Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-10
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At the Federated Missionary society
Wednesday April 2 Mrs. B. w. Pol
lard was made president emeritus and
presented with n badge of the society.
Mrs. Pollard has been member of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society for
II years. This is quite n record consider
ing the society celebrated its 5Oth ami
versary March %. Mr. and Mrs. Pollard
went Thursday to Chimney Point to re-
side with their daughter. They will be
missed by large circle of friends
The resignation of Lieut.. F. M. Thomas
has been accepted by the war depart
ment and he arrived home Wednesday
April 2. Mr.. Thomas who is the head or
the Vermont Box company, left his BUSH
ness to enlist about II months ago. Mr..
| Thomas being a graduate of Norwich
University required only a few weeks
| training before being sent across. After
arriving in France he was In active
| service continually He was in the
last great drive, being in the battles
of Argonne wood, Chateau Thierry and
others. At the time the armistce was
signed he was in town Of Belgium
where his company was being reorgan-
| lied. In two days more he would have
been at the front again. Lieutenant
| Thomas was very fortunate. having
gone through the eight or nine months
of service without receiving wound.
Quincy Il. Grover, who had been suf-
fering with diabetes for long time,
| died of complications early Thursday
morning, having been confined to his bed
only a short time. He was about &C
years Of age. He is survived by widow,
a sister, Mrs. Mary Eastman, and a
brother. Jesse. Of New Haven Mills.
Mrs. Shandon NJ Levarn has been
spending a few days in Burlington. the
guest Of Mrs. Genevieve Tower.-The
Rev. r. W. Gould went to conference
Monday-Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Eddy
and son of Manchester, Mr.. and Mrs
George Parmcee and Mr.. and Mrs. A
Il. Briggs of Lincoln were In town Satur.
day to attend the funeral of Q. e. Grover
The sophomore and senior boys beat
the freshmen and juniors at basketball
Friday evening In Holley hall by a score
of IS to SO. The girls game was wor
by the freshmen and seniors by a score
Of 5 to r. The sophomore and juniors
were good losers and they gave the win
ners a rousing cheer-The ways and
means committee of the Ladies' Aid gave
a sugar party in the Methodist Church
parlors Monday evening.-Miss Doris
Hutchins is back at school after a weeks
} illness.-Ransom Purinton gave his Sun
day school class maple sugar part!
at his home on Mountain street Saturda,
eevning.-Miss Ball of Fair Haven hal
been engaged to succeed Miss Berthe
Farrell as teacher In the high school
Miss Farrell has been obliged to give vi
her school and go to her home In Middle
; bury because Of illness.
! The pupils of Miss Mennez gave I
} musical program Friday evening at tn
! homo of Mrs DEMO. The subject, Hal
} Way Round the Clock" was illustrated
, by a series of musical pictures descrip
) tive of events occurring between 500 an,
: 1900 p. m. There were plano solos b.
; Olive Smith. Alethea Hughes. Grace Nor
> ton, Margaret DEMO, Magdalene Orvis
Sumner Sherwin and Miss Mennez an,
; vocal numbers by Mrs. DEMO. Mrs. Smith
4 Miss Morgan. Alethea Hughes. Magdalen
Y Orvis, Sumner Sherwin. Alice DEMO an,
Miss Mennez.-Charles ID. Mathewsop ha