Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-17
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

2Il pace and the els trot. The next
fair will open Tuesday, September .. and
continue till Friday night the 12th.-
Lieut.. r. +. Maher of the United states
rtgular army, who has been on visit
TO- his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Naher, left Saturday for his camp at
tSaele Pass, Texas. He was ac-
chy,,panied as far as Greenfield Mass.
M his father.Mrs. Bertha Edgell of
Bethlehem. n. f.. is present guest or
her sister, Mrs. G. +. Going. Derby L..
doing of the 1C1st field artillery and the
18th division was at home Saturday and
sunday from Camp Devens. He was
met in Boston by his mother. Mrs. c. f..
Going, and Brother. Russell Private
Doing sustained n wound in one Of the
overseas battles.
s-t,f the 2s girl operators in the local
telephone exchange, q went on strike
1r,icsday morning. At ten o'clock in the
forenoon of that day the strikers march
ed-in a body down Main street to knights
Of iPythias hall where a secret meeting
wars held and a second meeting in the
sRme hall was held at four in the after
noon. Wednesday saw the operators in
assembled meetings and as cheerful and
determined as ever. The president of the
local union is Miss r.. A. Marsh. a
former Burlington resident. At five
O'clock on Wednesday afternoon the male
employees of the local telephone ex-
change assembled as a body in the ONCE
akl!Lawyer Raymond Trainor and the
announcement was made that 1t had
geen decided to Join the women opera
tors strike. Thursday morning. All OF
the girl strikers were present at the
meeting of the men employees and the
yathering caused keen interest and
excitement in town.--George Chambers
Of Alberta, Canada was present week
visitor in town.-Frank =. Campbell
general manager Of the international
Paper Cos, mills in Wilder village, lelf
Tuesday for Jacksonville and other
points in Florida, where he will stay for
two or more weeks.--The Connecticut
river has been veritable and muddy
torrent all the week. lis waters have
keen so high as to stop the Wilder paper
iuills because of back water.-Mrs. Mar
Sery Watson Larson returned Tuesday.
from Burlington. where she was the
guest of her classmate, Miss Anna
Ward Mrs Larson attended the annual
initiation of the lambda Chapter of
Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity of the
University of Vermont.A special meet
ing of the Loyal Club will be held in
Gates Memorial library Saturday, the
10Th. at $50 O'Clock, to consider what
action. il any, shall be taken regarding
the circulation of petition appealing to
the license commissioners not to grant
any licenses to sell spiritious liquors il,
the town of Hartford. All members are
urged to attend. Miss Helen Burke. the
II year old daughter of Mrs. Ruth f.
Burke and a patient in the Mary Hitch
cock hospital, Hanover y. H.. is re-
ported as gradually recovering from
pneumonia. White River Camp, Modern
Woodmen Of America. at its meeting on
Wednesday evening received an official
visitation from State Deputy George F.
Baldwin of Concord, y. H., and District
Deputy j. w. Donnelly Of Rutland
United Brethren lodge, f. & A. NJ,
Frank H. G. Chapman, worshipful mas
ter. attended in a body the Lenten SER
vice in st. Paul's Church OH "Wednesday
evening. The sermon was by the Rev
n, w. Magoun of Bellows Falls and
Grand Chaplain of the Grand Chapter
n. A. M, Of Vermont