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

The Hon. |. l.. Pearl has returned from
Ardmore. Olkahoma.-J. w. Green, of
Jeffersonville. was in town Friday.-H0w-
ard Waterman was in Burlington Friday
to see DIR. Twitche ll.-Miss Josie Drown
has returned to her position in the bank.
William Walker is more comfortable and
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Miller have gone
to Searsburg to keep a boarding house
for Fred Wood, who has a lumber job
there.-Frank Duval and Mrs. Gladys
Bennett were in Bennington Wednesday.
Il. l.. Pearl installed the officers of Wa
terman Lodge, F. & A. NJ, Thursday
evening. A special meeting was called
for work on May 31.-Mrs. Rollie Sar-
gent has the scarlet fever and the whole
family is quarantined. Madison Sargent
is looking after the farm work.-Miss
Helen Waterman is considered out of
danger from the scarlet fever.
A large number of people gathered
Wednesday May IA in the vestry of the
Congregational Church to pay honor to
our returned soldiers, nine of whom were
present. The room was beautifully de-
corated with greens and flags by Miss
Alice Mcfarland Mrs. LandOn, as one
of the directresses of the ways and mems
society, had charge of the evening. She
was assisted by Mrs Earl WEIGH, Mrs.
Fred Leslie, and Mrs. Arthur Stearns.
The committe deserved the highest praise
for the success of the evening. Follow
ing is the program, after witch cake and
ice cream were served: Chorus, On the
Road to Home Sweet Home: poem, Doris
Elwood. solo. Henry Van Dykes Home
Song, Miss Elliot; chorus. When Johnny
Comes Marching Home; address of well
Top" Walbrdge Fulington: experiences
as driver at the front. Roland Bradford
gas masks. Robert Fuller; short talks
tank service, Erwin Fletcher. artillery.
Bradley Thomas. cavalry. Lieut.. Erie
Holmes. Ernest Mcdonald, and Howard
Hill of the S. A. T. c. navy.
The Parker & Stearns dressing mill and
water mill are shut down for few re-
pairs.-Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fuller of
Portsmouth. \. H., are stopping at Cor
nelius Lonergan's for a few days.-Ear
r. WEIGH was in ST. Johnsbury last week
Mrs. c. w. Whiting and children have
returned from East Fairfield.-Willey
brothers shipped a car OF stock from the
station, Monday.-A J. Pomeroy of East
Fairfield loaded a car of maple sugar
Monday from w. II. Nye, paying %
Genus per pOund-The OfflcerS or johnson
Chapter, O. f. s., were installed Friday
by Past ID. ID. G. p. II. NJ. Maxfeld.-
Miss Lila Whipple. who spent the winter
| in Florida. returned last week by auto
mobile.-There is to be special meeting
| of Johnson Chapter, o. e. s., Thursday,
when the deputies are expected to make
| their annual visitation.
| Albert, son of II. O. Stiles. is the new
| X, f, ID. man on route number three
| Frank Miller and family have returned
| from a visit to his daughter in
White River Junction.-Mr and Mrs.
Ira Jones and daughter. we're in
| Burlington, Tuesday.-D. a, Bar
rows and r. o. Balch were in
| Craftsbury Tuesday.-Mrs. o. b. Landon
The Rev. r. J. Kuntz, pastor of the
Pentecostal Church, will delyer the me-
| mortal sermon at he Opera house next
Sunday.-Roland Bradford has gone to
| Natick Mass, where he has employment.
I-Walbridge, son of the late II. S.
J Burlington, has employment with A. J.
| Saleeby in his store.-H. V. Stearns Mr..
and Mrs Edward Walker Mrs. Emma
| Barrows and Mrs. Carl Stewart attended
the State encampment of S. of V. in Rut-
land the first of the week.-Bertram Hunt,
| who has been discharged from service,
and his mother, visited his father the
| hrst of the week.-Mrs.. j. G. Davis Is
visiting her son, Clarence, in STAFFORD,
Conn, and Mrs. George Briggs in Rut-
| land.