Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-23
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
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property, John f. Earthquakes Sarah
Foss of Boston is spending the Christ
mas vacation with her father, ex-Post-
MASTERY +. II. Foss. and her sisters Mrs.
William X. Warner and Mrs. George w
Stone.-Mrs. Edith W. Foster has re-
turned TO Boston after a few days visit
to her cousin George II. Bostwick.--
John l.. Selden, principal OF the Bristol
High School, spent the weekend with
his wife and his daughter, Margaret, at
the home OF Mrs. Seldens parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. A. Lee--Mrs. Henderson of
New Hampshire is visiting her mother
Mrs. Duba.-Bernard Daigneault has re-
turned from the Fanny Allen hospital
where he recently underwent an opera
ton.
Pierpoint Lodge. No. 81, Knights OF
Pythias, held its annual meeting Friday
evening and elected officers for 1921 as
follows: Chancellor commander, DR..
Frank NJ. Rogers vice-chancelor, II. w.
Day: prelate, u. NJ. Norton; master of
work. Donald II. Norton; keeper of rec
ords and seals. Fl. Leon Hunt; MASTER
alarms, Harold C. Newton; master of
finance, A. S. Haven; master of ex-
chequer, Arthur W. Norton; trustee for
three years, II. C. Herrick: auditors,
II. I.
Herrick. These officers will be installed
ut the first meeting in January.--The
Haviland shade roller plant has shut
down for one week while taking inven-
tory.-Nrs. Dustin NJ Barrows has closed
her house and gone to Rochester to pass
the winter with her daughter in law -
Robert Burroughs and family of Groton
Conn, are spending the holiday vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen
BurrouEhs.-R. r McTntyre and Harold
Daigneault made n business trip to Char
lotte Friday.-Mr. and Mrs. Wallis H.
Bristol have received word that their
son, Leo, who was wounded while serving
with the y. S.. forces in Siberia after
wards sent to a hospital in Manila, Philip
pine Islands, and later transferred to
San Francisco. has now been sent to
salt Lake City. where, at the expense
of the government he will take a course
at Utah University.
Mrs. John Birkett died Friday morn
ing at tho home of her daughter, Mrs
Jacob kiral, of Ferrsburg. The funeral
was held Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock at the home of her son, Elmer
Birkett. of Ferrisburg -NIrs. Joseph Car
ter is Ill with pneumonia.-The cattle of
Harvey Newton on his farm in West
were recently given the tuberculin test
Out of "a. 80 were condemned. The cattle
Of Alfred Bushey We're also tested and %
condemned.-The annual venison supper OF
Pierpoint Lodge. No. 81. knights OF
Pythias. was served in Castle hall Thurs
day evening. There was a good attendance
After the supper an enjoyable evening was
passed in playing cards. and several
match games in the pool tournament were
played.-The so-callcd Wyatt Pierce farm,
In Waltham has been sold by Ray l.. and
Arthur w. Allen to Howard Hallock who
has been occupying the farm for some
time. There are about 125 acres OF land
with buildings and the sale includes stock
farm implements. tools, etc.
The funeral OF Mrs Elvlra C. Parker n
Birkett, widow of John Birkett. was held
Sunday afternoon at the old homestead
Meadow Brook Farm. the homo of hei
son, Elmer =. Birkett, the officiating
clergymen being he Rev. w. S. Mul
holland, and the Rev. William r. Frazier
Of Vergennes. The bearers were Judg,
b. w. Collins, DR.. Frank c. Phelps f. b
Tupper r. d. Booth. Thomas Eagan ant
Holden Beach, and burial was made il
the Gage cemetery The funeral wa:
largely attended and the floral tribute!
were many and beautiful testifying to tn,
high esteem in which she was regarded
by all. She was born in Underhil Apri
7. 1893. and spent her early life there
when he parents removed to Bristol for
short time, then to Burlington. then {,
Ferrisburg. where she had since lived Sh,
was one of the oldest and most h'ghl!
respected residents of Fcrrisburg an,
passed QUIETLY awav FRIDAY at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Kiral, afte
an Illness of two months She received he
education In the public schools an,
finishing preparation in "A select school il
Burlington after which she taught schoo
for q few years. On September 10. 1861
she was united in. marriage TO JOIN
Birkett. who died December TO- 1895. 4,
them four children were born, three o
whom survive. Elmer Parker Birkett. Mrs
William Downer and Mrs. Jacob Kiral
all of Fcrrisburg, also four grandsona
Mrs. Birkett was n member of the Con
gregational Church of Ferrisburg and
helpful member of societies in the com
munity.--M!ss Ruth Dugan has gone {
New York city to spend the holiday vaca
ton with her aunt. Mrs. Max Harris. an,
here uncle, George Dugan.-Miss Grac
Leonard is spending her vacation witt
her parents in Orwell Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Sloan left Yesterday for Worcester
Mass, for two weeks visit to thei
daughter, Mrs. j. II Logg Miss 'Mld~e
Wyman and friend Miss Clara Ladder
bush, Of Burlington, and Raymond Il
staples former agricultural teacher in III
Vergennes high school now principal o