Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-13
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from page one.)

tiers of the richest men in Vergennes
were able to enjoy the company of cali
CO dresses, while their associates were
obliged to wear the homespun and home
route to be carried in stages was estab-
lished through here in 1893 and kept up
until the railroad was completed in 1s49.
During many years this hotel was in the
place where the horses were changed
and the arrival of two stages a day, one
from Boston and from Montreal,
was event of great interest in those
days. To see handsome coaches and four
good horses driving up to the hotel for
the passengers to alight while the mail
was being changed and the horses which
had been driven - miles, taken and
fresh ones put in their places was mild
excitement coming every day, but ever
new. The average mail for NergenneS
in 1920, 1t has been said by men who
knew, might all have been carried in a
common hat. The new proprietor of the
Stevens House, Mr.. Norton. has been
successful in the management of the
Norton House for 10 years. and will m AXE
the Stevens House a comfortable, up-to-
date hosiery in every respect. The Nor
ton House will be operated by Mr.. Nor
ton for the present under the manage
ment of s II. Deming of Addison. With
the Stevens House under the new man.
agement and the Norton House continu-
ing as heretofore, Nergennes will be pro-
vded with good and sufficient hotel ac-
comodations in the future
Major Robert W. McCuen has generous
ly ocered four prizes for the prize-speak-
Ing contest of the Vergennes high school
this year. first prize for girls and a
first prize for boys of ten dollars each
and two second prizes of S. each. Ten of
the juniors are rehearng daily in
preparation for the contest.--.yoseph
Dukett has accepted the position of sec
ton boss on the Bristol railroad
Goodere Of Toledo. Ohio. is visiting his
mother, Mrs. May Goodere.-Ascension
day services will be held at st. Paul's
Church Thursday as follows: 700 a. M.
Holy Communion: evening prayer with
special music and sermon at eight o'clock
Tho annual district convention Of the
Knights of rythias will be neld Thurs
day with I'iornoint Lodge. No. 81, District
Deputy Lcvi r. Minor of Rutland has ar
ranged to nave the degree team OF Yer
mont No. l exerplify the third rank and
has also arranged for big automobile
excursion from Rutland Of over !0o
knights to attend the convention. Dele
gates from Brandon and MlddiebIry will!
also hH present Word has been received
Of the oeath of Mrs. Eugenia d. Hall at
Spokane, Wash. She IVES born and re-
sided IN Tergcnnes for many years. She
was the wife of Capt. NJ. D. Hall. who
Will be remembered By tho older resi-
dents of Nergennes. She leaves son,
Foster D. Hall, with whom sho lived and
Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Her-!o1 made ar
auto trip Sunday afternoon to Middle
bury and visited Mrs. Hcrricks sisters.
the Misses Ada and Jennie bristol Mrs.
Katherine Nichols, former resident,
now secretary to Attorncy-Generai +. c.
Archibald, was weekend CUES. OF
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs, +. w. LcBeau.
Mrs Joseph Remand has returned to
Rutland after vsit to her husband s.
parents. Mr. AMI Mrs. Desire Renaud.-
John Ryan OF Orwell IL visiting his sons,
John W. and David f.. Ryan.-Mr. and
Mrs. Lowell Hammond visited In Bur-
lington Sunday.--Mrs Cor3cha Page of
Danviie who mas been visiting her daugh-
Ter, Mrs. Perkins. Of Poston, ia making
a visit TO her son, +. NJ. Dana.-Waltcr
Duigneault of Leominster, Mass, is IN
town called here by the serious illness
of his mother, Mrs. Adcline Daigneault
The First Baptist Church of Vergennes
is to have a Blymer bell A inches IN
diameter Weighing 100 pounds with a
hearing radius of miles placed in the
church belfry this month The bell Is
made in Cincinnati, Ohio and is gift to
the church from Mrs. w. A. Dalrymple
in memory of her son. Arthur. (deceased)
The work of installing the bell VIII be
under the supervision of Alderman
Arthur =. Sorrell,-'John Norton OF Dart
mouth College and his classmate, James
Crancn, Of Texas spent the weekend
with Mr.. Norton's mother, Mrs. E. q
Norton.-The Misses Mildred II. Taber
Elizabeth Rood Mabel Philips and Edit
McGovern attended the Older Girls con
ference at Burlington.
The Helping Hand society of Barnum-
town will hold an ice cream social Fri
day eYeuing at the Epworth League chap
G. Tine ladies' Of the Vcrgennes Improve
mont society visa TO make this week
Lenn-up week ard ask for the co-opera-