Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-29
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT:
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES

Saturday morning was held at the homo
Monday afternoon at two O'Clock, the
Rev. Christopher Hamlin pastor of the
| Congregational Church of that town, Of
ficiated and burial was in the Cornwall
| cemetery Mr.. Holly was born in Corn
wall December 3, 1890, and has made his
| home there most of the time.
Monday, market day, eggs brought 81
to 60 cents, creamery butter So to 60 and
creamery 70 cents.
Mrs. Edward II. Martin, widow of DR..
f. H. Martin dropped dead Tuesday
I just as she was going to the breakfast
table at the home of Carl f. Barton where
she and her daughter, Marjorie Martin,
have been making their home for a few
weeks, since they sold their home place
| on North Pleasant street. Medical aid
was summoned, but nothing could be
done for her. Mrs. Martin had suffered
! from heart disease for some time, but
for few weeks was thought to be i'm
proving. She was born in st. Adams
! June 28, 1861, the daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. j. p. Hinckly of Georgia, where
she spent most of her life until she was
married to Dr. Martin in 1882. Since then
she had lived in Salisbury and Middle
bury She is survived by three daugh-
ters. Mrs. j. L. Buttolph of Shoreham,
Mrs. Mildred Howard. OF Wendal Ida
no. and Miss Marjorie Martin of this viii
lage; and three SON, Edward Martin Of
San Francisco, Harold Martin of Seattle,
Wash. Carl Martin of Wendail. Idaho:
two sisters, Mrs. Adella Kenney of
Greensboro and Mrs. Anna Eliza Petty
, of St Adams. and one brother, Or. J. p.
IIinckley of Fillmore, Calif-Mrs.
Martin member of the Methodist
Church of this village and was very
devoted member She was also connected
with several of it's societies. in which she
| was very active when in health, and was
well liked by all who knew her.-An alarm
of fire was sounded at 7:3O o'clock Tuesday
morning for a fire in the old Seminary
building on Seminary street. owned by
Mrs. NJ. A. Munroe The fire department
and its new chief. Edward Higgins. were
! soon on hand and chemicals soon put out
! the blaze. Two hose companies were on
the spot in due time. Just how the fire
started is not known, but it was in a
! partition where it was stated they had
been thawing out water-pipes the day
before The house is occupied by Mrs
Leva Richmond who is out of town for
the winter Mr.. and Mrs. Moorin and
MIR and Mrs Devno. There was no dam
! age, except by Smoke-NewS has been
received of the death in Boston of Charles
! W. INHne. MT. lTynne was FORMALLY q
MiddIebury boy. of the class of 1876 of
Midd.ebury College. In his earlier man
| hood he was capable newspaper man
and was employed successfully on the
/ Springfield Republican, The St Louis
| Globe Democrat. the Providence Journal,
of which he was for some time managing
editor, and the New York World In
/ later years, Mr.. Prynne was engaged as
one of the partners in large manufac-
turing business, but since 1912 he had
been retired and made his home in Bos-
ton. For several years in succession, in
Guiding last year. he came to Midd ,ebury
at commencement time and later spent
two or three months at the Breadloaf
Inn in Ripton. He was n man of much
culture and had n large circle of friends
Joseph Blaze. who has been confined
to his home with illness for a couple of
weeks. has so far recovered as to be
again able to be out and to attend to
/ his business.-The Misses Mable and Hat
/ tie Parker have returned to Washing on.
! d. C., after several weeks here.
There was very large attendance Mon
day evening at the town hall to listen to
the lecture of the Rev. Francis A. X. ley.
national chaplain of the American On,
and the local post of the Legion vas
largely represented. The officers of the
Legion and members of William T. Rus
sell Post. No. 81, G. A. r., had seats on
the platform. The speaker was generously
! applauded.-NiSs Dorothy Newton
of Wallingford has returned after having
gone through an Illness of several weeks
at her home in Wallingford. The Brid-
port road, which was in bad shape for
, two or three days, has been tunneed out
so that several loads OF hay were able to
! pt tbrptIcrl ha ale .I,o
station here Tuesaay.-Mrs Mary Garfield
and niece, Miss Helen Bergstrom, have
returned to New Haven, Conn. after "A
few weeks in town.-Mrs. T.. A. Fletcher
died at the home of John Houston Monday
evening at 10 o'clock. She was 81 years
and six months old. having been born in
Goshen June %, 1862.
! "A pretty and quiet wedding took place
at the Memorial Baptist Church parson-
age Tuesday evening at eight O'Clock
when Miss Gladys Hazel Shackett, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Peter Shackett of Weybridge
street, was united in marriage to Phil
| lip Calhoun, son of Mr.. and Mrs Allen
Calhoun of South street, by the Rev Roy
/ Il. Whittimore. They were unattended and
only immediate members of the family
We're present. After the ceremony, Mr.
and Mrs. Calhoun We're driven to the home
took the 10 O'Clock train for Montreal
where they will spend their honeymoon
after which they will return to town.
where they intend to make their home
residing at number 8, Franklin street.
The bride was gowned in a taupe brown
travelling suit with hat to match The
young couple are very prominent and well
known and have a host of friends. The
bride is an operator in the local tele-
phone office of the New England Tele-
phone company, while the groom is teller
in the National Bank of Mddlebury. They
received many presents.--Ray l.. Fisher
went to Pittsford Wednesday to tell the
people there what he knows about base
ball and to give some of his experiences
in the game previous to and during his
connection with worlds champion Gin
cinnatti team.-Mrs Helen Farnham has
returned to Sudbury after a short visit
in town.-E, NJ. Saunders. who has been
confined to his home with an attack of
pneumonia, is improving steadily and is
now able TO sit up part of the time each
day.-Mr, and Mrs. William C. Tinnev
and daughter, Miss Gladys Tinney, have
returned to Stapleton, Staten Island af-
ter an extended visit in town.--Mr and
Mrs, Howard Asher and Mrs. James
Asher have returned to Chicago after Il
month In town.-Mr. and Mrs. George w
Farnsworth and children of Gloucester.
Mass, are spending a couple of weeks in
town.-Mrs.. Nancy Clagston and nephew,
George Williams, of Enosburg Falls, are
I'm town for several weeks.-Mr. and Mrs.
Prince Mallory, who have been visiting
in town for over month. have returned