Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Washington County
WATERBURY CENTER

Inc 1uneral OF FRANK mOrey was neiO
Saturday from the Advent Church at
Colbyville with interment in the new
cemetery at the Center.-Miss Elizabeth
Celley. who has occupied the Baptist par
sonage through tho winter. returned to
the Lodge last Week.-Mrs. Mary
Cressey. who has been at William Adams
during the winter, has returned to her
rooms at H. w. Merrtam's.-Mrs. Joseph
TAFT is confined to the house by rheu-
matism.-Mrs. C. c. Hayes 10 stopping At
John Ring's.-Li,lian. Frank and Willis
Bryan of Montpelier were at Mrs. L. r.
Bryan's several days last week. return
ing home Saturday.-PrivAte Lester H.
Russell, who has been at Camp Strong.
Boston. returned home Friday.-Mrs.
Nettie Fuller left Saturday for a weeks
visit in Bristol.-Miss Reta Collins of
Mortified has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Cora Chaffee.-Mrs. Puma Smith
went Monday TO Barre. where she will
be the guest Of her sister. Mrs. Ollie
Kelley.-Ralph Hutchins returned Mon
day to his home in Montpelier after a
weeks vacation with Mrs. E. A. New
comb.-Eari Dow was in Montpelier Sun.
day.--E. =. Newcomb was a business
visitor In Miadesex and Montpelier
Thursday.-Joseph Il. Carte. has pur.
chased tho Huse farm Of DR.. j. F. Clair
and mas taken possession.
WATERBURY,.
a meeting Of some of the business men
in the town with n. f. Neil Of Rutland
Wednesday March % resulted in Q guar
antee Of part OF the expense for suipp!nG
the Minard block. formerly occupied by
the F. C.. Luce company for the Tauber
Upton company Of New York. J. H.
Busha, the local manager says that ma.
chimes will be put in and 1oC girls EN-.
pioyed il that number cat. be secusos.
Plenty OF work IL guaranteed. The com.
pany has been manufacturing khaki shirt,
but viii! not make nght~ear. There arc
two other factories only In Vermont. a.
Barre and Rutland. Mr.. Neil is tho State
manager and felt much plesaed over tht
interest shown by the people here. This
building gives two floors and cementeo
basement. 1t IL also expected that thu
building In the rear will be used by thu
company Rumors Of other Industrial de-
velopment are afoat and It Is proposed
that Waterbury may see quite business
boom. Stone 10 being drawn on the sit,
for the erection Of the new creamery or
Main street by the Brigham company
=
with influenza, Is much improved although
st!ll detained In the house.-Mss Mar,
Lease. who Is at homo from Goddart
Seminary served as organist at the Con
gresational Church Sunday-A suga,
party was rendered many friends Of Ruth
Graves at the Pierson sugar camp Mis-
Graves and Miss A!ger have been spend
ing a week at home from Simmons Col
pa Da ~
and Miss Nellie Swasey are homo from
their studies at the U. v. M. and Mis-
Pauline Bidwell from Lyndon Institute
A son was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Devoid.-The funeral Of Thoma'
Carver was postponed because Of the con
dition Of the roads. but was held at st
Andrews Church Monday morning with
burial In Holy Cross cemetery. Mr.. Car
yer was a resident Of Duxbury for years
moving to West Berlin with his sons a few
years ago. He Ia survived by four chill
dren. Mrs. Mary Campbell of Mortified
Frank and Thomas Carver Of West Berlin
and John Carver OF Moretown.-Mrs. Sum
ner Stearns is improving from her recen
illness.
-Four real estate offices have Learned
that there 10 a general trend towart
Vermont farms Also from Connect
cut and Now Hampshire comes inquiries
Probably 1870 Of the inquiries. conn
from the West. A gentleman from
Connecticut was taken to some place.
by DR.. Claire Tuesday and II Is ex
pected that he will locate here. DR.
Claire has rented his Huse farm at thu
Centers to J. L. Carter OF Haverill. N
H.. who IL already located there. Lev
Boyce has moved back upon his Nor
risville farm and has sold the Bern
place to Ralph Jacobs. Charles Cas-
we'll. who has bought the Charles AlleI
farm on Ward Hill In Duxbury, Ia
driven some stocks from his Colches
ter farm there.--Peter 7. Kellett. who's,
family has been spending the white
In st. ALBANIA has returned to his farm
on Scrabble Hill in Duxbury.--At tn
funeral of Thomas Carver held at 81
AndraW's Church n larHa numhar a