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

JOy oio bOu DIeBM
America. how which helped us so beautIz
fully TO win the great war. Yours very
sincerely devoted. A. Debot." He alsd
has an interesting letter from e. 70.
Campbell, telling of his trip across and
the burial at sea OF the electrician on
the boat. Other letters received by Mr@
Campbell from her husband also from he'd
son. Captain Campbell. shows they wera
poth IN Paris the same day, although
neither knew Of the presence Of th@
other In the city.-Edwin F. Palmer rec
ceived Monday a long letter from his
brother, John H.. Palmer, who is still al
French Lick Springs. West Baden. Mrs
Palmer writes that he Is o. K. is simply
waiting for his discharge and expects to
reach home soon. He speaks of the
dreadful cost of the wal to England and
France, of the wonderful spirit shown
by them and their gratitude to the Uni<
ted States. /
Mrs. d. ID. Donovan returned Tuesday
from Burlington, much improved in
health. Mrs. Donovan had quite q seri@
Gus operation for gall stones.-E. W.
Magnus, leader of the drive for the quotak
for Armenian relief. will be aided by tho
following committee: Canvassing com<
mittee. Mrs. d. w. Cooley, Mrs. d. CT
Jones, Mrs. ID. T. Harvey. Mrs. w. IA
b. Perry, c. b. Adams and ]. T. smithA
The advertising committee is composed
OF the Rev. w. L. Boicourt and william
Parks; schools committee. Miss Belle And
derson and Miss Julia Hayes; receptioH
committee. c. B.. Adams, c. c. 0raveS
and f. w. Magnus; program committed
Mrs. l.. Fl. Whitney, Mrs. D. T. Harvey
and Mrs. w. II. B. Perry. The foura
minute speakers are e. w. Magnus, tho
Rev. w. l.. Boicourt. DR.. ]. H.. O'Neil,
G.. g. Graves and C. B. Adams. Sunday
evening a mass meeting will be held al
the opera house, when Sergt. Cobroushs
an Australian soldier who was wounded
at Gallipoli. will speak.-There are four
i'll with influenza at the home Of Alderio
Kellett on Scrabble Hill in Duxbury. The
baby has pneumonia.-The Rev. William
l.. Boicourt. who is in great demand as
a speaker on his work overseas. speaks
at Riverton Friday evening.-Mrs. Charles
Abbott and daughter. Avis, are both i'll
with influenza at their rooms in the home
Of Mrs. Henry Demeritt. Mrs. Demeritt
also is confined to the house by Illness
Many cords of spruce pulp wood are
being loaded by the Waterbury Last
Block company drawn from the Carver
farm in Duzbury. This is giving em1
ployment for several teams.-Dr. and
Mrs. l.. e. Mckinley are now located in.
their rooms at the Nurses home.-A!
pleasant affair was held at the hospital
Tuesday evening. when 30 Of the friends
OF Miss Anna Luce. matron. honored her
her on her birthday anniversary by a.
surprise party. Miss Luce was in Miss
Gabree's room for a time and when she
returned she ound her rooms fully oc-
cupied. Later, they went to the chapel
where they played cards and danced with
the victrola for music. Going to the
dining room they found three tables
trimmed In pink and green with a beau
tifully decorated birthday cake. The
chair for Miss Luce also was decorated.
Lunch was served. Later. dancing and
cards passed pleasantly the rest of the,
evening. This occasion was arranged
by the Misses Eva C~avnnaugh n Mar.
jorie Cullen and Mrs. Eva Dewey. DurS
ing the evening a handsome oak rocker.
was presented Miss Luce in behalf of the
company by DR.. ]. H. O'Neil.-Roy w.
Demeritt has returned from New York.
where he attended the national wood
workers convention. While there he met
George H. Frary, formerly in business
here. and Mrs. E. s. Frary. who is car
rying on the business in Berlin, N. Y.
during her husbands absence as Y. NJ.
c. A. worker in Italy. Mr.. Demeritt,
comes back very enthusiastic over the.
busines outlook in turned work.-At the,
meeting of the Duxbury branch of the
New England Milk Producers associa-
ton, Edwin F. Palmer was reelected
president and B. j. Berry secretary. At
the Waterbury meeting NJ. H.. Moody wal
reelected president and Harry Stanley
elected secretary.-J. B. Eldredge has re-
turned from a business trip to Boston in
the interests of the Waterbury Last
Block company. Mr.. Eldred has been
passing a few days with relatives in RAN
dolph.-Messrs. Bailey and Mead have
moved into the home recently purchased
of Towne & Kimball on Randall ave.
nue.. N. L. Vassar has moved into the
Andrew Brown home on Main street and.
Robert Perry into the DR.. Goodrich home.
SOUTH WOODBURY.
Miss Bernice Angel is i'll with influenza.
at her home here.-The remains Of Luke
! DQnia1a ann NJ fha 1oto CharIoe ~