Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

IL. baITONS, MIS-. II, DOTTOWS, MTS. >. DIS
bee, aged 80, Stephen Field and WIFE each
age IS, j. Warren Barnes and wife, Mrs.
DR. Curtis, Miss G. Hubbell, f &. Md
dlebrook and wife and some 20 others
All sat down to a sumptuously loaded
table, and pleasant social season was en-
joyed. Mr.. Middebrook was born in
Ferrisburgh, June Z, 1902 and is widely
known and highly esteemed throughout
this part of Vermont.
New Haven.
Oliver W. Eaton of Kansas is in town.
Next week Mr.. Eaton and wife leave TOR
Fitchburgh, Mass, to he present at fam
lily reunion ......Mrs Charles Rogers
was buried Sunday, June 3, There was a
large attendance at her funeral 80. Rev.
c. S. Sargent former pastor of the Con
gregational church, sails for Europe the
l4th of tn S month -. Rev. Mr.. Hague at
tended the meeting of the American
Home Missionary society, at Saratoga
last week Mrs Eliza Meecham has re-
turned from ChcIgo....D &. II. San
born of Rutland made a short stop in
town last week. Mrs. j. A. Caldwell has
IA brother from Massachusetts visiting at
| her home.
Worthwhile.
During the thunder storm Oh the 9Th
inst, lightning struck Dexter Browns
! house on the road t. Wolcott, striking
the chimney and using it up badl", fol
| lowing down the stovepipe and stove
| which was somewhat broken up, and then
going through hard wood floor and then
glancng up and out again and passing
along board and out the door. The tam
| lily were nearly all in the house at the
| time and were in a daZed condition for
about 10 minutes, but none of them re-
ceived serious injury..,J. G. Robinson
accompanied his sou, J. +. Robinson, to
his home at Bellows Falls on Friday, and
| NuiI ul oln in tn
and vicinity. ...Our esteemed young
townsman, II. 5. Wilson, formerly princi
pal of the academy aud now OF the law
firm of Wilson q Powers, was married to
Miss Grace Hyde at the home of the bride
in HYDE Park, on Thursday, June Z. After
a brief wedding trip they will return here.
Mrs S. W. Tenuey, for many years a
resident was stricken with paralysis at j.
| b. Tabor's, June 2. Mr.. w. II. Hopkins
of st. Adams occupied the desk at the
| Congregational church, Sunday morning.
Mr.. Whitney, the contractor, has the
grounds in readiness for the foundation
OF the new Methodist church. The ground
was cleared of the oil parsonage build
ings la t week, and the buildings have
been moved 70 a lot on the new street just
| laid out, south of Summer street The
| new church building will cover the front
of the present chapel with the exception
of about six feet which will allow the
present entrance at the southeast corner
| TO remain as 1t is.
A X Wanzer aud Mrs Jane Lawrence
were married, Wednesday, the 8 h inst.
| Hotel Champlain opened for the season
on Monday. Children's day was OBJ
served in the Congregational church last
sunday. Next Sunday 1t will be observed
at the Methodist church. About 100 per
sons from here took in he band excursion
to Clark's island on Wednesday aud re
port delightful trip. Dorman & Jew
etts naptha yacht, "Topsy" has arrived.
ASA Aseltire is building fine resi-
dence on the west side of tue riyer.......
| w. II. Bernhard, a converted jew, gave a
| Temperance lecture in the Methodist
church Friday evening for the benefit IF
Charity Lodge, |. o. &. Il. He also spoke
Sunday on why he left the Jews and be
came "A Christ liam .... Mr.. and Mrs Rus
sell OF ShOIeham are visiting their daugh
ter Mrs. H. u. Lyon.
Montpelier.
c. II. Heath, Esq, is attending Orange
County Court at Chelsea. Eli Good
nough has returned from his vacation and
resumed his place in the pOstoflice ........
| State street Ii being graded with 10 inches
| of stone with crushed stone on tOp........
James Allen has so tar recovered from his
recent fall as to be able 10 be at the beLch
rolling cigars again. ........Two fellows
| claiming TO hail from Barre hltched their
team on the street MoLGay evening and
when they went for il some hours later
We're unable to fluid 1t, bat LeXt morning
found it III the barn of G. NJ. Scribner
where Mr.. Scribner had placed il, lie fad
ing it hi;ched to the handle # the door
Less hug juice would have enabled t9eN
! to have found q more ~ table place ~
hitch. A. j. Slbley and joel Foster
started Tor Ne" York cuy Tuesday alter
noon. ...... Fish CUuuuesi1uer Atae.iOu
passed through here yesterday vita a lot #
land locked salmol, 10 ~ pla cvd IN "H e.
in HiGeeOu' Oh aud Salisbury.
+. ii. ba~com, G.. y. Heat0n, Henry
Love, j. +. Curren and R1v. II. +. HUI
went to Burlington Monday to attend the
Masonic meeting there. .....,.J. X. Lang
don lost two valuable cows Monday from
some disease resembling pneumonia Two
more are not expected to live ....... Will
liam Boynton is smashing baggage
from Montpelier junction to Barre .......
L. l.. Slayton has purchased the residence
of Moses Gould, 81 Berlin street,. Miss
Maud Lane Barron gave tea party &c
quite a number of friends Friday -. He
bert COlburn of the Boston harg lin store
has gone 10 Boston and goes from there
to Lake Pleasant, NJ ass to run the hote
this season Ell tioodnaugh has been OF
a vacation and Dell saunders has been
taking his place IN the postOtfice during
III, dtstllCe.. d una tAluti VI
Mortified, but for the past IS months I
domestic in the family OF II. X. BiXby
died very suddenly sunday night. Sht
had been i'll with pneumonia for about
two weeks but was thought to be out O
danger. The phycan in attendance thinks
, the cause of her death was from strangu
: lated hernia =. Hiram Atkins and John
II. Senter, delegates to the convention a
st. Louis, returned Sunday morning.
Commander George Drury of the United
States navy is in town. ....... "Cripp'
thought of some business on the hill h'
I wanted to attend to when A G. started
for the sue papers" 49,. CLARK Rob
J erts says he did not buy Plum's horse H
( he did not like quite so.much ballet dane
ing. The baud will give an open al
concert this Thursday evening. Free
Blanchard and wife have gone to Troy
= \. Y. on visit and George Knapp /
. cerking in the store during his absence
n .......A. Nicholas, wife and daughte
$ have come from New York city to spen
e the summer. A. q. Stone made
6 short visit to Chelsea this week..
$ George H. Rolf went to Burlington Wed
! nesday afternoon. Express Age,n