Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-03
NORTHFIELD

Memorial Day in Mortified was
celebrated by large crowd of people,
all places of business being closed for
the day. In the morning a procession
was formed and marched to Mount Hope
cemetery, where appropriate exercises
were held under the direction of Will
liam II. Boynton Post. G. A. r. The
speaker was Prof. X, r. B. Flint of
Norwich University. Following this the
procession reformed and marched to
Mortified Falls where the exercises
were repeated with Prof. c. V. Wood
bury as the speaker. At 1870 o'clock a
procession was formed on the common
under the direction of Col. Frank
Tompk ms of Norwich University. The
line of march was as follows: Col.
Frank Tompkins and aid. Chief of
Police J. NJ. Donahue, as drum major,
Mortified Cornet band. troop Of Nor
witch University Cavalry. under COM
mand of Major Olson; Sorrell Maynard
Post American Legion. Norwich Uni
versity faculty in autos, Sons of Vet
Grams. orator. president, quartet and
officers of the day in automobiles vet
Grams of all wars and citizens. The eX-
ercises were held arounl the grave of
| the late Comrade George Nichols and
| consisted of selections by the band,
| reading of Gen. Logan's address by
| Neal w. Richmond, selections by the
artet which consisted of Profs A. w.
| Peach and w T. MacCreadie and Cadets
whelton and Shaddock of Norwich
! University; realizing by ]. f. Denny.
exercises by william II. Bnynton Post,
Post Commander George Cole in charge;
1.-THE address of the afternoon was given
| by the Rev. +. r. Clark. pastor of tho
| Methodist Church. Following the ex-
ercises at the cemetery. the Hon. Mar
tin S. villas of Burlington gave tho
address of the afternoon in Arnory
! hall. There were other exercises by the
G. A. r. and music by tho band and
| quartet. There were 10 veterans of the
! Civil War present. Murdoch A. Camp
bell was the president of the day.-Mrs
Arthur r. Zimmerman and daughter.
| Nancy came last week from ST Louis
Missouri and are spending the summer
with Mrs. Timermans parents, Mr.. and
Mrs C. A. Edgerton Mr. and Mrs. Will
! liam Beattie have returned from their
wedding trip and are keeping house
| in Mrs Inez Marsden's house on Pleas
ant street-Mr. and Mrs Timothy
WEIGH have moved here from Groto,.
and are occupying their new home,
which they recently purchased of the
Severance estate on Cross street.-The
and Mrs Fred Holden of Marlboro
Mass, are spending few days in town
at the home of Mrs. Holdens father,
II. S. Thresher. on the Union brook
road-Joseph Provost, who has been
employed in Springfield, has returned
home and Joined his family in their
, naw home on the Cross street exten-
sion.-Dexter Macy was in Montpelier
sunday to see his little girl. who is in
Heaton hospital recovering from an
operation. The little girl has been in
a serious condition but is quite a little
better.-Mrs Clara Holton of Randolph
and daughter, Miss Beatrice Holton.
of Montpelier, were visitors in town
Memorial day.-Mrs. Eugene Carmen
ter and Mrs. Charles Holton were in
Randolph. last week visiting the
formers daughter. Mrs. Newell Jones
Andrew Beattie has moved his fam
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