Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
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been spending some Tune NJ the nome Oh
Mrs. Frances Legier, on East street, left
Saturday night for her former home in
Indiana-Miss Ruby Ellis. who has been
enjoying a vacation in town, has return
ed to Burlington to resume her duties
at the Mary Fletcher hospital. where she
is in training for a nurse.-Miss June
Joslyn, of Montclair, n. j., came Sun
day to spend part of her summer vacation
in town with her sister, Mrs. Leon Dix.
IF. S. Dyke, accompanied by his daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Dyke, left Monday for
Boston, to attend the Edison convention.
which Is being held at the Hotel Com
mo dore. From there they will 60 to New
! York city for a,few days. II. c. Cady ac-
companied them as far az Boston. The
trip was made by automobile.-The Misses
| Ethel Donnelly and Mae Conlin. OF Mont
peIer were over-Sunday guests of Miss
| Mary Ryan.-Mrs. Il. s. Adams and SIS
! ter, Mrs. Sprague, spent n few days
| the past week at their old home in Ran
doph.-'The banns of marriage were pub
! lished for the first time Sunday in st.
/ Johns Church between Miss Louise Jo-
sephine Mazorau and Archelli Bellucci.--
| Miss Bernice Colby, who has been SPEND
| ing two weeks vacation with her par
! ents. returned Sunday night TO Burling-
! ton. to resume her duties at the Mary
| Fletcher hospital, whore she is training
for a nurse.-Mrs. Cleofe Broggln OF
! Montpelier, spent the past week in town,
guest at the home of John Brusa. on
Water street.-Eugene Thompson, who
has been with his daughter. Mrs. John
Anderson. in South Royalton. for some
time is visiting his mother Mrs. John
Dane.-Mrs. C. A. Edgerton returned
home Saturday night from Benton Har-
Dor. Mich. where she has been spending
a few weeks with her sister. Mrs. Ed
gerton accompanied her daughter. Mrs.
A. +. Zimmerman. and daughter to St.
Louis and spent a few weeks with
her before going to Michigan.-Mrs. L..
d. Roys, of Poultney, has been spending
the past week in town with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. e. 3. Ellis. Mr.. Roys spent
Sunday here, also Irving Ellis, of Ports
mouth. n. H., spent Sunday with his
parents. The University at Beaume,
France, closed June Z. Captain II. NJ.
Howe of Mortified who has been In
command of the service battalion at the
school, has been ordered to Paris for
duty His battalion sailed for the States
June IA. Captain Howe expects to be in
Paris until about August Mrs. William
Plastridge. who has been spending sew
eral weeks visiting her son. Charles Plas-
fridge, and family, in Haverhill Mass,
has returned home. Mrs. Plsstridge also
visited her daughter Miss Mary Plas-
fridge, in Boston.-Mrs. Hattie Richmond
of Springfield. Mass, is guest at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Charles Newell
Mrs Walter Estey, of Worcester. Mass
is visiting at the home of her brother
Clarence Hill. on Union street .--Sergt
,a,1,- r.f nrth oil hn
arrived in New York from overseas and
is at Camp Mills awaiting discharge from
service. Sergeant Wells has been in the
service since the declaration of war by
the United States and has been in France
for Is months. He is with the sanitary
detachment of the 23d engineers.-TaX
Commissioner Charles a. Plumley, who
has been in Chicago attending the ma
tional tax conference, has returned home
B. F.. Carpenter, of Concord. y. II.
visited his parents. Mr., and Mrs. Eugene
Carpenter. last week. He was accom-
panied here by his two daughters, the
Misses Bertha and Ruth. Miss Ruth will
remain with her grandparents for few
weeks.-Landlord and Mrs. S. NJ. Harmon
OF the Park Inn, were in Sharon over
Sunday, guests Of C. E. Patten.
A Farmers Cooperative creamery meet
ing was held in village hall Saturday eve
ming with a good attendance and mucl
, Interest manifested by those who at
tended. c. w. Parch acted as chairma,
of the meeting and E. w. Clark wa'
elected secretary. At this meeting an or
/ ganization was formed and committed
of seven men was appointed TO incor
porate. Following are the names: Hebe
NJ Dole, W. ]. Kingston, Charles y
u -la.
c. w. Parch and Pearl r. Clark. Th'
next meeting will be held on July I q
the village hall at eight O'Clock Every
, body interested should attend this meet
ing Officers will be elected and reports
) from the committees heard.--Mrs. JOIN
Norton and child of Montpelier are visit
. ing at the home of DR.. and Mrs. W. II
Sisson on Central street.-Danel S. Davis
Jr., left Sunday noon for a business tril
! of one month.-W. S. Clark, George Cole
r William Joyce, George Hakey and VIII
: liam Stevens, members Of the Gram
1 Army are in Montpelier to-day attendirl
/. the annual reunion of the Washington
County Veterans association which i
e being held at Dewey Park.-Peter Busl
died Sunday night at his home on tn
= corner of Wall and Water streets afte
y an llnss Of about a years duration. TIL
= deceased was ABOUT 81 years old and
. survived by his wife. He was a Civil Wa
n veteran and a member of the Gram
, Army. Funeral services were held Tues
p day morning at St. Johns Church, tn
2 Rev. j. A. Lynch officiating. Burial wa
h in st. Johns cemetery. The bearer
. were four members of the Grand Army
. George Cole, William Joyce Georg
= Hakey and William Stevens.-Mrs. VIII
!: liam Robinson Of Burlington is spending
a few days on town the guest of Mrs
L W. II. Holley.-Charles A. Plumley, VIII
!, has been making a collection of peonie
= for a few years has lo6 different varetie
;. at his home on Prospect street. The.
n have been in full bloom the past weel
= and are handsome sight. A large mum
;, Der of people both from Mortified ant
s ont of town have visited the beds ant
!, have remarked on never seeing such
!; beautiful dspay,-Sunday was observes
S as Childrens day at the Federated
t Church under the direction of the pastor
y the Rev. C. +. Bingham. The servic
= was in charge of the Sunday school AM
h very interesting exercises were CARRIE
= out The choir was composed of the youni
y people Of the Sunday school, assisted b,
o Mrs w. II. Hardin. There were fou
IS children baptised,-Many people in thi
y vicinity covered their gardens Sunda.
IS night fearing there would be a frost bu
J. it grew warmer during the night and il
r the early morning Their was rain. A yea
d ago June 90 there was terrible freez
S in Vermont which ruined the crops