Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-15

and they were taken to the home till Mon
day morning when there was short
service and interment was made in the
family lot at Southview,--Miss Blanche
Sparhawk. her brother. the Rev. w. T.
Sparhawk. and Mr.. and Mrs. +. p. Fiab,
left Sunday night for Beaver, Pa. where
Miss Sparhawk's brother, George Spar
hawk. and family reside. She will be
Joined there by o. A. Curry of Chicago.
and at the home OF the brother the mar
riage will take place, after which the
wedding party will proceed to Chicago.
where Mr. Curry resides for the present.
and where Mr.. and Mrs. Fish will pass
tho winter.-Nriss Winifred Richmond
went TO Royalton Monday for short
stay with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. q. A. Laird-NIrs. ". f.. Nciii and
daughter, Pauline Neill. were in South
Royalton over Sunday with another
daughter, Mrs. Cliff ,Toslyn.--John PARROT
offer passing the holiday season with his
wife and daughter in Boston, came Mon
day morning to this place, where he will
have work for part Of the time.-Mrs
Mabel Adams. who Ia now at The Naples.
went to South Royaton Monday for a
short stay.--Mrr. Closson Gilbert went to
Lawrence. Mass. Monday for few days
few days and they will proceed to Boston.
Ralph Hamilton of ST. Johnsbury and
Miss Mabel Hamilton of White River
Junction were ovcr-Sunday guests of their
parents the Rev. and Mrs Joseph Hamil-
/ ton.
Monday was a day Of unfortunate &C.
currenccs and two accidents are report
ed which are Of serious nature. Glenn
/ Thayer was drawing ice for the Brigham
Creamery company from the Eidredge
| pond. While coming down the hill the
load went over and he was caught by a
, cake of ice. breaking one leg below the
knee. This was tho first trip Mr.. Thayer
had made and il was the first time also
he had used the team. He was taken
to the sanitarium and IL was there as
certained that both bones were broken
in his leg. Mr. Thayer went through tho
late war. escaping without injury. and
lately has been in a lumber camp st,t
of tho State which he left because Of the
danger to which he was exposed, fearing
that he might meet with some accident.
Charles Palmer who recently entered
the employ Of the l.. ". Webster conf
pany. had the misfortune to have his
right hand badly mutiIated by a saw
Monday. and he too. was taken 10 the
sanitarium Mr.. Palmer's hand was
badly mangled and the smputation of the
ring finger on his right hand became
necessary and the forefinger was alao
badly cut as well as the little fineer.-A
few cases of whooping cough have been
placed in quarantine and severai others
are suspected OF the same trouble and
are being kept in Among these is the
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Stew
cns.--A meeting of tho ladies class ~ tho
Methodist Church was held Tuesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. r. H. Slack
10 form n constitution and prepare plans
for future work in the church. The class
has Just been organized and officers
chosen.-'rhe annual canvas for the cx-
penses of Bethany Church was held sun
day. when about 70 of the men OF the
church were assigned districts ond cam
va ssed the same during the day. II was
expected that the budget for church eX-
penses would DO raised that day.
Charles White, Jr.. of Bethel was II
town Wednesday TO find employment ir
the novelty factory.--Mrs. Ernest Sawyer
went to Bethel Wednesday, to visit hei
sister. Mrs. Martin Essieman.-A meeting
of Fern Rebekah Lodge was held Tues
day evening. The resignation of Mrs
Laura Emerson as trcasurer-clcct was
accepted and nominations and election:
followed, resulting in the election of Mis-.
Maud Johnston for treasurer the coming
year. it was also voted to have veal
. book. in the coming year and one will
! be prepared for the printer in the neal
future A Joint installation will take place
Monday evening of next week, with ;
six o'clock supper. and the ceremonies
/ will begin at eight O'Clock. Mrs. Marth;
Claire. ID. u. r.. of Waterbury will b.
. present and otficiate for the Rcbekahs an,
the regular deputy will also be presen
to ofiicatc.--Thc remains of Edgi
? Waters. aged "A years. came from Boise
t Idaho, Wednesday and taken to Yves
BrOokteld for burial. Mr. Waters former
'ly lived in town and one brother, Azr'
: Waters, has been Il resident of this pac
for many ycars--Mrs. Nellie Hanks o
Rochester came Tuesday for a short sta.
with her mother, Mrs. Garland. and witt
; her was her son-in-law. Mr.. Stevens
who will return here If nc finds employ
nent. They both returned to Rochcste
Wednesday "A. \. Priest is in Buring
ton this week to attend the Vernon
state dairymcn's meetinG-A1iSs I,ui
Angel, primary teacher at Randolp
Center, announces there was n 100 pc
? cent attendance in her school the week o
:. January and that all her pupils. ~ i
/. number. have become knights Of tn
: Modern Health Crusade. Among othe
=. items of interest from the superintendent
of this district is the fact that the Brood,
field village school is now serving a he
dish