Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-14
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
HINE SBURGH


CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
HlNESeURGH.
A good many of our townspeoplo celc
brated the Fourth by picnic at the pond.
Mr.. C. W. Spencer and Miss May Brown
son are spending the week at L. +. Brown
son s.-Miss Nina NJ. Hull, Of Washington,
| ID. c., Is at home on vacation. The fat
meadows about the village have been en-
trely submerged by the heavy rains, so
that the wealth of grass upon them
was for some time quite invisible. -
Mrs. w. E. Andrews has moved her milli-
merry shop into the rooms in L. Andrews
house. Mrs. Susan Ray has gone to Mont
uclier to visit her daughter, Mrs. DAILY, and
with her will 60 to the Caledonia springs, and
will be gone till September. Help for hay
Ing 10 scarce and wages high, and with the
bad weather and great hay crop to be Sc.
cured, the farmers faces are very long.
The schools in districts Nos. 6 ana held
picnic last Friday in the Hollow Grove. The
exercises consisted of singing, recitations
and essays The scholars showed that they
had had the very lest of training and
much credit is due to Miss Kate Page and
| Ernest ii. y Brlen for their excellent speak
ing and also to Master Fred Andrews for
his fine singing. These two schools have
been taught the past year by Misses Lizzie
and Theresa Gaifney, who arc most efficient
teachers.
Cummings w. r. c. No 20 will hold an ice
cream and cake festival at c. A. r. hail Sat
urday evening, July 1G, to which the public
are nvited
CHARLOTTE.
Mr.. Charles Cook of Boston will not spend
the summer with relative, in Charlotte, as
reported last week through misinforma-
ton. Miss Sadie Edgerton of Brooklyn, n.
V, is spending her vacation with her
mother. Miss Mary Il. Jones returned
from Cincinnati last Friday, accompanied
by Misses Grace and Genie Bradshaw OF
Chicago. Misses Alice Williams and Anna
Byington went to New York last Wednes
day as delegates to the national convention
of the Y. p. S. c. Z.
Episcopal services were conducted in the
Methodist church last Sunday, Rev. Z. b.
Atwell officiating. -During the thunder
shower last Friday, lightning struck large
barn on the d. c. Lake place. Mr.. Stone,
who runs the place was just driving into the
barn with load of hay at the time and
sustained quite q severe shock. "A large
party of burlington young people are occu-
plying Mr.. o. L. stones cottage at Thomp-
sons Point Tho new dock at the Point
has been newly planked, which is a great
Improvement.
ESSEX JUNCTION..
Rov. Mr.. Miller started Monday the 4th
for New Hampshire, where he will join his
wife and then both will take trip to Nova
Scota his home. Clarence Cook is spend
ing few days visiting in Newport, VI t.
ID. Baker is taking his place in the store. -
Mrs +. a. Beach and her sister, Mrs. Ruth
Fletcher have gone TO Maletts bay for u
two weeks outing. Mrs. W. B, Nichols
and daughter, Mary, Mrs. Homer Drury
Mrs II. Z. Perry and Misses Lette Read,
Stella Bowman, Sarah Andrews and
Caroline and Lena Ferrin started Wednes.
day morning for New York city to attend
l the national convention Of the Y. F. S. G.
Miss Don Amble OF .Poughkeepsio, n.
y, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. s. A. Brown
ell.
} JERICHO CENTRE.
The funeral OF Lyman Stimson did not
were held Tuesday, as announced, owing
, to The non-arrival of the remains They
came Wednesday morning and the services
were held Sunday afternoon, at O'Clock,
, at the Congregational church, under the
direction of North Star lodge +. and A. NJ.
Rev. Edwin Wheelocl; of Cambridge preach
ed the funeral sermon.
WESTFORD.
Benjamin Moore of Philadelphia is
5 spending the summer with his brother in.
law, Z. A. Howard W. Norris went tc
South Hero the 9th to attend the wedding
of NJ. j. Norris. Mrs. Eliza Hunt has gone
to Keesevills to live with her nephew.
o The receipts from the Fourth Of July soca
were $i9.-May milk brings SO cents at the
cheese factory.-MisSes Jennie Macon ber
/. Emeline Beach and Hattie Beach, with Mis-,
o Gates of Essex attended the, Christian En-
v deavor convention liz New York
q Mr.. Herrick of Milton will hold commuu-
It ion service i'll the Congregational church
= next Sunday morning. Capt. George Z.
- Davis of Burlington preached Sunday in the
J. Baptist church. Julia Teller has gone tc
5 Bakersfield to visit Miss Bowen. Mrs. DR..
= Jenne's parents are visiting here. Mise,
q Sadie Grow and Winnie Bates start for the
d White Mountains Monday. The Home Cult
Q ure club meets Friday evening with Mrs
= George Grow. News has been received oil
= the death OF Mrs b. S. Adams, the wife OIL
u former pastor of the Congregational
church
ST. GEORGE.
y Mrs. Jackson Isham is again able to bt
u about the house.-Miss Mary Sullivan Il
d home after spending the winter and spring
= at Orange, y. J.-Hram S. Allen anC
= Charles Griffin of Gloversvlle n. ", spen
Q the Fourth and the balance of the week Il
d Mr. Aliens parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Loom
}. Allen.-Mrs. Ira Chase, who was sick anl
Is under the care Of DR.. Edmunds OF Hines
RI burgh last week, is now about the house. 49,
Is School in district No. /, taught by Mis-
It Eta Ward of Williston, closed last week
l. Thursday with the rendition of several wei
k chosen rectatons. The school has PROVED
d one OF the best. Marguerite Tilley, Ads
n Wescott, Eddie and Lonnie Height had Nc
tardy or absent marks.
WlLLlSTON.
\ Henry Bradley, wife and child are visit
?. ing at his father Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock il
10 taking a vacation, and young japanese