Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-19

the vault at Pine 1lill cemetery kNNu
be taken TO sudbury for burial in the
sprng.-The remains OF Clifton A. ".
Merritt. who died at st. Petersburg. ria.
arrived on the carly morning train Fri
day. The funeral was held ut the Con-
srogational chapel Sunday afternoon.
The Rev. Walter Thorpe cffcatcd
and ST. Pauls Lodge, No. 2i. y. and A. NJ,
conducted the Masonic burial service,
Mr.. Merritt being past master of Manitou
Lodge. No. 1o6 OF New York city. Burial
was in Pine Hill cemetery.
WITHOUT doubt the most interesting
basketball game of the season will be
played at the high school gymnasium
Friday evening when the fast Rutland
high school team will play the local high
school Ave Rutland was defeated by
burlington high school Monday evening.
and Rutland has defeated the locnl high
school at Rutland by small! score
Owing to the extreme rivalry between
the two schools this game Is expected to
be GUNNER. Tho meeting of the
Woman's Missionary society of the Con-
grcgationa1 Church, which was to have
been held Tuesday afternoon. will be held
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
J. II. Wheldcn.At u meeting of the Sons
of Veterans Auxiliary Tuesday evening
there was q good attendance. After the
meeting a social hour was held in obscrv-
anco Of the birthdays of Lincoln and
Washington. Members of G. j. Ormsbcc
Post and the Sons of Veterans were pres
cnt.-Thcre will be q meeting of Silver
Lake LoS.c, No. 70. X. of p, this eve
ming at eight o'clock. The rank of page
will be conferred. Refreshments will bs
servcd.-7hc Young Peoples society of
hn nar fi.yt 4 ,,,in L. 4
and Washington social In the church vos-
try Friday evening at 1:30 o'clock. Games
and other entertainment will be in order
The Girls Reserve Corps entertained
their young men friends Monday evening
at the home Of their advisor Miss Carrie
Ormsbee, at u Valentine party.-At a
meeting of the Brandon Business Men :
association in the Community club rooms
TUESDAY evening W. W. Cadv, county
road commissioner for Addison county, Of
Niddlebury gave an interesting talk OH
inherent matters pertaining to good
roads There was n large attendance
Mrs. Eva +. Shepard. daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. o. c. Baker of this town under
went an operation at tho Mary Fletcher
hospital Tuesday and is making salts
factory rccovery.-Therc was n meeting
of the Parent-Tcacher association at the
ngn School w odneSday afternoon. On
account OF the inability of Mrs. w. r.
Wilson OF Clark's Creek. y. V, to get
here on account of tho storm. pr. elbow
ard Of Middlebury spoke in her place on
Child Welfare. John Tasker of Hills
boro \. H.. is spending a few days here
with relatives and friends.-NrS G. X
Slavery of Vest Haven. Conn. spent
Wednesday here with relatives on her
way 10 Shoreham.-- Robert r.. Johnson is
able to be out again after having been
confined 70 the house by illness for several
'weeks.-W j. Powers of Claremont. y. H..
Is spending q few days in town.-The
Woman's Auxiliary OF st. Thomas E.pis-
copal Church met at tho home of Mrs
c. y. June on Grove street Tuesday after
noon.--Franh ~ Button, who visited his
mother here, left yesterday for his home
in Chicago.--Si!ver Lake Lodge knights
OF Pythias held u card party Monday
evening in its rooms There were II
tables of bid whist. Refreshments were
served The first prize winner for the
ladies was Mrs F. e. Rogers. second
Mrs. c. y. Bushmen: first. r. j.. Kings
ley, and second, Mrs. Is. W. johnson.