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

street to Miss Clara Harris house on
North street
Meteorological w. A. Shaw, in charge OF
the local station of the United States
Weather Bureau, reports mean tenn
perature of 80 degrees in Mortified during
May, which is three degrees below the
normal for the month. The highest was
IS degrees, on the 9TH and the lowest
was % degrees. on the 5th. The great
est daily range was AZ degrees, on tho
| nth, and the least daily range was eight
degrees, on the 2lst The precipitation
| amounted to 1B inches, the normal for
the month being go inches. The pre-
valing wind was from the south, the to-
| tai movement Alto miles, the average
| hourly velocity 6.3 miles, and the maxi
mum velocity 80 miles per hour, from the
southwest on the 10th. The month was
| made up of nine clear, eight partly cloudy
and II cloudy days. Precipitation in guam
/ tity sufficient to measure occurred on nine
days Solar halos were noted on the 9Th
Sth 10th, nth, nth, 18th, 2Oth and 2sth
and an aurora on the 2Sth. There was a
thunderstorm on the Goth, killing frosts
on the 9TH 9th and 18th, heavy frosts on
the 3d. 18th, 10th, 18th. 18th. 10th and 18th,
and a light frost on the 18th.
| The funeral of Sanford II. Kent, whose
death occurred at his home on Main street
Saturda b night, was held from the home
Tuesda, afternoon, Rev. c. l.. Paddock
pastor of the Universalist church offic-
iating. lnternment was in Elmwood
cemetery. The deceased was born in
! Warren, 50 years ago, and married VII
eta NJ. Thayer of Randolph, who died
in 1907. Three sons and three daughters
survive that marriage. In 1911 he married
IIstela NJ Clark, who survives. Mr.
| Kent was veteran of the Civil war and
one of Northfields oldest residents. For
| 20 years he was health officer and trial
| justice and held other offices in the town.
Mrs. G.. w. Schwenger and daughter
l of Springfield Mass, are guests at the
| home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. T.. T..
| Thompson.-The remains of Harvey NJ.
| Cutler. an old resident of this town. were
brought here last week from keene, n.
! H., for burial in the family lot in the
Aldrich cemetery. The Rev. James r.
! Sargent officiatcd at the grave. The re-
mains were accompanied by his son
Harry Cutler and family from Keene.
| y. H., Cassius Cutler of Springfield.
Mass. and daughter Mrs. keyes of Brook
field and Curtis Cutler and daughter,
Elsie, of Cambridge n. Y.--Dr. and Mrs
|
Memorial day, the guests of their daught :
er. Miss Lillian Petty teacher in the high
school.-Mr. and Mrs. George Gallup. who
have been visiting at the home of her
brother, Charles Duke. have returned to
Boston. Mr.. Gallup, who is a former
! resident of this town is now with the
Boston Montana Mining company, locat-
ed in Boston.-Mr. and Mrs. w. T.
! Young. Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Flint and
Mrs. H. G. Rose, who were called here
| by the death of their father Sanford II.
| Kent have returned to Boston.-Miss
Helena Davis. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Robert Davis of this town is one of the
! graduates of the school of Domestic
! Science in Boston. Commencement Is
| Friday. Miss Davis has a fine position
in that city. Miss Cara Davis is in Bos-
ton attending her sisters graduton.-Mr
and Mrs Fl. NJ. Miles and Miss betty of
Boston and Mrs. J. w. Stewart of Barre
visited Miss Alice clancy last week.-At
the Democratic caucus held in North
field, w. B. Mayo, NJ. Cannon, Jr., w. j.
Kingston, Charles MacNamara, G. r.
Andrews and Robert Mayo were elected
delegates to the state convention. G. r
Andrews, A. T.. Winslow NJ. Cannon Jr.,
Charles MacNarama, F.. $. Devine
Charles Barber and q. F. Preston were
made town committee.-H. w. Johns is
moving his family from Miss Houston's
house on Main Street to the Stockweil
house on the corner of Pleasant and Wall
streets which he recently purchased
James Cummings is moving to the Houst-
on house-The Rev. +. NJ. DeForest is
in Burlington. this week assisting in the
examination of candidates for the Epis-
copal ministry.-Mr. and Mrs. f. T. Par
.1t,,.v Il
in New Jersey. Massachusetts, and Con.
necticut have. returned home.