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

/ III tOWn dIteT Il year stay Lowell,
| Mass. and will spend week or so in
| Middlebury and vicinlty.-Walter Brown,
sailor in the U. S. navy of the trans
port Van Steuben, is in town on a fur
7, Tough which he is spending with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adclbert Brown
A reunion of the class of 1908 of the Mid
dlebury high school was held at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Turner Friday
evening in honor of Charles f. Elkins,
pay-teller on the supply boat Dixie of the
u. S. navy. Mr.. Elkin is in this section
on a ten days furlough. 4 very pleasant
evening was enjoyed and refreshments
were served. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs Alley Douglas, Samuel Ba-
con, Nelson Bacon and Mr.. and Mrs. Dem
mis- Mack.
The high and graded school of this town
will have a 10 days spring vacation rum
ming from Friday this week until Monday
April 1. and there will be two weeks
spring vacation at the college. the next
term to commence Thursday, April A.
Peter Tierney. who recently returned
from the Fanny Allen hospital. where he
submitted to several operations. has so
far recovered as to be able to be out for
little while at a time, but is not yet able
to give attention to his business The
Hon. John z. Weeks, director Of State in
stitutions. has returned from Rutland,
where In company with other State Off
cials he has been making an inspection of
the House of Correction.-Mr. and Mrs.
William r. Damon of Sudbury have re-
turned to that place after having been for
several days in East Mlddlebury at the
home Of Mr.. Damon's parents, Mr. and
Mrs Rubin A. Damon. who have just
celebrated their golden wedding anniver-
sary.-Clifford Alis of East Middlebury
and Edison NJ. Day OF Ripton, who recent
~ landed in this country from overseas
after having served IN the 312th ammuni-
ton train, 87th division. were discharged
at Camp Devens on Monday and arrived
Monday night on their way to their
homes.-Harry Scutakes, proprietor Of
the candy kitchen of this village, who has
been doing duty with the national army
overseas. has been discharged and arrived
in town Tuesday morning.-Ralph O'Bryan
was given a surprise party at the home
Of his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. r.
O'Bryan. Monday evening; there we're
about Is present. A social evening was
enjoyed. Light refreshments were served.
The occasion was his 18th birthday.-Vic-
tor CorlIran of the 202nd machine gun
battalion. Canadian forces, stopped off in
Middlebury Tuesday to visit his sister.
Miss Leo Corkran. student in the Mid
dlebury College, on his way back to Can
ada.-Mrs. Josephine Avery is visiting
relatives here. convalescing from an oper-
alton which she underwent in the New
Haven hospital at New Haven, Conn.
where she is training. She will join her
young son. Loren, who has been SPEND
ing the winter in California with his
grandparents.-Mr. and Mrs. l.. H.
Bissett of Seminary street are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of a girl baby born
on Sunday-Walter Calhoun, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Calhoun, Sr.. of
South street arrived home Monday night
on the 1923 train after having been dis
charged at Camp Merritt. Calhoun enlist
ed at the mechanics school at Burlington
last May, and after transfer to Camp Dix
he was sent abroad last August, since
when he has been with the 312th ammuni-
ton train in France.-The Ladies' Auxil-
iary to the Y. NJ c. A., held we'll attend
ed open meeting in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
evening. A fine program was
carried out, which included a talk by
Lieut.. Stanley V. Wright Of this village
and member of the 99th aero squadron !
Of the U. S. A, who saw service overseas.
on what he had seen overseas. Refresh
ments were served.-Mr. and Mrs. Guy !
DeWolf have returned from New York |
city. where they were called by the death |
Of Mrs. DeWolfs sister.
The annual meeting of the Addison |
County Farm Bureau was held in the |
own hall here yesterday forenoon and
afternoon with separate sessions for
he men and women during the morn
ng and a joint session in the after
loon, with an intermediate session of
he farmers exchange in the forenoon.
n separate meetings Of the forenoon
SESSIONS the time was taken up with
listening to and conside dering the annual
'eports Of the various committees and
new feature was presented at the
ioon intermission in the shape of a
winter basket picnic. or box luncheon,
which was served in the Grange hall.
like half the towns in the
county were represented by family
lnits. When the principal meeting was
allied by County Agent Isaac N. Bart
ett in the afternoon. 1t was found that
here was an unusually and unexpect-
dly large attendance of farmers and
heir wives. representing many towns
n spite of the bad condition of the
O4OS rTeu IL. forteT Oh STOWn fOlnt,
7. Y, president of the Essex County,
'. Y, Farm Bureau. and widely known
II the western part of this county
mong the farmers of the lake towns,
Introduced and discussed at consider
BILE length the problem of mark citing
vool. Charles w. Wilson of Vergennes,
the Vermont Industrial
chool. spoke on the general subject
T canning vegetables for winter use
nd told how the large quantity of veg
tables raised on the Industrial School
and last year were prepared and put !
p into thousands of cans J. G. Wat !
on, secretary of the American Ayr /
hire association, was here from Bran ;
on and gave an interesting talk on ,
he general topic of dairying. How
rd w. Selby of Springfield Mass, l.
manager of the Eastern States Farm
RS Exchange, gave an interesting talk
n cooperative buying and selling. \
rof. George G. Groat professor Of
at the University of Ver-
lont. who spoke at the last previous
nnual meeting here, and who came o
gain at the request of many who a
card him on that occasion. gave a I
ost interesting and valuable off-hand u
idress on the general subject of in b
rest brought before the meeting. Miss p
Mia A. Hurd of Burlington super c
" schools of Vermont, gave an ad- r.
-ess on the relation between the b
'hools and farm bureau work. is
Walter Simonds arrived on Tuesday n
'ternoon from Camp Devens. where he 7