennington is $eo.02s74.
an increase of nearly 5000 over a year
ago.
The Sunday schools of Barre united
Sunday in a community patriotic gather
ing.
Edward B. Jackson, an elderly man,
has disappeared from his daughters
home in Barre.
A series of band concerts has been
assured for Brattleboro. the board of
trade committee pledging $500.
Miss Clara Manning Of Bethel broke
one arm when the machine she was
driving struck sand and turned over.
Miss D. NJ. Mower Of Mohawk, n. j..
IL to direct the playground at Bellows
Falls this summer. beginning July l.
The net profits Of the Rutland high
school fair held for the benefit Of the
Athletic association were $254.35
e. e. Kingsbury has been appointed
chairman for Bolton in the war savings
stamp drive during the week of June "a
Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Phelps of Yves,
Brattleboro observed their golden wed
ding June 10.
Sixty-five entries have been received fol
the weat growing contest of the RUTLAND
County Farm Bureau.
| Junior Rutland county farm burea,
has been formed, Leon r. Smith Of Pitts
I ford being employed as leader.
Senator M. @. Morse Of Hardwick, WIN
left Saturday for Y. NJ. c. A. war worl
overseas, was given a farewell supper b,
friends.
Mills H. Wyman of Pittsfield is be
ing sued by the Meigs Pulpwood com
pany for $4,000 damages for allege
breaking Of contract.
Miss Helen l.. Perkins has resigne
as organist Of the Methodist Church
Rutland, to accept similar positio
at Trinity Church, Shelburne.
The four-year-old daughter of Harol
Currier Of Island Pond fell from the rur
ming board Of her fathers machine an
was run over, the car breaking her leg
When A. C. Ainsworth of Cabot ra
his second finger on the left hand int
the cog wheels of a planer he injured
so 1t had to be amputated.
The license fee of the Grand theatl
In Bellows Falls has been reduced fro
$500 to $500 per year. The receipts Of Il
theatre last year were $21,210.6S.
F. T. Slack of Rutland escaped fro
the Brattleboro Retreat by tearing
sheet into strips, removing the gratir
from his window and letting himself dow
from the third story.
The Salisbury Furniture company
Randolph has won $1,000 verdict in l
suit against the Eureka Lumber compar
:, in Orange county court, the plant
alleging it was never able to secure lur
Der contracted for.
Merritt F. Burgess. one OF the fir
y Bennington men to Join the nation
army. has been given an honorah
discharge because Of an injury to o.
. knee.
Corporal w. W. Garfield OF st. John
bury, writes that he has recover
= from shell shock and is back in t
!, trenches after three weeks In no
pital.
. The Rev. G. F. Crawford. former
pastor of the Methodist Churches
- Moretown, Johnson and Randolph.
;. now at Middlesex, N Y. On June
:. his parish tenered him reception a
- donation in recognition OF the 10th a
q niversary of his marriage
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