Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
ing officers we're elected: President Mrs.

ing officers we're elected: President, Mrs
w. r. Weston; vice-president, Mrs. C.
A. June; secretary, Miss Susan Talbot
treasurer. Mrs. Clara Brown. 1.-The annual
meeting of FIRE district No. was held
Monday evening in the east basement of
the town hall and the following officers
were elected for one year: Clerk, f. Il.
Kingsley; moderator, T.. II. Harrington; ;
treasurer James Il. Leonard; collector,
l.. f. Nichols; member of prudential
committee for three years, G. A. Bush !;
chief engineer, b. w. Howland first as
sstant engineer +. Il. Kingsley; second
assistant, IL. II. Button. tax of 10
cents on a dollar of the grand list of the
district was voted with discount Of
four per cent. If paid on or before Oc-
tober 20. The prudential committee was
instructed to provide a suitable fire alarm
system at II cost not to exceed 5000. The
usual appropriation of $50 was voted the
Dunmore Hose company and the usual
salaries were voted the offlcers.-At the
annual meeting of st. Thomas's parish
Monday evening the following vestrymen
were elected. E. J. Ormsbee, Or. j. s..
Eastwood, g. w. Crockett, r. II. Ever
est, Il. r. Woods. Frank p. Johnson,
l.. c. Bump and w. II. C. whitcomb.
The vestrymen elected the following off,
GERS: Senior warden, e. j. Ormsbee;
junior warden. Dr. ]. S. Eastwood; treas
urer. f.. r. Woods; secretary, G. w.
Crockett-The annual supper of the Con-
gregational Church and society will be
held Thursday evening at 635 O'Clock in
the chapel. At the close of the supper
the Rev. l. C.. Smart of Burlington will
give talk.-Lieut. Il. j. Cray is at his
home here on a 10 days furlough from
Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.-The
Royal Workers of the Methodist Church
Will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Q. {. Baker at her home on Franklin
street. The hostesses will be Mrs. Knowl-
ton, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Baker.-James
r. Leonard. assistant cashier of the
Brandon National bank, is i'll at his home
on Seminary Hill.
The funeral of Miss Sarah Jenney, who
died last Monday at her home in Brat
tleboro, was held at st. Mary's Church
Wednesday morning at nine o'clock, the
Rev. e. F. Cray officiating. The bearers
were Edward c. Powers, Patsy Kanaley
Clyde Sisters and Dan Center. Burial
was in st. Mary's cemetery.-The Sons
of Veterans will hold q dance and box
party in Grand Army hall Friday eve
ming. Coffee will be served during lunch
The newly elected officers of Silver Lake
| Lodge, No. 40. X. of p, will be installed
| this evening at their rooms in the Will
| liams block on Center street at eigh
| o'clock.-The local Red Cross has 10 lay.
cites to be finished by February l. There
will be no more knitting until further
notice.-Attorney Frank w. williams /.
attending the State Bar association meet
| ing at Montpelier this week.-Town Rep
| resentative John S. Buttles and his son
| Robert Buttles, have gone to Montpele
for the opening of the Legislature. Rob
Buttles will act as one of the pages during
| the present session.-County Farm Blu
reau Agent M. f. Downing was presen
at a farmers meeting held here Wed
| nesday afternoon in the armory and spok
| on the fertilizer situation and on tn
program of the Rutland County Farm
| Bureau.-Miss Maud II. Wetherbee coun
ty demonstration, gave a demonstration
on canning meat at the home of Mrs
John Churchill Wednesday afternoon
| There was a large number of ladies pres
| ent.-Mrs. Walter Moore has returned t
| Patchogue. n. Y, after passing severa
weeks here with her parents, Mr.. an
Mrs j. II. Dobinson-Lake Dunmor
Chapter. d. A. r.. held meeting at tn
home of Mrs. c. w. Peck on Grove stree
last Wednesday afternoon.-W. j. Fad
den. who has been seriously i'll with pneu
monia for several weeks, was able to b
out on the street for the first time Wed
nesday.