Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-23
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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again, but the company is finding it
difficult matter to get the required num-
Der of skilled help.-Samuel Partland and
his son, Samuel, Jr., of New York city
are making a few days visit in town.
First Lieut.. Hal Mellen of the 1920 Eng
q neers' Corps, who has been overseas
for year, Is in town to visit his brother.
Dr. p. f. Mellen.-Word has been
received that the Rev. John Evans Bold
Of Kingston, N. Y, is seriously i'll with
pneumonia. The Rev. Mr.. Bold is a for
mer rector of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church of this village.-Mrs. Michael G..
Grady, district deputy, will go to Bristol
Friday to install officers of the Rebekah
Lodge of that town. She also will go
Monday night to Richmond to install off,
: GERS Of the Rebekahs of that place.
The annual meeting of the
Labaree society was held at the home of
Mrs. John A. Fletcher Tuesday. where
an all-day sewing meeting was held,
with a covered-dish dinner. The reports
of officers showed the society was in a
good condition. The following directors
were elected: Mrs. Raymond White,
chairman, Mrs. Phillip f. Mellen. Mrs.
A. d. Wright Mrs. Eben r. Ryder,
Mrs. William Brewster. Secretary Mrs
H. c. Newell and Treasurer Mrs. A. w
Dickens.
Word has been received here from Eos.
ter. Cal, of the death of Mrs. France,
(Muzzy) Russell on January IA, widow
of DR.. Z. P. Russell. formerly of thi.
. village, who went west to live with hel
. daughter. Mrs. William p Sanford
shortly after the death of her HUSBAND
about 10 years ago. She was about 8
years of age and was born in this village
She is survived by her daughter. will
whom she lived, and Mrs Rebecca Mac
leane of Detroit Mich, "A sister. Mrs
Abbie Greenough of Rutland and broth
er Albert of Foster, Cal.-Mt. Calvar.
Commandery. X, T.. will meet in tn
Masonic Temple Tuesday evening an
will work the Red Cross and Malta de
gree.-Hugh Sullivan, who has been Wis
iting at the home of Mrs Gudeon L
Abbey a few days. has returned to Rut
land.-Mrs. Joseph Kelley has receive
word from New Haven. Conn, that he
daughter. Mrs. Josephine Avery, VIII
recently was graduated from hospits
in that city has just underwent an opera
ton and that she was doing finely.-Th
Middlebury Grange will meet Friday eve
= ming and the newly elected officers wi
' be installed. A banquet will be served a
six o'clock.-Word has been received tina
~ Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Hooper of Day
tona, Fla, were the parents of a sol
born January 10. Mrs. Hopper was fol-
= merly Mrs. Mabel Bliss of this village
Alfred Cartmell Of Palestine. Tex, is
'A town to visit relatives and friends. Mis-
Il. Eliza Sessions of East Middebury ha
gone to Rutland county to labor in II
interest of Kurn Hattin Homes at Yves
minister and saxtons River. and WI
speak In the Baptist Church at Castleto
Sunday forenoon.-The roads in this Sc
ton are In a slippery condition and Il
footway for horses Is in many pac
dangerous. In the meanwhile. all Il
blacksmith shops in this territory a
full daily with horses for new shoeir
and sharpening.-Mrs Walter j. Rose
~ I'll At her home on Franklin street al
:. u under the care of a physician.-Ney
has been received of the death Tuesdi
night at Bennington, N. H.. of Gustav
% Wisseli. a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eds,
. Wissel Of this village. Mr.. Wissell leav
az . young widow. They were former re,
- dents here but the particulars Of t
Es Meath have not been received.-Ml
taIenry McMaster. mother of the YOU
lnan whose funeral was held Wednesd
Afternoon. 10 critically Ill at her hor
On Weybridge street. with pneumon
sarry McMaster her husband. is al
Aatiictsd with the same disease.-Mi