Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
Washington County
MORETOWN


week in the local Methodist Episcopal
Church. The quota of A775 was over
subscribed by more than $1,000 An inter-
esting fact revealed by the canvass was
that while the church membership totals
50 there were 1O2 subscribers to the CEN
tenary fund. During the same week
the Ladies' Aid society received a gift
of a 1000 Liberty bond, to be known
as the May Smith Ward memorial
fund" The auxiliary of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society also received
Il gift of $1,000 Liberty bond, to be
known as 1.-The May Smith Ward me-
mortal fund" The church received
gift of $500 for parsonage repair fund
and bills to the amount of $160.50 against
the church were cancelled.-Miss Grace
Bullleley of Goddard Seminary faculty
spent the weekend at her home in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Wilcox and chill
dren. Alice and Frederick, have returned
to their home in Greenfield, Mass, after
a brief visit with relatives in town.
They were accompanied by Mrs. S. Will
cox, who has been spending the winter
with Mr.. and Mrs Lanus Wilcox-Ros-
well Child has enlisted in the navy as
an apprentice seaman and gone to
Rhode Island to begin his training Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Flanagan have sold their
farm to the Ward Lumber company.
They have purchased the Isiah Austin
house in the village, where they will re-
s!de.-Mr and Mrs. c. B. McAllister
have gone to Vergennes to resume their
work at the Industrial school.-The young
ladies' class of the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school entertained their mothers
Saturday evening at the home of Mrs
~
Abbott and children, Winston and Isa-
bella, visited relatives in Barre last
week.-John McCarty has moved his
family to the tenement recently vacated
| by Don Fielder-Miss Edna Waldo re-
| turned Saturday from a brief visit at
her home in Williamstown.-Mr. and
| Mrs +. NJ. Goss were in Montpelier
, Saturday.-Mrs. b. S. Newton of Mont
peier visited her sister. Mrs. p. L. Grit
| fifth, recently.-Eugene Nerney and Miss
Jane Foley of Graniteville visited at
p. +. Nerney's Sunday.-Miss May Bat
| ties, who has been nursing in Boston, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. p.
misunderstanding this week the Ward
| Lumber company store will open Tues
, day, Thursday and Saturday evenings
Miss Evelyn Griffith spent the week end
| in Montpelier.--Miss Margaret Goss re-
| turned to Barre Monday to resume her
| studies at Goddard Seminary after
spending the weekend at her home in
| town.-Mrs. j. o. Haskins and Mrs.
Glenna Atkins and children, Breta and
Royal. of Waterbury We're guests of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. r. Child, Sunday.-Dorrance
| Ward, who has been i'll with the measles
at Montpelier Seminary, was able to come
| home on Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. Byron
| Trumbull are visiting Mrs. Trumbull's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Freeman
! Mrs. n. II. Booth was ill last week.
| Ensign Merlin b. Ward, L. S. ~, who
| is now on the reserve list. is guest Of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b. s. Ward.
Corp. Scheley Warren has received his
discharge from Camp Devens and has
returned to town. Mr.. and Mrs. War
| rem will live in Mrs. Ellen Palmer's
house.-Supt. W. B. Lance visited the
village schools Wednesday.