Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-21

Tuesday and moved their household goods
to Basin Harbor. where they have been
this summer.-E. d. Blackwell Is spend
Ing a few days here from Palm Beach,
Fla.-Mrs. Albert Woods has returned
from the White Mountains. where she
has been with her son, DR.. Carter Woods,
OF Rutland.--Mrs. Laura st. John is
spending few days in Goshen with
Mrs Ida Chapin.-E. II. Button returned
Monday from Burlington, where he has
been for few days.
There will be Republican rally at the
town hall Wednesday evening, October
q. Congressman Porter II. Dale will
be the principal speaker. There will be
other speakers. it is expected, and the
Brandon Concert band will furnish
musc.-Miss Lena Dryer of Lenox,
Mass. Is visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ L.
Force.-Word has been received of the
serious condition of Grant Chase, son
of Mrs. I. w. Chase of this town, In
the Quincy City hospital Quincy. Mass.
from bad case of blood poisoning A
short time ago one Of his fingers became
infected and 1t was thought necessary to
amputate 1t to save his arm. which was
done. This did not prove a success as
his arm is SO badly affected that it will
, be amputated In hopes to save his life.
BENSON
The funeral Of Mrs. Elvira Meacham,
| who died Sunday night, was held at her
late home Wednesday. The Rev. D. n.
Strong of the Congregational Church
officiated. A quartet. composed Of May
| Wilcox, Mrs. J. B. Mahana, y. c. Har-
rson and d. II. Strong. furnished music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Wilcox and their
daughters. of Glens Falls, n. Y, were
here from out of town Burial was in
West View cemetery.-Mr. and Mrs. Lam
sing Lewis and the Rev. Doctor Hough-
ton, of New Haven, Conn, are spending
a few days at Cyrus c. Belden's.-Fred
Young, of Rutland was here the past
week, calling on friends of former days.
--Judson Belden has substituted as r. l..
D. carrier the past week for Fred Meach-
am.--,John a. Briggs, of Ticonderoga, n.
Y. well known here, is reported Ill at
his home in Ticonderoga--A dance at
isaac Sawtells Friday night drew a big
crowd. The Deweys furnished music
George Lavey and mother and two sisters
went to Whitehall, N. Y. Saturday to
visit Mrs. Elizabeth Young.-Mr and Mrs.
d. A. Higgins went to Ticonderoga. y. Y.
Thursday.--Thursday Mrs. John l.. Dick
inson, r. p. Wilcox and mother, and Mrs.
Jerry NJ. Fowler went to Shoreham 10
attend a district deputy meeting Of the
O. e. S..-The Red Cross held a special
meeting at the chapel Friday afternoon
The attendance was small and by a unan.
imous vote 1t was voted to disband.-W
F. Cummings. of the Benson Garage, wen,
to Albany Thursday.-Miss Louise Bar
/, Der, OF the Rutland Business College
| spent Friday. Saturday and Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John c, Bar.
ber.-Tuesday Mrs. John l.. Dickinson
vent to Shoreham to attend the funera
of the worthy matron OF Alma Hendee
chapter.-Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Cum
. mings went to Orwell Sunday to visi
, at Ansel Mungers.-Acacia lodge, No. 81
. F. & A. NJ, was visited by Distric
, Deputy Field Of Rutland, Tuesday nigh
and the first degree was worked, A lunci
was served-Fred Young, of Rutland
was here the past week calling on ole
friends.