Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-23
VERGENNES

st. Pauls Church annual parish meet
ing was held Tuesday Jan. IA in the par
ish house and officers as follows were
elected Vestrymen. n. j. McCuen, c. E.
Parker, Timothy, Neville, John A. Har-
ington. Charles A. Chapman, j. B. Pow
ers. Charles w. Wilson, Robert w. Nc
Cuen. The reports from all officers were
highly favorable, especially, the one made
by John A. Harrington for committee on
tBooth) church farm. The annual vestry
meeting was held Immediately after the
parish meeting and the rector appointed
/ Frank A. Ross, senior warden. n. j. Nc
Cuen; secretary, N. j. McCuen: treas
urer John A. Harrington. Timothy Ne
vile was appointed by the rector to act as
senior warden pro tenn. during the abb
sence of Frank w. Ross, who is passing
the winter in Florida. The delegates to
the diocesan convention were c. E. Par
ker, N. J., McCuen and Charles A. Chap
man; alternates, j. b. Powers, Timothy
| Neville and John A. Harrington.-At the
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
National Bank of Vergennes directors
We're elected as follows o. II. Sherman,
Burlington, william Henry Dean, North
/ Ferrisburg, +. II. harrington, Brandon,
W. r. Bristol and Arthur N. Norton Of
| Vergennes e. II. Palmer Of Monkton
and &. w. Smith of Town Line. At the
meeting of the directors following the
stockholders meeting the officers elected
were President. o. H. Sherman; vice.
president, w. H. Dean; cashier, Charles
II. Strong; assistant cashier, Erwin w.
Graves.
| Bernie l.. Nichols died Saturday
morning after a weeks illness from
|
born in Essex. Vermont, where he wal
graduated from the high school and
also of Albany, N. Y, College OF
Pharmacy in 1911. After graduating
he entered the employ of the Thomas
drug store Of Brattleboro. From there
he went to Boston, where he was EN-
ployed in the retail druggist firm OF
Melvin & Badger for sometime. Fol
three years he had been manager of thu
ReXall drug store of Vergennes. II
which he had an interest Mr.. NicholI
was a member of Burlington Council
knights of Columbus and of the Yer
gennes Grange. He was universally INK
ed and during his residence here hat
gained a host of friends. He leaves
wife, who was Miss Katherine Austin
of Brattleboro, his parents. one brother
and four sisters. The funeral was helt
,
and the body was taken to Brattle
boro, where the final burial service
were held Tuesday morning at min
o'clock, with burial in the Catho
lie cemetery-Richard Barnaby die
Friday from pneumonia following In
fluenza, aged 81 years. He leaves
wife and two small children. The bod
was taken Saturday to Essex, N. Y
where the funeral services were hell
Monday-The Vergennes branch of tn
Red Cross has received an emergenc
; call from the New England divisio
headquarters for garments for tn
refugee women and children OF north
ern France Belgium, who are sorely /
, need of warm garments and as spec
in the completion of the clothing is alb
| solutely essential if they are to be @
any use this winter all the ladies !
/ Vergennes are invited to help. This
, as important drive as any held thu
, far, and it is hoped all who can wi
assist in the work.-Frank Barrow
who has been i'll with influenza. is abb
to sit up.-W<liam Richards has gon
: to West Newton, Mass. to visit hi
: sister, Mrs Alexander Bennett.-Pa'
: rick H. Simon, rural carrier on rou'
y four. who has been i'll with infiuenz
. is able to be out Before Mr.. Sine
u was taken Ill he sustained an injury
one of his legs and is incapacitate
= from resuming his duties because
J. this and Robert Allen Is still substitu
; ing for him.-Mrs. Nelson Hayden
J. taking course Of treatment at II
Y. Sparhawk sanitarium, Burlington.-
Lieut.. Joseph H. Scranton of Cam
d Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. c. is pas
IS ing furlough with his family {
W Maple street.-Cecil Ashael Bristol, sc
Is of Mr.. and Mrs. willard r. Bristol, die
II Saturday morning of pneumonia 70
d. lowing influenza, in the 29th year
id his age. He was born in Walthai
30 May 4y1S90. He was a graduate of Il
G. Vergennes high school and of Alban
IN N. Y, Business College. He was wild
G. ly and favorably known througho
s. this section, having been in busine
n for several years with his father,
" r. Bristol, a prominent dealer In pr
he duce in Vergennes. He was memb
I'd of the Nergennes Congregation