Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31


places April 1.--.liiram Chairee Of Starks-
boro who has been great sufferer from
cancer, died Sunday. He would have been
81 years old April 10-Wilam Follansbee
of South Starksboro. died Sunday after
| noon. He was the oldest man in
that section, being % years Of age -
The graded school closed its winter term
Friday. The spring term commences April
! 1.-Edwin Sprague has sold his residence
on West street TO Harry Hanks for 81 100
and has bought iarm in Lincoln. Rev.
II. Ii. Perry of Boston occupied the pulpit
OF the Methodist church Sunday Rev. G.
N. Thomas of Now Haven preached in the
town hail Sunday at p. MFRS Susan
Hall died Friday, March 20, aged 6G years.
Funeral Sunday, Rev. d. Bosworth and
Elder Kelley Officiating.
Mrs. Susan Hall, vino has been i'll for sew
eral months, died Friday night L. b.
| Palmer has the contract for the
stone and brick work and K. II. Daniels The
woodwork on the Drake-Farr block. Noah
Lathrope is to furnish the timber There
was large crowd in town Saturday. But
| ter brought from 20 to "A cents; eggs II
| cents. News was received here Friday an
| nouncing the death of Mrs. A. j. Beers at
Prairie du Chem, Wisconsin. Mrs. Beers
went West last fail to spend the
winter with her her daughter, Mrs. Col. j.
L. Bnrnum.-M I. Varncy has purchased
building lot of d. Z. Taylor.
MIDDLE8URY.
| The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph company have begun to run their
wires through some Of the principal streets
The central office vii be IN Stern's drug
store. They have already secured % sub
scribers. They will be ready TO begin oper-
ations in about three weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Crane returned from Florida, where
they have spent the winter. Madame Crane
has also returned from Washington aud
is with her son, Deacon j. Z. Crane. Mrs.
George Marshall is improving somewhat. --
| There was protracted hearing before the
Court of Insolvency Friday in the matte
of large claim brought ia against the es-
tate of John Hodges Of lipton who mas
gone into insolvency. The claim was in
favor of his sister and was FOR services rem
dered as housekeeper The court reserved
its decision. School closed Friday. The
! spring term viii open April 4. The college
! term will commence April !.
Parker Williamson went to Boston Sat
urday. Considerable maple sugar has been
! brought in by the farmers and they report
good runs for the last few days.-Misses
!
home from school at Andover Miss Eliza
beth Brainerd has gone to Boston to spend
| the vacation with friends.
Mrs. Henry Hayes of the south part of
the town is very sick with blood poisoning
Rev. DIR. Weber commenced last Sun
! day evening n series of five sermons on the
Divine tragedy. Miss Barrows arrived
here Saturday night from Japan, where
she Is laborlng missionary.
Miss Ruth Booth OF Rochester.
n. y, visited friends in town yesterday
| w. c. Langworthy is again con fued to his
! houee by the grip Darwin Rider has lost
! two cows and has another one which he ex-
poets will die.-Mr. Archibald of Manches
ter is visiting his father, Rev DR.. Archi
| bald, Joseph Battell started yesterday
morning for Washington, parity on business
connected with the stone bridge He talks
of taking the contract himself. Carl Mead
OF Burr q Burton seminary is spending his
| vacation in town.
6RlOPORT.
DR.. II. L. Townsend has purchased of
! George Solace building lot on the main
street. -Gsorge VI lssell has rented house
ana shop at Manchester and will move there.
key. Mr.. Dean has moved to the place
| formerly occupied by Mrs. j. S. Williams
| Edward Nichols has moved to the parson-
age. His farm will be- carried on by NJ. w.
| Crow. frank r. IoWner has engaged with
| James Fletcher as head clerk and book
keeper. Mrs. w. q. Hamilton returned to
her home in Barre last week. C. W. HUNT
| ley has moved to Reading H. If. Barton
is moving to the huntlcy place IN tie vii
lage which he recently purchased Another
son at ID. +. Grosvenor s. Two teams broke
| through the ice at Brooks last week and
narrowly escaped drowning &C H.
kethchel has engaged with Charles Smith
for tine season as carpenter w. j. Melven
Of Chicago, who has been in town on visit
returned on Wednesday OF last week.
| BENSON.
Mr.. Emerson of Pittsburgh is visiting
here. Miss Mary Strong is at homo. -Rev.
Dana Fish OF Willamstown, Y. Y, occu-
pied the pulpit of the Congregational church
! Sunday. He is former resident of the
town.-There was union service Sunday
evening in the Conf agational chapel. The
| Loyal temperance legion hold their mouth
ly meeting in the vestry of the Methodist
church Saturday. Ashley g. Pue and Miss
Winnie Mcdonald, eldest daughter OF
Eugene Mcdonald, were married March II
in Putnam by Rev. j. a. Reynolds. They
Mrs. j. c. Houghton Of MIddlebury was in
town Sunday.
EAST MlDDLEBURY.
Charles Fay has had partial shock of
paralysis and is failing. Fred Brawsaw has
moved into the Tracy Hill house on Fort
street.-Mrs. +. a. Piper is moving into A
! 7. Tupper's house on Main street Elder.
Wslston OF Burlington delivered a dis
course at the Advent rooms on the 18th. 49,
Walter English of Randolph, formerly of
this place made short visit TO friends here
on Tuesday. Miss d. Ross has been visit
ing her brother, George Ross at Proctor r.
The discussion of Mrs, Hlntoon d fraudulent
seances is still going on in the several news
papers, and is anything but complimentary
to the lady. She has recently received from
parties here challenge to come here again
and vlndicate herself, being offered ball and
lights free and guarantee fec Of 800, or
should she fail TO do SO, must stand as u
fraud.
CORNWALL.
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