Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-12
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT;
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES

him when he died, but he was unCOn- |
scous and did not recognize them. |
Miss Golda Severance of New York city |
is visiting in town for a couple of weeks. |
Mrs. Ransom S. Benedict former resi- |
dent has returned to Proctor after visit
ing here and in Bristol and Bridport.-
! Chester L. Barton and and sister, Miss
| Helen b. Barton, who have been in
| Middlebury and vicinity since before New
! Years. have returned to Philadelphia, Pa.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Michaells of
| Hoboken, n. j., are in town for two
or three weeks.-The md-week prayer
meeting at the Congregational Church
will be held in the vestry Thursday eve
ming as usual. The topic will be THE
! Christian Faith as Interpreted by the
| Author of the Book of Hebrews" The
discussion will be led by the pastor, the
Rev. Henry c. Newell.-The Misses Flora
and Jennie Labele of Montpelier are in
town for week-Mr. and Mrs. Abel
Farnham have returned to Cambridge,
| Mass. after several weeks in Middlebury
and neighborng towns.-Mrs. Sarah
! Belknap of Ogdensburg, n. Y, a former
resident with her sons, John and Francis,
! are visiting old-ttine friends in this sec
| tion.--Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Frestein and
daughter, Miss Gabrielle Freisten, of
| Brooklyn n. Y, are in town for a month.
Mr. and Mrs. Wlfred Bingham of
! Rochester are in town for several weeks.
The funeral of Mrs. Agnes CWarneD
! Sunderland. who died in New York city
Sunday and whose remains were brought
here Tuesday morning, and taken to the
| home of her grandmother. Mrs. G. S.
Wainwright. was held at the house We'd
nesday morning at II o'clock. The Rev.
Henry c. Newell pastor of the Congre-
gationa Church officiated assisted by
the Rev. J.. j.. Sunderland of New York
city. There were many very beautiful
| flowers. The bearers were Rufus Vain
wright. George Stwart, John A. Fletcher.
/ Clarence G. Wells of this village. Rich
ard Corkran of York Pa, and Maurice
Gingham. The interment was in the fam
! lily lot in the West cemetery.-The fun
| eral of Lusher Narrabone of Salisbury
was held at st. Marys Catholic Church
Wednesday morning at nine O'Clock The
Rev. r. J. Leonard officated. There We're
many flowers. The bearers were Frank
Narrabone Alfred Narrabone, Frank
! Dupoise. George LaMountain. Edward
! LaMountain Frank Knowler and An
drew Baker. The internent was in the
! Catholic cemetery in this vilage.-Miss
Ruth n. Benedict went Wednesday to
| Rutland, where she intends to take n
| three-year course for trained nurses in
! lne INulldnu tltN noSpltdl. NilSS iptltuitl
! was given a fine send-off by her friends
I at the Hotel Logan on Monday evening
and was presented with a generous little
purse of money TO help her along in her
new departure.-The Misses Nora and
Della st. John have returned to Hard
wick after several weeks in town.-NTrs.
James T. Florence and daughter. Miss
Corneia Florence. of Lawrence, Mass,
are in town for couple of weeks
Judge Charles 7. Button will go to Or
well to-day and this evening will address
n public meeting in the interest of the
Iuter-Church World Movement.-John
w. Frances who has been visiting in
Middlebury and vicinity for six weeks
has started his return to stockton,
Calf. where he has been residing for 26
years.-There are quite a number of cases
of grip in town at present and a few
houses are quarantined for influenza.
But there have been no deaths so far
this time and the cases are generally con-
sidered to he of n light nature.-James
and William Winch have gone to Spring
field. where they expect to be engaged
through the coming year.-Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Elmer and sister Mrs. Henry
Carlton Of Saybrook. Conn, are in town
for short visit.-Mrs. Honora Harvey
and daughter. Miss Margaret Harvey,
have returned to Plymouth, Mass. after
an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Middlebury and adjoining
towns.
Mrs r. c. Flagg has received news of
the serious illness of her twin brother
with influenza in a hospital in Elizabeth,
n 1.-The second in a series of steward
ship Studies will be given in the Baptist
church this evening at 7;3o.-Willam H.
Brewster, a business man of this village,
while attending meeting held in the
Masonic hall Tuesday evening was sud-
denly taken with shock while sitting
at his desk as secretary of the lodge and
fell from his chair to the floor His
brother Masons We're soon at his side and
medical aid was summoned. He was taken
from the hall on a stretcher and the
Blackmer ambulance took him to his
home on Washington street.-The re-
mains of Stanley Droullette were brought
here Tuesday evening from Hartford,
Conn, where he died Monday of pneu-
monia, and taken to his home in Corn
wall. The funeral will be held at St.
Mary's Catholic Church in this village at
nine O'Clock this morning and interment
will be in the Catholic cemetery.-The
Rev. and Mrs. r. +. Whittimore will en-
/ tertain the members of the Senior Chris
t:an Endeavor of the Memorial Baptist
Church at the parsonage Friday evening.
The meeting of the women of St.
Stephens Episcopal Church which was
. to have been held with Mrs. II. B.
Hanson on Friday evening. has been post
!