Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-02
Rutland County.
BRANDON


Fred E. Backus arrived in town Fri.
day and will reopen the Backus plant sit
uated near the depot. which has been
shut down for two years. Mr. Backus
has organized a new company with a
Massachusetts franchise and will reopen
the Backus Manufacturing plaut organ
lied many years ago by his father, O. s.
Backus. The company will manufac-
ture the heaters of the Backus patent
such as were made here for Il number
of years, and they also will sell iron cast
ings of different kinds. for which there
is a large demand. They expect 20 run
the factory to its capacity. Mr.. Backus
has made his Headquarters in Boston for
a few years.
Mark King Is moving his family 10 Rut-
land, whore he has employment in the
Stearns store.-Mss Hazel King Of Proc
tor has been engaged to teach the gram
mar school at Forestdale.-Mr and Mrs.
Scott Hammond have gone to Melrose
Highlands Mass, to visit Mrs Ham
monds parents, Mr. and Mrs David NJ
Tobey.-Corp. John Chandler of Company
F. 9th Infantry, who has been visiting
his father, David Chandler for a few
days, returned Monday to his regiment
at Nitro, w Va.-Word has been received
of the death in Rutland Sunday of
Henry Bride, a former resident here,
after few days illness with influenza
He was &c years old and is survived by
his son, Julius Bride, and two other
sons, Robert w. Bride of Sanford. Me,
and Fl. L. Bride of Rutland, and one
daughter. Mrs. anna NJ. Lavoice OF
Holyoke, Mass.-Word has been received
of the death of Frank Howard a former
resident here, who died a. his home in
New York city last Thursday The body
was brought here for burial in Pine
Hill cemetery Tuesday morning -Word
has been received of the death at the
Soldiers Home in Remington of Isaac
Raymond a former resident here. The
body was brought on the II. as o'clock
train Tuesday morning and burial was
in Orwell cemetery.-Mr. and Mrs. F.
r. Barker left Monday for Port Orange.
ker left Monday for Port Orange, Fla,
Fla, where they will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lewis returned
Monday from West Rutland. where they
spent a few days with Mrs. Lewis par
ents
Charles Tennen, Jr., died at his home
on River street Monday evening after
few days Illness with pneumonia. He
was 26 years old. Mr. Tennien had been
clerk in the local postoffice for eight
years. Besides his wife, he is survived
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Tennien; three brothers. Thomas of tt
conderoga, n. Y, Robert and Jame&eAl
this town; and two sisters, Mrs,. sAT66a
Hamilton and Miss Mary Tens6kS q thfs
town. The funeral will HkrhefdSH n,
Marys Church ThursdsEs8~n$hS Is Av1
O'Clock. Burial w,.sfe Sn,Sa. oN}arss
cemetery. Thss%S SEES r SAf ~!
of1fcis tie BrxioA. 2 .s1ds SOC 8tAn'< ana
Mrs. W H. sNos, sotusS Monday eve
ming from Camp Devehs, where he ar
rived a few days ago from France. Mr.
Ssco is the first Brandon boy to return
from overseas.-The body Of Frank
b. Howard, who died in New York
city Thursday, was brought here on
the 11:45 O'Clock train Tuesday. Burial
was in Pine Hill cemetery. The bearers
We're s w. Jones A. H. Gipson, w. T
Smith and F. E. Chandler. The Rev.
W. T. Weston officiated at the grave
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Moore of the Bran
don Inn gave a dancing party Monday
evening to tho young peoule.-Robert
| Selby, who has been visiting his fam
| lily here for several days. has returned
| to New York city.--The Red Cross rooms
| in the Hortonia Power cornpany's block
will be open Thursday afternoon.-The
Rev. Walter Thorpe entertained the in
! mates of the State School for Feeble
| Minded Children last Saturday evening
with moving pictures.-Mrs. Mary Bar
Der, widow of j. d. Barber, died Tuesday
afternoon at 80 o'clock at her home
on River street after long illness. She
was rs years old and is survived by one
| daughter, Mrs. II. c. Spaulding, and
two sons, Charles of Rutland and Marcel
of this town.