Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03

UuhuihB LOT II. y. FaTrar Ill the rear or
his block on Main street.-Mss Edna
Pierce returned from q few days visit
at her home in Middlebury, March 2e.
B. r. Myott, living near East Sheldon,
was quite badly hurt March % about
noon, when he was kicked by one Of his
pair Of horses. His face was badly
lacerated and one arm much bruised.
He was about to tie the animals tail SO
was quite close to her. which may have
sayed his life. He was unconscious for
some little time. DR.. c. q. Abell was
summoned and had to take several
stitches. Luckily the foot that hit his
face did not carry a shoe.--Mrs. u. S.
MUIR Of Boston was a recent guest OF her
sister, Mrs. Ralph Geddes.-H. l.. Slayer
OF Burlington was visitor OF the home
Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Shower, March 2s.-Lloyd Duffy visited
he brother, Fay Duffy. in Barre this
week.-Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Beaulac have
been In st. Adams this Week.-Mrs. Helen
Kimball OF the University Of Vermont
has been passing few days at the homo
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 3. Kim
ball.-Wallace II. Coburn has been pass
ing few days with his uncle, Wallace
Coburn.-C. II. WEIGH has been substitute
ing on Route for C. II. Brown. who Is
having a vacation.-Superintend II. L.
King and field agent w. Il. Taft started
for Franklin. Thursday. They passed
through some bad places before reaching
North Sheldon but were completely
mired short distance beyond. when
they gave 1t up. Rural carriers report
the cross country roads next to irnpaes-
able while off Main street In this village
there are plenty of mire holes.-Edward
Benoit and Harry Jones. who had been
overseas, learned when they reached
home that they had belonged to the
same artillery regiment and returned on
the same boat.-Mrs. Giles Say,es Of
Hermon. n. Y. is passing a few days
with Mr.. Sayles' parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley sayles, on North Main street,
George Caldwell of Burlington, a student
in the university. is passing a few days
in the home of l.. II. Larabee In Berk-
shire.-Esther Draper has been passing
few months at the nome Of G. f. Towle
In South Franklin.-Mrs. Georgianna
Stevens is Ill at the home Of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. F.. A. Gleed.-Mrs. Lucy
Richards. VINO has been passing a few
months with two brothers in Cody
Mont. has returned here and is with hei
daughter, Mrs Frank Lafountan OF
Main street.-.Mrs. II. a. Cramton has
moved into the house she recently pur-
hased OF NJ. c. Crarnton on High street
The local camp of Modern Woodmer
had forestalled the /. o. y. F. anc
engaged Forestcrs hall and an orchestra
for May day dance. On presentation
Of the matter. however, they released the
hall and music and the annual
annual May day ball will be given b,
Harmony Rebekah lodge.--Mrs. w. v
Phelps is at Nashua. n. H.. with Mr.
Phelps for few days visit among
friends.-E. +. Stanley has moved int:
the chambers In st. Matthews rector,
| from the Caldwell tenement.-P. c
J Hammond of South Franklin visited II
| North Troy and Newport, last week.
Mrs. Estella Rublee Of this place, who
went to Berkshire to help care for hel
mother-in-law, Mrs. Marcia Rublee, wal
taken i'll and has remained In the HON,
of c. b. Rublee. She is improving.
Mrs. E. H. Sheldon left Saturday On
visit to her parents In Highgate.--Mrs
, Ruben Demars of East Berkshire wa.
recent business visitor in town.-Mis:
| Dorothy Hayes. who is teaching in Hard
wick. will pass the vacation period with
| her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hayes
! on Church street.-Miss Ruth Olmstesd
who has been staying with Mrs. E. II
Sheldon. has returned to her homo II
Observation-Disclosures Mears badly injured
his left hand while playing ball recently
Mrs. j. A. Gibson, who had been visit
ing In Boston, and her brother, n. c
Rublee. is Fitchburs. Mass. has returned
to her home here.--F A. Laflsy has re
turned from Burlington. where he hat
been few days with Mrs. Lafiey, who Il
being treated in the Mary Fletcher hos
pital. Her condition Is reported as i'm
proving.-Not only was Fridays snowfall
of 135 inches the greatest of the season
but the amount was greater than hac
been on the ground at any time durint
the winter. All kinds of traffic was nucf
| tnterfered with. The sugar crop look
| more promising.-J. A. Demar, who ha,
been employed in Bristol, Conn, for sev
| eral months past, arrived In town F'rida,
morning for an extended stay.-Congress
| man Greene was a guest of the Philemo,
club Friday evening at a smoker which
| had been arranged for and to which In
vitations had been issued to many o
| their friends. There was a very goo,
sized gathering In spite of its being il
the midst Of the worst snow storm O
the season. There was some singing b,
a male quartette and Kimballs orches
ira rendered some selections Mr.. Greene
talk was Of an informal nature and mucl
OF it In reply to questions from the audi
ence was of really very informin,
character. lunch was erved.-Mrs. "
| Fl. Yaw. who had been assisting in tn
care Of the sick ones in the family O
Q. S. Moffatt in East Berkshire, returne,
to her home here Saturday-Schools ar
, closed In this village for a weeks vaca
| tton.-Winslow Towle of South FrapkIi,
was In town Saturday afternoon to NEE
his brother. Merrill, who will pass a fey
weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
, II. Il. Towle.--C. L. Ovtt returned Satur
day from o business trip to MorrisyiIIe.
F. r. Fullington has a COW that goes I'm
stairs quite easily. Being missed re
, Gently she was found in the hay loft helm
Ing herself. She was backed down.-Man,
| farmers have made over a pound of suya
to the tree and did not get Caught up
TOR two days after the run was over
L. II. Pomeroy returned Sunday from
weeks visit among friends In Soutl
FRANKLIN the most Of the time witt
| RI. T.. Towle whose condition is improv
Ing from severe and serious attack @
! siatica.-Daniel Stetson is at his HON
here on a furlough from Hampton, Va
II. c. Hadd passed Sunday with his fam
lily here after an absence of about tire
weeks on the road.-Mss NJ. S. Perle,
OF East Berkshire is visiting In the HON
ar her cousin, NJ. p. Periey.--Congressma,
Greene was entertained in the home O
Il. J. Tyler during his stay in town.
Word mas reached here from Mrs. NJ
/. Chafree who accompanied her grand
daughter Miss Jessamine Blair. of Nort
Al.