Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-29
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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If waterbury and Archie Allen Richard
son of Hardwick were married by the
Rev NJ e. Bacon at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman b.
pratt at Moscow Saturday afternoon
April "a. During the evening the Moscow
Young people gave the newly married
rouple a serenade. They went SUNDAY
to their home IN l'ardWicN-i'
was announced at the Community thurcu
service Sunday that the sunday scnoo'
has adopted an Armenian orphan p''ds
ing $3.50 monthly for its support an"
education Contributions may be leIl WIN
Mrs NJ f.. Bacon or Miss Susan y. b'Ee-
low. An orchestra Of four pieces asSiS'eu
n the morning service. The pastors SUP
ject was The Mission of the 'hurch'
Mrs G. NJ watts and daush-
ter Miss MARJORIE. were III Mont
pelier Monday and Tuesday.-M the
meeting Of Mansfield Mountain Grange
Saturday evening the first and second
degrees were conferred upon class or
three candidates by the ladies' degree
team. Mrs. Laura Robinson gave recita-
ton and Mrs. I A. Foster readlhS'
Mrs. Hattie Rulter, George f. West Mrs'
Matte Smith and Mrs. Della Tomllnaon
whose birthdays are in April, PROVIDED
q treat The frst meeting in May VIII ne
held in the evening instead of afternoon.
The first and second degrees will he
rorked.-E j. Chaplin of JehefsonVille
and n. y. Robinson moved two loads oil
Mr. Chapins household goods tn Jeifer-
sonville Monday.-Mr. and Mrs Henry
Prescott took their daughter. Jessie. to
hospital Monday. The child. who is SIX
wears old, swallowed a large copper cent
r,hi N
Il was feared that an operation would be
necessary 10 remove it.-Mr and Mrs.
Elmer L. Barrows are with Mrs. Bar.
rows parents. MIR. and Mrs Willis Morse,
IN Waterbury for a few days.
The maple sugar season just closed
Is considered the best here for several
years. makers averaging about two pounds
TO tree. which is considered better than
last year Among the dealers here. Miles.
Mcmahon & Son, II, f.. straw and other
firms. are still buying and filling orders
and have handled considerably more than
last year. Some makers market their
own product. having customers that buy
Of them year OTTER year. large amount
has been contracted to the Cary Maple
Sugar company Of st. Johnsbury a sl.75
a gallon for syrup and % cents pound
for sugar. with the expectation Of more
Wnen the LlHnSdCIlot lS StNNltu. <>uloib
the Yields reported George NJ. Towne
made over 1900 pounds from about l,0oI
trees and Charles r. Sargent 200 pounds
from 100. both being over three pounds
70 tree g. f., Campbell made So
pounds from 22S trees. \. =. Weeks OF
West Hill 1850 pounds from 1850 trees
G. c. Hart 700 pounds. setting 400 buckets
r A. Foster of West Hin, who made
200 from I'm trees. lost a coDsfderab BILE
amount hy the burning Of one of his
sugar houses. % gallons of syrup being
consumed In the fire and the loss of the
sugar house being handicap in caring
for the sap. Frank Asquith made 6(
pounds from $50 buckets. F.. r. Gale or
West Branch 1917 pounds from 500 trees
G. S. Gale 200 pounds from 100 trees
Phiny Vondle two and one-half pounds
to tree from 200 trees. l.. !. Harlow
200 pounds from $50 trees, A. A. Royce
$50 gallons Of syrup from 100 trees
H. G. Fuller of Stowe Hollow ESQ pounds
from $50 trees, w. w. Ayers 800 pounds
from 1,S0o trees. the Luce brothers A."
pounds to 1850 trees. v. L. Chamberlain
on Miller Brook 1850 pounds from 1n
trees, F. NJ. Clair 1000 pounds from o"
trees. s. c. Adams 5000 from 1900 trees
H. A. Cleveland I,125 pounds from 49,
trees Those having the largest number
of trees reported were Homer Button o
Maple Hill, 1900 trees, making only abou
three-fourths of pound to a. tree. anC
o. Vanesse of Maple Hill farm. l,SG
trees, amount made not estimated Sew
eral makers used the Brown piping sys
tenn, among them S. G. Adams. O. NJ
Towne and l.. i. Harlow.-George y,
Brush. who died at his home in Morris
vile Wednesday morning. was the so,
of S. Mortimer and Emma Straw Brusf
of Stowe. He was born in Stowe Marcl
"a. 1873, and except for year in Mont
pelier and two years In Chicago, passed
his life here until going to Morrisvill
about two years ago. He had an opera
ton for cancer in the stomach severa
months ago, but had partially recovered
and his condition had been thought seri
Gus only few days Mr.. Brush leave
his wife, Mrs Alma Kentied Brush. hi
parents, Mr. and Mrs S. NJ. Brush. tire
sisters, Mrs, Arthur G. Morrill, of stowe
Mrs A. X. Wiley and Mrs. W. n. Sn1itl
of Schenectady, N. Y. and brother
Harold E Brush of West Fork Mont
Violet, the only child of Mr.. and Mrs
Brush, died in December, 1917 Mr.. Brus
was much respected and esteemed by al
who knew him. The funeral probably wi
be held at the Congregational Churc
here at two o'clock Sunday afternoon
Mt. Mansfield Camp, NJ. w A. Of whic
the deceased was a member will attend
The condition of Mrs. Silas A. StebbinS
who has been very III with appendicitis:
was somewhat improved Wednesday,
Snow fell here Wednesday, making tn
ground white for several hours--Claud
Adams of Little River is III with sciati