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

secretary, \. W. fflnk treasurer, =. II.
o. Bosworth collector :. :. Ballard :;
prudential committee, d. G. Kemp, Hiram
Carleton and Carl smith
New Haven.
A church sociable is to be given on Fri
day evening. Tea will be served at
o'clock. The usual annual business meet
ing of the church will occur that evening,
in which reports will be gwen, and cleo.
ton Of officers for the coming year......
he annual meeting of the Congregation.
al society was holden on Monday. The
following officers were elected Modera-
TOR, Loren ID. Richards clerk, f. A.
LHngdOn; committee, VIII Partch, NJ f.
liarnum, and Charles Peck treasurer
NJ. j. Ii ndOn. The report of the tiuau-
cal condition OF the society showed in
dehtedness of $500, ana the committee
were directed ~ raise that amount by
subscription, The meeting adjourned for
two weeks. ......O Our jOvial friend, SIR
Henry 9. Hathorne, son of George p
llathorne Of this place, has taken unto
| himself Il wife, in the person of Miss Lord
81 burlington, to whom he was recently
nnrried. Mr.. lIathorne has been engag-
cd in the produce business for several
years, and is an enterprlsing young man.
........ Mr.. and Mrs. Perry j. Farnsworth
o! Fairfax are the guess of Mrs. Alice
toe late Hon f.. A. DouG....... Mr.. aud
Mrs. G. w. Munger of Cotton and Mrs.
NJ r Collins of Norwood, n. Y spent
several days in town with their sister,
Nr-. j. G. stowe, called here by the death
Of her sUu-n-law, Mr. f. a. DOud.
+ las b. Hickok has gone to Nergennes
10 i've with his son j. 5. Hickok. Mrs.
/ Oliver Smith is failing aud is in very
feeble state. ...Johp Welcome will move
On to his farm at the Centre the first of
| MAJ cb.....The week of prayer is being
observed here by the Congregational
c,uUCn....D ID. A. Roleali is suffering from
/ severe attack of erysipeas. A few
years ago New Haven took PRIDE in the
! number and character of its public men,
! bul one after another they have been uuss-
| Ing away and the recent loss of A. NJ
| Il )-coe Hon. Edward >. Dana and Judge
| l. a. Doud produces vacancy which
cannot be filed and causes feeling OF
| sadness to pervade the entire commun-
| ity.
Cambridge.
Irving Melendy of Burlington recently
visited his parents, as did Henry Kilburn
h- friends ,.....H II. f. Whtcomb left for
Philadelphia, Tuesd Y morning ...... ia
son French, Manson Hubbard and Mrs
! CHARLES ODER are improving. Samuel
Dickinson who has been suffering from
an abscess on his neck is gaining. .... The
members of Warner Lodge +. and a. NJ.
held special meeting recently in honor
Ct an aged brother, Francis Green, who
Wa, 30 years old that day, and presented
him with silver cup with his name in
scrlhed thereon. II was the first time he
had been in lodge for several years "A.
Cotton has taken the contract to keep the
roads open in district No. G......E. G.
+ sworth of Pleasant Valley had a nice
robe stolen from his sleigh a few days
siuce. ..... Henry Stafford has been very
sick with typhoid fever and Mrs. ID. With
| trell with diphtheria w. |. Paul Is
teaching class in violin music at the
Boro 80. Mrs. Hiram Morgan is stopping
with her daughter, Mrs Reynolds, tor
while Last Saturday evening, Faith
| er Locke, gave one of his fine lectures at
the Concert hall and it was we'll appre cia-
ted by all. He has just finished his 27th
lecture in Boston.
Isle La Motto.
Rev. Mr.. Adams was called TO Alburgh
10 attend the funeral services of the in.
FAINT son of Mr. and Mrs. William Loop
80. Miss May Hill, daughter of Hon. ii.
G. Hill, is home from the Oswego school
left for Boston Wednesday. There is
crossing on the ice to Chazy and Alburgh,
but the ice is not considered to be very
safe. -. Hon. S. II. Pike left last Saturday
for Michigan to visit relatives. Miss
Cora Phelps returned from Richford Tues
day. Mr.. Alex Jarvah, who was thought
to be in fair way to recover from the
fever was taken with relapse and now
lies in dying condition. Some of the
scholars in district NO have the mumps
49,. Hiram F. Pike and Miss Maggie La
| Bombard, both OF Isle La Motto, were
married ut Alburgh December 26 by Rev.
Joseph Kerlidou. -. Doctor b. f. Leng-
field and his span of horses broke in to the
lake while driving or the ice on the east
side of North Hero.
Weybridge.
The church of Weybri united with
that at the Falls" in holding union
meetings during the week of prayer. $50.
Rev. Mr. Heath has been in Mendon help
ing the pastor there during the past week.
Friend Stewart has been confined to
the house for several weeks with rheu-
matsm James Baldwin lost one of
his two work horses recently. His kind
hearted neighbors have raised nearly $50
toward the purchase of another. Our
postmaster, NJ. +. Sprague, one of the
two state delegates to the postmaster's
convention recently held at Washington,
had the pleasure OF shaking hands with
President Cleveland The prohibition
meeting held last week, though not large
| ~ attended, WAS interesting and the dis
cussion animated. The subject for dis
cussion WAS, Can We reasonably hope
that the republican party will honestly
take up the temperance issue"
Don't Fail
To let your neighbcr, who does not take
the FREE PRESS, know of the great reduc-
ton in price. You will do him favor.
We must double our subscription list
and lpe rely upon our friends to help us
do ii.
Waterville.
Charles Anderson and wife OF st. AL
bans were the guests of Mr.. A. l., Lara.
way the past week .... Fully two feet of
snow fell at this place on Wednesday and
Thursday Charles Shaw of Boston,
Mass, was in town the past week, looking
, utter the oar business at this place. .....
The arrivals the past week are son to
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Laraway, jr., and a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. James Stafford.
......J ohm McElroy and William Fletch-
Ell of Burlington were in town the past
week ...... Mr., and Mrs. Judson Wheelock
! celebrated their 35th marriage anniyer-
sary on Thursday the Goth, when their
, house was filled with friends and neigh
bors Many valuable presents were lett
and good time eniOyed by all ...... Asa