Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-09
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

Prof Thomas Il. Boyce and son.
Eugene Boyce, have gone on q 10 days
automobile trip to Rochester, Utica, n.
V, and other places.-Mr. and Mrs John
Is. Dyer have gone to New York city
for weeks business trip.-Dr. a. d.
Barter has gone to Boston, called there
by Illness in the family of his brother
Monday. market day, eggs brought from
81 to go cents and butter go to 81 cents
There was good-sized attendance Sum
day evening at the community service
held in the Congregational Church and
the speaker of the evening was Major
John T. Axton. a chaplain in the United
States army, and now stationed at the
port Of embarkation, Camp Merritt N.
1.-THE Holy Name Society of st. Marys
Church did not go to Vergennes Sunday
as had been planned to take part in a
celebration with the Holy Name Society
of that place as the celebration had been
postponed for the present.-Reginald
Hodgson has returned from Rutland.
whore he has been spending a few days
at the home of his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
W. G. Hodgson.--John w. Martin of Sc
attic. Wash. is in town on a brief visit
to his uncle, Walter w. Martin. Mr.. Mar
tin was originally from Ferrisburg and
arrived In this country in August after
overseas service with the Fifth Marines
in the famous Second division. He has
been In Burlington to visit his sister and
a lso visited at his former home In Fer
rsburg and is now on the way back to
Seattle.-Daniel Tulley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs James Tuley, and Thomas Shackett
son Of Peter Shackett, well known Middle
bury boys left Monday for Bristol, Conn.,
where they expect to he employed. The
Women's Missionary society Of the Con-
gregational Church will meet at three
o'clock this afternoon at the home of
Mrs Fl. 9. Porter The topic for consider
alton will be reports from State meetings
with Mrs. Dickens and Mrs James as
leaders.-Mr. and Mrs. Johann Schneider
of Blue Island. ILL.,, are in town for stay
of month or longer.-Mylon NJ. Walker
of Kittery Depot, Me-, has been in town
for couple of days and while here pur-
chased from John McMahon a one-year-
old Morgan stallion and from Eben c.
Ryder, thoroughbred Morgan mare,
both of which animals he shipped to his
home Monday mornine.-Mlss May
Thorpe. Miss Rebby Maxfie,d and Miss
Mary Button have returned from Bran
don, where they have been spending few
days.-Mr. and Mrs Jacob S. Buxton and
son, Geoffrey Buxton. who have been in
Middlebury and vicinity since the middle
or last spring, have returned to their
homes In Littletown, Conn.,. Hulihan
has returned from Center Rutland after
few days with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. p. c. Hulihan.-Mrs Alexander
Heighter has returned from a weeks visit
in South Bristol.-The department meet
ings of the Women's club for the first
OF the season are as follows: October s.
music; October 10, education; October IA,
Century; October %. essay.
Mrs. Phoebe Ann (Drury) Myers died
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. H. c.
Gill; at about noon Friday. She was
born in Ellenburg Depot, n. y, Septem-
her 25, 1851, the daughter of Walter
and Martha Corners Drury. She is sur
vived by one son, Walter ]. of Sche-
nectady. N. Y, and two daughters. Mrs.
Edna NJ. Crabb of Wood Haven, L. l.,
and Mrs. H. c. Gill of Mddlebury: one
brother. Albert Drury of Clay Center,
Kansas. The body was taken Mon
day to Ellenburg Depot. N Y, for the
burial.-W Fl. Blackmer died at his
home in Littleton, ~ H., Friday
morning. aged IS years. He was the son
or w. H. and Maria \. X. Blackmer.
The body was brought here that night
and taken to the home of his brother.
A. J. Blackmer, where the funeral was
held Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock
The Rev. Henry C. Newell offlciated
Burial was in Brandon, whore Mr.
Blackmer was born. He is survived by
sister, Mrs. Anna L. Lucas of Spring
field. Mass. and three brothers. Guy
H.. and d. ]. Blaekmer of Hartford,
Conn, and A. ]. Blackmer OF this place
Mr.. and Mis-. George Kdider re-
| (aIyy yn6 al
noon through the Red Cross society
that their son. Paul Kidder. who has
been serving in the national army over
seas for nearly two years. had arrived
in the United States and Is now at Camp
Merritt. N. j., awaiting bis discharge
Word has been received from the Mary
Fletcher hospital that Webster d. Bar
ter, who has been under trea<x~ent at
that institution for ten days, is rapidly
recovering and hopes soon to be able to
return home.
Judge and Mrs. Charles I. Button have
returned from Brandon whero they have
been making a short visit to his mother
Mrs. F. r. Button.--For tho mid-week
prayer meeting in the vestry of the Con-
gregational Church Thursday evening the
topic will be "Our Church and the Youth
of Our Community. Mr. and Mrs. John
McDonough and daughter. Miss Margaret
McDonough of West Rutland. have re-
turned home after a visit here at the
college to their daughter and sister, Miss
Cecilia McDonough at the college. They
were accompanied on the trip by Mr. and
Mrs f. l.. Seniff of Walingford.-Joseph
W. Lawrence Of South Boston. Mass,
formerly assistant postmaster in Middle
bury. and later proprietor of the Hotel
Logan. is In town visiting relatives and
on q business visit.-Mr. and Mrs. George
II. Benedict of Bennington, who have been
in town for couple OF days, on their
wedding trip went to Burlington Tuesday
afternoon for short visit there with
relatives of Mr.. Benedict-Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus NJ Dickerson and daughters. the
Misses Genevieve and Martha Dickenson
of Albany, Ind, are in town for two or
three weeks.-Mr. and Mrs. George Doug
las and son. Hawley Douglas, have re-
turned to Stapeton, S. L., after visit of
several weeks in town.
The Misses Grace and Ida Fosburg of
Clinton, Mass, are in town for few
weeks-A delegation Of 50 mem
bers of Union Lodge No. ., r. 4 a. NJ.
went to Bristol Monday evening and paid
visit to Libanus Lodge, No. AZ. The
Fellowcraft degree was worked by Union
Lodge of this village, after which ban
quet was served.-Ward Whalen, who has
recently returned from overseas duty with
the A. Il. F.. is in town to visit his aunt
Mrs Clayton Hanks on South street.
Fred Smith Is erecting a new barn on his
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