Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-25


though not up to the average as n whole
II may be said the potato crop of this
region will be inferior In quality and
short In quantity. Edward Bowker and
II. N. Lamere of Ludlow arrived in Mid
dlebury Tuesday and have gone to the
mountain towns in the east part TO make
advance preparations for getting out
large number Of Christmas trees for ship
ment to the larger cities
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Lapham Of Crown
Point, N. Y. are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom O'Bryan for a
few days.-The ladies of East Middlebury
will hold dance in the Good Templars
hall Friday evening and the funds de-
rived from the same will be for the
benefit of he Prospect cemetery fund.
A lunch will be served and good music
has been secured for the affair. Pre-
vious to this there will be an address by
Prof. Raymond Mcfarland on THE
League of Nations" and there also will
be a drill by some of the young ladies
of the hamlet.-lIenry Jero has gone to
the Fanny Allen hospital, where he will
undergo an operation for appendicitis and
gall stones.-fIar Dayton has AIKEN a
position at the Henfeld grocery store
Col. James NJ. Tracy, who went to
Columbus, Ohio, to attend the national
meeting of the Grand Army, has not.
as previously stated, returned, but Is
still staying in his native State and is
now with relatives In Canton.Miss Nellie
Nottingham of Shoreham is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Horton l.. Jones.--Ciilbert
Cameron and daughter have returned
from Sudbury, where they have been to
visit relatives.-Mss Nellie Blinn has re-
city.-Mr and Mrs. r. II. Linsley and
daughter, Miss Faith Linsley, who have
for some weeks been visiting in Wal
lingford and Alstead. N. H., have returned
to town.-Lieut. Stanley V. Wright. who
was on he way by auto to irginia for
the purpose OF making airplanc flights
with Lieut.. John J. Lynch of Rutland
at the Virginia State fair in Coving-
ton. has returned to town in consequence
Of the partial destruction of Lynchs ma
chine at Peekskill. N. Y.-Miss Hazel
Ketchum. bookkeeper in the F. A. Evans
store. has returned from Sudbury after
few days there at the home of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Ketchum.-Mr.
and Mrs. Warner II. Dillingham; have
returned to Worcester, Mass. after three
weeks in town.--Thomas Moore has re-
turned after few days in Rutland
Benjamin Devineau of Bridport is in
town.--James Simon. a former resident,
who has been in town on a short visit
with friends. has returned to Hardwick
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bigelow and daugh-
ters. the Misses Irene and Mabel Bige-
low, have returned to Meriden, Conn.
after two weeks in town with relatives.
Hosiery Sale continued to-day and
remainder of the week, 80 per cent dis
count. Big stock. fresh goods for whole
family. Webster d. Barter. My stock
room, 10 Main St., up stairs.-adv.
VERGENNES .
State Fish and Game Warden Herbert
A. Booth reports that in attending to his
duties through the State that the
violators of the fish and game laws are
for most part outsiders and that in gen.
eral the men Of the State respect the
laws.-Mrs. Beulah Wells and Mrs. L. B.
Lee visited their mother and sister, Mrs.
j. Brazelton. at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital Tuesday. where she Is recovering
from an operation for the removal of her
! tonsils-Warren f. Bristol, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Carlton D. Bristol of vergennes,
and brother of Mayor w. S. Bristol. who
has been stationed at Ecully France,
L. -. n. X,
ferred to Constantinople. Turkey, where
he went August /. Mrs. Bristol and three
children did not accompany him but will
remain at Geneva, Switzerland. for the
winter-Robert Russell. who since his
discharge from IS months service in the
U. S. navy. has been at the home Of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Russell.
left Tuesday for Barre to resume his
Stp Mt do
while a student at Vergennes high school
test held at the University of Vermont
which has never been beaten In the State
While at Goddard Seminary before en-
listing in the navy he was prominent in
baseball. football and track work and will
Join the football squad on his arrival at
Goddard.-Mrs. McCloud of Ohio is a
guest at the Stevens House for a few
days while attending to business con-
nected with her farm in Panton. She was
| formerly Mrs. George Pease.-Mrs
Cornne Chaquette Ouelett of Orwell
daughter of Mrs. Peter Jenners, Of Yer.
gennes. and John Laffy of Shoreham were
married Monday at st. Peters Church by
| the pastor. the Rev. l.. A. Vezina,-Mr
and Mrs. J. C. Denison and Mrs. Freeze
of Sharon, Mass. and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| Emory of Kennebunkport. Me-, on ar
automobile trip through the State were
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Observation-Disclosures Levi H. Brown anC
family have returned from an automobile
trip to Cambridge, n. Y.-Ex-Commande,
State Department G. A. r., C. T. S
Pierce, who attended the National
G. A. II. Encampment at Columbus. Ohio
has returned. Mr. Pierce on September i
also attended session of the. Nationa
Anti-Saloon League at Chicago.--Willian
Clark went Tuesday to Burlington tc
enter the University of Vermont.
The Home Missionary society of Yer.
gennes Methodist Episcopal Church
met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
George ID. Middlebrook,-The Misses Ada
and Jennie Bristol of Middlebury spent
the week lend with their sister, Mrs. II
c. Herrick.-Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pot
ter. who have been on a wedding trip to
Maine and Quebec are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Smith, before
going to their home in East Orange, y
J.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roberts ant
daughter, Helen of Burlington We're week
end guests of Mrs Wallace ]. Thompson
Miss Marguerite Renaud. who has beer
spending her vacation with her father
n. j. Renaud. has returned to New Yorl
and resumed her duties as telephone oper
ator in the Altman department store
The Ladies' Aid society of the Vergenne
Methodist Episcopal Church will NEE
Friday afternoon with Mrs. j. B. Emo
Mrs, James Hydson has returned TO Hyde
vile after several weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. l.. Willmarth.-Ma