Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-16

clerk reported % members by profession
during the year and nine by letter. total
80. Six were lost by letter, four by death,
total ten. making a net gain of 20 in
membership, and the total membership
at the end Of the year was 361. r. A.
Thomas the receiver of offerings reports
a total of s2.S40.61. Missionary societies
and other church organizations and COL
lection added S2ei.A. The treasurer, E.
w. Tewksbury, reports receipts of
$2,963.73 and expenditures including the
pastors salary of $2,961.93. The total
benevolences were $520.S2. The treasurer
of the Sunday school, Miss Lucille Grant.
shows total receipt of s161.46 of which
$9s.A was received from weekly COL
1%ections. The balance on hand after ex-
penses are paid are $32.6. Chandler
Music hall by It's treasurer. reports a
balance on and of $1S1. 81. Mrs. w. +.
Edison treasurer of Bethany Guild, shows
the total receipts to have been 1865. rs.
Expenditures of $242o5 and balance on
hand of As1.86 which included a 500
Liberty Bond.-Excelsior Encampment,
No. "a. I. o. O. F.. installed its newly
elected officers Friday evening. L. c.
Beck, d. d. G. p, and John Howell. d.
ID. @. j. W.. both Of Barre acting as in
stalling officers. Besides the elective
officers previously given, the following
a%ppointive officers were installed: Guide
r. e. Sawyer; first watch, w. H.. Pelton:
second watch. F. A. Bruce; third watch.
L. o. Thayer; fourth watch, A.. l.. Galar-
neau; first q. of T.. o. ]. Marcott; inside
sentinel, F. II. Ketchum; outside sem
tinel. L. s. Jones. who is also representa-
tive to the grand ~encampment.
ID. L.. Chadwick of Bethel has pur-
chased the stock and business of e. A.
Thomas, who has conducted a store
here for nearly 80 years. During this
time Mr.. Thomas has built up a large
business, having a large trade here
and in the surrounding towns. Mr..
Thomas manner of conducting BUSH
ness has brought him many friends,
as we'll as a successful business. and
the people generally will very much
regret his retirement. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas will make this their home in
the future. Mr.. Chadwick, who takes
the business, has been with Mr.. Thomas
for several months, and for 20 years
has been in the business. For many
years he was with the Brooks & WASH
burn company of Bethel, and later
with F. l.. Martin in a general store in
that town. He comes well qualified to
conduct the store, and with his ac-
quafntance here and in Bethel, must
have a large business. His family
will come here after the close of the
summer term Of school-Alonzo EN-
cry, who went to Washington to pass
the winter, has returned and will re-
main 70 rthe presenr.-Capt. and
Mrs. F. Stuart SWEET. have come from
Norfolk. Va, where they have been for
several months, to pass two weeks with
DR.. and Mrs. f.. O.. Blanchard, before
t., g. tho Dls- t,
place Capt. SWEET has been assigned
as a captain in the regular army.
The Rev. w. c. Christie came from
South Royalton on Saturday and took
his wife home after a three weeks stay
in the sanitarium.-Mrs. Martha Will
liams was given a surprise Saturday eve
ming, il being her birthday anniversary.
Many Of the Woman's Relief Corps were
present.-The Rev. Joseph Hamilton came
| from Montpelier for an oyer-Sunday stay
here at home.-Saturday was the coolest
day of the season here, the thermometer
registering near the zero mark.-M,ss
Nettie Haven of South londonderry
who had been visiting in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. H.. II. Paige. returned 70
her home the first of the week-G. N.
Billings is now EMPLOYED in the store of
Ernest Tracy. beginning this week
ert and Leslie Lamson entertained "a
of their voune friends at the home NJ
w. r. hanson Friday even,np
Herbert Salisbury who for years has
suYered from the effects Of a shock NJ
naraIvs;s was again str;cken with a
shock last week at his room at the RAN
dolnh Inn. from which he never rallied
and death came at o.ao on SUNDAY morn.
ing Herbert p Salisbury one of the
four sons of Franklin r. and Ellen (Flinn,
Salisbury WAS horn Tune - 1897 ono Of
twin sons. Early in his boyhood he with
his twin brother began wood carving
work and at the time OF the death Of
their father. thew were both employed
In the factory. then in process of con.
struction. They immediately took the
work into their hands and completed the
factory. and the business has continued
with marked success up to the present
time. Albert. the twin brother. died in
1891 and following this Edgar T. Sails
bury. a younger brother, became partner
with Herbert and the business continued.
the company having been Incorporated
later. Herbert Salisbury passed a great
part of his time on the road in the in
terest of the business until his health
failed. Mr.. Salisbury married Minnie,
daughte of Alonzo and Emeline CTurner)
Smith, in July, 1856. Three children were
born to them, Franklin A., Phillip T. and
Albert Morris, the last named being at
present overseas, where he has been
in service several months. The mother
Of the children died in February. 1895.
Mr.. Salisbury was interested in all town