Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-04
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

LeGrand II. Gorham, n we'll known
business man, and Mrs May Shackett
Eadd were married Thursday at six
o'clock at the Lamolle Baptist Church
parsonage by the Rev. H. L. Howard.
The bride wore blue travelling suit.
They were attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Calhoun, the latter being the Sis
ter of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Gorham
left for an automobile trip.--The annual
meeting of the Addison County Chapter
of the American Red Cross was held in
the county court house Wednesday of
last week. There was a good attendance
from all over the county. Reports from
the various officers showed the orsani-
cation was in good condition and plans
for new work during the year were laid
out. The following officers were elected
Chairman, A. w. Norton of Vergennes
vice-chalrman, Mr.. Dckerman of Bris-
toll; secretary and treasurer, Miss Eva
Meigs of Vergennes; chairman of pub
LEFTY committee, Mr.. Day of Vergennes
production committee, Mrs. Il. Z. Cloyes
of Middlebury.- have been received
announcing the marriage October IA in
New York city of f.. Owen Perclval, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Il. Percival, for
mer residents of this village to Miss
Eleanor Hale. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Matthew Hale of New York
city. The young man is well known
here. They intend to reside in New York
city.-Mrs. Loretta Mary Benson, who
had been Ill for some time at her home
on South street, died Wednesday Oct
y at the age of "a years and six
months. she is survived by her husband,
Oscar Benson, and seven children, also
two sisters, Mrs. .Wiliars Hope of East
d1ph, Mrs To-, ID a 80
Ripton and her father Preston Bean, of
Ripton; and two brothers. Sylvanus Bean
of Ripton and Edgar Bean of Weybridge.
The funeral was held Friday afternoon
Mt her late home at one o'clock. Burial
was In the Prospect cemetery at East
Middlebury She>was born in Clayton, H.
April 2, 1885, and was the daughter of
Preston and Clara (Keniston) Bean.
A pretty wedding took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bushnell at eight
o'clock Saturday evening when their
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Champine, was
united in marriage to Ernest Cutting, son
of Mrs Alice Cutting of this village. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Emmett Gould. pastor Of the Methodist
Church Of this village. Only-immediate
members of the two families were pres
emit. They were unattended. The bride
was BOWHeO IN q Drown velvet UTeSS
trimmed with fur and wore hat to
match. Mr.. and Mrs. Cutting after a
short honeymoon will reside in this viii
lage. They are both we'll known and
have large circle of friends. They re-
ceived number of fine presents. The
groom Is an employe of A. Calhoun and
son-The remains of Miss Maude Jo-
sephine Wilcox. who died suddenly in
Chicago, arrived in town on the flyer
Sunday evening and We're taken to the
home Of Miss Susan p. Parker on Main
street They were accompanied by Miss
Pauline Wilcox The funeral was held
Monday afternoon at three o'clock at the
house and the Rev. E. B. Holmes. rec
tor of st. Stephens Episcopal Church
Of this village, officiated. There was a
good attendance and many beautiful
flowers. The bearers were Frank Farms
worth, Prof. p. N Sweet, Prof. f. G.
Bryant, Judge c. I. Button, John H.
Stewart and John A. Fletcher. The in
terment was in the family lot in the
West cemetery.-County Fish and Game
Warden George H. Chaffee assisted by
other fish and game officers from vari-
Gus parts Of the State have for a few
days been fishing in Lake Dunmore and
have already taken out upwards of 2.10t
fish. Monday, they caught IA fish
some Of them very large ones. These fish
are stripped of their spawn and Mr.
Chaffee and party have already secured
125, 600 eggs to distribute among the fish
hatcheries OF the State.-Miss Maude
Nassau returned to Moretown Sunday tc
resume her duties as teacher of the Rock
bridge school Of that town, after month
at the home of her mother, Mrs. j. Vas
sau of Seymour street. who is recovering
from an operation which she underwent
at the Fanny Allen Hospital in Septem-
ber.-Monday market day. eggs brough
rs and 30 cents and butter 55.-Mr. art
Mrs. Harold Damon, who have beer
here to visit her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Frost for a week, have returned tc
Nashua, n. II.
All Halloween passed off in an un
usually quiet fashion IN this town an
q much smaller amount of deviltr
was committed and much less amour
of damage done than probably in an
other year in the history of the towr
Only slight traces of pranks of youn
people were to be found Sunday morn
Ing. The most serious of these was tn
displacing of the marble coping on tn
marble fence at the A. ]. Blackne
residence ON Court street.-Edward
Wooster, a prominent railroad man o