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

Rome McAlister goes this week to work on
the State experiment station farm at Bur-
lington. general travelling agent of
the FREE PRESS was in town over Sunday
The commissioners on the estate OF John
Waterman met the past week. Miss Alice
Bushnell and Miss Ida Fisher are going to
Thompsonsville, Conn, to work for George
Bushnell.
WATERBURY.
Miss Ruth Newhall is very low.-Edwin
Bowman is suffering from severe bilious
attack. Mrs M. L. Smile and her son
Earl are visiting Miss Lydia Woodward
Charles Green is 20 move into the house
with Cecil Graves and Mrs. DR.. Leonard
Graves will return to New York. Miss
Kate Warren is at home on a vacation
from Bradford academy at Uaverhill, Mass
on account of the epidemic Of fever there
Mrs. Azariah Remington has sold the Ar
thur Demeriitt farm on Blush Hill to Will
liam Woodward. The fourth quarterly
conference of tho Methodist church was
held Friday evening. Miss Mary Palmer
is quite sick About / ,000 900 feet OF logs
have been drawn to Luke Roberts's saw
mill at Colbyville.
Charles Harwood, formerly a hardware
merchant here is visiting in town.-Frank
N, the son Of George Barns of Perry Hill,
is at home this week.-Mr. Rowland OF
Jericho, has rooms in the upper part of
Mrs. Remmington's house and does laundry
| work at the asylum Rev. i. II. Elliott,
agent of Vermont Bible society, preached at
| Cambridge Sunday the goth. Bert Wallace
has been visiting at Stove. Mrs. Emma
| Henry and her daughter Belle, of Montpe-
| ier, have been visiting in town.--Mrs. j.
A. Durkee of North Duxbury, is suffering
! |
ard Tenny is recovering slowly
Miss Bessie Haines has returned to her
school in Msriden. n. II. John Farrar is at
home from the High School at Burlington
! for u vacation. Sommerviile has re-
turned to the Montpelier seminary John
l.. Wallace OF Montpelier seminary visited
Frank Elliott over Sunday. Miss lnez
Morse has returned from Richmond
George Huse from Greenhouse, n. y, has
been visiting friends in town.-George
| Grout has moved from NJ. {. Stewards
house to rooms with William Deal.-Drs.
James, Hooker and Grout success
fully removed cancer from tie
breast OF an elderly lady IN Middlesex. -
The widow of the late Roderick Wells Of
Wupun, Wis, is visiting Charles Wells
William Butler has returned to Boston -
| Frank Call is moving from the tenement at
| william OOOleyS machine SUOp, W NJ y.
Stewards house. and Frank Stewart and
his family are expected to come from New
York to spend the summer there.-There
were % applications for teachers certi-
ficate at the examinations last week. About
IS per cont were successful "A branch So
ciety of the Merchants Retail Commercial
agency was formed here, with John {.
Griggs, president; A. II. Smith, vice presi-
dent; w. j. Boyce, secretary; o. h. Scott,
| treasurer; j. s. Batchelder, w. H. Carroll,
G.. w. Chandler and j. c. Griggs, executive
committee. E. II. Rogers of Bristol has
been in town to see about taking contract
to build the new Methodist church,
have decided to hold their fair at Water
bury, September 10, IA and 10, the week
following the State fair. A colt race has
beon added a ne-year- old race with purse
OF $40, two rear old race for S15, and three
year old race for $25; entry in four pay
merits, June l, July !, August and Sep
temuer l.; colts to be named September l..
Beside these there will be five races, namely
$3.50, 2:i0, 800 fouryear- old and 300
races, with purses respectively: 500, Sl2O,
500, $50 and 500, agzregating $500
Earnest Reddeii OF Williamstown is visit
ing his father. Mrs. George W. Kennedy
and her son Dion went to Winooski Satur-
day.-The contract to build the new Meth
odist church was awarded to Mr.. SWEET OF
Highgate and is TO be finished in October.
1t will cost about $40, 600. 1t j. 10 be brick,
finished with granite. Grounds have been
purchased On Main et.-Aliss Kate War
rem will return TO her school at
Bradford Mass, next week. More than
l. 900, 900 feet of logs have been drawn to
Luke Roberts mill at Co.uyvlIIe.
Joseph Thompson started tor California
last eeK.-Dr. Forest Pricket has returned
from the State of Wasniugio on, where he has
been the past two years DANIEL Buck ley
OF Moretown is building a barn on the
Pierce place that is ia feet long and IS
wide and will cost about Sl4UU. There
will be quarterly meeting and communion
service at the Methodist church next Sun
day .-Rev. L. II. Elliott and wife have
been called to Campton, y. H.. by the sudden
death OF Deacon Hogsdon, Mrs Eliot 3
father. Miss L'zzie daughter Of l.. w.
Davis, celebrated her 18TH birthday last
Wednesday by entertaining 90 or more OF
her friends. An enjoyable evening was
passed.
NORTH FAYSTON.
Mrs. Bertha Boyco from ST. Adams is
visiting friends in town. Julia and Annie
Whalon from Montpelier are visiting their
moved on to the y. A. stock well place. -
Mrs, Lucinda Howe is very i'll and there are
no hopes of her recovery.
WARREN.
o. G. Fassett is suffering from la grippe.
--Elwn Williams has moved on to the farm
recently purchased by George Marston.
WORCESTER.
John Richardson has sold his house &c
Mrs. Laura b Abbott. Miss Josie Gamer
on of Waterbury is visiting her sister, Mrs
Bruce. Fred Hovey is To carry on the farm
of Mrs. George Fem ''Hampshire hill
this year. daniel Massey has rented h,
farm TO j. >. Snerwn OF Roxbury and ha
moved to Morrsville. Fri Dav ldson on,
of Worcester's Oldest citizens, died ON Sat
urday morning last.
PLAlNflElO.
Mrs. Ezra Russell from Essex junction
is visiting her parents. Mr.. S. l.. Gimaus
"A mask promenade and dance at Hamel'
on April |. Elmore's, band will furEIsl
music. Arch Batcheder attended a com
mandery meeting at Montpelier ON Thurs