Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-07
from Mr.. Foote's house to the Congroga-

cotton factory temporary wooden build
ing, to be used as Il tin shop until the new
buildings are completed. MIR. Isaac Rog
ers has purchased the old Thomas house on
| Court street, and will make extensive re-
| pairs. Henry Sheldon has commenced the
| foundations for his now block. MIR. Will
! liam Dunton of Rutland, who has been in
| town for few days, has gone to Carnie,
Nebraska. where he will have charge Of a
large -four mill Misses Webber and Steele
are back from Smith College for their va
catioa. Misses Maud Wainwright and Ma
BILE Bond are back from school.
| Col. A. A. Fletcher of Middehury arriv-
| Ell at his home Sunday morning from
Tennessee, coming by way OF Philadelphia
and New York.
The plans for the now stone bridge will be
completed Thursday and the committee will
| be prepared to receive bids. The republi-
cans will hold caucus at the town hall
| Friday evening to elect delegates to the
! State convention at Montpelier ana the dis
trict convention at Rutland. The young
men of the town will give dance at the
! town hall Friday evening; music furnished
| by the Howard Opera House orchestra. -.
School opened at the High school Mon
day morning. Miss Robinson one of the
| teachers was prevented by sickness from be-
Miss Elizabeth Brainerd has returned from
| Boston, where she spent her vacation. -
Miss Katherine Slade has returned to AD-
bott academy. Abbie Beckwith is in
New York. Roy Flagg who was here in
college last year has gone to Boston to have
an operation performed on his eyes. The
roads are sufficiently dried to permit OF
heavy teamng.
Miss Jessie Eddy returned Monday from
W ellesey .-Miss Grace Hitler of Syracuse
is in town.-Miss Grace Seely returned
| Tuesday to Nassar. There is to be n dance
at the town hail Friday evening. --Chauncey
Clark met with painful accident Tues
day in which be received a dislocated
shoulder, The pipes OF the water works
have sprung leak in front of f. A. Bonds
store and it is impossible for teams to pass.
Many OF the sidewalks about town have
been in q very bad condition this spring
and good work has been begun on Waeh-
ington street, where some of the worst places
are being raised and paved
ERlDPORT.
Mrs. F. h. Nichols returned to her home
in Hinesburgh on the Goth. She has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. |. ID. Fletcher,
who has been very i'll with grip for six
weeks, but is now slowly recovering Fred
| c. Crane and wife went to Sheburne April
| /, where he has been engaged as overseer of
a stock farm for the coming year-Miss
! Stella Williams closed her school in district
No. l Friday with an exhibition in the
evening, All spoke highly of the entertain
mcnt.-Mrs. Darwin Grosvenor died very
suddenly on Saturday, March 26. The flu
neral was held on Tuesday at the house,
Della Edrdge died Monday Mrrch 2S She
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many years -Mr. and Mrs. Byron Crane
have returned from their trip to Florida
Thor mother came home with them from
W ashington, where she has been for year
with her daughter, Mrs. johnson. MIR. and
Mrs. Townsend OF Plainfied are visiting
their son. Dir. f. l.. Townsend
q. s. Wissel has rented his house and black
smith shop and will soon move to Manches-
ter A daughter was born to MIR. and Mrs.
A. G. Crane April AT the republican
caucus held at the town hall Saturday even
ing the following delegates were elected
f. w. Fletcher, j. H. Howe and j. r..
Crane to attend the republican State CON
vention to be held at Montpelier April 10;
j. j. Crane, ". o. Kinds and j. c. Solace
to attend the republican district convention
to be held at Rutland April 14.-James
Baker and Miss Hattie Martin were mar
ried recently, Rev. W. Ii. Deane officiating.
BRISTOL.
NJ S. Ballard has moved to Lincoln. He
is carrying on L. q. Colby's farm. DR..
Fred Ridley of the Boston dental school is
home on a short vacation.-D. +. Taylor
has bought 20 acres OF the Russell Wales
farm.--R. ID. Chase has sold his farm in
! New Haven and has rented part of Ed
win Patno's house on West street, Bristol.
/ IL. l.,
! ped from Bristol station this week.
Butter brought % cents Saturday; eggs,
| 10 cents.-Jhe travel over the Bristol rail-
road increases each week Last week 3S4
wero carried by the road The freight
traffic is much larger than was expected -
! George Briggs, an employe of the Bristol
| Manufacturing company, had the thumb on
his left hand badly cut on a circular saw
| Monday morning. The Pulp company com
merced putting their logs into the river
Monday morning. They have about 000,-
! 600 feet. -Postmaster c. l.. Beers of East
Monkton returned home Saturday from the
| West
The republican cacus was called to order,
! Chairman A. a. Dean, in the basement Of
Holley hail. There was good attendance
and the following delegates were elected
! To the State convention, w. z, Chase, II.
y. sumner, W. Ii. BosWorth, Charles
Hulett, Il. II. Landon to the district con
veution, w. h. Peak, II. A. Bogul, d. f..
Meader, L. q. Bristol, S. B. Grant. The
delegates are empowered TO choose their own
alteruates.
EAST MlDDLERURY.
Charles Fay has had partial shock of
paralys Mrs. NJ, f. Maynard is visiting
her son, Ross Ii. Maynard, who was recent
ly married at Boston, and also her Oldest
son, ID. II. Maynard who is in business
there Levi Leno has gone to take horse
! to parties at Middeboro, Mass. The state
ment III your issue Of March is from
| i, Bean calls for an explanation
! Only the face of Mrs Huntoon was visible
from the draperies and no one was holding
her hands. There are quite a number here
that have assured me that they paid the fee
of 90 cents and are reauy to give their sig
nature AT any time ii needed. That Mrs
| Huntoon was proved a fraud is beyo nd ques-
! ton. Parties here have called upon her to
| come back aud vindicate herself, Offering
hail and expenses Tree and guare n teeing her
| $50 if she vii! under test conditions produce
the spirit phenomena which was claimed to