Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12


l. o. o. F. and Rebekah Lodges of Bris-
toll will join with Champlain Lodge No.
'5S. and Wnona Rebekah Lodge of Yer
gennes in a memorial service. to be held
in Vergennes Sunday, June I.-Mrs.
w. J. Strong and Miss B. e. Hoxey are
passing two weeks at Mount Philo Inn.
state Fish and Game Commissioner
Leavens has authorized State Fish ana
Game Warden II. A Booth of Ferrisburg
to haul seine in State waters for the
purpose of catching billnsh. hoping by
this way to materially decrease the NUM-
Der of these pests. Warden Booth VIII
make his first haul soon just below the
falls in Little otter creek, Ferrsburg.
and the result of his first haul Is awaited
with much interest.-Mr. and Mrs. Onver
Dupuis have returned from visit to Mr..
Dupuis daughter. Mrs. Adolph Rebedeau,
and her son, Fred w. Porter, both or
Claremont, n. H.-There will be a meet
ing of the stockholders of Spring Grove
Camp Ground association at the grounds in
New Haven Thursday at 10 o'clock.-Mrs.
Clara Cahil has gone to Wallingford to
attend the funeral of a friend.-Hollis
Merrill is in town, called here by the
death of his mother, Mrs. Nelson Merrill.
Miss Cornela Philips of Montpelier is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. b. T..
Feld.-The Vergennes Grange will hold
an informal party Thursday evening,
June u, at Grange hall for the benefit
of the Grange.-John LeBoeuf has re-
turned from a 10 days visit to relatives
in Worcester, Mass.-AIr. and Mrs. Isadore
Pigeon and child have returned to New
Haven. Conn, after visit to Mr.. and
Mrs Eli Milo.-Mr. and Mrs. John Davey
and four children of Glasgow, Scotland,
are passing the summer with his mother,
Mrs. Eliza Davey. Mr.. Davey is a YER
gennes boy but for several years has
been living in Scotland, where he repre-
scented an American Tool company.-John
A. Harrington and w. II. Wheeler at
tended the semi-ofiicial opening of
Masonic week in Burlington of degree
working by Vermont Consistory Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons-Mrs.
Anna French of Rutland is visiting her
sisters. Miss Martha Barnard, and her
brother, William H. Barnard. this week.
At a meeting of the city council Tuesday
evening II was voted to build n cross walk
on East street opposite the residence Of
Roy c. Yattaw. A sidewalk from the resi-
dence of Arthur B. Taber to the corner Of
East and School streets, and to build a
new sidewalk on Green street from the
dence of C. f. Fisher. providing that their
were funds in the sidewalk department to
build that dstance.-Mrs. Beulah Wells
of Chicago is visiting her mother. Mrs. j..
Brazelton, and her aunt, Mrs. f. b. Lee
Capt Robert w. McCuen has been adj
vlsed by the war department that he has
been commissioned major In the army.
Captain McCuen returned from France in
March, having been n the overseas serv-
: ice in the fourth division of the regular
army, A. T.. f, He was recommended
! for promotion last October, when with
the fourth division in France just pre-
N.rus to the armistice. when all promo
lions in the army were arbitrarily stop
i ped His new commission Is in recognition
of his services in France. Major McCuen
does not expect to enter active service
at present.-Mrs. George w. Stone, Mrs
W. S. Muholland, Mrs. Katherine Water
man, Mrs. May Goodyear, Mrs. f. A. Lee
and Mrs. Martha Bailey attended the
meeting Of the Addison County Women's
Temperance Union at Monkton Ridge
Monday.--Mrs. Patrick Kannelly of Bran.
don Is visiting her mother Mrs. JOSEPH
King.-The annual meeting of Seth War
ner Chapttr, Daughter of the American
Revolution will be held Saturday after
noon, June II, with Mrs. Henry p. Fisher
Miss Stella Cross has returned from
New New Orleans, La, where she ha!
been teaching at Straight College and II
passing the vacation with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Cross.-Mr and Mrs
ANGEL Godette and child of Burlington arr
spending the week with Mr.. Godette'
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Godette..
Two steam barges loaded with soft Goa
for the Vermont Industrial school steamed
up Otter Creek Saturday to the schoo
wharf where the cargo was discharged
Miss Mae Tracy who since her graduation
from the Skidmore school of arts at Sara
toga, n. Y. has been teaching In New
Orleans La, is spending her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee F
Tracy-Mr. and Mrs. Alanson G. Wrigh
and daughter, Miss Ruth visited in Bur
lington esterday.-Alderman Levi II
Brown left yesterday on a business tri
to northern New York.-John Driscoll, Jr
is visiting friends in Boston.
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