Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-20
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT::.,, ,,,o
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES

Y ork. There VIII be no services at 81.
Stephens Church next Sunday Mrs.
Holmes and children are visiting her sis
ter at Wilsboro. N. Y.
The Middlebury Farmers club held
a well-attended meeting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Noble Fem Tuesday
evening. Refreshments we're served
Mr. and Mrs. ]. b. Douglass have re-
turned from short stay in Bur
lington.-The Middlebury public IL
brnry will not be open Saturday on
account Of 1t being washingtons
birthday.-Mr. and Mrs Victor Shack
EFT have returned from Vergennes.
where they have been making a brief
visit to relatives.-Messrs. Joseph Phil
lips and Antoine Beggere OF Quebec
are in town for a short business stay
and will proceed from here to Dur
lington.-The Larabee society of the
Congregational Church held meet
ing at the home Of Mrs. J. L. Crane
on Seminary street Tuesday afternoon.
hearty invitation to attend was en-
tended to all the ladies of the parish
and a good number Of them were pres
ent.-The Misses Ada Kellogg and Jen-
mic Hawthorne are at Cream Hill at
Shoreham assisting in taking care of
relatives who have been i'll for the last
two weeks with Influenza and grip
w. X. Foster is cutting lum-
Der in Pipton. with which he will
erect large barn on mis- farm Just
south of this village on the Creek road
to replace the one destroyed by fire
last November One day last week IL
of his friends owning teams held a
hauling bee and went to Ripton and
hauled 12 loads Of logs. amounting to
1o.0 900 feet, to the Tisdale saw mill at
East Middlebury.-Frank Tucker hos
returned from Albany, Y. v, where
he was ordered by the war department
for an examination. He was dis
charged last November. He was
member Of Co. H. 103rd Regiment. and
saw service overseas. where he was
badly gassed and has never fully re-
covered.-The general influenza situa-
tion at Cream Hill. which was more
than serious 10 days ago, has since
become much alleviated.
, The regular mid-weeek prayer meeting
of the Congregational, Methodist and
Baptist Churches will be held in the
vestry Of the Congregational Church at
7:3o o'clock this evening. There will be
sort Of a symposium discussion of the
topic. Jesus and His Early Training"
and the discussion will be opened by
Prof.. Frank w. Howard of the college
For the first time this winter the peo-
pie In the western towns of the county
are having run Of excellent seghing,
but the body Of snow is so thin that It
will not take much strong sunshine to
ruin the seighing in very short time
Miss Kitty Vassar is assisting in the
c. F. Rich store during the temporary
absence from town of the proprietor
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Montgomery of
Elmwood, ~ j.. and Miss Anita Mont
uwfNfu ,f ny~rR RlSl&
for short visit with relatives.--P.
Fletcher Chapman. who has been located
In Burlington the past four months. will
go to his camp at Long Point for the
summer season on April Miss Flor
ence Eddy Is reported much improved
while her mother is evidently falling In
strength. Two trained nurses are in at
tendance.-Earry e. Youtt,. who has been
here for a few days visit to his father
Col. Charles E. Youtt, who Is H. re-
turned to his business in New York
Tuesday night-Emery Muller, who has
beeen sick with pneumonia for nearly
two weeks. Is much improved and is
now believed to be out Of danger-Miss
Catherine O'Rourke Of Shoreham is here
on visit to Mrs. Thomas F. Burns at
the Hotel Logan.-Messrs Jasper Little
and Henry Bowen of Schroon Lake
employment.-The Middlebury Farmers
club held a largely attended and highly
profitable and enjoyable meeting at the
residence Of Noble F. Fem Tuesday
evening.-Union Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons will hold a special con-
clave on Friday evening Of this week
for hsst degree work.-Dane Jackson has
returned to Springfield. Mass, after a
few days visit at the home of his wife's
mother, Mrs. Mary Caswell, Of Seminary
strest.-Joseph Bushnell Of Ver1ennss is
on a visit to relatives in town.-Miss
Carrie Scott n teacher in the graded
school, has resumed her duties after an
absence of several weeks In Ferrisburg
due to the sickness and death of her
mother. Mrs. Ellen Clarke.-The Ladies'
Aid society OF the Methodist Church had
largely attended and pleasant meeting
Tuesday afternoon. with the wife of the
pastor. Mrs George NJ. Moody, at the
parsonage on Seminary street. The men
folks got around in time to partake of
covered dish supper which was served
at 8: 50 o'olock.-E. B. Cornwall, presi-
dent Of the Addison county farm bureau,
has returned from Ithaca, ~ Y, where
he went last week as a delegate from the
Vermont organization to attend the New
York State Federation Of Farm Bureaus
at which the most important matter con-
sidersd was the organising Of n national
farm bureau.-Dr. and Mrs. j. NJ STAFF
ford and their daughter. Miss Esther
Stafford. have returned to their home
at Essex. n. Y. after visit OF several
days with Mr., and Mrs J. Arthur
Douglas In East NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Boudreau who has been suffering for a F,
couple Of weeks with quinsy. is reported !
much Improved but not yet able TO be |
about.-Frank Shackett. Jr.. who has
with grip and complications, was taken
to the Fanny Allen hospital In Winooski |
by automobile Wednesday morning by |
DR.. +. L. Dorey for an operation for |
hernia. Mr.. Shackett had practically got |
tho best of his other ailments. Albert |
Hendricks who has had charge of Mr. |
Shacketts business during his Illness |
will continue at the head of affairs until |
his return.
VERGENNES
The body OF Miss Lucy Warner, whose |
home in Fitchburg. Mass, following an /
Illness OF pneumonia, arrived here Thurs
day evening The funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon at the home .
of her brother. Frank NJ, Warner the
Rev. F. NJ. Hagadorn of North Fcrris-
burg officiating. The bearers wer, Wal
ter White, Charles Spaulding and Har-