Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-24

Main street.
At meeting of Weldon Chapter, No.
TO- Order of the Eastern Star, Tuesday
evening, TO install officers, a surprise
party was given the past master and
past matron, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Groom,
in honor of the 18th anniversary of their
marriage. The wedding march was played
by Miss Margaret Buckley and the
couple was escorted to the dining room
where large wedding cake awaited.
After this was cut by Mrs. Groom and
refreshments were enjoyed, MIR. and
AIRS. Groom were presented a bouquet
of % carnations and a sterling silver
bread tray. Miss Belle Miller read an
anniversary poem composed by her for
the occasion. The following officers were
installed at the installation service:
Worthy matron, Mrs. Lille B. Miller;
worthy patron, S. A. Miller; secretary,
Mrs. Hattie Buck; treasurer, Mrs. Lillian
Thomas; conductress, Miss Margaret
Buckley; associate conductress, Mrs.
Nina Thorpe; Adah, Miss Jessie Barker;
Ruth Miss Hazel Parmalee; Esther. Mrs.
Jennie Holmes; Martha, Miss Belle Mil
ler Electra. Mrs. Hortense Palmer;
warder. Mrs. Clara Tiebohl; sentinel,
Percy Bergman.
The records n the Office of City Clerk
p. NJ. Hopkins show total of four
marriages % births and II deaths dur
ing the month of March. In addition
there was one stillbrth. The births
were equally divided. II boys and II girls.
OF the deaths four were male and eight
female During February there were
six marriages. Is births and IA deaths.
In addition one more marriage license
was secured in this city and the mar
riage took place in another town. OF
the births eight were boys and seven
girls. The deaths were divided six male
and eight female.
Edward Richard of st. Adams Bay
died Tuesday morning at eight o'clock
of pneumonia. He was 81 years old and
is survived by his mother, Mrs. b. Coulter
marsh, one sister, Mrs George Roby of
the Bay, and two half-brothers, Paul
and Louis Coutermarsh of the Bay.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs Elmer
r.. Loomis Tuesday morning.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thaddeus Perron Easter Sunday
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Daignault April II.
George Brown, aged Al years, who
was arrested in Montgomery by Con-
stable Fl II. Marcy on a charge of va
grancy. and who was arraigned before
Judge Nathan N. Post in the city court
Tuesday morning. was sentenced to the
House of Correction at Rutland to serve
not less than four nor more than six
months. He claims his home Is in
Starksboro.
Robert Ellis has returned home from
Annapolis Preparatory school and is
awaiting the reports Of the examination
that he took in Baltimore, Md, for en-
trance to Annapolis. Ellis was named
by Congressman Frank L. Greene in
January as the Franklin county can
didate to Annapolis.
Mrs. A. T. Holmes has received a
telegram from her sister, Miss Sarah
Nichols. announcing her arrival in this
country. Miss Nichols left for France
just before the armistice was signed.
She was a nurse in the army.
AT a meeting of the honor day commit
tee yesterday it was announced that word
had been received from w. D. Chandler.
president of the st. Adams City club.
who is in Boston, stating that General
Edwards would be willing to come to st.
Adams to speak at some future date.
being, however, unable to come the nth
of May. 1t was moved by S. NJ. Driscoll
that General Edwards should be invited
to st. Adams either the 18TH 14th or 18th of
May, the General picking the day most
convenient to him. At this juncture in
the meeting Chester Lampman made a
speech to the committee about the pos
sibilities of some organizations being left
out in the cold when it came to drawing
the committee plans. The discussion that
followed led :. NJ. Driscoll to move that
the present honor day committee be dis
banded and that new committee be
formed consisting of the presidents or
heads of all organizations of ST. Adams,
together with representative citizens.
This motion was carried. 1t is thought
that the new committee will consist of
about 100 members.
Word has been received in this city
that Miss Eilene Lawrence, daughter of
MI and Mrs. Truman Lawrence. who
has been overseas with the American Red
Cross for year. has returned to this
country and is expected at her home in
this city some time the latter part of
this week. Miss Lawrence, who was made
lieutenant just previous to going over
seas, has been with the Red Cross for
two years. During the year she was
abroad. she was stationed in the SOUTH
ern part of France near the Italian
border.
-'''S' tSolSe w. SHlltn ana son,
Granger left yesterday morning for Pipe
stone, Mimi. called there by the serious
illness of Mrs. Smiths mother.
Mrs, S. A. Bell has returned from
winnipeg, Man, where she was called
recently by the seriuos illness Of her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. L. S. Bell On her
return she was accompanied by her
granddaughter, Marion Bell, and as far
as Bedford, Que, by Mrs. l.. S. Bell, son.
LinWood, and daughter, Elizabeth. They
VIII remain in Bedford for a while with
Mrs Bells sister
Mrs. w. r. Donovan, city chairman Of
the woman's committee of the Victory
Liberty Loan, has reported that $50, 800 of
the s236.OW subscribed by St. Adams was
solicited by the women.
me employees of the Central Vermont
railroad, United States railroad admins
tration, subscribed s91, 600.
st. Adams town reached its quota when
John Branch. Sr., learning that the town
lacked 5000. subscribed 5000 for the
Peoples Trust company.
Up to Wednesday night the reports to
Mrs Il. II. Royce, county chairman of
the woman's committee, showed that the
women of Georgia secured 1850 of the
towns quota and in Montgomery they So
licited $3.50
The Following officers were elected for
the ensuing year at a meeting of the
Verulam club Tuesday evening: Presi
dent, Miss Beatrice O'Brlen: first vice.
president. Miss Pearl M Dyke: second
vice-president, Miss Mary Louise Milo:
recording secretary, Miss Helen
Leahy; treasurer, Miss Margaret E.
White; corresponding secretary, Miss