Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-13
Rutland County,
BRANDON

Mrs. Carrie Page died at her
aome on Franklin street Sunday evening
after a long illness. She "a years
old. She is survived by two nephews
Rufus Hemenway of New Britain, Conn.
and Harry Hemenway of Granville
N. Y, and one niece of Warren. The
funeral was held at the house We'd
nesday morning. Burial was in Lud-
low.-Mrs. ]. w. Estabrooll has gone to
Kingston, N. Y, where she will visit
her brother. the Rev. F.. b. Seeley-
Albert Durgey of Bridport, Conn, is
visiting his father. o. A. Durgey of Ros-
sitter street. for a few days.-William
Carr has leased the Knapp tenement on
Carver street and will move there shortly.
Arthur L. Bird, who was injured at
Middlebury last week when IA wall of the
Hortonia Power company's plant gave
way, and who has been at his home here
returned Monday to Middlebury to re-
sumo his duties.-Mrs. Ira H. Maxfield has
returned from Albany, n. Y, where she
has been visiting her sister for several
days.-C. c. Bennett has commenced
to harvest ice at Jones' pond. The ice
is about II inches thick and of fairly
good quality.-Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Stanley of Riverside, n. Y, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Russell
over the weekend. -Solon Chamberlin, a
former resident here, died at his home
in Bennington Sunday. The remains We're
brought here on the 80 o'clock train
Wednesday morning and burial was in
Pine Hill cemetery. Mr.. Chambcrln
was a member of C. j. Ormsbee Post
G. A. r.. of this town.-Mrs. Eugene
Woodruff of Troy. ~ Y, is visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Griswod.-
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Aver and daughter,
Madeline are confined to the house with
he grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Sanders will
celebrate in a quiet manner the Goth ami
versary, of their marriage, which occurs
on the 22nd of this month.-The Brandon
high school freshman basketball team
will play the Rutland high school fresh
man basketball team in the gymnasium
Friday evening ,-Neshobe Grange will
serve a supper for it's members Saturday
evening at six O'Clock. Members are
requested to bring sandwiches, pie OF
cake.-Helen Barnard, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B. w. Barnard, who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia for several
weeks, is making satisfactory recovery
Merchants week is in full swing. We'd
nesday afternoon the entertainment COM
mittee arranged for "A talk by Principal
~. Il. Tracey III the nlSn SCnOOl Symna-
stun on Modern Education" with Illus.
trations and motion pictures of local in.
terest we're shown. THURSDAY. afternoon
there will be talk in the gymnasium b,
George II. Young on impressions of ia
pan" illustrated by beautiful hand col
ored slides. Motion pictures will also be
shown.-The new electric siren to be uset
as fire alarm has arrived and will b,
tried out for a period of so days 1t ha.
been placed on the roof of the new banl
building on the corner of Center and Parl
streets After fair trial II will be per
manently wired up that it can b,
sounded from different places-The Bran
don Concert band will present will pre-
sent the picture, 'rhe Road to France,
, at the town hail Friday evening. TIL,
band will give concert from 7:45 to 81
p. m. in the hall.-There VIII be a meetinl
of Silver Lake Lodge, No. 40, *. of +.
this evening. The rank of page will b.
conferred on class of candidates. AT
meeting of Mount Kllington Encampmen
Thursday evening, District Deputy A. A
Moore of Rutlanad will install the newl,
elected officers.-The funeral Of Mrs. Car
RE Page, who died last Sunday evening
at her home on Franklin street, was hell
Wednesday morning at 1890 o'clock at tn
1880 o'clock train to Ludlow for burial
The Rev. Walter Thorpe of the Congre
gational Church ofiiciated,-The remain
of Solan Chamberlin, who died at hi
home in Bennington Sunday, wer
brought here on the 1l:45 o'clock trail
Wednesday morning, Burial was in tn
family lot at Pine Hall cemetery. TIL
Rev. Walter Thorpe oficiated at the gray
and Mr.. Downs of Bennington read tn
. Grand Army burial service,-The annua
meeting of the stockholders of the Rut
land Marble company was held Tuesda
afternoon at their Office on Pearl street
The following officers wsvo elected: Pres
ident, M. r. Brown; vice-pre sident w, j
Mnnette; clerk and treasurer ". A. Bell
more. The officers were elected as
board of directors. The statement of tn
-,xnpany showed that nourishng bust