Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-17
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COT MY.
St. Adams paid sos last year for sheep
killed by dogs cut Of the license conect'5,
$2lS TO-
Mrs. Addie Pedway, mother Of George
Roadway, chief of the finance division gem
eral and Office, and OF Il. K. R.dway OF the
pension oGice, who die in WasnIn ton last
week Monday OF heart failure, ed 20
years. was native of Georgia
The heirs of William f. Mitchell of ST.
Adams have fiji, iapcrs with the Judge OF
probate for the distribution o. b S estate
lie has not been heard Of Directly for 10
years, and at that time he was in oakland,
Cal. He was O. native OF sheldon.
D. D. Wead, j. Wead and Il. F. Bradley
of Swanton have associated themselves to-
gether and formed Il stock company and
Secretary of State Brownell has granted n
charter. The company will be known as
the w cad Hard ware company ana will do
business in Swanton with a capital of
$4,000.
Two men protesting to hail from Brook
Ign have swindled Rich ord people out OF
small sums of money, which they obtained
claiming to be agents for pictures. They
charged 80 cents and 81, taking pay in al
vance.
Byron and Elmer Wetherbee of Fletcher
have sugar orchard of 1900 trees and a
model arrangement, second to none, for
making sugar.
SWANTON.
At the annual village meeting held Tues
day, March s, the following officers were
elected II. A. Burt, president; trustees,
George W. Squires, D. g. Furnan and Will
liam II. Blake, 2d; clerk, II. A. Burt, jr.
treasurer, II. NJ Sion; auditors, a. A.
| Brooks, Z. H. Beebe and d. +, Booth; chief
engineer, II. A. Gregg: collector, G. W.
James. Rev j. II. BabbitJ and son of
Bratteooro were in town last week. Mr..
Babbitt was formerly pastor OF the Congre-
| gational church here. Frank Dunbar and
Lulu Hill were married at the Congrega-
tional church the 9Th Rev. f. j. Rams
low officiating ii. T. Challoner has sold
his market to the Bell Bros. Mr.. Chal-
Toner Will continue to run his meat cart
! route race came on Saturday the
ice between Orphan Boy, owned by Harvey
McCarger of East AIburgh and Pete Lam-
bert, owned by W. Ii. Harrasan of Bakers
field for purse OF 500; won by Pete Lam
bert Col. Copeland delivered a lecture of
| absorbing interest at Billiards. hail Satur-
day evening. Sunday evening he gave Il
short address at the Methodist church. "A
crayon agent worked tire town last week
with good results ito hmself) He worked
the same old racket, getting an advance
| payment and then after few days sent
back the old pictures. -Jewett Hose COM
pany No. have disDanded. 1t IS proposed
! to organize two companies with carts aud
rooms at separate points. he last enter
| tainment of the lecture course is to be a
- ,l,y-
ing.
ST. ALBANS.
]. w. Hobart, ex-general manager of tue
| Central Vermont railroad, left Friday for
| Pasadena, California, TO be absent until
next Junction. W. d. Wilson, who has
been in New York city for the past week on
legal business, returned FRIDAY. The
French Catholic people will give line con-
cert in their church some time in May.
Oscar Martell of Montreal the vic inst,
will be one Of the artists. Singers are ex
pected from Montreal and New YORK city.
s. S. Royce died at the Stratton House
Saturd ay with typhoid pneumonia. He
was sick less than week. About 10 voters
assembled at the board of trade room Sat
urday evening and organized a democratic
club with the following officers; President,
A. II. George; vice president Il. a. ASH
land; secretary, A. A. Stebbins; treasurer,
L. T. Buck.
FAIRFAX
Chester Carroll and family have NOV &c
to Cambridge. Herbert Wilkins has rented
his farm to Clark and Moses W oodroof anc
has hired tho Fields house for his family
He has a situation travelling for firm II
Saratoga. Quite number of children in
town have scarlet fever, but 1t has the APP
poarance Of the mild type.-Edwin Learned
has let his sugar place to j. Ma1feld.-
. f. Mudgett is spending the week in johnson
MONT GOMEAY CENTRE.
; Will Wright has returned to Saxton'
River to attend school There is to be
literary entertainment and supper at Stiles
= hall Friday evening for the benefit Of tn
band -Clemmie Campbell had the misfor
. tune on Saturday last to run steel for
through her hand making painful wound
HlGHGATE.
w. A. Place and wife Of Waterbury
.. Conn. are in towu.-Lewis Sour and EN-
( ma Raymo were married March l.-Chars.
Chappell is clerking for N. f. ChappelI. -
Q Clark Sunderland has moved on to the Eel
0 ton farm in Frankhn.-Charley Ward ha
4 | rented the American House at Swanton anC
Charles Billiard has taken his place as fore
Q man at Felton's lime works at the Springs. =
! Warren and Chauncey Austin are ATTENDING
Q school at Bakersfield. Noah Spear has sol'
r his farm on Rice hill to John Dunton; con
sideration $1,000. MIR. Royce of Sheldon
. has rented the w. A. Place farm. -Fran
Hobsrn, Nelson Minklsy and N. Lahu
Q rejoice at the coming Of new heirs
/. +. b. Cross is detained in New York oft
Q by sickness. The donation at the Spring
= about $40.-David Hobern has gene t