Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-21
WINDSOR COZ MY.
SOUTH ROYALTON.

for a new building or for reconstruction of
the present school house.
ROYALTON.
Charles Belknap, wife and son of Bridge
port Conn, who have been visiting at his
fathers, returned home Tuesday. E. &.
Brown has let his farm the coming season
to Elbridge PIERCE. MIR. Brown moves to
Bethel village. --Crayton Belknap is visit
ing relatives in Bridgeport, Conn.
NORTH POMFReT.
Bushnell Harrington is i'll with lung
trouble. Miss Mabel Vaughan is home for
SCION is suffering with an abcess in the ear.
- Ine village school commences the Goth
inst. with Miss Vaughan of Woodstock as
teacher The ladies' sewing circle met with
Mrs Fred Brownell this week.-A. j. Per-
kins is in Barre this week Mrs. II. b.
Leonard is home from her visiting trip in
the south part of the State.
BETHEL
Pleasant Easter services were held Sun
day at Christ church. The funeral of
Myron Burnett, who was killed at the fire,
was held Saturday afternoon, being largely
attended. Business Mt the stores was sus-
pended during the time OF the funeral -
The Congregational church and society is
not to be crushed by the loss OF its property
by fire; subscription papers were out the
next day and help comes from all directions,
not being confined to that denomination.
All in town are interested and helping. "A
close vote is anticipated concerning the
town hall, at the town meeting caleb for
next Saturday.-The Y. Z. S. c. 4.
hold a bonnet and neckte party ut Mrs.
Guy Graham's, Wednesday evening.-The
Guild of the Episcopal church will meet with
Mrs. George kimball Thursday afternoon
and evening. meetings OF tho y. =. $.
&. +. are held on Thursday evenings at the
Episcopal church for the present, Mary
Wilson and Mabel Dyke were at home fro m
the Normal school for Fast day and Ea stcr
vacation The drama, Bread on the
Waters" is in preparation by the
young people Of the Congregational
church, to be presented May : and
BE. G. Brown has rented his farm on
Royalton hill, and has bought the residence
of NJ. A. Moody on the hill in this village
for $4,000 and takes possession very soon.
The Universalist society have offered the
use Of their church to tho Congregatonalist
people till they can rebuild their church and
| chapel.
The Easter services at Christ church drew
large congregation. Bouquets Of cut
flowers, including Easter lilies and potted
plants graced the altar and decked the
chancel. The music of a high order.
Rev. Mr.. wilkins, rector Of the parish, took
his text from lst Corinthians, xv-2l.
A large number received the communion.
READING.
Prof. J. II. Dunbar, Windsor county OK
amner, held a teachers examination at
Eal LxyiI
teachers were examined and all obtained
certificates. The spring term Of Ham
mondsville opened on Monday, April H.,
with Miss Mary G. Herrick of Middlesex as
| teacher. Rev. j. F. Howard, pastor of the
| Universalst church at Ludlow, delivered an
| Easter sermon in the Union church at Felch-
| Vile last Sunday afternoon. Universalist
services will be held again in the Felchvile
| Union church next Sunday ut o'clock p.
m. The singers are especially requested 10
be present. Fast day services were held at
the Baptist vestry, conducted by the pastor,
| Rev. A. Head. Subject, ''The famine in
Russia. On Sunday morning, April Il,
Rev. A. Head preached sermon concern
ing the Russian famine, after which col
lection was taken for the sufferers amount
ing to SO. So. There is an opportunity for
further gifts to be added to this amount
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodgers have returned home
from Woodstock Miss Lette Coolidge ha:
returned from Brattleboro. Mrs. George
Kendall has returned from Asnburnham
Mass, accompanied by her daughter anc
family Mrs. Hill of Weathersfeld is visit
ing her sister, Mrs f. A. Cram. Mrs. JOIN
Knights of Amsden died April a. after
suffering sickness and her funeral was helC
on Saturday, Rev. Mr.. Rugg of Perkins
| villa officiating She leayes n husband nn(
two sons
GENERAL VERMONT NEWS.
Vermont has GO women postmasters.
Mr.. and Mrs. " f. Henry of Gould's
Mills recently celebrated the 50th anniver
sary OF their marriage.
Some of the farmers clubs in the Sxtt
have requested Congressman Circuit anC
| Powers to support the pure food bill.
Vermont had June 80. 1889, J43 post
ofiic IS; the number March }, 1892, BIS, al
increase of 20 making , per cent gain. Tit
p )pulatiCn Of the State Is 3J2, i92, making
one postollice for each 600 of the inhabit
ants.
Somebody started fire on Wantastique
mountain Sunday, April 3. which for
time threatened to do vast amount O
damage. Fortunately, after a sharp fight
was got under control. though the wind wa
blowing almost "A gale at the time.
Prof. George +. Wright, ID. d., OF ODER
lin remarked to Princeton theological! stu
dents in q recent sermon that he spent tn
first 10 years of his pastoral life in an OF
scure parish of Northern Vermont a dozc
miles from Il railway station, on "a sd AIRY O
only 500.
Colonel Herbert L. Hill, of SomervillC
member of the Boston cotton firm {
? Hill a Cutler died the Sth, aged As. Durin
, the war he served in the Sth Vernon
Volunteers, sharing in every battle an
skirmsh after his enlistment with thu
famous regiment until after the Shenandoa
Valley campaign oil 1864. Colonel Hill wa
then detached from the regiment and assigne
to duty at headquarters at Washington
where, among other work, he was connecte
with the search for J, Wilkes Booth. Sine
the war Colonel Hill has been aide.de cam
on the staff OF General Moore, of the firs
brigade and assistant adjutant general O
the staff of Governor Talbot. He ha
4 served in the council Of administration o
- the q. a. h. as vice commander of this de
= partment, and was for four years "A depar
i ment officer, afterward being rewarded b