Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01

child, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Fuller, in st. Adams Thursday
Mrs. S. a. Miller and child were holt
day visitors of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. n. Budd over Christmas
Kimball's orchestra was in !iighgate
Center Friday night where they fur
nished music for n dance
William Pfcnstiel Is in West Chester
Pa, the home of the Sharpes cream
separator. where meeting of the selling
force Is being held He expects to be away
Il month covering some of his New Eng
land territory.-Lee Rice of Bakersfield
G. r.. Metcalf of Burlington, w. 3. Storey
! of Georgia, +. H. Downey of West Berk-
shire and G. T.. Dewing of East Franklin
were among the business visitors in town
Monday.-kenneth Demar of Fletcher re-
turned home Monday, accompanied by his
uncle. J. G. Gaines. in whose family he
had been passing IA few days.
! There is movement on foot among
some of the business men to bring in u
new business here. a meeting of those in
tcrested was held Friday evening in the
rooms Of the Philemon club, when the
matter was discussed 1t was decided to
open the books for subscriptions to the
stock. This was done by ". +. Reed, the
baker, Saturday, who reported nearly
$4,000 subscribed Saturday night. Mr.
Reed. who is very enthusiastic over tho
matter, has put his bakery business on
the market and proposes to put his whole
time into the bobbn factory business
Nestle Food company of New York has
recently acquired by purchase nine of
Bordens condensary plants. Among them
was the one at New Berlin, n. Y, o very
large and up-to-date plant. The MANAGE
ment of this has been offered to NJ. l..
Irish, the younger son of V. \. Irish, of
this place, who has been at Oneonta
N. Y. in charge of a smaller plant He
expects to move within q few days.-Earl
Burt OF burlington has been passing a few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
ton Burt.-Thc snowfall of December a
brought out the sleighs in the village and
Il few in some directions from the outside
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Holmes were recent
guests at lie home of Mrs. Holmes
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. ~ Kimball.-
{. Fuller Rawson was in Burlington on
business Friday.-W. T.. Wilson, foreman
of construction gang of the Nesta Food
company, who has been in Hermon, n. y.
for some time. has been passing n few
days with his family herc.-Mr. and Mrs.
w. f. Perley returned to Burlington sat
urday after passing a few days in town
Clarence Wriston, son of a former pas
tor of the Methodist Church here, who
has been serving his country in the navy,
and but recently returned from Chinese
waters, Is passing few days in town. He
will continue his studies in the university.
which were interrupted by the war-Miss
Alice Densmore of Chelsea is passing the
holidays with her sister Miss Grace
Densmore, at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Il. j. Parmelee.
Ruth Miranda Kendall adopted daugh-
| ter or Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Kendall passed
away tuesday afternoon after short ILL
ness The child was very i'll about a year
and half ago but though not robust was
thought to be improving The funeral
will be held at the home at go to-day
Burial will be in Mssisquo cemetery.-E
McFeeters was in his office for a while
Monday afternoon. after an illness of
nearly two months.-Mrs. Lovica McCarty
left st. Adams Monday for Los Angeles.
Cal, where she will pass the winter in
the family of her niece, Mrs. Bert Spear
MIR. and Mrs. j. S. Bucklin, of Ottawa
Ont. are visiting at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. a. C. McBride-Mrs. j.
Il. Cassidy left Monday afternoon for Cal
ifornia. She will visit friends in Chicago
few days.-Miss Ruby Derby returned
to Winthrop. Mass, Tuesday after pass.
ing week with her father, Z. E. Derby
st. Matthew'S parish held It's Christmas
exercises and supper in the parish house
TUESDAY evening.-Mr and Mrs Leon Burt
Oh Boston have been passing a week in
the home of Mr.. Burts mother. Mrs
Minnie Burt.-J. X. Perley left Tuesday
for visit among friends in New York
and Philadelphia.-Mis Margret Brown.
Oldest daughter of DR.. and Mrs. F. H.
Brown. is passing the week at the home
OF her uncle. DR.. B. ]. Brown, of Provi-
dence. r. Nv. s. Robbie, Of Bakersfield,
ana Peter Eeldman, of East Franklin,
We're business visitors in town Tuesday,
Mrs. FRANK Duso is quite i'll with pneu-
monia at her home on Missisquoi street.
MISS {. r. Waldron met with an accident
the day before Christmas when she was
thrown from the buggy in which she was
being driven to Sheldon junction on her
way to visit her sister in Hardwick.
where her mother also is staying. She
was not SO badly hurt but that she con-
tinued on her journey though with in
creaslng pain. She has three cracked
ribs and will be kept away from business
FOR some time.-Mrs. Charles Rogers of
Berkshire was operated on at Maple Park
sanitarium Wednesday by DR.. c. A. Pratt,
assisted by DR.. c. L. johnson. Her con-
dition is favorable.-Harry Rogers OF
johnson was in town over Wednesday
night-Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Libby who
nave been on their farm in Berkshire.
nave sold off their dairy and are back
in their, house on Pearl stroet-Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Sabourin Of Swanton passed
New Years with Mr. Sabourins parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. =. Sabourin, on st.
Adams strect.-W o. Smith of Berk-
shire was in town Wednesday to meet his
son. James A. Smith. who had been in
burlington for two days.-The union
watch-neht service at the Methodist
Church Wednesday evening was very
well attended and much enjoyed. The
Rev w. Il. Dukeshire had general charge
or matters. The speakers were Frank
kenheld j. ~ Sinclair. the Rev T. E.
Scatos and the Rev. II. r. Campbell |!
Music was furnished by a mixed choir
Miss Clara Cooley of Montpelier has been
passing n few days in town-Mr. and
MIS- Abram Neavin have returned to
Barre after passing two weeks with their
children, Mrs. Robert Mcbride md Mer-
riii i'eavin near here. I
RICHFORD
Miss Ruth Kennedy of Montpelier
seminary is passing the holiday vacation
at her homo in this placc.--Mr. and Mrs.