Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-03

been expended for liquors during the year,
the profits therefron being TS2 80; the
| profits confiscated liquors sold was
| S930 VI, and there are conilscated liquors
now on hand to TIE value of s272. %. About
| 100 new volumes have been added to the
public library, which the trustees have
aimed to make as near a free library as
their resources would allow; much credit is
due the ladies for the success Of this enter
prise, which is to DO moved into four
large rooms in the so-called George Shep-
ard house and the reading rooms will be
open every week day evening. The annual
meeting of the library association is to occur
on Monday evening, March %.
| The Holiness COD vention closed Monday
| after au interesting session throughout,
several conversions are reported Rev. d.
H. Thatcher OF Linden, Mass, spoke on Sun
day and Monday evenings, and Raw A. b.
Riggs of Sheldon Monday afternoon
prayer and social meeting being held in the
forenoon. Mrs Il. A. Runnion OF SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, conducted an old fashioned
love feast Sunday afternoon. Over 500
! conversions were made last year.
cash Wednesday" was observed at the
Episcopal church with services at 1890 a. m.
and at the Catholic church at 8 q. m. and
Up m.
Professor Gandor, a comic oporetta, is
to be presented this evening at the Unitar-
| ian church.
Bethany Reading club are to meet Tues
day afternoon lred letter day at the home
of Charles E. Perrin the Chautauqua circle
at p. N. Friday with Mrs. Charles Ben
nett; the Episcopal ladies guild at 2 p. m.
to day at Fred L. Smiths the W. G. I. U.
at 3 p. In. next week Thursday with Mrs
G. b. B. Denney.
Communion services at p. m. Sunday
at Church of the Messiah. A series of re-
ligious services will begin Wednesday even
ing.
BARRE.
There were POI volumes added to the
French Barre library during the past year,
at a cost of $345 81. making total Of $50
volumes now on hand, costing $1,504, %
During the past three years the town has
expended S4S6 50 for tho library.
The town report shows total orders drawn
by selectmen to be $l3, 234 IS; by overseer
of poor, $3.50. 81; III town agents report,
liquor purchased, 81, 1897, liquor sold,
SO, 500. IL, liquor ON hand $3.50. 80, not
profits, 5000 q, whIie j. L. Chamberlin
was agent, and liquor purchased 50, IS 40,
sold 1921 %, nst profits, $926. 94 since De-
cember with G.. j. Towne agent.
The Barre republican league have rented
the hall in Jackmans block for their head
quarters from March ! to December and
are furnishing tine same
Harvey Peter Uderkirk has taken proper
legal measures and his name is now changed
to Ii. T. Woodward.
; Last year. ending February 10, Barre
paid $3.50. 81 for support OF poor, $3.50 81
, for new roads, $3.50. IL state tax and 81, =
405. II State school TAX.
AT the annual nesting of the Barre En-
tertainment association, Monday night Os-
mon b. Boyce was elected president: Prin-
cIpal A ". Pierce, vice presidents; {. a.
Smith, secretary; Frank G. Howiand,
treasurer. They have $j33. 60 in their
treasury.
1t Is expected that st. Patrick's day viii
be observed here with an entertainment at
the opera house.
A daughter was born Tuesday to DR.. w.
t. Mann and wife.
The Good Templars held a pie social We'd
; nesday evening.
, a sheet and pillow case party is to be
given March "a by tho Spencer Rifles in
Union hall
Six people united with the Methodist
. church at the quarter meeting on Sunday.
: NORTHFIsLp.
Schools closed last Friday. and in th,
erClses, Members of the militia company
are preparing to present THE Blue and the
r Gray" on March %, "a and 25.-Ciurenct
= BC 9th is principal Of the village school al
Stowe during an eight weeks term. The
district Epworth league convention is t.
! meet here next V edLesday ana Thursday
Jessie Jones has gone 20 visit a sister il
Z Chicago, f. A. Rice to Nashua, n IL. anc
l Jessie Moriarty 10 Alston, Mass THE
Universalist ladies he'd sccluh!e Wedues
! day with MIS-. Z. Is. Tilden, ana the ST.
Mary's ladies are to hold one in their room,
this Thursday afternoon. The Christian
Endeavorers are 10 hold conundrUm so
ciable next Wednesday evening at the Goa
: gregational en- rch. Prot. Mowry OF N U.
g is to address the monthly union temperate,
= meeting Sunday evening ut the Congrega
a tonal church. Mrs Moses j. Johnston
: died Thursday last, her GSth birthday, oil
4 | pneumonia.
" WATERBURY.
G. c. Graves OF MidLle3ex has rented the
v house formerly occupied by Mrs. John Car
"a penter. "A. II. Cheney is moving to Stowe
s Miss Hammond of Burlington addressed th,
. Juvenile Christian Endedyor society of tn,
Congregational church Suniay afternoon a
> 4 O'Clock. Mrs Clailes Grecl was elected
. supern tendeEt a. last meeting; Paul Rol
= dal, president; Frank Gr2ss, vice pr.s
u u dent; Mary Haines, secretary and treasurer
:, Mabel Carpenter, Sunday school committee
- Ned Wells, social committees; Frances
Wheeler, lookout committee.
. Miss Hammond of Burlington i.
o visiting with Mrs Sanborn. Mrs. vii
y liam r. Elliott has returned from
- Chattanooga, where she has beel
- spending the winter with Mrs Graves, hel
daug er.-Daniel Hopkins and wife hav,
returned from Ocean Spring, Miss, on thu
as Gulf of Mexico. mir. and Mrs. George Nor
- ton are rejoicing in the birth of Il son -
:. Robins were seen hero February 2S -
a George Carpenter was rearresteI at Morris
x vile on account Of his not having settled u
d for stealing vase two years ago.
IF A cemetery association was formed Mon
r day evening with Charles Robinson presi
s. dent; Charles Wells, vice PRESIDENT; NJ q
I. Evans, secretary; w. Is. Clark, treasurer
If An executive committee Of seven will b
T. elected al future meeting, and steps wi
IL be taken to We ths association incorpor
ga | ated at the next gislat ure.