Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-22

w
CURE and John Florence. Tho chairman
of the ticket committee was Edward Con
yeau; ice cream committee. Mrs. Dora
Murray; sandwich committee, Mrs. Min
ME Young; cake committee. Miss Stella
Currier. The Mattresses were: Flora
Decarrcau, Alice Poulin, Agnes Stearns,
Florence Blondin, Blanche Boucher. Mrs.
Metcvier Mrs. Bissonette, Florence Ptche,
Stella Currier, Eva Langlois Yvonne Viii
lemaire, Ida Provost, Edna Beaudoin. Lu-
title Chastenay, Aurore Campbell, Doris
Tizzard. Bertha Parent Marie Benoit,
Mrs. Howard, Nina Bleau. Helen Chicoine,
Anna Moissc. Katherine Mitchell. Minnie
Young. Anna O'Brlen, Helen Roy, Rose
Pigeon. Marguerite Bleau, Flora Provost,
Rena Provost Mabel Companion, Priscilla
Desautcls. Ida Dccarreau, Florence Nc
Curdy, Gertrude Reed. Irene Reed, Irene
Warner, Marguerite Mcguire. Dora Muir
ray. Among the guests of the evening
who made few remarks were: q. E.
Whitney, Edward Wall, Lieut.. Emery,
Lieut.. Il. Clark. Lieut.. IIardacrc. Cap
! tain Uomeister, t.. l.. Johnson. r. Fox.
Solos were rendered by Sergeant Edward
Dupaw. Mrs. German, Eugene Brilon and
Mr. Favro. After the supper was served
the grand march was formed at ten
O. clock. Music was furnished by Erwin's
orchestra was INDUCED in until late
hour. This celebration was given by the
wcavers Of weave room No. 2 of the Amer
lean Wooden company to all the returned
soldier boys of this village. The boys
feel that the townspeople have done and
are doing all that they can to show them
that they are happy that they are at home
once more. About 900 people were present.
The board of village trustees held
inc nIaN in hn Jncn
rooms TO receive bids for all concrete or
cement work that will be done this season.
There were two bids that were received.
one from NJ. \. Bundy and the Peter Shee-
ran Concrete company of Burlington. The
Feter Sheeran Concrete company was
awarded the contract. The first
work that will he attempted will
he to complete the work on East
| Allen street, which consist of curbs
and cutters as the sidewalks were put in
some time ago. Robert Ryerson and Eu-
gene Gadue were appointed to act as spe-
cial police. Orders were made out for the
annual appropriation of $500 each to the
Lafayette Hose company and the Steam
err Hose company. A bill of $685. from
the NJ. A. Bundy Concrete company was
ordered paid as they had completed their
work in the village. Many complaints
have been received by the trustees about
the street lights on account of their being
out. The light at the corner of Main &
Plat street had been out for five days and
also the light on Maple street which has
been out for about week. Anyone who
notices that a street light is out at night.
should notify one of the trustees or
one of the policemen and he will make a
report of the same.
The funeral of Doris Blondn. the four
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Blondin of Weaver street. was held Mon
day afternoon at st. Francis Navier's
Church with interment in st. Francis
cemetery. She had been i'll but week with
complications, following the measles. She
is survived by her parents and seven
brothers and sisters.
sign has been put up on the Bur-
lngton side of the Winooski bridge noti-
flying the public that the bridge has been
declared unsafe for travel and anyone
crossing the bridge does so at his own
risk. The sign has caused lot OF
comment and those who are somewhat
timid declare that they will not get on
the cars on this side of the bridge, but
will walk across and get on the
Burlington side. Along with the con-
demning of the bridge and the unsafe
the Lower road, where the cave-in
occurred few weeks ago. the travellers
on the cars are somewhat skeptcal and
feel that before anything happens these
things should be repaired.
Alfred Roulette has been discharged
from the army and is in town. He was
member of the 26th division and has seen
Is months of service overseas.
Mrs Mary Mayhem Adams, wife of the
late Charles A. Adams, died at two o'clock
yesterday morning at her home on Main
street, after an illness of two years, of
cancer. Mrs Adams was born in West
Cornwall in 1869 and 80 years ago she be-
came the bride of Charles A. Adams in
Mddlebury, and has been resident of
this village 10 years. Mr.. Adams, her
husband, was accidentally killed on No
vember I, 1918, when he was knocked down
in front of his home by an automobile.
She is survived by one son. Charles j.
Adams, and two daughters, Miss Lillian
M. Adams and Miss Anna Adams and five
grandchildren, all of this place. She is
also survived by her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mayhem of Middebury. four
brothers, Nelson, Fred and Benjamin
Mayhem of Middlebury, and George May
hew of Shoreham. The funeral Will be
held Saturday morning at st. Stephens
Church. the hour to be announced later.
and burial will be in Middlebury, Frank
Mayhew Of NIddlebury, her father and
one brother George Mayhem of Shore
ham are here to attend the funeral. Mrs.
Adams had been a patient sufferer for the
past two years and for two weeks had
heen unconscious. She will be missed by
a large number of friends who have fol-
lowed her with their friendship through