Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-18
Rutland County
BRANDON

over Collins book store. recently vacat-
ed by Mrs. ". r. Soott.-Mrs. Alice Reed
Talbot widow of the late w. O.. Talbot
died at her Nome on Park street early
Thursday morning. Mrs. Talbot had
been in poor health for q long time. She
was born IN Enosburz g. years old and
is survived by w daughters, Miss Cora
y. Talbot and Miss Susan A.. Of Brandon
She was a member of st. Thomas Ep.s-
copal Church and the funeral was held
Of the church AT two o'cloct Sunday af-
t%ernoon, the Rev. W. r. Weston offciat-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r.. Young
and Mrs. w. r. Wright left Monday for
st. Petersburg, Fla. where they expect
to spend several weeks.-Private Walter
Tsrble, who has been spending n IN days
furlouSh here with his father. w. II.
TRrkf, returned Monday to Camp Dix.
\. L.--Fred Mayhem. who has been here
for a week visiting his brother. George
II. Mayhem, left town Tuesday for
his home in Bakersfield. Calif.-The wom-
ans Missionary society of the Congre-
gstional Church met Tuesday with Mrs.
]. W. Estabrook.-The Woman's Auxili-
airy of st. Thomas Episcopal Church met
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. w. G. Clip
son.-Harry Horn of Kalispe1l.
@HohN'1 'hNAh'6 Ahs ph" ". IL W llol IL
Milton Rowe OF the University of Yer
mont is visiting In town.-Mrs. Arthur l..
Bird is spending a few days with Mr..
Bird in st. johnsbury. where he Is ON
pioyed.-Mrs. e. A. Bush went Tuesday
to Springfield. Mass. where she will Wis
list friends for 10 days.-L. A.. Severy has
sold the Adam Center place on Hog
Back" to William Retell woh will move
there April 1.-Walter Brink is confined
TO the house by illness.-tIrnest Aver.
while fishing through the ice at Lake
Dunmore Monday. made a fine catch Of
pickerel. one Weighing 70 Ia pounds and
measuring three feet in length.
Friday evening there will be two games
q, the gymnasium between the junior
high school boys team and the Junior
high school boya' team OF Burlington:
and the Junior high school girls team and
the Burlington Junior high school girls
,tearn.-There will be a meeting of Silver
Lake Lodge No. 40. knights of Pyth'as
his evening at eight o'clock. The rank
of esquire will he conferred on a class OF
candidates. Refreshments will be serv-
ed George T.. Norton Is IN Burling-
ton a few days attending the meeting of
the State Dental society.-Mr. and Mrs.
r. r. Barker went Wednesday to Boston
to attend the automobile show.-Mrs.
CdJVIl1c lNT1Gskl, HI lnbhne fOllSH WON'T
an. who has been causing the authori-
ties more or less trouble. was taken We'd
nesday morning 20 Waterbury by Con-
stable l.. r. Nichols and Selectman l..
A. Severy.-Edward Mohan has moved
to the Adds Ferson farm in Leicester.
Herbert Ketcham has sold his farm
OH the Mill Hill road to Ralph T. Savery.
Mr.. Ketcham will move to the Trombiy
place on Champlain street, which he has
leased.-E. H.. Olmstead Of Morrisvtlle
was n visitor at the home OF J. r. Part
low on Consnt square Wednesday,
Marble Chapter, q. e. s.. will hold n spe-
cial meeting Friday evening with work
in the initiatory degrec.-A drive II being
made to secure much needed funds for
the Free public library. Solicitors have
been appointed for the several streets and
the canvass viii begin at once.-The re-
mains of Mrs. Maria NJ. Tupper. who died
IT her home in Sudbury last Monday werN
brought here for burial Wednesday af-
! ternoon and placed in tho vault at Pine
Hi cemetery. Burial will be in the fam
ny lot at a later date.
BENSON
Or. Jasper ?. Newton. who went 10
Alabama and Mississippi the middle Of
January. returned the past week after
bI sofl VI ueofiS w lp'i'iS ~ We
listed relatives In Cincinnati, Montgom-
cry. Evergreen. Ala. Laurel. Miss,-ite-
man clifford has moved to the Ann Smith
house In Orwell and Hiram Wilcox has
taken his place on the Briggs place.-P,ir
Patterson has been worry i'll fbe past two
weeks.-Dr. n, H.. Jones has been con-
fined to the house with illness the past
three weeks.-James A.. Goodrich who
lives IN H., u. Newton's house has been
confined to tho house with flu for two
wesks.-Mrs James Goodrich who went
20 Brandon Thursday, returned Sunday
through huge snow banks.-For three
sundays there have been no services in
either Of the Benson. churches on account
Of bad weather conditions. Thomas La
Duke, who has been road COMMISSIONS
the past year. II moving to Orwell,-The
Community club met AT ID, A, HIGGINS
sAturday.-No school has been held In
either the upper or lower grades OF our
village schools for two weeks.