Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-04
Franklin County
ST. ALBANS

Mrs. +. +. Blatchly have announced the
marriage engagement of their daughter,
Roberta. of Bridgeport, Conn, TO Jesse
NJ. Buckham of Cleveland, o.
twenty-five cases are assigned for trial
by jury and there are % court cases on
the docket of Franklin county court
which convenes in this city Wednesday,
March 10, Superior Judge Sherman r.
Moulton of Burlington will preside. There
are only three divorce cases on the doc
kct, which is &c less than were on the
docket for the September 1919. term.
James Curry of South Main street died
Friday afternoon about one O'Clock at
the st. Adams hospital, where he was
operated upon Wednesday. Mr.. Curry was
born in Ireland in 1874 and came with his
parents to this country when he was only
three weeks old. He is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. c. w. O. Morse If this
city, with whom he made his home, and
Mrs. G. w. Address of Plattsburgh, y. Y,
and three sons, George II. and Fred NJ.
Curry of this city and Charles A. Curry
Of Chicago. He was "a member of Frank
lin Lodge, No. 4, F. & a. NJ
The marriage of Mrs. Ora johnson and
Arthur Langley took place at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. -. p. johnson on Hoyt
street Friday evening at nine O'Clock. the
Rev. j. t. Sharman, pastor of the First
Baptist Church. performing he ceremony
The bride wore taupe satin and georgctte
Immediately following the ceremony sup
per was served. Mr.. and Mrs. Langley
left Saturday morning on an extended
trip.
At the annual meeting of the Work =
mems Progressive Association OF Ver-
mont, Inc, Monday evening. the follow
ing board of directors was elected: II. d.
Leonard. S. c. Domey f. II. Forth,
Alfred Marquette, S. Boucher, A. b.
Baldwin and Alfred Lamtis The direc-
tors organized with the election Of off,
GERS as follows: President, II. n. Leon
ard; vice-president, S. c. Domey: treas
urer Alfred Marquette; secretary. A. B.
Baldwin; auditors. d. j Doheny, Alfred
Soulier and T. L. Trombley
Mrs Mary Alice Rccd) Brooks, wife Of
II. Kibbee Brooks of St. Adams Point.
died late SUNDAY night at the Sherwood
! sanitarum from general peritonits Mrs
Brooks was born in Bellows Falls Jan
uary %, 1871 and was therefore &c years
Did, Besides Ter husband. she is survived
by two daughters, Dorothy and Alice, and
b. her mother, Mrs I.evant VI. Reed Of
Bellows FAILS, who arrived here Monday
morning
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| tonoe ee club. and the last before the
club disbands, was given at the Autonoc
club Tuesday evening when guest night
was observed. the audience numberng
over 100 people. The club was assisted by
Mrs. Pennington ID. Post In solo dances
and Mrs Henry l.. Wood in recita-
lions. Mrs. Post has Just return
ed from Boston, where ahe has been tax
ing up new dances. and her work Tuesday
I charming in her Rotations. The club sang
well under the splendid leadership Of Mrs
! y. y. Atwood, who has directed the work
since the organization Is years ago. In
addition to miscellaneous selections the
club sang Bendal"s cantata. THE Lady
of Shalott" with Miss Frances IL. Ten
ney as sooist, Miss Tenney was IN ex-
celent voice, The eXactng part Of ac-
companist was ably filled by Miss Lillian
Mason. One of the selections given by the
glee club was a lullaby, "Wynken. Blyn-
ken and Nod for which the music was
composed by Mrs. Roswell NJ. Austin
when she was a student at Smith Col
lege, and the audience showed its appre-
citation of that talented musicians work.
rs well as the Interpretation by the glee
club, by hearty applause. THE number Is
ceautiful in me ody, harmony and rhythm.
Miss Bertha Cahill. who was operated
upon at the st. Adams hospital about two
weeks ago returned to her home on Rugg
street Yesterday afternoon much improved
in health