Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-06
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.

ESSEN JUNCTION.

is niece of Mrs. M0uffee. But in re.
membering Mr.. Seneca Place who is no
relation and almost stranger to her
Mrs. McDutfee shows a very generous
spirit. The friends of the Place boys will
rejoice with them and can assure the gen
erous giver that her gifts have fallen into
good and honest hands. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Plumley have been visiting
at Mr.. Hopkins.......M Miss Gertrude
Woodbury. has been visiting few days
Or. Smead has sold The small house which
stood back of his house to Miss Esther
Prennier aud she IS having it moved to
her lot on French street.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
lional society was held last Tuesday even
ing, ana the following officers were elect
ed Clerk and treasurer, S A. Brownell :;
prudential committee, Seneca Place, Fred
II. Stanley and f. r. Sawyer ...... Rev.
Mr.. Carter of your city preached an ex-
eellent discourse appropriate to the day
asst Sunday, and our people were pleased
10 hear him, and although the roads were
+erv poor a good audience was present,
MILTON.
The recent storm has drifted the high
9yays seriously Road Commissioner A.
g. Caswell found plenty of work on
Thursday in opening n road to Mr., Samuel
towards on the hlll for wedding guests
aud the officiating clergyman, Rev. Mr..
Malcolm, ON the occasion of the marriage
2f Mr.. Towards daughter. Heavy drifts
are also reported from the west portion of
The town........The singing school under
Mr.. 9. 5 CornelPs instruction is doing
excellent work the teachers methods
are the most approved, and are helping
and stimulating all who wish to learn. 1t
s earnestly hoped that more of the older
singers will attend and give their support
and encouragement to those less advanc-
Il lNut.r ~
quality of music is being used. ,.... The
annual meeting of the society of Chris
1ian EndeavOr was held December 81, at
which there was an unusually large at
tendance, the devotional meeting being
led by Miss Lena |. Pratt. The following
officers were chosen for the next ha f year
President, Miss II. Il. Falrchlld vice
president, G. 9. Wood secretary, &. n
Wood Treasurer, Miss G. Il. Rood. The
following are at the head OF committees
Lookout, Cory II. Caswell ; prayer meet
ing, Miss G. a. Bartlett social, +. c.
Dadd. ...... Harry Quinn Is seriously i'll
in New Haven, Conn and his aunt, Mrs.
Sarnes, has gone to him.
A movement is being made to start n
tyceum in connection with the village
graded school an excellent idea, which
ought 10 be carried out successfully.
Herman Austin, the popular clerk of the
Sherman House, at Jamestown, n. Y, is
=
Miss Annie Laid has returned to school
at SaXton's River, and Mr.. Eugene Ian
don goes back this week to Eastman's
Business College, PUughkeepsie, n Y.
........O. G. Phelps began his duties as
superintendent of the Congregational
Sunday school, last SUNDAY ....... The
original organization of the Fisk jubilee
colored singers is to give concert here
January 10; this will be a rare opportu-
nifty to hear world-renowned musical
company render the genuine negro songs
of slave times. There is on exhibit
ton at H. II. Rankin's an E-quimaux
suit, made of the Sins of RENDERS,
which was pun chased from the returned
outfit of the Greedy expedition, and IL at
present owned by +. S. Rogers.
One DOUar u gear for the
WeekIU Free Press.
UNDERHILL.
Harmon Terrill Is going to Massachu-
sets 10 sell goods for a Burlington firm
....,. l.. III. Bostwlck q. A. r. Post are to
have banquet Thursday, January 5, at
the Dixon house. At the last meeting of
Il. H. Bostwck Post No. SO g. A. r.. the
following officers were elected Post com
mander, > A. Hale; S. " commander,
). n. Palmer; j. V. commander, l.. p.
Witherell surgeon, A +. Burdick; chap
lain, l.. f. Terrll; officer of the day, T.
5. Whipple; officer Of the guard, j. b.
McDaniels guard, +. b. Norris adjutant,
3. ID. Matthews; sergeant-m major, D. Nj.
Carpenter; quartermaster, A. H. Sher-
man ; q. NJ. sergeant, ;. A. Clark; dele
gate to department encampment, A. f.
Burdick; alternate, ID l.. Terrill.
Miss May Hayden returned Monday to
Mortified, Mass, where she is a teacher
of elocution in ID. Il. Moodv's school for
girls. AT the church meeting at the
Congregational church, last Thursday,
the following officers were elected T. b.
Barney, clerk and treasurer; officers tor
Sunday school, f. S. Whitcomb, ir superin-
tendent, DR.. w. S. Nay, assistant su
perintendent ; S. II. Chaplin, secretary
Miss Hattie Mead, treasurer b, Il. Day,
chorster and ". g. Stevens, librarian
......At the meeting OF the society held
last Monday night at the vestry of the
Congregational church the following Off
GERS were elected 7. b. Barney, clerk
II. j. Mead, collector and treasurer ; L.
Is. Barney, f. 5. Whitcomb, jr., |. K.
Gleason, committee Thomas W. Thorp,
sexton of the cemett ry.... The direct
dividends for September and October
cheese Los and Sll6 hundred. A 10
pound girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Whitaker, January 1......L f.
Terrill a. Son are paying 70 to IS cents
Oushel tor potatoes to car. ....... Mrs. w.
III MOTIFS ana MIS-. w llllhln burroughs
are Sixty couples attended the
dance at the Dixon House, last Friday
night ...... Misses Nellie and Hattie
Mann from the Queen City visited rela
Gives here last week ....... Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin l.. Washburn have returned from
Randolph .......M. l.. Walker and wife
from Newbury are visiting at +. S. Whit
combs, George Curry was mar
ried last week to a Miss Marvin from
Sheldon. ....... Five new members united
with the Congregational church by con.
fession of faith last Sunday. ,... Lucius
Witherell is better this week .. There
is considerable sickness in town.. Union
prayer meetings are to be held at the Con
gregational church, Thursday evening,
and at the Methodist Friday evening. 80.
Rev. j. X. Williams attempted 10 get TO
Jericho Centre TO preach, Sunday, but did
not go far before he found the roads i'm
passible.
WINOoSKI.
The dancing assemblies which were held
N Corporation Hall last winter are to be
resumed this season The opening will
occur Thursday evening, January Is, fol
which the Howard Opera House orches
ira is engaged to furnish music. Those