Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-06
Rutland County
BRANDON

The girls basketball team of the local
high school defeated the girls basket
ball team from Ticonderoga, n. Y. Fri
day evening in the high school gymnas-
ium, the score being 20 to .. The line
up was as follows: For Brandon, |. f.
C. Johnson; r. f. II. Sheehan; C. II. Dick
inson: l. e. n. johnson; +. g. y. Tennien;
for Ticonderoga, |. f. b. Haven r. f.
A. Bates: C. E. Bryan; |. G. 7. Bolton;
+. g. p. Nash.--Daniel Fay has resigned
his position as rural mail carrier. which
he has held for number of years. Sub
stitute Carrier c. J. Braley will take
his route until an examination is held
to fill the vacancy.-The high school bas-
ketball team went Saturday to Wnooski
where it played the Winooski high school
at the Post gymnasium at Fort Ethan
Allen Saturday evening.-Company c,
V. V. NJ, will present the picture, IT'LL
Come Back to YOU" at the town hay
Wednesday evening, March R.-Miss
Marie Reed of Pittsford spent Satur-
day and Sunday as the guest of Miss
Catherine June.-Neshobe Grange con-
ferred the third and fourth degrees on
a class of candidates last Saturday eve
ming, after which refreshments were
served. Miss Ruby Macarthur, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. julius Near
thur, and Joseph Peabody. both of this
town were married Saturday morning
at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev.
L. D. Keller. They left on the flyer
for Boston and vicinity. where they will
spend their honeymoon, after which
they will reside in Brandon, where Mr..
Peabody ownes a large farm.
The annual meeting of district No. Z,
knights of Pythias comprising the fol-
lowing lodges. Vermont No. | of Rut-
land. otter Creek No. SO of Middlebury,
Pierpoint No. 81 of Vergennes, and Sill
yer Lake No. 40 of Brandon, will be
held this evening in the Castle
hall Of Silver Lake Lodge. Supper will
be served at six o'clock by Silver
Lake Lodge. The rank of page will
be conferred on class of candidates
by the officers of Silver Lake Lodge
and the rank of knight will be con-
ferred on a large class of candidates
The degree team from Vermont Lodge
No. l of Rutland, Grand Chancellor
Miner, of Rutland. will be present and
number of other grand lodge Off
GERS will be present from different
parts of the State.-A daughter was born
last Friday to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Barrett OF carver StTetl.-hl. anu MI y,
f. u. Lamphere have received word
that their son. Emmett Lamphere, has
arrived from overseas at Newport
News. Va. He is a member of the 64th
Coast Artillery. He expects to receive
his discharge and return home soon
Herbert A. Durgey has returned tc
Rutland, after visiting his father, O
A. Durgey.-M. p. Brown has leased
the Field place on Carver street and
will move there from the Smith place
which was recently sold to Mrs. Nellie
Ketcham.-Miss Marie Reed has re.
turned to her home in Pittsford, after
visiting Miss Catherine June-The
Brandon high school basketball team
was defeated at the gymnasium at Fort
Ethan Allen last Saturday evening by
the Winooski high school team, the
score being So to al A return game
will be played hero In few days
The annual town meeting passed off in
| a quiet manner. The meeting was called
to order by Moderator John s. Buttles
and the warning read. Mr.. Buttles was
again elected moderator, S. W. Jones
was elected clerk. Il. C. Spooner lister
for three years, George w. Leonard was
elected selectman. defeating r. II. Ris
ing, whose term expired and who was
trying for reelection. Two ballots wer,
necessary for a choice of road commits
sioner. t. j. Griffin winning the election
| over~volney Baker and William Walsh
/ Charles II. Churchill was elected poo
master by unanimous vote; l.. +
Nichols was reelected constable agains
w. II. Tarble; treasurer, Walter f
Scott; auditor for three years, f. w
Briggs town agent. f, H. Harrington
trustee public money, w. +. Scott; tire,
warden, II. II. Johnson. There. wer,
quite a number OF women who took ad
vantage of their right to vote 1t wa
voted to exempt the Backus Heater 4
Foundry Co. from taxation for "A pei 10,
Of FIVE years. The article in the warn
ing, to purchase the Adam Center grave
pit, was voted down. A tax of $l.3O wa
| voted with a discount of four per cent
| II paid on or before October % A ia,
of 500 was voted for schools outside o
| the village. The sum of $500 was vote,
the Free Public library; 500 for the oh
servance of Memorial day. $3.50 for tn
Brandon Concert band. The license vot
was: yes l4s, no l6i.
There will be a basketball game thi
evening In the high school gymnasium
between the high school team and tn
IAN Sweed" team of Proctor-Followin
the morning service Sunday at the Bap