Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-30
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

OF trOuDleS. he Is survived Dy MS
wife. FIVE sons, George. Coval. wilford.
Raymond and wilford Norton; two
daughters, Dolce and Rhea Norton,
of this village and Miss Bessie Nor
ton of Boston. He was born in Mid
dlebury and has always lived here and
had many friends. The funeral was
held at the undertaking rooms Of A. J.
Blackmer's Saturday at two o'clock.
The remains of Gustavus Wis
sell, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
wissell, who died at his home in Ben
nington, N. H., were brought here
Thursday evening and taken to the
home of his parents on Seymour street.
The funeral services were held at st.
Marys Catholic Church Friday morn
ing at nine o'clock. the Rev. T. j.
Leonard officiating. The bearers were
John Halpin, Frank Halnon, WILDER
Wissell. Lewis Muller. Eli Fortier and
Flick Aunchmen and burial was in the
Catholic cemetery. The remains were
accompanied by his father, a sister.
Clara Wissell, and Lewis Muller, who
went to Bennington. None Of his fam
lily, which consists of his wife and six
small children. was able to come with
them as they are all i'll. His wife was
Maude Halnon of this town. He is also
survived by his parents, a brother, Will
ber Wissell of Shoreham. and four sis
ters Mrs. Eli Fortier and Miss Clara
Wissell Of Middlebury. Miss Maude
Missell of Washington, D. c.. and Miss
Elizabeth Wissell of Schenectady. N.
Y.
The funeral Of George Norton was held
at the undertaking rooms Of A. j. Black
mer Saturday afternoon at two O'Clock.
The Rev. Henry c. Newell offlciated and
burial was in the West cemetery. The
bearers we're William H. Baldwin. Joseph
Calvin, Edward Higgins and Walter w.
Martin Henry McMaster. who had been
Ill for some time at his home on Wey-
bridge street, died about nine o'clock
Friday evening Of a combination of trou-
bles, at the age Of II years. He was born
here. He is survived by his wife. four
daughters. Mrs. Robert Hunt Of WASH
ington, d. c., Miss Belle McMaster of
Vergennes, and Stella and Genevieve Nc
Master of this village, and four sons,
Carl and Harold McMaster, who are in
the National army in France, Ernest Of
Waterbury and Stanton Of Middlebury;
also by one sister. Mrs. Frank Stone.
The funeral was held at the under
taking rooms Of A. j. Blackmer Monday
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Charles Severance have returned from
Burlington.-At the meeting Of Mid
dlebury Grange No. 31S Friday evening.
Past State Master Willis N. Cady assisted
by Mrs. John Hammond and Mrs. Floyd
Reese as regalia bearers and Miss Bur-
nice Stearns as emblem bearer. installed
the following Officers: Master. Frank j.
Hubbard; overseer j. e. Dewey; lee
turer. Miss Mary Cady; steward. Charles
A. Lyman; assistant steward, Homer
Harris; chaplain, H. M. Balm; treasurer.
Harry l.. Hunt; secretary Mildred Hunt
gate keeper, Charles G. Cady; Ceres.
Mrs. L. j. Hubbard; Pomona, Mrs. Carl
Bartin; Flora. Mrs. Mary Bssett; lady
| assistant steward. Miss Gladys Cartmell.
There was large attendance and a BAN
quet was served prior to the meeting,
furnished by the ladies. After the off,
GERS were installed fine program was
! carried out.
The Ladies' Relief Circle of
East Middlebury has made and
shipped to the headquarters for refu-
gee work in Boston during the months of
January: Eleven children's dresses, Is
children's petticoats. six infants jackets.
four infants shirts, 13 pairs Of infants
| socks. two pairs of bootees. one pair of
| baby socks, one pair of mems knitted
socks, two girls suits. one girls skirt
| three women's waists and two women S
| coats.-Dr. and Mrs. r. c. Goss and the
| Misses Rena Mack, Gladys Shackett
Grace Mack and Cynthia Billings have
returned from a few days visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. crank Lasher in
Happy Valley.-Carol o. Frost is having
some extensive repairs made on the in
arin Af hi Noi,
Monday, market day, eggs
| brought As to 30 cents. Dairy butter
SIS and creamery butter 81 cents-The
| annual meeting of the New York Alumni
association of Middlebury College will be
held at the Union League club in New
York city on Friday evening. II. X
Twitchell will be POSTMASTER and DR.. Z
d. Collins, acting president Of the col
| lege, will be one of the speakers.-The
funeral of Henry McMaster was held al
! the undertaking rooms Of A. j. Black
| burial was in the family lot In the West
cemetery. The bearers were Noble j
| Sanford. Edward Higgins. Royal Stur-
| tevant and w. w. Martin.-Sidney c. Tis-
| dale, who had been Ill for some time al
his home In East Middlebury, died a,
nine O'Clock Monday morning at the age
Of 30 years and four months, having beer
born in Chesterfield, N. Y. Septembe,
| %. 1925 He was the son Of Seth and
Zilpha Tlsdale. He is survived by three
| sons. William, Clinton and Chaplin s
Tisdale. of East Middlebury, and two
daughters, Miss Matte Tisdale of East
Middlebury and Mrs. Charles .Iepley OF
Fort Benton, Mont; also by two grand
sons two granddaughters and one great.
grandson and one great-granddaughte
| u. d. G. p. William II. Duncan of Bur.
lington was present at the meeting OF
| Addison Encampment No. q. /. o. o. F.
Monday evening and installed the follow.
ing officers. assisted by Grand Marshal
Guideon e. Abbey of Middlebury: c. p.
Erwin Perkins; II. p, Nelson Goss; S. ".
| S. II. Hobbs; S., Melvin L. Damon
treasurer. Charles F. Rich; j. W., NJ g.
| Grady; first, W., Gudeon E. Abbey,
second W., Harry l.. Hunt; third w.
william Albee; fourth W.. Charles E.
Youtt; l. s. G.. John b. Sellick; o. 8. G.
| Allan T. Calhoun; first @. to r., William
w. Ford; second G. to T., Charles F.
Rich. After the installation certmonies
banquet was served. which a good
number enjoyed after which social
hour was passed.-Robert A. Calhoun
has installed a telephone at his home
| number l29-4.-Mr. and Mrs. w. e. Clem.
| ent have closed their home on North
| Pleasant street and are occupying rooms
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira II. La
Fleur on the same street for the winter
| Frank Reed Of Luzerne. N. Y, and
Robert Reed Of Poultney. who have been
| visiting for few days at the home OF