Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-20

Fred T.. Allen of Barnard, George d.
Bailey and William Hubbard of Roches-
ter. Lawrence Hardy of Bradford has
been employed to carry on the work OF
the association.-An important real estate
transaction is the sale of the Arthur A.
Sawyer commercial building on South
Main street to Placide r.. Adams, n local
building contractor. The building was
damaged by fire about a year ago. since
which time it has been vacant. Mr..
Adams already has a force Of men at
work on It's reconstruction and every
effort will he made to have the ground
floor ready for occupancy by May 1 when
will locate in town II firm of clothing
dealers from Messena, n. Y. There are
three members of the firm and all three
are young men but of experience in the
business.
The Rev. DIR. George II. sisson. for
three years pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, announces that he will
retire from the pastorate at tho close of
the present conference year. For several
months he has been the field secretary of
the Near East relief work in New Hamp-
shire with office in Manchester, that
State. 1t is the report that his field in the
same work is to be extended and to which
he will devote his entire time.-Miss Nora
DAILY of Keenc, n. H., the betrothed of
Marke James Gilbert, a soldier dead in
France. is passing the week ut the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund C..
Gilbert.-The sermon at the morning
service in the Universalist Church., the
roming Sunday, will be given by the Rev.
e. l.. Parkhurst of Springfield, VT, in ex-
change with the pastor, the Rev. II. l..
Thornton.-The Rev. j. d. Shannon,
rpCtnr Of st C11r1pS Church pallpyvc
Falls, was a Tuesday noon guest of the
Rev. C. c. Delany, rector of the local st.
Anthony's Church.-Tho Rev. Father
Regan of Worcester, Mass, was In town
this week and on Tuesday evening held
n service in st. Anthony's Church ex-
Clusively for the Italian communicates
and repeated the service at six o'clock
Wednesday morning. Mrs. Winnie b.
Smith, widow of Robert f.. Smith, is re-
ported as rapidly recuperating from her
recent operation in the Mary Hitchcock
hospital, Hanover, n. H.-Gcorge w.
Smith. president of the Smith & Son cor
poration. is on a business trip to Boston.
Tho ri. Rev. G.. Y. Bliss of Burlington
will ~officiate at the morning service in
st. Pauls Church Sunday at 1890 o'clock.
The service will include the celebration
of the Holy Communion.-Private Everett
iiutNiillIo ScNtn oIilI past VII lie
overseas army, returned to the home of
his mother, Mrs. James Hutchins, Tues
day night, having received his discharge
at Camp Devens.-Firs Lieut.. Howard
e. Pease, son of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. J. Pease,
formerly assistant cashier of the Hart
ford Savings Bank & Trust ompan has
been made disbursing quartermaster in
the Dauphin leave area, Grenoble,
France.-Miss Marguerite Carpenter, for
the past year or more with the war in
formation bureau, Boston, is at the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c.. NJ. Car
pentcr, for two weeks.-All. schools in
town will be closed the coming week for
the Easter season vacation.-ElliS Reeves,
A returned Junction overseas soldier, has
received his discharge from the army
at Camp Devens, and is expected at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. l..
Reeves. at an early date.-The fourth
quarterly conference of the Methodist
Church will be held in the church Friday
evening at seven o'clock with the Rev.
DR.. William Shaw, district superintendent,
in charge. At eight o'clock the same eve
ming the Women's Church society will
hold a dollar social in the church vestry.