Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-23
Franklin County.
ST. ALBANS

ST. ALBANS
Miss Mildred Cleon Farrar and Clarence
Henry Briggs, both Of this city. were
married at St. Luke's rectory Thursday
evening. the Rev. George w. Smith, rec
tor, performing the ceremony. Mr..
Briggs is employed at the office of the
American Railway Express and Mrs.
Briggs has been employed for some time
in the bakery of Harry Holmes.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
gregational Church the reports of the
directors and various committees showed
that the church was In prosperous
condition. The two directors, whose
terms had expired, were reelected. They
are c. f. Flint and II. II. Mecorney. The
officers of the Sunday school also were
reelected, as follows: Superintendent, H.
b. Dickerman; assistant superintendent,
ii. l.. Reynolds; secretary and treasurer,
s. S. Carlisle. At the conclusion of the
meeting supper was served by the Ladies'
Aid society. A short program consisted
of singing by Miss Helen storms and
short addresses by the Rev. A. C. Fer
rim. pastor, and the Rev. J. T. Sharman.
pastor of the Baptist Church.
At the annual business meeting of the
Baptist Church reports from the different
departments were given and indicated a
splendid outlook for the future. The
treasurer's report showed all bills were
paid and that there was a balance In the
treasury. The members of the business
committee elected were as follows: l..
A. Curtis, treasurer; G. a. Wood, clerk;
Miss Ada Champion and Miss Florence
Merritt. financial secretaries. Assistant
Judge T.. w. Foster and Harlow Button
are also members of the committee. An
advisory board was elected for the pur-
pose of meeting to consider and promote
the progress of the church.
Mrs. w. J. Brouso, aged 81 years. of
Fairfield. died Of bronchial pneumonia
Wednesday morning at eight o'clock.
The funeral was held at Fairfield
Center, the Rev. Father Lachance off
ciating, Friday at ten o'clock. The
burial took place at st. Adams in
Holy Cross cemetery. Mrs. Brouso is
survived by her husband, her father
James Duffy Of Enosburg Falls. two sis
ters, Eleanor and Marjorie Duffy, and
one brother. John Duffy
The directors of the St. Adams Co.
operative Savings and Loan association
reelected n. N. Atwood secretary and
treasurer. The following committees
were elected: Securities. Bruce r. Cor.
liss. John NJ Woods. Nelson e. Lieu.
yer; finance E. J. St. Clair. w. o. Wise
and NJ. d armstrong.
Word Wa received Saturday by Mr.
and Mrs. l.. l.. c. Best that their daugh.
ter, Miss Mildred Best. who has beer
in New York for several days. has beer
accepted for secretarial work in the
Y. NJ. C. A. and probably will sail fol
overseas on the Celtic. which leaves New
York Saturday. Laura Parker of Burling
ton. who also has been accepted for Y. NJ
G. A. work, expects to sail for France
this week.
Ernest Soule, who has been in service
as clerk for the quartermaster at Tuft.
College, Medford. Mass. has received hi.
final discharge and has returned home
He will resume his position as clerk il
the office of the Raymond P. Lipe com
pany.
David A. +. Reppert, who recently re-
ceived his final discharge from the arm,
at Plattsburgh, n. Y, is guest OF
Hiram Upton Mr.. Reppert who wa.
private in NJ Company. 18th Infantry
First Division, was overseas IS month.
and took part in some Of the hardes
| lighting on the Toul and st. Mihel sec
tors. He was gassed and wounded thre,
times. He has been cited for bravery ant
! Is the possessor of the Crox de Guerre
/ MIR. Rupert saw service in Mexico dur
ing the Mexican trouble.
Sergt. John Gregory Hurley, who ha
been visiting his mother. Mrs. j. c. Hur
ley, for five weeks. has gone to Wash
ington. d. c.. to visit his sisters, tn
Misses Dorothy and Anna Hurley. befor
going to southern California to pass tn
| winter. Mr.. Hurley. who was ser
geant in the headquarters detachment o
the 18th Division in France, returned t,
! this country December II and was trans
ferred to Camp Devens. where he receive,
/ his honorable discharge.
Sergt. d. E. Sheehan, who has been 1,
the medical corps Of the army and VIII
has been stationed at Washington, D. c.
has returned home, having received hi
final discharge.
MFR. and Mrs. Fl. Elmer Wheeler hay
left for Florida. They will spend tw
weeks en- route visiting in New York
Washington. Southern Pines, y. c., an,
Atlanta, Ga. They expect to remain II
Florida until the first of May.
Mrs. S. W. Anthony has received wor
O.
thony. who Is personnel SECRETARY Il
the Y. NJ. c. A. headquarters In Chau
mont France, will come to this countr
as soon as a successor can be found 70
him.
The body of Mrs. Harriet kellogg,
was brought to this city Friday from
Mortified and burial was in the fam
lily lot in the Bay cemetery, the Re,
c. L. Bingham of Mortified, conduct
Ing the burial service. The body wa
accompanied by Mrs. Kellogg's daugh
ter. Mrs. II. L. Estabrooks. the Rev
c. E. Bingham and Miss Nina Thurston
all of Mortified and grandson, ]. HUI
bert Estabrooks of Albany. N. Y. Mrs
Kellogg. who died January 15 after
long illness. was the widow of the lat
Amherst 4, Kellogg, former residen
of this city. and they lived for man
years on the Kellogg road at st. Al
bans Bay The deceased was 81 year
old and is survived by two sons. II. {
Kellogg of Big Timber. Mon, A. T. Kel
logg of Seattle, Wash. and one daugh
ter, Mrs. Estabrooks.
News has been received that tn
Rev j. Wesley Rafter. pastor of tn
First Baptist Church of Windsor. an
former pastor of the Baptist Churc
in this city. has resigned to accept
call to the passionate of the First Ban
fist Church of Newport, ~ H. Nj
Rafter was recently appointed chap
lain of the Vermont State prison an
his parishioners offered him an increas
of $500 as an inducement for him I
remain but he preferred the large
constituency presented by the Newpor
call.