Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-22
Rutland County
BRANDON

The baseball pame which was to have
been played Saturday afternoon on Wins
lows Held between the local high and the
Middlebury high school team was called
Off on account of rain.-The Rev. w. V.
Berg of Philadelphia Is spending few
days at his camp in Goshen.-E. il. Flet-
cher has received a telegram from his
son. Walter Fletcher. stating that he had
arrived in New York city from overseas
Mr.. and Mrs. William Doud of Rutland
visited friends in town Saturday.-The
Rev. Walter Thorpe has returned from
New York city, where he has been spend
Ing several days-The amount subscribed
In Brandon for the Victory Liberty Loan
was $70,300.-The third and fourth degrees
were conferred on class of candidates by
Neshobe Grange last Saturday evening.
after which banquet was served.
1t is practically assured now that all
of the blocks burned in the recent hre
here Will be rebuilt as soon as POSI-
BILE Already men are at work clear
ing away the ruins of the SeVery
block and the Prime block The Col
Inns block has been repaired. so that
Mr.. Collins has moved his book and
stationery store back to it's old quar-
ters.-Iamcs r.. Leonard, assistant
cashier in the Brandon National
bank, is having weeks vacation.
Charles Tennien. owner of the
Park theatre, has purchased the
Walker property which was destroyed
by the recent fire and expects to erect
an up-to date block on the site. One
part of the building will be made into
an up-to- date motion picture theatre
Frank T.. Evans. who had been In
failing health for some time, died
Wednesday morning at about $3.50
o'clock at his home on Pearl street
He was IS years old. He was born
in Boston and lived there until siS
years ago, when he retired from active
business and moved to Brandon. He
was employed as discount clerk fol
over 80 years by the Walworth Man
ufacturing company of Boston. He
was a member of the Episcopal Church
Of this town est. ThomasD and was
for many years cross bearer of thu
Church of the Advent in Boston. HI
had no relatives nearer than niece'
and nephews. The funeral service!
will be held at the house Thursday eve
ming at eight o'clock and the buria
will be in Forest Hill cemetery il
Boston Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
There will be meeting of Silve
Lake Lodge, *. of p, this evening a
eight o'clock. The rank of page will
be conferred on a class of candidates
Miss Helen Dickerson has accepted
| a position at Mrs. Larock's store
Mrs. S. w. Hilton and daughter. Eve
| Ign, have returned from Ayers Cliff
Can. where they have been vistin,
relatives for several days.-Mrs. Ellio
Hack is passing the week in Green
| field and Springfield. Mass. and Will
] there will attend the Enrico Carus
concert.-Wed was visiting da
at the high school. In the Afternoon
| the ent-Teacher association held
meeting in the gymnasium. Tea wa
|served.-The Rev. Walter Thorpe, pas
tor of the Congregational Church. /
attending the Vermont Congregations
| conference. being held at Essex juno
| ton this week.-A number of the mem
bers of c. j. Ormsbee Post, g. A. X
are attending the annual G.. A. F
encampment being held in Rutland tni
week.-W. II. Tarble has sold tn
George W. Gibson farm north of tn
village to Herbert w. Sprague of NJ
jChittenden for IS 500.-Frank Butte
and Allen Clifford passed Wednesda
in Burlington.-GeorGe II. Mcleod ha
returned to Hardwick after visitin
relatives here.