Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05

Misses Pauline Sanford. Margaret Car
| rlgan and Dorothy Boulia after which
dancing was enjoyed.
VERGENNES
| Mrs. NJ NJ Blair was pleasantly sur
prised Thursday evening by n party at
| the home OF her daughter Mrs. Charles
| lluscoe. in honor of the anniversary of
tho day of he: birth. over 80 of her rcln-
.ives and friends were present and an en-
| joyablc evening rassed in games, dancing.
and refreshments Mrs. Blair was pre-
scented a purse of money.-Mrl V. w
Waterman. who was painfully injured by
o fall downstairs, has almost entirely
recovered and Is able to hc about.-Mrs
| 9. 3. Brownel has gone 10 New York city
| for a weeks visit to her sister, Miss
| Lila Slayton. Mabel CHASER and
children are spending some time with her
| parents, MI and Mrs. w. II. Bristol. nav
| ing closed her house on Maple street
Mrs. A. S. Haven and daughter,
| Shirley. have gone to Newport for 10
| days visit to hcr father Louis Milo has
returned from ChateauEay. y. v. Where
| fGr scvcra! weeks ne has been employed
at carpenter work.-Miss Julia Milo, who
I has been visiting her sister. Mrs. AlonHo
! Pigeon of Burlington. has gonc to Wor-
/ ccster. Mass. on a two months Visit to
| heT brothers. George and Louis Milo, ana
| other relatives. Milford Scott has gone
| to Bristol Conn. where he has employ
ment.--Harry Taber has returned from u
visit to his brother Arthur G.. Taher, of
Mid1lcbury.--T condition of Marjorie,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lavandcr Rock.
who has been seriously i'll. is so much
! improved that she is able 10 dispense
with Il uuise-J Il. Shaw of Slcrbrookc
| is here on business for a week and is a
gdeSl of the horton Housc.--Miss Ruth
Stcbhins was given surprise mis-
cellancous shower Friday evening at tine
fhome OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Dalrymple
! in honor Of her approaching marriage in
! February TO Melvin Morgan. The shower
, consisted of cut glass. chinaware, linen
! and household utensils. About 80 of her
! friends were present. Refreshments were
/ served in the dining room and i'll the
center of the table was large birthday
cake decorated with candles in honor of
| the anniversary of The day of her birth,
January 81. A pleasant evening was passed
| with music.
As a result of the low temperature and
intense cold of Saturday and Sunday ~
large number of water pipes in houses
were frozen and at the Stevens House
kitchen.-The shortage of coal here still
continues and it is reported that quite
a number of ia .niles, are out and nearly
out. There is some green wood offered,
but dry wood seems to be scarce and
han to obtain.-W. IL. Jackman has re-
tur d from Mount HermoD, Mass,
whore he was called last week by the
Illness of his son. Henry, with pneumonia.
Mr.. Jackman says the condition of his
son is favorable. Mrs. Jacfman who ac-
companied him will remain some time
ionger.-Dr. w. G. Watt of the State
hospital staff at Waterbury. spent the
weekend with his mother. Mrs. j. c.
Watt. and his sister Miss Mary Watt
; The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Prospect Cemetery association was
held Tuesday afternoon in the directors
rooms of the National Bank of Nergennes
and the following board of trustees cleo
ted: Charles E. Parker, G. +. o. Kimbal
c. II. Strong, u. l.. Kingsland II. c.
I1erriclt. a. S. Haven and A. w Norton
At a meeting of the trustees immediate
~ following, officers were elected as fol
lows: President. G. II. Strong; superin.
tendent, G. f. o. Kimbail: secretary and
treasurer, A. w. Norton--There will be
a whist party followed by dancing al
the Grange hall Thursday evening under
der of Eastern Star. Refreshments will be
served. a welcome to ais. w. Hende'
of Burlington was business visitor II
town Monday.-F. l.. Grandey has sole
his garage and stock to Mathew CT. Dan
iels and Harry NJ Norton and possession
has been given to the new firm.-Mrs
Nathan Oppenheim Of Big Oak farm
has gone to New York city for month
: stay with frends.-A son was born Jan
, uary is to Mr.. and Mrs. Ramie Plourd
: of Caribou. Me. Mrs. Plourde was for
merly Miss Grace Danyow. daughter o
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Danyow on tn
: John Douglass farm in Ferrsburg.
y, Otter Creek, Chapter, o, f. S., will ho
a whist party and dance this evening a
Grange hall Refreshments will be serv
ed.--Mr and Mrs Lawrence Austin hav
closed their house on Water street an
have gone to Bristol, Conn, where thei
sons, William and George and thei
daughter, Miss Ida have positions. =
Douglass Garno who has been i'll wit
pleurisy is able TO be out,-Alderman Lev
II. Brown left yesterday on a bushes
1 trip through northern New York.-New
has been received of the death of Gran
r. Haight Sunday at Syracuse, n. Y
after an illness of four days with influ
cnza and pneumonia, aged "a years. Fl
| was Il BIduudte OF the \erBenneS mig
school and the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Reu
ben Haight of South Burlington, VIII
formerly resided on the G. T.. o. Kim
| ball farm here.--George c. Ross, who
employed in st, Adams is spending a fey
days at his home on West Main street
The Vergennes Electric corlpany's sa,
4 mill is kept busy these days by custor
] work and the logs the company recent
~ purchased from Herbert A. Booth
l The POOL tournament now being held b
the members of Pierpont Lodge, No. 8
knights of Pythias. is proving to be a
y exciting contest. and the two teams car
tanned by II. II. Norton and W, w. Bris
tot appear to be thus far pretty event
matched. Tuesday night the score stoo
, in favor of Captain Bristol's team.
STARKSBORO
. Word has been received here that Mis-