Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-30
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT;
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES

IE. c. Ryder.-Miss Stella Kings
land of Bridport is here for a
visit of some length with her sister.
Mrs. Samuel Bowles.--Mr. and Mrs. Addi-
son Peckwin of Rome, N. Y, are In town
for visit of few weeks.--Henry Jero
has returned from the Proctor hospital.
where he underwent a serious operation
a few weeks ago.-Nine cans of handbook
salmon fingerlngs arrived here Saturday
from the State hatchery at Roxbury. in
all about 5000, and were taken in charge
by the officers of the Addison County
Fish and Game League and planted in
Lake Dunmore.-Harold Delpha has re-
turned from the Mary Fletcher hospital,
where he underwent an operation two
weeks ago for appendcitis.-CarlM Mead, a
former Middlebury boy, but now promi-
nent lawyer of New FORK city, who has
been in town for few days, has return
ed to his home.
Webster d. Barter who went to the
Mary Fletcher hospital for treatment
September 80, returned TO the home of his
parents. DIR. and Mrs A. d. Barter, great
ly improved
Miss Mary l.. Cady, educational secre-
tary for TIE National Board of Young
Women's Christian associations. will
spend Thursday and Friday of this week
in town in prosecuting her work.-Mr. and
Mrs. Gabriel Waters and two children
of Schenectady, n. Y, are with friends in
town and will remain until after Thanks
giving Messrs Peter Fisher and Thomas
Downs have returned to Sherbrooke. +.
O.. after two months in town.-The Misses
Dorothy Wilcox and Hida Brevoort have
returned from Albany, n. Y, after a stay
DP in n nd Mrs
John ]. Parker and son John ]. Parker,
Jr.. Of Easton, Pa, are in town for an
extended visit with friends-Miss Helen
Herbrool of Cambridge, Mass. is in town
for a visit of two or three weeks with
relatives.-Mr. and Mrs. ROLAND Bissett
Of Brandon have moved to town and will
operate the boarding house at the plant
OF the Mddlebury Marble company Mon
day. market day, eggs brought 70 cents
and butter 65 cents and 10 cents Fred
Vassar has returned from few days visit
at the home Of his son. Philip Nassar in
Burlington and was accompanied home by
MS grandson, Haro.d Nassar, who will
remain with him for a few days.-Prof.
Arthur w. Eddy and Fred G. Srookips
are visiting relatives and frien Is In Pots
dams and Canton, n. VI Kirk Piper
has resigned his position in Gorham's
market and will hereafter curry on his
farm Ernest Huestis will take Mr.. Piper's
place In the market.-Miss Helen Frost,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl q. Frost.
was given a birthday party at the home
of her parents Friday afternoon in honor
of her 10th anniversary. Quite a number
of her young friends were present and
she received number of presents from
them Refreshments were served.
Henry A. Dumas, VINO had been Ill for
a few weeks, died at 11:10 O'Clock Mon
day evening with heart disease, at the
age Of "a years. He was born in Canada
December 6, 1864. and came to the United
States when a young man. He was for
"A number of years in Bridport, where
he was prominent and prosperous
farmer. but n few years ago when his
health commenced to fail ne came to
Middlebury and had been a faithful clerk
at the grocery store of Napoleon j.
Boudreau. lie is survived by his wife
and one daughter. Miss Rena Dumas and
his father, Lewis Dumas, of Bridport.
The funeral will be held Thursday after
noon at three O'Clock at ST. Stephens
Church. Burial will be in the
West cemetery.-Ninety members Of the
Middlebury Grange went to Brandon Sat
serving of neighbors' night with Neshobe
Grange.-A joint birthday party was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F.
st. Louis at their home in the Dyer
block Monday evening by them and Mr.
and Mrs. George LaRock of Huntington
Falls in honor of their children, Miss
Monica LaRock, six years old, and Ed
ward st. Louis, eight years of age. There
was large gathering of the young folks
and the rooms were nice'y decorate for
the occasion. The evening was spent
with games, etc, and refreshments were
served,-A pretty wedding took place AT
the home of Senator and Mrs. Abram w.
Foote in Cornwall Saturday evening
when Miss Sylvia Patene was united in
marriage to Ralph A. Foote, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Foote. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Roy f.. Whittimore
of the Memorial Baptist Church of this
village, in the presence of a number of
relatives and friends. They were attended
by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles n. Foote, a
brother and sistcr-in-law of the groom.
They received number of presents from
their friends. After a short wedding trip
they will make their home in Cornwall.
Bruno Albert is seriously ill.-M!ss
Lena Turrlll and George Dougherty, both
well known and popular residents of this
village. were published for the first time
at st. Mary's Catholic Church Sunday
The Rev. 7. ]. Leonard has returned
from Rutland, where he has been assist
Ing In the service Of the 40 hours' adora-
ton at the Church of the Holy Innocents.
Lewis Dumas has returned from Wor-
cester. Mass, where he has been spend-
Ing two months with his sister, being
recalled to town in consequence Of the
death Of his sOn.-Mr. and Mrs Charles
c. Bradford and daughter, Miss Clara
Bradford, have returned to Someryille.
Mass. after several weeks In town.--Mr.
and Mrs. James w. Reed and daughter
Mrs Sally Goodwin, of Brattleboro are
In town-The Misses Goldia Mansfield
and Jessie Bingham have returned to
Lockport, n. Y. after a few weeks in
town.
The annual fall campaign for member
ship in the American Red Cross. which
organization Is pledged to permanent duty
with our army and navy and which still
has large program OF relief work on It's
hans, VIII open next Sunday morning i'm
Addison county churches and be carried
on by personal solicitation in the various
towns OF the county next week. A. w,
Norton of Vergennes is county chairman
and the following chairmen have beo.
named for the various towns: Addison.
Mrs, Fred Raine. Mrs. Frank Wood; Brid-
port, Bristol, Mrs Lena NJ. r. Demo;
Cornwall. I. j.. Hamblin. Ferrisburg. Err
nest Devine. North Ferrlsburg; Layton
Elliott; Leic .ster Mrs. f. t. Gambel; Lin
coin. Mrs j. T., Moody. Monkton Mrs.