Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09


he will spend the winter with n daughter.
Mrs. Sally Leavitt of Northfield is the
guest of Mrs. John Gorham. Mrs. Lea
Witt is 81 years of age and quite active.
The trustees of the free reading room
have voted to have II course OF lectures
next winter. A committee has been
elected to make the necessary arrange,
ments Rev. o. II. Allen has returned
from his vacation. Hobart Peck visited
his brother. Baggagemasier Peck at West
Randolph Junction last week; 3D.. u.
Smith and wife of Adrian, Mich, have
been IN town. =. Geo. j. Prince has re
turned from the West I'D. Ii. Hebard
showed us three Emperor Alexander APP
pies that weighed three pounds and three
ounces. One was over fourteen inches IN
circumference.
Middlebury.
The funeral of William b. Nichols took
place Friday forenoon, Rev. j. j. Noe,
pastor of the Methodist church, conduct
ing the services. There was II large at
tendance. and the members of the Mid
dlebury fire company, of which the de
ceased was member, were preSent.....
Joseph Coty's two-year-old colt ran away
Friday morning and smashed the wagon
up some, but otherwise did no damage -.
Miss Della Hammond has gone to Boston
to stay some length of time and Miss
Grace w. Perkins, who has been her guest
for several weeks, has returned TO her
home in Watertown, n. .Middlebury
has a curiosity which Barnum ought to
have in his collection. 1t is II Girl who
doesn't like ice cream
Isle La Motto.
Lots of visitors in town at present..
The advent meetings are still continued
and much interest seems to be manifested
in regard to the Sabbath question Be
tween thirty and forty of the relations and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Phelps
gathered at their home last Friday even
ing, it being their twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary. A very pleasant evening
was enjoyed by all. The gifts were pre-
sented with appropriate remarks by Judge
Hall in behalf of the friends present. and
Mr.. and Mrs Phelps briefly responded. Re
marks were also made by Mr.. Amasa
Holcomb Gather of Mrs. Phelps) also
Rev. Mr.. Adams after which prayer was
offered and the company separated Tor
their seS eral homes. Quite number of
our tOwnSpeOple aValled themselves OF the
excursion on the steamer Reindeer, last
Saturday, to Burlington and return.
Doctor j. p Hill's wife of North Hero is
in town visiting relatives. Born at Isle
La Motto September q ii son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Trombly Born at Isle La
Motto September % a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Fleury.
Middlebury.
The annual inspection and parade of the
Mluuie"uiS nle "ol"' l t'o,i ~ 49, P o.'
iueSoay afternoon anu pa?seo on auoCtns.
luIlS ali'i plea1dai,ii u Sptie " NidSloii,rSS.
a'h0Sphere. nea''ea us we ''tlI ,i,sa
principal streets and were drilled in front
oi lhe Auui1o.i housG -, tt'5 ny NY
steamer anu h"nu eiiSi',e WI .eo'oo' a,;'
| louhu ~ pe Ill eAoelien0 "Ei in'iS Iom',i, ,i',
,lot; IN .he GNeii'lS oni,q i'q1i,' u., m"3 at
heid ae lhe A"Hison nonar M VEiin"S ,ha i6,n a.
go CLOCK, anu lle n'ei'ipeis @ vi We uo.ii,
pany reinforced py ine otnu anu ,it'lllS ,hS
invited gue9ts, say upWm ~ n, 4.i -, hn,oo ,nuoe
ilhe lePaH's NJ W; EIi,o liz ninmnnaIi "f
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brat.leoorE 10 ~ ~" ii;Lt"d t See
iler many llIeiuS" NJ ate ~ Hiii,iol ~ -,
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union ,3, ~ lMJ s'"i,on hr bo eor9
gay l"tnIlS iol ii3i":"' ,I " f,t,,,a -. ''''
ms laillI'! are W reslle III ,iic -i,ia n
Me- MtHIls -: luppG' T,,n',,o,r S',,w anJ ar
onaI a bGhc0s rnrnts case before Judge
Neazev, the question at issue being
whether the respondent in liquor case
having been arrested for intoXication anc
having pleaded guilty can be compelled tC
disclose. after having taken an appeal anC
before the case is tried in County Court.
Captain daniel Barrett started fol
Washington SATURDAY, morning, after hav
ing spent his annual vacation with friend!
and relatives in town. -. A flock of very
balky, coarse wool sheep furnished mucl
amusement to people on Main street Sat
urclay forenoon, although their antics di,
not furnish any fun for those who La,
them in charge .. . Earl Harrington, who
has been sick at his fathers in Weybridg,
for several weeks has improved rapidly %
late and is now well enough to be about
, .... Colonel .Iewett Wilcox of Chicago i
in town Miss Mary Burke has gone t,
Cobleskil n. Y, on a visit Edwart
Ainsworth started on Monday for Boston
where he will be employed for the presen
Mrs. Louise Williamson arrived hom
Monday from Rogers Rock, n. Y. wher
she passed the summer. Tuesday, wealth
er permitting, will be firemens day here
and the whole day will be spent in the an
nual inspection and accompanying eXer
cises In the evening there will be ban
ouet at the Addison house. to which th
trustees and the fire wardenS, with thel
wives, are invited.
New Haven.
Rav C { Sargent and wife have beel
ahsenf IN Rnston for several duys, m
MINT ,yae Verv accentnhlv filled ON sun
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