Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-02
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

Mr.. and Mrs. George Pulsipher and
their daughter, Georgianna of Boston.
are here for a few days.-Mrs. John
Tigue of Rutland is here to visit her
sisters, Mrs. Thomas f. Burns and Mrs.
John II. Burns.-Mr. and Mrs. Perley
II. Kendrick of Password are both i'll
at the home of Mrs. Hendricks sister,
Mrs. Elmer +. Ross of East Middlebury.
Street Commissioner James McGulin-
ch ~ with a force of men are hard at
work endeavoring to close up a big
break in the water main on South Main
stAeet.-The third in the series of Bap-
tisl nights to be held in the parlors of
the Baptist Church was held Monday
evening and there was a good attend
ance. fine program was carried out
and refreshments were serVed.-The
Rev. Roy Il. Whittimore and son, Will
lard, have returned from Boston, where
they have spent a week with Mr.. Whit
timore's mother.-Milton Brown of the
National Army and located at Camp
Devens. is in town for few days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs Adelbert
Brown.-Dean and Mrs Z. j. Wiley have
returned from Glens Falls, n. y, where
they spent a few days.-Miss Merri-
hew has returned from Boston. where
she has spent 10 days.--Darrell Butter
field, who is member of the United
States radio school, located in New
York city, who has been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Butterfield,
for a week, has returned to his duties.
Mrs. Frances Il. Rose, who has spent
a week with Mrs. Eva cKorriher in
Rutland, has returned home.--Mr. and
Mrs. e. c. Brown have received word
from their son, Ralph, in France that
he is getting along nicely and expects
TO be all right again soon.-Mrs. John
T. Dix and sister, Florence Sweet, have
eturned to Blue Island. H. after spend.
ing several weeks with friends in this
locality.
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Field and daugh-
ter, Mavis, are spending the holidays with
Mrs Fields parents. Mr. and Mrs. RAN
som Billings-Albert Lawton and wife
were the week guests of Mrs. Law
toms parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hill.
Mr.. Lawton was very recently released
from Camp Hancock, Ga, where he was
In train for machine gun officer. Mrs.
Llwton Is one of the teachers at the
Lyndon Institute Lyndon Center.-Mrs.
Eliza MacQuivey Of Munger street is WIS.,
fling her daughter. Mrs. Cloice hurry of
Burlington.-Mr and Mrs. Leon Maynard
of Burlington are visiting Mrs. Maynard $
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. j. Florence
Miss Ruth Billings. who is teaching IN
Rochester, spent her Christmas vacation
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Bill
lngs.
Earle G. Sunderland, who runs Fore
truck in the gathering of cream for th'
Coon Ice Cream company in this village
had a collision with car driven by b. X
darker! one of the operators at the Rut
land railroad station in this village Tues
GAY evening at about nine O'Clock at tn
corner of Washington and Pleasan
stretts The Parker car was going soutl
On Pleasant street and the SUNDERLAND
car was coming around the corner and
akiddlng. bumped into the Parker car
II crowded the Parker car to the curb
ing and broke several spokes in one o
the rear wheels. The Ford car wa
somewhat damaged about the 'front.' but
fortunately, there was no one hurt. Thi
: In one of the worst places in the village
as the corner is very sharp and at III
present time it Is dangerous as the road
vay is covered with slippery ce.-Ther
were 80 couples present at the New Year
eve ball at the opera house Tuesday eve
ming. Calhoun's orchestra furnished tn
music.-The Rev. G. NJ. Moody will &
81. 20 Saratoga, N. Y, Thursday of thi
week to attend conference of the cen
tenary council Of the Troy conference o
Friday at two o'clock. The council
composed of the chairmen of the sub
district groups. Bishop Burt and othe
LADDERS of the church will address tn
conference. The regular quarterly CON
munion services will be held at tn
Methodist Church next Sunday mornin
at 10:45 The monthly business meetin
0S the official board of the Methods
Church will he held at the parsonage o
~. rA-tD q
the Methodist Sunday school for tn
Armenians and Syrian relief fund Chris
,nas Sunday was $40 The union seri'
win be held in the Methodist Churo
Sunday evening at 730. The Rev. c. /