Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-17

from Troy, N. y, where she has been
for several weeks visiting relatives
Frank =. Cook returned Saturday from
the Mary Fletcher hospital, where he
underwent an operation.-Mrs w
A. Kimball of Plymouth. Mass. Is
visiting at the home of her father.
Charles Aim, for a few days.-Mrs. M.
M. Pitts has returned to Rutland after
visiting relatives here for a few DAYS.
Miss Dottic Kiddcr left Sunday for
New York.-George Fl. Churchill Shin
ped last Saturday to NJ. Il. Wheeler OF
Rutland 10000 trout fry and Monday
he shipped 10000 to i. A. Harris. 10000
to Ripton and 5000 to Middletown.
The annual inspection of Company C.
Vermont Volunteer Militia, will be held
this evening at eight o'clock at the
armory Colonel Hadley, commander of
the regiment, of Bellows Falls will in
spect the company and equipment. Other
high officers of the regiment also will
be present All members must be at the
armory not later than 7.45 O'Clock, pre-
pared for inspection.-Albert Blodgett
has moved from Champlain street to the
Barber house on River street.-Chairman
+. w. Briggs of the Victory Liberty
Loan committee announces that Bran
don's quota for the loan is s61 $50. This
quota is less than the last loan, which
was $72, 900. Mrs. Thomas w. Ray is the
chairman of the womens Liberty Loan
committee.--There was a large gather
ing at the railroad station Tuesday eve
ming to welcome home Albert Gould of
Forestdale, who has just received his
discharge from the army. Mr.. Gould
arrived from Camp Devens on the 945
o'clock train and was met by a delega-
ton of Modern Woodmen of America
from Forestdale. of which he is a men,
Der. The Woodmen had the large truck
Of the Newton & Thompson Mfg. Co.
decorated with American flags and bunt-
ing. The Brandon Concert band was
present and furnished music. Mr.. Gould
was recently returned from France,
where he was wounded several times
and gassed once. He was with the 26th
Yankee) Division. He was decorated
with the French Croix de Guerre for
bravery.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Il. Bis
sell returned Wednesday from Florida.
where Mr.. Bissell managed last winter
the Toronto Hotel, Wilber- by the-Sea.
at Port Orange-The Rev. I. NJ. Comp
ton, new pastor of the Baptist Church,
has moved his family here from West
Brattleboro and will preach at the Bap-
fist Church for the first time, as pas
tor, next Sunday morning.-The Parent
Teacher association has secured W. II.
Jeffrey Of the State Board Of Charities
and Probation to give lecture next
Tuesday evening at eight o'clock in the
high school gymnasium The lecture
will be free and the public is invited.
The annual Manufacturing meeting Of
the Woman's Missionary society of the
Congregational Church will be held Fri
day afternoon at three o'clock in the
chapel.-The newly elected officers of
Marble Chapter, o. T.. S.. were installed
last Tuesday evening by Dr. o. C.
Baker.-Miss Susan Talbot has returned
from New York State, where she visited
friends and relatives for several days.
BENSON
Mrs. w. r. Bush has gone to New
York city to see her brother, Gerard
Parsons. who is in a hospital critically
ill.-Mrs. Daniel King, who has been
seriously i'll with influenza, is recover
ing. She is living in the H. II. King
house, where she has recently moved
George and Earle Chesbro, two boys
who were born in Benson 25 and 26
SCdiS dSop ICopCCtiNtly, arc III TIE dr.
tillery, Second Division. They went
overseas in January, 1918, and have
been through the thickest of the fight
ing up to the signing of the armistice.
They are now on the Rhine. Their
grandmother, Mrs. Martha Graves, who
lives in Orwell, is visiting at William
Pelkey's. Mrs. Pelkey is her daughter.
The first batch of butter at w. r.
BuSh'S creamery was made SATURDAY.
James A. Goodrich has charge and it
is expected the entire countryside will
go there with milk.-John Reed and
family of West Haven have moved into
DR.. Jones camp one mile west of here.
Mrs. Frank Charlton and little son,
Evarts, who have been seriously i'll,
are now better.-Max Fowler, who has
been at work at the Mountain View
Stock farm. got through there the
past week and will engage in work
elsewhere.