Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-02
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from pnEc one.D

Waterbury Thursday night. having been
staying in that town for several months.
Mrs. Fleming was very well known
woman here and was long a member Of
the Methodist Church. She was a mem
Der of the local Circle of the Ladies Of
the Grand Army. She leaves one daugh-
ter. Mrs Grace +. Cobleigh Of Boston.
At the meeting OF the Mddlebury
Grange held Friday the following OFF,
GERS We're ele ted Master, Harry l..
Hunt; overseer Ralph Elliott; steward
L. II. Stalker assistant steward, Her
bert Easton: chaplain, Homer l.. Balm ;
lecturer, Miss Mary Cady treasurer
Florence Reese; secretary, Anna Reese
gate-keepcr. Chester Coolidge; Ceres
Mrs. Harry l.. Hunt; Pomona. Mrs. l.. II.
Stalker; Flora, Mrs. Mary Bissett; lady
assistant steward, Mrs. Herbert Easton
Mrs. Charles j. Cady. The date of in
sta laton has not been set
Miss Dorothy Walker, who has been
Spending a week at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Walker,
has returned to Springfield, Mass.--Thc
minstrel entertainment given Friday night
in the town hall for the benefit of the
local lodge of Modern Woedmen Of
America under the direction of William
IL. Gibson and with T.. S. Edwards as
interlocutor was greeted by a rousing
house. In addition to Mr.. Gibson, those
who took part in the evenings fun Were
Frank Heighter, Stanley IIebert. Vincent
Biffer, Walter Galipo, Donald Cruitshank,
Michael Lorenzo, Judson Williams. Reg
inald Bedard, Napoleon Desjardon,
y. Hopper. H. Bouvicr. f. A. SCHNEIDER,
John Lowell. Edison Graves. William
1t II 1T, z
Clayton Shores, John Zero, Frank Bull
lock, Thomas Burke, Edward Brown,
Harold Moore, Phillip Wilmett and Will
liam Simons The college quartet also
took part in the program. After the en-
tertainment. dance followed.-The Rev.
and Mrs. Ola r. Houghton, who spent
Thanksgiving here with Mrs. Houghton' 8
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Billings,
have returned to Wallingford.-Mrs EfIie
Walker is in Bridport to visit Mrs. J. S.
Duckctt.-Milton Barnes and guest.
Harry Landon, have returned from a visit
with Mr.. Barnes parent. M. and Mrs.
David j. Barnes, in Pittstoi' Miss Anna
Wilkeson has returned -tr| ten days
ut her home in El:'and.-I1enry
.ibair has returned to New York
city after two weeks in town
There was civil service examinat! or
lions of clerk and carrier 70 ill vacnr-
ces at MiddleLury and Trey. n. =. The
examination was n charge NJ George
W. Mead of the local pos,of'ice. Five
andida,es appeared.--Mr. and Mrs
'.oorge Wright have gone to ST. Albans
for few days at the home OF theii
son. George Wright. Miss Marion Elmer
az bennington Is In ;cwn to visit hei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Horace Elmer
Tho Midd,ebury Branch Of th'
League of Women Voters will meet witt
Mrs. Luther l. Bonncy at three O'Clock
Thursday ufternoon.-Roy y, Harris oil
Amherst, Mass, is IN town to visit hi.
parents. MIR. and Mrs Charles d. Harris
n family gathering Of the Elmer fam
iiy was helG ar the home of Horace Elmtl
IN East Mi1llebury THANKSGIVING Day
Dinner was served ut 70 to which =
members of the family sat down.
Shortly after midnight Tuesday FIR,
broke out in the building at Brooks
ylllo owned and in part occupied by q
g. Armstrong and family who formerl.
kept a store in one part Of the build
ing, now occupied for the same pur
pose by Mr.. and Mrs. Angel. Fir
WAS discovered IN tho woodshed par
by Mr.. Armstrong, who aroused tn
other inmates of the place and the Arm
strongs got out Just In time to saw
their lives. Nothing whatever wa
saved as the building burned to tn
ground with everything in IT, TIL
people living in tho neiEhborhood sue
ceeded in getting out good part o
The Angel store goods Mr. Arms ron
CLAIMS to have lost about $4,000 fror
tho fire. partly covered by insurance
The Angeles lost considerable por
ton Of their household goods and cloth
ing and also a quantity Of grocer
stock. They carried an insurance O
5000. which will not nearly cover thei
loss. There is no wa ascoverin
now the fire originated,
The annual meeting of the C. ]. We
panora Grange No. 10 viii meet her
.p-Iay IL the Grange hall with III