Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09

Prof. w. s. Burrage has returned from
Fair Haven, where Monday night he
delivered an address before the Art club
at the home of Mrs. George A. Vail
James Carpenter has returned from Bur-
lington, where he has been for the last
few days on business.-Milo X. Moore.
Jr., has returned from Boston. where he
has passed 10 days.-Miss Anna Sullivan
has gone to Boston and taken u posi-
ton in the Chambers department store
ID. S. Pease, who has been Ill for q
week. is greatly improved. and Mrs
John =. Bucklin and daughters, Misses
Helen and Lucille Bucklin, have returned
to jamestown, Pa, after passing few
weeks in Middlebury and vicinity.
reunion of the Albert family was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Bruno
Albert Wednesday. Among the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor and
daughter Ruth of Richmond. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Phelps of Richmond. Mr..
and Mrs. Albert II. Albert of Highgate
Falls and the Misses Harriette and Sadie
Smith of Burlington.-Miss Bessie Dick
son of Essex Junction Is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. O. Frost for few days.
The annual meetings of the Ladies
Auxiliary society of st. Stephens parish
and of the Women's Aid society of st.
Stephens Episcopal Church were held
Jointly at the home of Mrs. a. ID. Vittum
in the Battell block Tuesday afternoon
and the reports of the officers of the two
societies showed that they were both in
good condition. The following officers
were elected for the auxiliary: Pres-
dent Mrs. Isaac Stearns; vice-prcsident,
Mrs Nelson Goss; secretary, Mrs. Grace
Brown: treasurer, Mrs. w. w. McGil-
ton; and of the Women's Aid: President,
Mrs. Brainard II. Lane; vice-prcsiden;,
Mrs. r.. f.. Rich; secretary, Mrs. L. c
RUSSELL treasurer. Mrs. j. NJ. Burke.
There was a good attendance and refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Vittum and
Mrs. Bentley.-George Bristol has gone to
Montpelier, where he has position as
page in the House of Representatives.
There will be no meeting of the Women s
club. either general of departmental,
until further notice.-Mr ard Mrs. j.
Wesley Murdoch are parents of n son.
BY order of the prudential committee. the
various departments of the graded school
were closed Tuesday evening and will
remain closed at least for the rest of the
week and until further orders from the
committee. The high school was in ses-
sion all day Wednesday as usual 1t is
understood that the action of the com.
mittee was taken for the reason that a
few of the graded school teachers and
several pupils were feeling somewhat i'll
although not decidedly so. This course
was taken as "A precaution against any
possible inroads of influenza.-Ldley NJ
Gordon went to New York Tuesday night
for two or three weeks.-Henry F. Joy
who has been under treatment at the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington fol-
two weeks, was operated upon there or
Wednesday for an intestinal trouble witt
which he had been afflicted for a con
siderable time. DIR. +. l.. Dorey wen
to Burlington to be present at the op
eration-Mrs. Harry Switzer and niece
Miss Mabel Frazer of Somerville, Mass.
are in town for two weeks.--Charle!
Myers and G. c. Warren of Burlington
are in town on brief visit to friends
Henry Nancelette of Cornwall was taker
on a rush call to the hospital at Bur
lington Tuesday night as it was though
an operation was Immediately necessary
Guido and Raphel Silvino, who hav
ben here visiting a brother since New
Years day, returned to Brooklyn, N. Y.
Tuesday night-Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
j. Prediger and son Harold Of Troy. n
Y, are in town for a short stay will
friends.-Miss Ellen Mary Wilkinson die
at her home in Bridport Tuesday noon
She was rs years old and is survive,
by four brothers. Elson Wilkinson O
Whitehall, N. Y, John ID. Wilkinson o
Addison, Melvin Wilkinson of Addison
and William Wilkinson Of Bridport am
one sister, Mrs. Jennie Pratt of Bur
lington. She was born In Bridport Jul,
s, 1S4O and was the daughter of Herman
and Della CTrumble) Wilkinson. TIL
funeral will be held at Pine Hill cemeter
in Bridport Thursday afternoon at on
O'Clock The Rev. Henry Gulick of tn
Congregational Church will officiate