Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-13
pneumonia. His funeral was held
here, Saturday. He was respected citi-

pneumonia. His funeral was held
here, Saturday. He was a respected citi-
1en.
Tunbridge.
! The Union Agricultural society has
| elected ne following officers President,
! David w. CowdeIy, south Rrtaituu :
presidents, John p. Fish, Washing
ton, y. II. Austin, Tunbridge treasurer,
Ii. X. Hayward, Tunbridge secretary.
h. O. Lyman Tunbrdge aSsistant-sec-
/ rotary, w. W. Swan, Tunbrldke; marshal
. o. BiXby, Chelsea executive committed
James NJ. Whitney, w w. Swami, Tun.
bridge, f. s. Hsll, Randolph general
superintendent, Lewis Dickerman, Tun.
! bridge directors Ruyalton, ID. w. Bliss :
! Washington, y. H. Perkins; Chelsea, O
BiXby Brooklield, IL. w Farwell Tun-
| bridge, n. II. Austin Stralford, Charles
! J. Sleeper; WilliamstOwn, O. ;. Martin ;
| Bethel, Fred II. Marks; sharon, Niles .,
| Mosher; Randolph, Elias :. Hall. The
| directors meet the 18th TO nominate super
intendents for the various departments,
| and committees.
Considerable hay is being pressed and
some has been sold to be shipped TO Mas
sachusetts towns, ...... Aaron King il
very sick lick; Liberty Grange has moved
the Free viii Baptist church and Rev.
Mr.. Hubbard Of the CONGREGATIONAL
church are holding union meetings, night
| ly. Considerable interest IN religious
| matters has been awakened .... The Off
GERS of Whitney Post were publicly in
| stalled by Department Commander Bod
| gett, Tuesday evening The officers OF
| of Whitney Relic corps were installed
| the same evening by the retiring pre~i-
dent Mrs. q. w. Durkee. After the in
stallatiOn a campfire was held in which
! Dep rtmcut COMMANDER BlOdgett, Lent
| G,nVpfDnr a
| The officers of BXby Post and Relief
| Corps were installed bT the department
commander, Wednesday evening.
The Weekly Free Press from
this date ~ reduced one haiti
is now only ONE DOLLAR "a
year.
! Georgia.
The Christmas trees at Emmanuel
| church, East &c rgla, and at Christ
| church, Buck Hollow, Fairfax, were fur.
nished this year with many choice gifl-,
! by the society of young girls IN Trinity
church, Rutland, called THE Young
ervised by their president, Mrs .. Wooster,
and her sister, Miss Sophie Wooster, both
! of Rutland. These are two Of the SIX
missions in charge OF the Rev. Mr.. Graves
OF Burlington, VINO, with MS family,
was also well remembered.
Bread Loaf
| Joseph Battell is filing MS ice house st
| Bread Loaf Uneice is about q root tnick
! If fair quality There are number of
cases ot diphthera in town but no deaths
! IT, ycU....E. {. Gibbs has begun a series
of singing schools IN district NO. 1...A
". Frost and VIE spent New Year. with
| friends IN tOWu....N Itl Kirby, who has
only one arm, and that his left arm chops
and cords up one cord Of hard wood per
| day.
The Supreme Court will meet at the
! cOurt house Monday, January % ..... The
lowest record OF the Thermometer has
been froW 70 to 30 below zero .... The
N lddlebury National bank declared its
usual semi-annual dividend OF four per
cent ...... The otiicers-elect of Lake Dan
more Lodge, !. .. .. e, were installed
! Friday evening by the district deputy
grand master. The principal officers are
| Allen Calhoun, y g.; Charles Seeiey, v
| IT,. H. Il. Holden, treasurer; II. Peck,
secretary ...... The village meetiag was
held Wednesday, and There was much ex-
element and many ballots for trustees
! The voting resulted as follows John l..
Buttolph, moderator; Henry l.. Sheldon,
clerk Charles +. Plnney, treasurer; Mer-
| rick A. Monroe. collector; b. Smith Beck
with, George r.. Marshall, auditors; Al
| len Calhoun, Andrew j. Marshall, Peter
! Champagne, William W. Chapman. Her
! bert f. smith, Luther FarnSWorth, Mil
ton A. Brooks trustees A tax of 20 cents
was voted, and it was decided 70 purchase
1000 feet Of fire hose.
Cornwall.
Thad and Mark Dean, sons OF Col. II.
! f. Dean, who have been at home during
the holiday vacation, return this week to
the Episcopal institute at Rock Point .....
| Mrs Rosetta Sampson mas returned from
| ..sf NIsN ma
to visit a brother who was i'll and has
since died. The evening meetings dur
ing the week of prayer held in the town
nall have been welt attended and cOusld-
cradle interest manifested. Mrs. Rock
wood mother of Mrs James ;. Wing is
in town visiting her daughter Mrs. DR..
| {. a. Flanders OF Pittsford has been home
recently on q visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Sanford. 80. Mr.. Bennett of
| Manchester and corps OF men are busy
at work frescoing the Congregational
church and meanwhile the ladies are ac-
lively engaged III securing means for re
cushioning the pews. Miss Jennie Rob
bins, daughter of Henry Robbins and
Miss Hattie Lane, daughter of Rollin
Lane, are home from the Castleton Nor
nal school for seven weeks vacation.
Miss Stella Turner one of the assistant
teachers at Burr and Burton academy,
Manchester, has returned to that place to
resume her duties.
North Ferrisburgh.
Revival meetings have been held IN the
Friends church with some degree of sue
cess. Rev Fred Skill had them in charge.
49,. Caleb Harrington few days ago shot
two foxes before one hound ...A gray
fox Is reported To Ne among the hills of
NOnkton. The week Of prayer WAS Oh
served by the members of the Methodist
church. The SUNDAY school starts OIL
very fayorably under the administration
OF G. h. Ball........Ihe ladies of the
Womcu's Foreign Missionary society met
VITA the president Mrs. Robbins, last
Wednesday afternoon. lhe society worked
TO help a needy fanny i'm it's midst......
Prof y. !. Smith of Nlddlebury spoke
here very pleasantly on The Hope Of the
Dark Continent and liberal collection
WAS taken at the close Of tine address. o..
The Society OF Christian EudeaYurW3S re-
OrgaulHed last week and bids fair % be OF
greter good. T. T.. Ban s presid.n ....
=. ID Percival mas charge OF the saW mill
which for the season is unusually well
patrOnized
Montpelier.