Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-06


friends left substantial evidence of tueil
good will and esteem .....l mere WIS d
variety of assemblies Monday evening
a meeting of the students to form class
in penmanship, young peoples meet
ing AT the Congregational Vestry, an an
nual meeting of the church society at the
same place, free concert at town hall, and
a meeting of fire district voters ....... The
academy students held on Friday evening
the second lyceum of the winter term
and the hanging of the anarchists was
discussed resulting in the verdict tina,
"the hanging vas just" ........ Walter
Guymout, foreman ON this railroad sect
ion, injured his leg quite severely while
handling rails, saturday. .....Quite 4
number from here attended the annual
New Years ball at Hyde Park, on Friday
night. 80. The annual MUSICIANS ball is
to be held January 20.....A. H. Copley
and wife, both former residents, are in
town, from Dorchester, Mass..... Miss
Bertha Grant has returned from Frank
lin county. ....Will McClintock has
gone on to the lake road as fireman.
The Weekly Free Press from
this date is reduced oun haiti
is now only ONE DOLLAR a
year.
Miss King, daughter of Rev. Rufus
|
home from Mount Holyoke seminary,
South Hadley, Mass.
Father Locke lectured at the town hall
| Wednesday evening. 80. Rodney LOrse
| il stopping at the hOtel........ Horace
| FaunCe has returned from Boston
Miss Annibel Stowe has resumed her
school duties. ..... Union prayer meet
| ings of the Methodist and Congregational
churches have begun....... Edward Muz
~ has taken the Job of breaking paths IN
the streets during the winter .......The
chicken pie supper at Unity church, Sat
urday evening was good.
Hyde Park.
The law firm of Brigham Il Mcfarland
has dissolved partnership. Mr. Brig
ham remains in the old Office while Mr..
Mcfarland occupies very neat Office in
the LaPa2e building. Although the
night was very cold and the roads lmpas.
sable, upward of 40 couples attended the
Both annual ball at the American House,
Friday evening As ever all had an eN-
celleut time. .....The musicians ball will
be held about the 10Th of this month
Music from abroad is expected ......Al
the election Of officers at the Union sun
day school, January |, r w. Hulburd
was elected superintendent.
Roxbury.
There are two feet of snow on the level
| ........ There were 1874 cars side tracked
in the yard, Monday morning. .....A lexia
| Martele is in town from Ayers, Mass, Wis
ting his father, who is very low with
paralysis ...... Ashael and John Flint
are in Malone, N. Y, for few days. .....
Butter sells for from % to % cents pei
pound eggs, "a cents per dozen pot,t
toes 50 cents per bushel,
| Hr;J,,Iab.,x,
Court was in session all day Saturday
| until O'Clock when it adjourned till lC
a. IN. Monday. Nothing of public interest
was done. Conner has not received his
sentence. There we're 20 COUPLES at the
dance at the Glen House at East Middle
bury Friday night. John Chadwick
Is sick, though not serlous)y........S Sat
urday, morning the thermometer were %
to 81 degrees below zero. The an
nual meeting of the Atwood Merino Sheep
club of Vermont will be held at the Add
son House Thursday, Jan. 49, at 10 H. IN.
....... Constable NJ. a. Munro has recov
cred sufficiently TO be around,
Mr.. w. ID. Lane, whose green house
was burned last week, will rebuild at once
......J f. Dionne passed the holidays
with friends in Nergennes ..... Middle
bury college opens for the winter term
Thursday .... John Thompson has re
ceived pension.
Swanton.
The Curley affair is still the topic OF
street conversation. How much money
did he take and what did he do with it i,
a matter of conjecture. The young mar
has been released on $1,000 bail 49,. Rev. j
II. Rabbit, who has acted rs pastor OF
the Congregational church for II years
moved to West Brattleboro, Wednesday
Mr.. Ranslow of Wells River is said to have
accepted call to this church. ....The
high school class of st. Adams had elias,
banquet, at the Central House, Friday
evening ........A. >. Oimsted of Sheldo-
mas purchased the A. II. Mason place
49, The 9th annual masquerade will
take place at Billiards. hall, January %
Blaisdells orchestra of Concord, n. II.
furnishing the music. There will be &
popular concert i'll the afternoon .....Jo
seph Smith, an old resident, died last
Saturday. .......lt still continues to be
Very healthy here and there are no indi
cations of diphtheria.
The Weekly Free Press from
this date is reduced one half-it
is now only ONE DOLLAR a
year.
Saturday evening, last, Loren b. Ken
dali, State organizer, assisted by Royal
A. Hatch of Stanford, organized lodge
of Good Templars, consisting of 30 mem
bers, with the following officers G. T.,
Franklin Dearborn V. T.. Mrs. +. NJ
Collins S, Curtis S. Emery F. s., W
p. Townsend treasurer, Mrs. f. d
Barnes chaplain, II. w. Dearborn mar
shall, +. NJ. Collins guard, Mrs. w. p;
Townsend sentinel, Carl H. Corwin
right supporter, Miss Lucy Il. Corwin
left supporter, Mrs c. s. Emery ID. NJ
Miss Lizzie Bacon assistant secretary
G. p. Dickinson p. G. T., c. f. Godfrey
..... The Congregational Sunday schoo
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Superintendent, John NJ
Comstock assistant superintendent, w
5. Hatch ; treasurer, II. +. Dearborn
librarian, Hale X. Darling. The recorC
showed an increased attendance during
the year.
One Dollar u year for Mt
Weekly Free Press.
Montpelier.
Charles II. Carter and wife are will
their daughter Mrs. +. w. Bailey OF Chi
cago, for the winter. ....J. A. LHPolnte
who has been contemplating n tripto Cali
fornia, is with his daughter, Mrs FREQ