Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-29

Mrs Benjamin Little has returned from
Burlington with her young daughter.
who has been i'll with pneumonia, at
the Mary Fletcher hospital.--Miss Eli
zabeth Collins entertained n party of
young friends Monday Afternoon at her
home on Union street the occasion be-
ing her birthday. Games were played
and refreshments scrved.-Mrs. II. NJ
Dundon has closed her tenement on the
Manchester block on Conant Square
and has gone to Rutland. where she
has employment.
The open meeting of the Community
club Tuesday evening in tho club rooms
was attended by nearly 30 men and wom-
| en- Interested in the project of com
| munity fair for encouraging, primarily,
| the boys and girls of this locality to do
something worth while. The details of
| the fair are left VITA u committee con-
| sisting OF Messrs. J. c. Watson. +. j.
Nutting and A. =. Beach. who will have
| tho active cooperation not only of club
members and their families but also of
! the Grange, Parent-Teachcr orga nization.
the schools, milk producers and other in
terested citizens who expressed their in
dividual interest and cooperation. J. G..
! Watson MS chairman outlined q tentative
program for the show and gave a possible
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awarded upon. Prof. T'. l.. ingalls, of the
| University of Vermont outlined boys and
| girls club work in general. while 6. w
| Wilson, superintendent; Of the Vermont
| Industrial school, stated that the showing
| this school had made the past two years
! at the fairs throughout the state mad
! stimulated the interests of the boys and
! girls ut the institution in livestock gen
orally to n great extent and venturod the
| statement that boy or girl busy In doing
| something worth while under proper
| supervision would never land I'm such In.
stitutlons. l.. f. Smith has made sigma
success of boys and girls club fairs al
| pi,tsford and he gave some practica
inside" Information on the details neces
sary for the success of such projects. 7
was a good meeting. which speaks wet
for the ultimate SUCCESS of the show. i
| will demand cooperation and added in
tcrcst as the details become more definite
~ known.--There will be a special con
vocation of Farmers chapter. No. O. ],
A. NJ. Friday evening at 7:3o o'clock. The
Mark Master degree will be conferred or
a class of six candidates.-T'he pas
matrons of Marble Chapter, o. ". $.
will entertain the members Thursda,
afternoon at tho home of Mrs. GeorE'
Leonard. A Mckinley program will b'
given and all members arc invited.-Mrs
Carrie Memo is ill--Mrs. II. NJ. Perry !:
i'll at the home OF her niece in North
fcld.-Mrs Chara Smith, wife of Jane.
Smith. died at her home on the Forest
dale road carly Wednesday morning. Sh'
was Il years of age she had been. "
poor health for a long time. She is sur
vived by her husband, four children, on.
sister. Mrs ". s. Hooker of Pttsford
and two brothers, Junic Dutton of Pitts
ford and Charles Dutton Of Goshen. TIL,
funeral will be held At 81. Marys Church
will be in 81. Mary's ccmetcry.--A syndi
cate Of Brandon men has purcha scd wha
is known as the Derby properly in tn.
town of West Rochester, situated on thu
main highway leading from Brandon IL
Rochester. and II ia understood will US,
Same for camping and hunting .-Mrs. A
!. Ives has gone to Lowell Mass. to visit
relatives for a snort time.-Sugo Welcl
has been appointed station agent Il: Pitts
ford and assumed his duties Wednesday
James Hayes takes Mr. Welch's p;sc,
at the local station rs night opera tor
Mrs. +. T.. Huntoon. who has been visit
ing relatives here. went yesterday t.
Rutland to spend a few days with friends
Mrs. W. r. Weston is confined to he
bed by illness.--Mrs. Thomas W. Ra.
and Mrs. Y. n. Newcomb entertained tn,
Ladies' Aid society of the Congregations
Church Wednesday afternoon at the hoin
Of Mrs. Ray.-Mrs. Helen Maynard Is abb
20 be out again after having been con
: fined to the house for several weeks b.
5 illness.