Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
WATERBURY

w "A OASDOAS
The funeral of DR. George c. Wash
burne was held at his late home. III
Rev. George II. Locke officiating Amorj
those present from out of town wei
his sister, Mrs. D., X. Wheatley. an
nephew, Walter Washburne, of Mon|
pelier. and his daughter and husband
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lord Of Burlington.
News Of the death of Chester o. Turnd
was heard with sorrow by former friend
and relatives. He was born in Duxbur
| nearly 70 years ago the son Of Lyma
and Betsey CBruce) Turner. He is sui
vived by his widow, who was Hanna
Flint and one daughter, Avis Turner. TT
funeral in the church at Middlesex I'd
day at one O'Clock with burial in Sout
Duxbury.
At the concert at the Methodist Epis
copal Church Thursday evening a
organ and piano duet was rendered b
Mrs. D. w. Cooley and Mrs. W. d
Boicourt in place Of two numbers o
the program which had to be omitted
After the commencement exercises a
the opera house Friday evening TIL
class, the parents, members of nh
school board and faculty were enter
tanned by Mr. and Mrs. II. F.. Gray a
Gray Lawn Farms. An Informal recer
ton was held Commencement guest
at Gray Lawn We're Mr.. and Mrs
Maurice Gray of Westfeld, Ivan Burn
ham and Miss Laura Burnham of Nor
risville and Roy Shattuck of Burlington
Miss Lestina Bidwell has gone 70 Sil
yer Bay, where she is the delegate fror
! the women of Syracuse University to TIL
Y. w. C. A. conference Of the college
east of the Mississippi. and Mrs
Robert Palmer and daughter, Anna, d
East Milton, Mass, Mrs. Powell an
Ray Powell of Post Mills and Madar
Palmer were dinner guests of Mr.. an
Mrs. Edwin F. Palmer Friday in Dux
bury.-News that Miss Lena Carpente,
daughter of Franklin Carpenter who ha
been Red Cross nurse overseas, ha
arrived safely in New York, has bee
received by her family and friends.
DIR. Barnes of Burlington preached a
able sermon at the Congregational Churc
Sunday.-Mrs. w. L. Boicourt supple
for Mrs. d. w Cooley at the Methods
Church Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Edwar
S. Frary and Miss Eleanor Frary an
Mrs. Bessie Frary Whittle spent III
weekend at the Waterbury Inn an
called upon friends. Mr. Frary came a
this time to attend commencement a
the University of Vermont-Mrs. w. |
Harcourt, who has been with relative
on Crossett Hill since her arrival here
is now with her niece. Mrs. Edwin +
Palmer.-Miss Ruth Myhebert of Procto
is guest of Miss Ruth Graves the youn
ladies being classmates at simmons col
lege.-Among those recently returne
from overseas is Lieut.. Eric Graves, 50
of MIR, and Mrs. 4. II, Graves Lieutenan
Graves has been In the service two an
one-half years, twenty-five months acros
and received his discharge at Cam
Devens. He was IN Company &. l4t
Machine Gun Battalion and was in tiv
of the large battles. Although seve
months on the firing line he did not re
ceive amy serious wounds, his nospita
experience being because OF Illness. h
will remain al home for time. lie
the last of the DuXbury boys who wen
overseas TO return-Alss Annie Doroth
Palmer, who since commencement wee
at Lyndon Institute has been campu
with a party of friends AZ Mirror LAX
| Pond, Lyme, y. H., returned home Satul
day night.
The annual meeting of the Red eros
viii he held in Library hall June 81
This is an important meeting. A.
knitted articles mus: he in. Ladie
will get their aprons-Prayer mcetin
will he omitted at the Congregatio iona
Church this evening,-Friday evenin
in the town hall in DuNhury, the play
The Trials of a Hostess" will be give
by the people from the Center Thi
is open to the public and will be fol
lowed by promenade and social time