Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
orange County.
RANDOLPH

William Mayo, who formerly lived in
town and who enlisted and went across,
serving until the close of the war, went
to a rest camp and soon after was taken
i'll with pneumonia and died there. Mr.
Mayo had been very faithful and cour
ageous soldier in the war, twice having
been cited for bravery In action. He IL
survived by four sisters, Florence, now
Mrs Robert Wood of st. Adams, Ethel
Mayo. who is assistant at the Warner
home in that city, Marion, who is EN-.
ployed in the hospital at St. Adams. and
Clara. who is employed in Burlington;
and by a brother Fred, small boy. who
is with his sister in the Warner home at
St. Adams. The family is we'll known
here and has the sympathy of all. The
parents are not living, having died when
the youngest child was an infant.
Miss Maude Bracket of Pittsfield. Me,
is the guest of DR.. and Mrs. f. a. Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.. Jones and daugh-
ter Zepherine left Saturday on their way
to their home in Davenport, Ia. after
a three weeks stay here with Mrs. E. A.
Heath.-Mrs. John Oney of RoXbury was
in town Saturday, the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Oney.-Chester Hood of
South Royalton was in town on business
Saturday.-Mrs. Arthur Hunter of Wind
A. A. Chadwick. returned TO Windsor
Saturday.-Mrs. Leonard and her daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Leonard of Stockbrdge.
came Saturday to see their son and
brother. William Leonard, who is at the
sanitarium for treatment to an injured
eye, received while he was assisting his
father in the woods.-Mr. and Mrs. G. J.
Stockwell after a few days in Rochester
returned Friday.-Chares Wood is criti-
cally i'll at the sanitarium, with no i'm
mediate prospect of Improvement Mr..
Wood who Is the teacher of music in the
Brattleboro high and graded schools,
came home to pass Christmas with his
family, and not having been well for
a time. consulted DR.. Clifford. Il was
thought that the only alternative was
an operation, to which he submitted on
Friday 1t is understood that the con-
ditions were unfavorable, and he is now
| in a critical state. His sister, Mrs. Alon-
| 20 Emery, came from Washington, d. c.
where she was passing the winter. She
| Is with the wife and daughter of Mr..
| Wood, who live on the Highlands, near
| the sanitarium. Mr.. Wood was a former
| resident here and from his early boy
| hood has been well known in this vi.
| cinity.
! summary Of the report of Supt G.
| w. Patterson on the work of the Green
| Mountain Guard in this district as given
| to the extension service of the University
| of Vermont shows that the school chill
dren produced 4.250 worth of food prod
ucts, and put up over 500 worth of canned
goods. The girls in baking clubs made
| 5SS bakings. The sewing girls made
| nearly 100 articles. The value of the
boys work on the farms is given at 5000.
l A foxr 90 Ina 1i,,sv I,oIx
value $500; garden products, 500; poultry
products. sS25; potatoes, 800: corn, $685.:
pork, $500 The Randolph town schools
| furnish 20 per cent of the school popua-
ton OF the district and they put up nearly
| 100 per cent. of the canned goods 70 per
| cent. of the number of sewed articles, and
| 65 per cent of the bakings. This interest
| In domestic science is attributed to the
| effects of the junior high school and the
| present work in the grades in domestic
| science at the Center. The last season
| was a very discouraglng one for the
children as the frosts destroyed many of
| the gardens. The season was the poor
est growing season in many years.-The
| Women's Relief Corps held a very enjoy
able meeting on Saturday night with a
good attendance. The following officers
were installed by Mrs May Goodwin.
President. Mrs. Clara Ketchum: senior
, vice-president. Mrs. Clara Averill; jun
Tor vice-president Mrs. Mary Jerd; chap
lain, Mrs. Josie Hodgkins; conductress,
Mrs. Mabel Williams; treasurer, Mrs Ella
Bruce; guard, Mrs. Kate Holman; Sec
rotary. Mrs, Louise Holman; patriotic
instructor. Mrs. Martha williams; press
correspondent. Mrs. Emma Greene; mu-
sician. Mrs. Martha Chase first color
bearer. Miss Della Chandler second, Mrs.
Laura Luce; third Miss Nellie Dumas
fourth, Miss Mabel Guyette assistant
conductress, Mrs, Ethel Seaver; assist
ant guard. Mrs. Lottie Clough; delegate,
Mrs, Ada Carr; alternate, Mrs. Kate Hol-
man. The retiring president was pre-
sented with beautiful bouquet of car
nations and heliotrope by the incom-
ing president as a token of appreciation
for her three years work as president of
the corps. Two candidates were initiated
( and one member was reinstated. Refresh
ments were served and the evening will
be remembered as delightful OCCASION
On Saturday evening the U. S. Grant
Post installed it's officers as follows
Commander r. IL. Kethcum; senior vice
, commander, Il. y. Rising; junior vice
commander, George Smith chaplain, II
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