Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-02

Sunday evening at GAS: leader. Miss Car
rie Damon.--New Years day passed off
quietly here. All places of business
were closed during the day and the post
office was open on the usual holiday
hours.-Miss Margaret Forest, who has
been in town for two weeks to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Forest, has
returned to Hartford, Conn.--There was a
largely attended meeting of the woman 8
Federated club under the direction of
the Century department, at the Sigma
Kappa rooms Wednesday evening.--The
annual meeting of otter Creek Lodge,
No. 80, X. of p, will be held Friday
evening.
VERGENNES
Miss Cornelia Wheeler Joselyn died
Wednesday after lingering Illness
aged about SO years. she was born IN
Vergennes, the daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs william and Mary
(Wheeler) Joselyn and with the ex-
ception of a few years residence In
Ferrisburg has passed her life in YER
Gennes. She has been a lifelong mem-
Der of the VerEennes Congregational
Church. She is survived by two broth
ers, Frederick Joselyn of Phoenix
Arizona, and William Jocelyn, also of
Arizona. ~
At the annual meeting of the Yer
gennes Baptist Church the follow ing Off :
GERS were elected: Clerk, Mrs. W. A.
Dalrymple; collector and treasurer, w. ID.
Woodman auditors, Harvey Ketchann and
w. Jodoin; Sunday school superintendent,
the Rev. William Laughton deacon for
four years Thomas V. Kierstead; presl-
dent of the Young Peoples society, Miss
Lois Fs<e; deaconesses, Mrs. Henry
Foote, Mrs. w. y. Woodman, Mrs. r. V.
Kierstead and Mrs. w. A. Dalrymple
missionary com nittee. Miss Rose Bur
roughs, Miss Al re Hawkins Mrs. Karl
Field and Mrs. lillian Laughton; music
committee, w. H. Woodman S. C. Mac
cabce, Miss Louise Woodman and Stuart
Cotey; social committee, Mrs. Herbert A.
Burroughs, Mrs. Karl Field, w. l.. Cotey
and Karl Field; organist. Miss Louise
Woodman; ushers, r. V. Kiorstead
George Austin, Karl Field and l.. c.
Cotey: trustees, Harvey Ketcham, w.
Jodoin Karl Field, Mrs. W. "A. Dali
rympe and w. d. Woodman; Solicitors,
T, V. Kierstead. George Austin, w. L.
Cotey and w. Jodoin; standing commit
tee, the deacons, Mrs. W. l.. C,otey and
Mrs. II. A. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lodge
No. 81 Knights of Pythias, held it's an
nual meeting Friday evening and elected
officers for the coming year as follows
Chancellor commander, Levi III. Brown
vice chancellor, Joseph r. MorItany; pre-
late, Carl b. Brownell; master Of work
DIR. Frank NJ. Rogers; mast er-at- arms
George r. Slack; master at -eXchequer
Arthur w. Norton; master of finance
A. S. Haven; keeper of records and seals
Guy a. Beach .-Wilfred j. Stone re-
turned Sunday to New York CITY aftcl
a visit to his parents, MI. and Mrs
George +. Stone.--Lleut. William Mid
debroot, stationed at New York, wa:
called here Saturday by the death of hi
mother, Mrs. Annie NJ. Middlebrooli. -
At the annual meeting of Nergenne
Lodge, No. lis, New England order o
Protection. held Friday evening officers
were elected as follows: Warden. Georg'
Chilson; vice warden, o. A. Smith; secre
tary and financial secretary, c. 7. S
Pierce; treasurer. T. Neville; chaplain
r. l.. K!ngsland; guide, w. j. McCuen
guardian, Thomas Mack; sentinel w. Fl
Adams, ST.; trustee for three years, T
Neville. The board of trustees are r. L
Kingsland, chairman Thomas Mack an'
T Neville.--Mrs. Eble and Miss Clar;
Goodere, who were called here by tn
death of their father. II. +. Goodere
have returned to their respective homes
in Chicago and Cambrf ge. Mass.-Mrs
w. d. Smith of Burlington has beel
visiting friends here for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Selden, who hav
been passing a few days with Mrs. Sci
denis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Lee
returned Saturday to Bristol.
Capt. Charles Aiken Hoffnagle die
Saturday afternoon at his home on Sout
Water street in the 18th year of his age
He was born in Willsboro, n. y, Novem
Der %, 1871, the son of Samuel and Mar
CAiken) Hoffnagle. lie came to Yer
gcnnes in March, 1866, and took comman
of a boat that Piled between here an
New York. Later for a number G
years he was captain of the steamboa
Curlew that piled between here and West
port, n. Y. For IS years he was 81
perintendent of the pump house of thi
| ctys works and water commissioner
| In 1878 he was married to Miss EliZabet
Plude of Vergennes, who, with one sol
| Robert 5. of New York: two daughters
| Mrs Rose Townsend of Philadelphia an
Miss Blanche Hoffnagle: and two graz
children, Donald II. and Frances M
Townsend of Vcrgennes survive hin
| He was a member of Dorchester Lodg
No. 1, A. F.. and A. NJ. The funeral wa
| held Tuesday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rich
ard Booth died Friday evening at n
home in Ferrisburg. aged 40 years. II
was born in Ferrisburg october II, 1877
the son of Richard and Carrie (Barne!
Booth. He had been town treasurer fc
IL years. June 90 1906, he was Marie
| to Susanna Merritt at Millbrook. N.
Besides wife he is survived by tw
daughters, the Misses Lucy and Rache
and his parents-Miss Marcelline Lasi
way, who has been passing the vacatio
| season with her mother, Mrs. ThOma
Agan, has returned to Evansville, N. Y
and resumed Ter duties as teacher
the high school.-Mrs. George w. Stor
has returned from the Physicians an
, Surgeons hospital at Plattsburgh, n.
where she underwent an operation fe
weeks ago.-Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stor
of Mddlebury visited the formers pa
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George T.. Stone. SUI
day.-The funeral of Mrs. Annie \
Clark Middlebrook, widow of Theophil'
G. Mddlebrook, was held Sunday afte
noon at the house, the Rev. w. S. Mu
holland officiating. The bearers we
Walter c., William r. and George
Middlebrook, and DR.. w. l.. Clark. Burr
was made in the family lot in the Ca
penter cemetery at Monkton. The +
neral was largely attended. MIS-. MI
dlebrook was born February q. 1860.
Westport, n. Y, the daughter of AarC
and Harriet Clark She first came
Vergennes In 1881 and taught in the brit
school house on the west side of the riv
for year or more, her brother, u
Rev Aaron B. Clark, then being prime
| nal of the Verpennes high school, O