Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-03
Orange County
RANDOLPH

A quiet wedding was celebrated Sun
day afternoon at rooms in the house of
e N. Wardner when Mitchell Rye
son of Mr. and Mrs. +. p. Rye Of this
place, and Miss Grace Pitkin, daughter
of Mrs. Will PitkiD were married, the
Rev. Fraser Metzger officiating. Only
the parents Of the parties were present,
and one or two intimate friends. The
ceremony took place in rooms which have
been fitted up, which the couple will
cupy on their return from a short we'd
| ding trip. The couple are we'll known
| here. the bride having been a popular
| trained nurse.-Mrs. F, w Beckman Of
Somervil1e. Mass, and Harry Chadwick 70
st. Adams we're in town over Sunday.
| the former the guest of Mrs. o. S. Cham
| berlan and Miss Mary Pratt and the
latter at the home Of Mrs. Clara Averill.
Mrs. Charlotte Luce came from Brain
| tree Monday to attend the exercises in
| town.--Mrs. Nye. whose death occurred
| in Rochester, was brought here for bur
| ia] Sunday.-The Memorial day exercises
here Monday were after the usual order.
line of march formed at the parish
! house at $50 the Green Mountain Band
| leading. with John Manney as marshal.
! These were followed by the Boy Scouts,
who carried the flag. f. II. Ketchum
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following with the surviving veterans of
| the Civil war. and the associate men,
bers. Woman's Relief Corps. in auto.
4 the American Legion and school chill
dren. They proceeded to the cemetery,
and decorated graves and returned to
the parish house to dinner. served by
the w. R c. In the afternoon the ex-
| ercises were held in the Baptist Church
| the Rev n. A. Barker of Randolph Cen
ter giving the address.
| An automobile accident occurred Mon
day night about nine o'clock near Bean
! vile. when P. p. Lamson, who was drv-
| ing his car collded with carriage owned
by A. B. Gay and driven by Mr.. Brown.
who is employed by Jackson Vail, who is
| in the hardware business in town. In the
car were Mr. and Mrs. Lamson and son.
Mrs. J. n Lamson, Mrs. Hendry and Mrs.
f. o. Blanchard, and in the carriage
were gentleman and lady. The car
rage carried no lights and it is claimed
that the Lamson car was the wrong
side of the road. The horse was so
mutilated it had to be killed at once.
Neither party was injured in the
riage. although the carriage was badly
damaged. Mr.. Lamson sustained some
cuts about his arm and Mrs. Lamson
injury on the side of the head and one
ear. Mrs. Blanchard also had one arm
injured, but no serious injuries resulted
to any of the party. The place where
it occurred was near the Austin farm at
Beanvile.-Miss Beatrice Thompson. who
has been with her grandparents Mr. and
Mrs. a. J. Foster, for a few days. left
| Tuesday for Montpelier.-P. C. Dodge left
| Tuesday for Rutland to attend the Demo
cratic convention.--Mrs. Charles Allen of
Lebanon. y. H., was in town Monday,
the guest of Mrs. Ella Chamberlin.-
Richard Grant, who was at his home
over Monday with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. V. A. Grant left Tuesday for Rut-
land to resume business.
Mrs Hall Of Boston, who has been with
her son. A. X. Hall. for the last 10 days
left Friday for her home.-F. A. Forth,
who has been in ST. Adams for the Win
ter with his daughter, Mrs. Claude Lock-
lin, has returned and will pass the Sum-
mer with his son, Hartley Forth. who
has taken rooms in the house known as
the Granville Barnes place.-Mrs. G.. F.
,Cushman and daughter. Mrs. F. A. Eaton
went to Burlington Thursday for a few
days stay.-Mrs. Martin Essgman Of
Bethel was a visitor at the home of her
sister Mrs. Ernest Sawyer Thursday
The Rev. Fraser Metzger went to South
RoyaIton Friday and spoke at a Repub-
lican rally in the Opera House at South
Royalton.-Mr. and Mrs, Cyrus Metcalf
went to Irasburg Friday for several
days stay with reatives.-Miss Lawson.
the teacher of music in the schools here
returned from Rutland Friday.-A delega-
ton from the Odd Fellows Lodge from
this place were in Barre Thursday evening
TO visit the lodge there.-Mrs. Edna Fair
banks recently visited in Richmond at
4 to Of Mr ,ic,
returning Tuesday.-Miss Hattie Sault I'M
derwent an operation for the removal OF
the gall bladder at the sanitorium this
week. Miss Mabel Annis Of Burlington is
her special nurse.-P. B. Daniels has sold
his residence on Maple street, to +. r.
Josselyn of Bridgewater Corners. who
will take possession in the Fall. Mr.. DAM
els has bought the Charles Griswold house
on Summer street to which he will move
later.-Mr. and Mrs. o. r. Northrop, who
have been in Southern Pines for the past
Winter. have returned and opened their
house on tho Emerson Terrace for the
Summer.-The Rev. r. H. Moore was
hin Lyndonvlle last week to attend the
marriage anniversary of Mrs. Moore's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Butler Both
are expected to return here this week,
Mrs Moore having been absent several
weeks-Mr and Mrs. d. y. Rice OF Gran
Vile were in town Sunday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs f. F .Briggs.-Harold Gilman for
merly Of Randolph was married May s
to Miss Mabel Burris of Caldwell, Idaho.
Merrill Whitney of Springfield. Mass,
has been engaged as foreman of the re-
pair department of the Allen garage.-The
marriage engagement of William Everett
Langdon and Miss Mary Evelyn Denny is
announced. Mr., Langdon is the librarian
at Camp Humphrey, Va. and Miss Denny
is in the Red Cross headquarters al Wash
ington.-W. p. Flint has gone to Spring
field to work at carpentering with his
son, Robert, this Summer.--A son was
born Monday to Mr., and Mrs. Samuel
Sails of Fish Hill-A son was born Satur-
day to Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Jarvis.-A
misc ellaneous shower was given Miss
Beatrice Pinncy at the home of Miss FL
sic Osgood Tuesday evening with 25 young
ladies' in attendance. Many useful and
beautiful gifts were left for Miss Pinncy.
Mrs. +. A. Eaton and Mrs. G. Il. Cush-
man. who have been in burlington for a
few days returned Friday nght.-Mr and
Mrs. II. A. Skinner and little son, Dewitt,