Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

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Eleven members of the Snow shoe club
took tramp toward Goss Hollow, Mon
day evening ... General and Mrs. N. X.
Nelson, leave next Monday for Pomona,
Fla, where Mr.. Ide is interested in an
orange grove. &c. Mr.. Nelson's position as
Organist at the North church will proba-
bly, be taken by Mr.. Fred Sellick, who is
studying law with Mr.. Alex Dunno. Mr..
churches in England, in which he acted as
organist.
Cornwall.
There has been an unusually large mum
Der of deaths in town within short time,
but of no prevailing epidemic. Miss
Stella Robinson, a lovely young lady ~
years of age, an only child of Mrs Marion
Robinson, was stricken with typhoid
fever and died after an illness of three
weeks. Mrs, Georgia CEvertsJ Peck, wife
of Martin NJ. Peck, died Jan. l3, after a
protracted illness of many months. Her
funeral was largely attended on Friday
last, Rev. NJ. G.. Stebblns officiating -.
Our neghboring town, Shoreham, has
also suffered the loss of a very estimable
woman, in the death of Mrs. Franklin
Moore, whose funeral occurred last Mon
day. Mrs. Moore's death leaves family
much broken, Il son who had left the
parental roof, having buried his wife last
September, leaving four children to the
care of the grandmother, who is now
taken from them Prof. James Porter
of Temple Grove Seminary, Saratoga, has
been IN town, visiting his mother and
brother DR. f.. o. Porter. e. &C. f. Samp-
son, who has been on IA visit to Western
New York, has returned, accompanied by
his brother.
Aaron \. King, John b. Bacon, George
G.. Cooke, Story \. Goss and +. .. Tracy
were elected directors of the First National
bank at the stockholders annual meeting
Jan 18th. The Congregational society
at its annual meeting, Jan. 18th, elected
A. II. Powers, A. w. Whitney and J. NJ
Comstock, prudential committee; John
| B. Bacon, treasurer and H. +. Dearborn
collector. =. Orange County Court ad
| journed Jan. l4th, having been in session
sixteen days. But two jury cases were
| tried, one civil and one criminal, the latter
occupying four days and the former nine
! Thursday afternoon Arad Fellows wa.
brou' Int into court on II writ of hdbCdI
corpus, having been committed to jai
Nov 23d, by Justice O. p Dickey of Top
shan, for being drunk and obtaining liquo
under false pretenses. He should have
| been committed to the House of Correc
for respondents sentenced to pay fine ant
costs only. He was accordingly release,
by Judge Rowell.
New Haven.
The committee appointed for the pur
pose, raised last week over 100 to wip
out the $1,000 debt of the Congregational
Society. The meetings of the week o
prayer We're of more than usual interest
No less than forty having requested an III
terest in the prayers of christians, AM
some have expressed Il new found hope
...At the annual church meeting, jar
Sth, Deacon f.. a. Doud was chosen clerk
Deacon Hugh Potter, Treasurer. Tn
benevolent contributions for the year hav
been liberal. 49,. Formers and others desil
ing to 60 business would be glad to Sc
sleighng, the snow at present (Wednes
day. being quite insufficient to obscure tn
rOughneSS Of the roads.
The religious interest commencing dur
ing the week of prayer, continues. IN
movement is largely among the young
although some in middle life and heads q
families are seeking salvation. ... Tn
friends of Hon. f.. ;. Dana will be sorr
to learn that his case continues SOME
what critical Mrs. Carrie f., Nash
with her sister, Mrs Eliza Purmont, i
Fairfax. Walker X Booth have con
menced to take in hay at their new bar
and press ut the depot .. The Booth Bro,
of Ferrisburgh, with II portable press, ar
i'll town baling hay. They also receiv
rye straw at the barn upon the Jane
Thompson estate. 49,. f. w. Nash of Bri.
tol is occupying the town hall with
stock Of bankrupt goods, which he is sell
Ing at auction.
East Middlebury.
Needhan Post No IS, g. a. r., held
public installation of officers and CAM
| To, -tI f,1l
We're installed by Post Commander H
ID. Maynard II. H. Ellis, p. G.. a. Peek
:. V. G.. j. =. Krbey, c. V. c. &. :
Grosvenor, Serg. w. II, Olmstead,p p. G.
f, II, Piper, q. NJ, /; j. W. Clark, Adj't
j. NJ, Fish, .. D.. {. p. Jones, O. Il. A
CONT, c. NJ. A. English, Q. S....Th
NJ. +. Church have been holding serie
of meetings and many have protesse,
faith.
Northfeld.
At a meeting of the stockholders of tn
Northtield National bank on Tuesda
last, George Nichols, c. a. Edgerton, j
G. Colby and II. X. Brown of Northiield
and Marcus Peck of Brookiield wer
chosen rs directors for the year ensuing
DR.. George Nichols was chosen president
G. a. Edgerton, vice president, and {. \
Edergton, Jr. cashier. rhe 39th consecutiv
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent wa
declared.
Tunbridge.
Il Hon. JustuS Dartt will hold an educa
tional meeting here February II and II
The cold wave sent the mercury down t
3S' below zero Tuesday morning. At p
m. of the same day it stood at 30 below
The wheel in the Gray Brothers factor,
could not be started during the day AM
their help could not work -. Lewis Dick
erman, a prominent local Democrat
very sick.
A Grand Army of the Republic fair is t
be held here, commencing January -.
South Royalton.
NJ. j. Sargent's drug store is now col
nected by telephone with the line runnin
through West Randolph.
Thomas Carr, who has been the day OE
orator and assistant station agent here 10
some mpnths, is now in charge of the sta
tion at East Granville.
Montpelier.
Hon. and Mrs. Charles Dewey are t
make II two months trip III Europe, in tn
- Spring. The party expects to leave NeN
York March l3, on the CITY of Berlin,
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