Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-18

| MIDDLEBuRY.- Posters are out prohibit
ing coasting on our side walks, which ha.
rendered our walks unsafe for the past week
The college term bagan>on Thursday last
the Addison County Bee Keepers Associ
alton meet here January Gath.
The number of persons in our county Jail
Is ten-eight males and two females
Ex-Gov. Stewart is reno telling his hluss
and repairing the inside to great extent.
Ice is being gathered from the creek an |
| placed ID the houses Cor future use, 10 large
quantities.
1t ia expected that L. N. D0utney, the
temperance lecturer, will be here to work
before long.
Charles Matthews fell from derrick a.
the east part of the town on the Addison
county marble works and narrowly escap-
ed death. 1t is supposed no will recover
Miss Belle Abbott, of the east part of the
town. died. OF that dreadful disease, con-
sumption. last Saturday morning, at 8
O'Clock. about twenty years Of age
The |. 0. .. F. at their semi-annual
meeting, last week. installed the following
officers: N F. Rider. n G.: j. NJ. Slade,
V. G.: G. r. Langworthy, Jr., Sec; &. E.
Pinney, Treasurer; VIM. Latimer, r. S. N.
g.
The NJ. E. society at their annual meet
ing, elected the following officers for the
ensuing year ii. NJ. Seeley, president A
F. Marley, vice-pyesident j W. L0vett.
clerk; IL. G. Langworthy, collector j. R
Ford. treasurer.
At the annual meeting OF the stoukhOld
ers of the National bank the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year
Directors, j. W. Stewart. c. Hill. W. P.
Nash, A. A. Fletcher and j. &. yelling
ton j. W. Stewart was elected president
c. Hill, vice president j. g. Wellington,
cashier, and {. f. Pinney, teller.
The ladies have sewing society for
adm in benevolent purposes. The society
took avote to pass the contribution boxes
each Sabbath during the year and appoint
ed their collectors. The church has also
organized a meeting called the mothers
meeting, and young peoples meeting.
Kew. Mr.. Hooker gave Us very impressive
and interesting sermon. last Sabbath morn
ing, from the words. ''LO, | am with you
AWAY, even unto the end of the WORLD
Matthew xiii, ~.
Tho Addison County Union. |. o. of g.
T., expect to meet here next week. The
two lodges IN town are 10 very furnishing
condition, are constantly receiving new
members. and holding well those that are |
members. We have two juvenile societies |
in town, which are also well sustained. At |
the 18th annual session of the Grand Lodge |
|. D of q. L. OF Vermont, to be held IN
Ludlow. January 10th, Mr. ". ". Sweeney |
and Mrs. A. 2. Upper will represent Tup |
per Lodge and j }. Manney Cold Spring
Lodge.
Rev. h. 7. Hooker, of the Congregational
church. preached on the first Sabbath of
this year his usual New Years sermon. re
porting $50 families in attendance an
average OF 81 persons, present member
ship. 3Aj free contributions for various
objects of beneyolenee tincluding a legacy
paid from the estate of Charles Elmerl,
So $40 So. This amount does not include
the pastors salary OF the expense OF run
ming the church. The average attendance
of tho Sunday school the last quarter was
li3 Last Sabbath evening there was
New Years Sunday-school concert. with
appropriate exercises. under the direction
Dt the superintendent, +. A. BOnd-One of
The most interesting ones held for q long
lime.