Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
BRISTOL

BRISTOL
Gladys May, the 1s-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. y. ]. Clark, died Tuesday
night of last week after "a hours
Illness with pneumonia. Miss Clarke was
the Oldest Of a family Of four and Is sur
vived by her parents and three brothers,
Sherwn, Ernest and Roy. 1t is a particu-
larly sad case inasmuch as the whole
family was sick at the time including the
aunt. Mrs. Grow who came from Ferris
burg Sunday to care for them and the
grandmother too. The family physician
was Ill. leaving only one doctor to care
for the many sick ones. 1t seems a pits
that no effort has been made to get help
from outside during this epidemic. Miss
Clark was member of the First Baptist
Church and very active In church work.
She was also a mem.er of the senior
class of the Bristol high school. She was
also president of the senior class, Il. H. 5.
and president of the Christian Endeavor
society of the Baptist Church.-Mr. and
Mrs. w. j. Dubuque of Springfield, Mass.
announce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Aurilla V. Chase, to George f.
Henry, Jr Mrs Dubuque was formerly
Miss Bessie Chase of this village-Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hathorn announce the
marriage of their daughter, Irene. to
Earl J. Church. sergeant-major Of In
fantry, U. S. A., Camp Kearney, Cal.
The marriage was solemnzed I'm the
Methodist Episcopal Church at $3.50 p. m.
December 81 in the presence Of few
relatives and friends.-Leonard Lafayette
of the U. S. navy Is in town on n short
furlough.-Court Bristol, No. 4101, has
elected these officers for 1919; C. r., II. l..
Godette; v. c. r., Joseph Desorda; r. s.,
e. f. Burritt; r. s., r. +. Hatch; treas
| urer, T. f. Trudo; S. W., j. r., Burt;
j. W., Abel Chandler; o., A. j. James;
8. B. Thomas Mccormick; j. b., II. II.
Carpenter; c. D., n. H. Mott; c. r..
| DR.. f. f. Briggs: organlst, II. L. Godette;
| finance committee, A. J. James and f.
! L. Godette; trustees. A. j. James and
j. S. Burt.
| Ralph DEMO. superintendent of the
| Bristol railroad, died Wednesday night
Of pneumonia, following influenza. Mr.
| DEMO had been Ill several days and was
thought to be improving. but he devel-
| oped pneumonia Wednesday night and
died within few hours. Mr.. DEMO was
a member of the First Congregational
Church and since the federation of the
Methodist and Congregational Churches
| he had been one of the most loyal and
active members. He was president of
| the First National bank member of
| the Business Mems association and took
| an active part in all community life. He
is survived by a widow and four chill
| dren, Edward, Margaret, Alice and Rose
man-Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Delong have
Just received word of the death of their
| son, r. j. Lelong of Stockton, Cal, De-
cember Is with influenza, aged SO years.
| He leaves his wife and a son, 10 years
old, who are both i'll with influenza at
the hospital, besides his father and
| mother. two sisters, Mrs. G. w. Shat
tuck and South Starksboro and Mrs
Charles Lafayette of Ripton. Cal, and
one brother, George Delong of Bristol
Peter Ashline of Shelburne visited
his daughter, Mrs. George Delong last
week.-Mrs.. Phoebe Bosworth of No
York was a guest of Mrs. c. NJ. Bos.
, worth recently.-Mrs. Leon Laroqut
died Friday night. She is survived by
her husband and several small children
,l-Arthur Drummond of New York wa.
, In town Saturday to attend the fun.
eral of Ralph DEMO.
The funeral of Mrs. Leon Laroqu,
was held Monday morning at 10 o'clocl
at st. Ambrose Church. The Rev. n
L. Archambault offciated. The bura
was In Mt st. Joseph cemetery
Health officer F.. H. Palmer stated tina
there were no new cases of influenza
reported Sunday.-Dr. G. F. Edmund
is out after 10 days illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin H. Eastman arc
Harold Dana started Tuesday AFTERNOON
for Daytona. Fla, where they will
spend the wlnter-B. w. Estey of New
York city is spending a few days at his
home here.-Nome Thomas is visiting
hor cousin. Helen Neal, at Whte River
Junction.-Albert w. Cove, who was
called here last week by tie illness of
B. j. Clark's family. returpAd to Middle
bury Wednesday,