Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-10
Rutland County
BRANDON

AT the second annual interescholas
prize-speaking contest at the Wilson
Grace opera house in Fair Haven Frid
evening, the second prize for BOYS W
won by Robert 7. Carpenter of the Bra
don High School. His subject was IT
Trial Of Ben Thomas Miss Maude cla
of the local high school also spoke
although she did not win a prize she
ceived special mention by the judges T
| schools represented were Brandon. Prc
tor. est Rutland and Fair Haven
States Attorney Phelps has notified II
proprietors of the stores here who hal
made a practice of keeping their placI
OF business open all day Sunday that b
ginning next Sunday. they must be cid
| ed.-A daughter. May Nora. wi
| born Friday to Mr.. and MI
Charles Goodwin.-Some tramp
prowler entered the farm house
Warren E. Aver Sunday evening viii
they were visiting in the village and raj
sacked all of the lower part of the hous|
About s12 in money was taken and all
the cooked provisions in the house wei
the thieves might be.-E,arl r. Sponer
Buffalo, y. Y, is visiting his parents, ID
and Mrs. Erastus Spooner.
Neshobe Grange will hold a dance
Odd Fellows Hall on Friday evening Il
members and their frends.-Mrs. MAI
C. Woodruff has returned from Troy,
Y. where she has been for sever|
weeks.-The annual meeting of II
Ladies' Aid Society of the Congr|
gational Church was held Monday afte|
, noon and the following officers wei
elected President, Mrs. II. A. Collin
vice-presidents. Mrs. Fred E. Sumnd
Mrs. James II. Wheden; secretary, Mn
f.. III. Button; treasurer, Mrs. Fred v
Briggs; executive committee, Mrs. r.
Flood, Mrs. w. D. Nutting and Mrs.
J. Braley.-Mrs. Mahle Oneal died Moi
day morning at the home of her daughtd
Mrs. William Terounge, in Foreetdal
where she made her home. She was
years Of age and had lived in Forestda
| over % years. She is survived by tv
| daughters, Mrs. Teroungo and Mrs. job
Dmmick of this town, a son. Fran
! Oneal Of Pittsford. and a sister. Mr.
Laura Durpee of Blue Mountain, "
The funeral was held yesterday
two o'clock at the house, Burial va
in Forestdale cemetery.-The Forestda
a. A. baseball team will play the We,
Rutland team Saturday afternoon on u
Forestdale ball field.--W. c. Gpson. ma,
| ter of st. Paul's Lodge, F. and 4. NJ.
attending the Grand Lodge meeting
Burlington.-Charles r.. Savery has r.
| turned to Hyde Park after several day
here.-A large delegation from the No
NAL School at Randolph visited at II
High School, made a trip to Lake Dur
more and had supper at the Brandon In
Tuesday.
The Backus Heater & Foundry con
pany whose plant was burned sever
| months ago, has decided not to re-bu
| at present owing to the scarcity of bull,
| ing material and eauipment.-W.
Tarble has sold his meadow lot in Holde
| to Albert G. Howard of that town.-The1
will be a dance Friday evening in Grams
| hall for members of Neshobe Grams
and invited friends.-Dr. c. Crockett
Boston is visiting at the home of h
! brother George w. Crockett, on Pea
street.-E. d. Blackwell has returtlt
| from Lisbon, y. H.. where he spent
| week with his daughter. Mrs. p. f. Was
| burn.-Mrs. Arthur Bird has return'
! from St. Johnsbury. where she spel
| a week with Mr.. Bird