Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
BRANDON

BRANDON
Judge +. o. Cool has sold 10 Wiifred
O'Neil his place on Pearl street which is
occupied by Mrs. j. II. Dickinson. Posses
sion will be given next April.-There will
he dance at the Brandon Inn next FRI
day evening at eight O'Clock by the Social
association.-Mrk. j. r. Thomas
has returned from Rochester.
where she spent several weeks with rcla-
ttves.--F. X. WEIGH, Lawrence WEIGH and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Bestow have re-
turned TO their homes in Pittsfeld, Mass.
after being called here by the death Of
Mrs. L. r. Nichols.--H. A. Johnson has
leased the Jerome Tennien blacksmith
shop on Grove street and will do horse
shoeing and repair work MI, Tennien has
retired from business on account of i'll
health.
AT a meeting of silver Lodge, No. 40.
X. of r., Thursday evening the rank of
page was conferred on a class of candi-
dates. The following officers were nom
mated: Chancellor commander G. J..
Marsh vice-chancclor, C. A. June: pre-
late, $. c. French: master of work, o. A.
Myatt: keeper of records and seals. L. O.
Rush; master of finance. G. J. Rowe
master Of excheuuer, A. w. Iepdry: mas
ter-at.ar1ns. r. a. Denton; inner guard.
G. w. Flagg; outer guard. A. o. Putnam
| trustee for three years. NJ. !. Graves.
Mrs. William c. Fletcher of Union
| street was quite badly injured Tues
] day afternoon by a. fall on the
sidewalk in front of Nutting's Feed store
on Center street She was taken TO her
home in an automobile and DR.. +. s.
Briggs attended her.-Roscoe Sanders, Jr..
Of Hartford. Conn.,. is at the home of his
father. r. G. Sanders Of Pearl street. fol
few days recovering from a surgical
operation.-E. a. Belmore of the Rutland
Marble Manufacturing company, who has
been In the South for several weeks. has
returned and is ut the home OF Walter G.
Bushey on Conant square.-Moses Dennc
has moved from his farm which he re-
Gently sold in the Arnold district to the
Wheeler tenement on Center street
! Joseph D. Needham died Tuesday nigh,
! at II o'clock at the home of his son
| Charles v. Needham. His death was
due to the shock and injuries received
Monday night by a fall down flight OF
stairs. He was born in Rochester, n. Y.
July y. 1899, and married Miss Jennie
Vanness at Newark, y. j.. July 70. 1867
| and lived in Whiting for several years
moving from there to Brandon in 1873
iIe is survived by daughter. Miss j
Daisy Needham of Hartford, Conn; thre,
sons. Fred NJ. Needham Of Chicago
George A. Needham Of Napa. Cal, nnt
Charles V. Needham of this town. Mr.
Needham enlisted in the navy during
the Civil War at Newark, n. j.. anc
Was on the battleship Miami. The rlnera
services will be held at the home o
Charles v. Needham this afternoon a
two o'clock.-At q well-attended ant
enthusiastic meeting. held in the Smtl
block Tuesday evening to hear the re
port OF committees appointed to draf
bylaws and nominate officers for clul
90 he formed by the men of Brandon
the bylaws as presented by the commit
tee were read and with a few amend
ments were adopted. The club will b
known as the Brandon Community club
The club is for the purpose Of promoting
the business and social welfare OF tn
community it represents as well as tina
of It's individual membership. The mem
berehip fee is $500 with dues OF 70 cent
a month. Amy man 20 years of age ma
become member on receipt of his ap
| plicatiOn endorsed by two club member
| and majority vote of the member
present. The following officers wer
elected: President, Walter +. Scott: vice
president. Frank w. Williams; secretary
: governor. Clyde N. Smith; treasurer
James II. Whelden: finance committed
chairman, George W. Crockett. Wilso
ID. Nutting and Forrest c. Aver; socis
committee. chairman, the Rev. Il. 7
Cray. Aleen j. Beach and r. Merre
. Brown: forum committee, the presiden
chairman, the Rev. Walter Thorpe an
I NJ. A. Sturtevant executive committe,
. the president, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, treas
Y urer and chairman of finance commtte
= and chairman of social committee. Th
a club will hold its meetings the secon
= and fourth Tuesdays of each month, e,
$ cepting June. July, August and Septen
:. Der. Interesting talks we're given b
d State Treasurer Walter r. Scott, job
4 S. Buttles, State commissioner OF indui
: tries. the Rev. W. T. Weston, Principi
e Walker Of the high school, DR.. FIRE
$ Briggs and others. The club rooms it
/, expected, will be open to the member
within a very few days. There will \
nection with the club. over 80 sign;
u lures are on the membership list
'' this time. and II Is the desire of the off
V GERS 10 add many more names.--Mr
= Irving Rowe returned Wednesday fro
70 the Mary Fletcher hospital. where 81
=" underwent an operation several days ag
" The graded and high schools will clos
T. Friday for the Christmas vacation OF tv
= | weeks