Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-24
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Georgia.

OeOTEh
Rev j. G. Lorimer attended council
August III, to consider the prOpriety of or
da ming Edwin Dexter OF MONTGOMERY. to
the ministry of the Word After hearing
Mr. Dexter relate his Christian experience,
call to the ministry and views of Scripture
doctrine, the council voted "sati. fed and
he was ordinaled with reading of script
ure by Rev. Mr. Jackman of St Armand,
prayer by Rev. >. II. Green of Washing
ton, ID. O., sermon by Rev. j. G. Lorimer
from Acts xI: "a, ordainlng prayer by
Rev. A. l.. Adams, charge TO the candl-
date by Rev. G. A. Smith, charge to the
church by Rev. A. McGeorge, hand cf
fellowship, Rev. w. G. Sc"ofeld
waterville.
Miss Fife Wetherell has changed her
name to Webster and gone to Eden
Charles Anderson and W te of ST. AlbAns
were the guests of his mother, Mrs. A l..
Laraway. the past week ....... Frank Mil
Ter mas moved into par OF Fred Der
rick = house. -. IL. f. Tillottson is again
confined TO his room .......A. X Els
worth, the dentist, will be at b. +, Boards
saturday afternoon Miss Addie
Hlll Is visiting her sister Hannah at f.. H.
Shattuck' .......Mrs. Ingersoll of Chice-
go, Ill daughter OF MIchael Kin ,, a form.
er resident, was the guest of >. r. Miller
the past week.
Miss May Sturgis began her school in
the Falls district Monday y.......M Miss Jeu-
ME story is teaching he fail term in the
Hollow ....... Miss Vincent is the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. Henry Crocker........
f. ii. Shepardsou has secured position in
the auditors ttlice in St Albaus. .......
Mrs; Emily Grinnell has gone to Georgia
Mr.. Hi of johnson has been guest at
5. L. Cilley's; Miss Delphia Sqnires
has ht returned from Fairheld....;. Mrs.
Wells and daughter have returned from
HlQhRAtp Miss ('nru Tn1H
her school in the Brush district Monday
....... Mrs Royal Mcclellan is able to sit
up part of the time ....... Miss Ella Nor
ton closed her school IN the GIddings dis
trict Friday.
West Randolph.
The democrats raised a fine Cleveland
and Thurman flag Wednesday -. The Ab-
bott mill was shut down and Tewksbury
~ Sons are p !ttng into the mill a l4O
horse power engine The Prence
mill has shut down tor few days on ac-
count of the blowing out of a cylinder.
stowe.
The patrons of Mount Mansfield cream
cry received II cents Il pound for heir but
ter during July. Tweuty-four pounds of
milk were estimated to make pound of
butter .......MIss Mary Butts is visiting
| her mother and sister. ......JuckSOu Sar-
gent has recently had his pension claim
allowed. He draws 81 a month aud back
| pay for about two years ........ Miss Ben
nett, who has been very i'll for some time
back, died Monday AFTERNOON from blood
poison caused by poison vv..M Mr.. and
Mrs. r.. w. Webster's many friends enioy-
ed pleasant afternoon at the lawn party
given by them Saturday........A green
back caucus is called for Saturday even
ing next. Stowe has been one of the
strongest, If not the strongest greenback
town IN the State but 1t was thought this
year that large number of them would
follow the example of Col SAWYER of
Hyde Park, and vote for Harrison, Nor
ton and protection.
Mr. and MIS- Ira Roys have gone to
Queen City Park for few days. s........
The Union church is being newly shngled
and painted. NJ. Mansfield has the con-
siastc gathering Tuesd ~ at the republi-
can rally. Col George Hooker of Brat-
| tleborO, Hon George l. De Sey of Mchi
gan, Hiram Hu-e, esq, and William Lord
of Montpelier were the speakers.
Montpelier.
Mrs Lucretia Ramsdell, moihtr of c. C.
| Ramsdell, foreman OF the WdtCumdH Of
flee, died Monday morning, after a long
and painful illness. William. the
youngest son of the deceased and
resident of New York city, ar.
| rived IN town before nef Qedtn......
The Montpelier military band went to
Worcester Monday afternoon to attend a
| republican flag raising VI. link
| ham of Pumfret is in town ......F. +.
Spaulding went to Burlington Monday
....... Harvey Reed is in town...-....
| George White is on the sick list ..... Fred
Frnk has gone home on account OF sick
| ness and Bert Snow Is taking his place
porter at the Pavilion during his absence
| For some time &. :. Whittier has mis-
| trusted that some one was making pecu-
lations on his money drawer III his meat
market, and Thursday noon he had
he satisfaction of capturing the thief
who proved to he Fin, son of Michael
Keller. Mr.. Whittier usually locks his
MAJ ket at noon while he ana his help 20
to dinner and the boy gained an entrance
by uufastening cellar door that is barred
on the inside. As he was in the market a
good deal and did some cdd jobs he
could very easily slip down cellar and fix
the bar so that by pushing on the outside
it would fall and the door would open.
Thursday noon Mr.. Whittier locked up as
usual, but left Sheriff futile inside and he
caught young Keller with the money in
his hands Mr. Whittier thinks he must
have taken more than 500 in the past
year. ills friends are anxious TO settle
the matter up, but Mr.. Whittier has not
Wilson, formerly clerk in the store OF
BiXby x Co., was in town Thursday ......
Fred Bradish,a "a former Montpelier boy hut
now resident of Burlington, was in town
Wednesday,
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