Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-25

she VIII stay a week or in town.-The
Misses Reba Maxfield and May Thorpe,
college students here, have gone to Bran
don to pass the Christmas vacation at
! their homes in that place.-Miss Cecilia
lMcDonough has gone to West Rutland
for two weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. McDonough.-Albert A.
Greene, Jr. has gone to Middletown
Springs for two weeks at the home Of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs Albert A.
Greene, Sr.-Prof. and Mrs. C. g. Wright
have gone to Akron, Ohio, to spend two
weeks-Mrs James Buckley and Mrs.
Peter Mullen called here by the death of
Thomas Buckley. have returned to
Jamestown, n. Y.-Mss Rena
O'Bryan of Northampton, Mass, is in
town to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ransom O'Bryan.-Mrs. Page Ufford has
gone to Westford to spend a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Gale.--Mrs. Elizabeth Wiley and daugh-
ter. Miss Wiley Of Ansonia, Conn, are
spending a few days with Mr.. and Mrs
Edgar j. Wiley.
Mrs. Susan Pinney) Cushman. widow
Of Horace D. Cushman. died at Lawrence,
Mass, Saturday night at the home of
her daughter, Mrs Emma Wainwright
whom she had been visiting since last
August The cause of death was chiefly
! old age, but she had a recent slight at
tack of pneumonia. Mrs. Cushman was
born in Middehury October l. 1926, and
was consequently 90 years and nearly
three months of age. She had lived in
Mddlebury practically all her long life
The remains were brought here on the
noon train Monday from Lawrence and
taken to the home of one of her sons,
! Edward p. Cushman. Besides the rela-
l,,,,
Oscar II. Cushman of Middlebury; eight
grandchildren and eight great grandchil-
dren. Mrs. Cushman was a lifelong
member of the Congregational Church
and had a wide circle of acquaintances.
The funeral services were held at the
home of Edward p. Cushman at 1:3o
O'Clock Tuesday and were conducted
by the Rev Henry C. Newell, the Con-
gregatonal pastor,-The young people of
the Catholic Church including most OF the
children of the parish had a Christmas
feast in the church Sunday afternoon
from 2:30 until six o'clock. There was a
large number present-Otter Creek Is
frozen across in several spots and there
are long stretches of good skating on the
edges. 1t is taken advantage of every
afternoon and evening by hosts of young
people.-Miss Karon Carlson has gone to
West Rutland for holiday vacation Wis
it at the home of her parents the Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas A. Carlson.-Stanton
Bordeau of Rutland is in town for cou-
pie of weeks visit with his aunt. Mrs.
Andrew Palsa.-Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Anthony and daughters. and the
Misses Georgia and Priscilla Anthony.
of Providence, r. l., are in town to spend
the holidays with relatives-Miss Esther
Carlson has gone to Proctor to spend
two weeks at the home of her parents
Reginal Hodson is in Rutland to spend
the holiday vacation at the home OF his
parents.-Raymond Bruya, student at the
University of Vermont, is in town to
spend the holidays with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Bruya.-Monday. mar
ket day eggs brought co to 70 cents per
dozen and dairy butter from GO to 65
cents and creamery butter 10 cents per
pound first Addison County Cow
Testing association held its annual meet
ing In the office of the county agent
Monday forenoon at ten o'clock. Reports
of the secretary and treasurer were ac-
cepted and the following directors elect
ed: Cassius c. Seeey. c. l.. Jewett,
Harry Hunt. Samuel James and Frank
B. Nelson. The directors then elected
Cassius C. Seeley president and Charles
L. Jewett secretary and treasurer. The
directors voted to raise the rates from
A to Sl50 pr COW per year. making
o0-cow minimum. II also was voted -
make an annual summary of each MEM
bers herd. There has been some fall
; ing off in membership owing to the
farmers having sold their farms or dis
posed of their herds. All dairies in Mid
dlebury. Salisbury, New Haven and
Bristol are eligible to membership in this
association.
The funeral Of Mrs. Susan Pinney)
Cushman was held at the home Of her
son. Edward p Cusbman, Tuesday after
noon at 80 O'Clock, The Rev. Henry c.
Newell of the Congregational Church OF
, this village of which she was a life long
, member offlciated. The interment was in
+ the family lot in the West cemetery.
There was large attendance of relatives
and friends and many fine flowers. The
) bear were: DR.. Isaac l.. Sterns, Frank
j. Hubbard. Charles ]. Mathews and A
w. Dickens,-At the meeting of Addison
Encampment. No 27. l. q. o. F., Monday
the following officers were elected; c. F.,
Irwin j. Perkins; s. w, Nelson Goss
j. w, C. A. Coolidge; II. r. William H.
Turner; scribe Melvin f. Damon; treas
'urer, c. F. Rich; trustees II. l.. Hunt.
, Guideon F.. Abbey and Michael G. Grady.
, The installation will take place some time
in January the date not yet having been
set.-Miss Martica Saunders Of
Boston is in town to spend the
a holidays with her parents, Mr., and
Mrs F.. NJ. Saunders.-Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Blackwood and daughters, the Misses
Anna and Marcia Blackwood of New York
city are in town for two weeks.-Tousaint
Kidder went Tuesday to Sherbrook, =. @,
to visit relatives until after New Years.
5 Miss Mildred Morgan, teacher In
the Middlehury graded school, has gone
= to Nergennes to spend the holiday vaca-
tion with her sister. Mrs. Frank NJ.
5 Rogers.-Howard Nelson has returned
| from Rutland, where he has been for sew
eral days, the guest of his college chun.
Jack Mead.-Mr. and Mrs Lewis ST.
5 Louis and son have gone TO Ludlow, their
> former home, where both OF them have
engaged their services for the winter
There was a very good Christmas tree
trade at the stores here Monday and
/, Tuesday and a great many people came
to town from the surrounding country to
do their Christmas buying. Things were
!, humming also at the postoffice and they
3 have apparently had a heavier Christmas
business there than in any other Christ
[ mas season-The seseMargaret and
Y Marguret Sylvester of Albany, n. Y, are
with friends in town and will remain over
; New Years.-Miss Helen Clark has gone
to Vergennes to pass the holiday vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal