Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-18
Orange County
RANDOLPH

George W, F'lagg, a resident Of East
Braintree. died at his home Sunday
after a long period Of i'll health Mr..
| Flagg was a veteran of the Civil War,
! a member of 6. \. r. Post. Mason.
and member Of Phoenix Lodge. and of
| Beulah Chapter, q. T.. S.-Mrs. Ada
| SpaudinG of WoonsoclIet, r. L. was
! in town Monday. visiting friends and
attending the celebration.---M Miss Clara
Carpenter of Montpelier came this week
to visit her parents.--Mr. and Mrs Err
nest Fish of Richmond were among the
guests in town over Sunday and Mon
day.
| Randolphs observance of the welcome
home for the boys. continued through the
afternoon and evening Of Monday with
great success. Following the dinner. a
! large crowd went to the Wall Alumni
| Athletic field. where in y short time the
| grandstand was filed The Hon. Wendell
p. Stafford Of ST. Johnsbury addressed
the company of about 1000 persons on
The Labor Question-The New Riddle
! of the sphinx with special application
to the returned soldiers. This was said
to he the piainest and fairest exposition
of the labor question given in this part
! of the country. At the close of the adj
! dress appropriate music was given and
the ball game was called which was to
be by the Moretown y. &, VS. the Water
bury A. G. Waterbury was victorious. the
score being 10 A. The Nellie Gill players
gave Five Thousand Dollars Reward"
| immeulateiY Following in the Chandler
| Music hail and there were special pic
lures at The Strand also. At the close of
! this. a Red Cross hanouet was served
by the Randolph branch, American Red
| IN
and Grand Army mon. At 7:3O a band
concert was given and at $50 a Welcome
Home Military Ball" at the Salisbury
warehouse, which proved too small for
the crowd of 400 people or more who
were present IT was estimated that there
were 100 couples for dancing and specta-
tors. McEnely's singing orchestra OF 10
pieces played for the round dances on the
second floor and Gnsons orchestra Of 10
pieces played for tho square dances on
the first floor The refreshments We're
served on the third floor by Mitchell, of
the restaurant The decorations and all
| appointments were elaborate and Of a
nigh order The day from the beginning
was great success and the weather,
while not warm. was comfortable and it
! did not rain during the whole time
Mr.. and Mrs. \. L. Bass of Bangor,
! Me- have come for few days while
assisting Mr.. and Mrs. Proper to pack
their household goods and remove to
Bangor with them-Mr. and Mrs. J, b.
Adams who have been at their home
here for couple of days. left Tuesday
with their daughter, Ruth. for Middle
! bury. where the latter will enter college,
News has been received of the death of
Mrs. William Reynolds. former resi-
! dent, in South Pasadena, cal. where
they went to reside few years ago. Mrs,
Reynolds was not well before she left
this place, having then a heart trouble,
which resulted fatally. Mr., Reynolds will
he remembered AS brother Of c. G.
Reynolds Of this place Mr.. and Mrs. r..
/ w. Allen have returned from several
weeks stay IN Denver, colo. where they
| nave been to visit their daughter. Mrs.
Una Allen Lamarre and family Mrs.
John Sorrs, son, John, and daughter of
| Ware. Mass. have been visitors in town
| TINS week, making their headquarters at
tn" home of Mrs. {. s. Booth.
Miss Alice Gilman Of Randolph Center,
who about three months ago underwent
a surgical operation, died at the home
of her brother, A A. Gilman, TUESDAY.
The funeral will be held at that place
Friday, Miss Gilman had been great
sufferer for 20 wears. In her early girl
hood, she attended school at Randolph
Center md taught for A short time. but
her health soon failed, and from the time
She had been an invalid She is survived
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