Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26

other COW is III and Dr. Kimbsll Ken
nody OF Montpelier has been called as
Interchangeable. and Mrs Roy Sargent
OF Boston are AZ the trossett farm. Mr..
Sargent being employed by Mr. Shonio
Reside the chorus work there will he
solos at the old folks concert Friday eve
ming and an orchestra will play for the
promenade. Carrie Putnam of
Nashua, n. H.. and two daughters are
guests of her niece, Mrs. II. V. Sherman
Miss Nellie Mac Dillingham; Is the
guest ri her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs
Ezra Sherman.-Thc Misses Lena Car
penter. Christine Anderson and Dorothy
Grow returned Monday TO their work
as nurses In Rochester, y. Y.-The
Mother Goose play given by the play
ground children was pleasing and Melted
$S which was put in the bank for the
playground fund. The work Is closed for
this year. over one hundred children hav-
ing made use Of this. the average being
thirty In the morning and fifty in the
afternoon. Miss Stella Griffith. who
handled the work was commended by tho
State Y. w. G. a. director for her
efficiency.-Mr and Mrs Walter Turner
and daughter. Adelaide are visiting rela-
tives In Montpelier and Berlin.
The demonstr ration of the home made
fireless cooker by Miss Mildred Boice,
Home Demonstration Agent was listened
to by a group of women in Library hall
Friday and all felt that much of help
fulness was received from her talk.
New members were added to the Water
bury list.-The Ayers picnic will be
held in stowe August 2S.-District
Deputy Corliss attended the meeting
of Dillingham; Grange last Saturday
evening. making his official visit.-Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Irish and daughter,
Winnifred. of Moretown were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Irish
Mrs. Jessie Foster is off duty because
of an injured eye caused by the flying
of bit OF emery from the wheel at the
Magnesia Tale Cos mill
AS far as can he learned no trace has
been found Of the Quebec Cadillac sedan
which crashed into the motorcycle near
the Remington farm. The only occupant
of the car was one man, who, according
to onlookers, was speeding the car at
terrific rate. Claim Is made that he fol-
lowed the young men closely from the
village and at this point in meeting car
he seemed to make no pretense of escap-
ing them. but hit them hard. the motor
cycle with side car attached turning
directly around. faced back toward
Waterbury village and then turned over.
Jangraw. who was In the side car. was
able to extricate himself and helped liber-
ate Ladue. They were taken by the
r. r. d. man to DR. Newton's office, where
they received necessary medical attention
and then to their homes in Montpelier.
Mr.. Jangraw had quite "A mira culous
escape, Mr.. Ladue being quite badly in
iured and is reported to be confined to
his bed. Tuesday some of his people
were looking over the ground where the
accident happened. The cycle was still
in the Boyce barn.-The old folks concert
to be given al the Duxbury town hall next
| Friday evening is at $50 and is for the
benefit Of the Duxbury Corner Cemetery
association. The chorus is conducted by
| r.. B. Miller Beginning at four O'Clock
that afternoon ice cream and cake will
he served, except through the time of the
concert Following this there will he n
promenade with good orchestra in at
| tenda nce-Guests at the Miler home on
Union street have been Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Griggs of Barre, Mrs. Arthur Miller
and two children OF Lynn. Mass, Herbert
Miller and friend Of Barre.-Mr and Mrs.
Carl Guptil and family. who have been
at the Guptil farm, have returned to their
home in New Haven. Conn.-Mr. and Mrs.
Fred l.. Ravlin have returned from NAL
let's Bay. where they have been In camp.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. II. Moody have gone
to Massachusetts to see Mrs. Moody y
mother. who is improving from a recent
illness.-Miss Pauline Moody is TO teach
in Worcester this fall and Miss Mar
garet Pike. who was there last year,
goes to Proctor.
The ward for criminal insane patients
at the Vermont State hospital has a new
inmate which is neither insane nor Grim
ina). II Is hedgehog which was found
in the woods by force of patients who
were working outside the institution under
care of attendants. The animal is young
so young that its quilts are no sitter
than hairs from a horses tail. 1t was
installed in hen coop" in the spacious
exercise yard adjoining the criminal
ward. As soon the patients are given
the liberty of tho wall-enclosed yard an
attendant opens the slat-covered box and
the hedgehog promptly comes forth. 1t
is as playful as n kitten and the patients
in turn pick 1t up and pet it like a house
hold animal 1t has but one bad trait
ii likes to nibbc around the trees in the
yard and one young tree has been COM
pletely girdled by its squrrel-like teeth
But on the whole It is the best behaved
inmate of 12th hall, the criminal ward
Thus far only one has filed primary
petition for the office of town representa- A.
tive, that honor belonging to S. C. Wheel
er. native of the town and one of heI
husthng business men. Mr.. Wheeler Is
extensively engaged in the lumber busi
ness, having given much time az lister
and in other lines of town work Mr.
! Wheeler files as a republican and at pres
ent the field seems clear for him.-Dux
hurry also to date has only one petition
filed In the town clerks office. that o.
Homer Kennedy, republican. Mr.. Ken
nedy is a Duxbury boy. interested II
] farming and the mercantile business anC
one who has given much time to tow
y affairs, serving many years as lister ant
now Is chairman of the board OF select
men. Like Mr.. Wheeler the republican
2 vote in town seems to he conceded Il
\ himA--Frank Towne has bought of Georg
Demeritt the store which he bought Ma.
= !. known as the Orange Front. He tool
r possession last Monday. Mr.. Towne
s long time, is thoroughly familiar with IN
y mercantile business, He will continue Il
$ the same lines Mr.. Dement,
Y and all bespeak success 70
e him Mr. Demeritt expects Z
o will sing solos AT the Old Folk
d concert Friday evening are Mrs
James Collins Miss Eva Foster. Mrs
n Philip Shonio, Daniel Deavitt, F.. G
e Miller and Mrs. q. r. Demeritt.--Th
: popularity OF Camels Hump is still
d evidenced and the beauty OF Its isola
! ton and ruggedness is sought b
e many tourists. Recently parties fror
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