Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-05-26

bers, including the pastor anu wire, autenueu
the reception to Rev. G. s. Nickerson and |
wife on Friday evening at Barre.
Officers Cook and Cakes raided the saloon |
Of j. A. Locklin Saturday afternoon, secur- |
ing some beer and whiskey.
A social dance at the Pavilion Friday |
evening was en- ioyed by 81 couples.
Presiding Elder Truax held quarterly con- |
ference at Waitsfield Saturday afternoon
and at Moretown in the evening" He
preached at Moretown Sunday morning and
evening, and at South Duxbury in the af-
ternoon.
II. NJ. Whitcomb aged so, died Monday
afternoon of consumption. For four years
past he was proprietor of the Montpelier
steam laundry. Funeral at a. IN. We'd
nesday at his late home in the Hyde block,
and burial at East Enosburgh.
The new brick yard near the slate quarry
is fast nearing completion. The yard is
nearly leveled three sheds built, two brick
making machines, and three bins nearly in
plaza, and a shanty built for lodging some
of the employees Clay and sand banks ad-
join the yard. 1t is expected that the first
batch of brick will be made this week, and
IL men will be employed to start with.
EAST MONTPELIER.
o. D. Jones has bought nine cows of
man in Marshfeld, as a beginning In stock
ing his farm, which he bought of Mrs. Owl
nell this spring VILLAIN Fifleld has sold
his house to j. S. Wheelock aud purchased
place in Marshdeld. M. y. and I. P.
Willard are in Greensboro fishing. --Rev.
A. j. Hough of Montpelier is to preach at
the Centre this summer, commencing the
1st Of June. Rev. J. L. Wright preached
| at the Morse school house last Sunday and
is expected 10 preach there once more be-
| fore going on his trans Atlantic tour.
BARRE.
| At the Universalist church, Friday even
ing, a reception was given to Rev. G. S.
| Nickerson and wife from to 6, a straw
berry tea from TO $ closing with pleasant
literery exercises. A large party were present
from the Montpelier Unitarian church
Deputy Sheriff Camp on Thursday raided
the house Of Joseph Forntini and seized u
barrel OF lager beer
DIR. O. II. Read and wife returned Sun
day from Charleston, 5. {.
| DR.. G. S. Putnam has returned to West
Superior, Wis, and Mrs c. Z. Putnam,
his mother has gone to reside with him.
b. B. Wheelock and wife have returned
from California.
Children's Sunday is to be observed on
b %
and Methodist churches.
Memorial sermon is to be delivered at
l0.4j a. M, next Sunday, in the opera
house by Rev. Simeon B. Blunt
Potatoes are retailing at the groceries for
| 40 cents q bushol, and they are being
bought at the Central depot for shipping
a from 20 to % cents.
a son was born on Monday to William A.
Lebarron and wife.
Two special cars containing about GO
Concord and Montreal railroad officers. con
ductors, engineers and ladies came here on
Sunday from Concord, y. H., and were es.
corted by Superintendent f. w. Stapyan
of the Barre railroad through the granite
quarry district.
CALAIS.
Mahlon Wheelocks funeral was held at
the school house at Maple corner Tuesday,
Rev. Orrin Davis officiating. Mr.. Wheeock
was II member OF Wyman Burnap camp,
Sons OF Veterans A. D. aud d. Is.
Dwinell have purchased of Otis Slayton his
real estate. Rev. Lester Warren has been
engaged by the Universaist society OF East
Calais to preach at that place, once in two
weeks, commencing Sunday, the 22d, at
l015 a. m.
WATERBURY CENTRE.
Miss Galley las returned from Hill, n.
H,-Mrs. Morris has gone to Milton. - The
alumni OF the Green Mountain seminary will
meet June next.
WAlTSFlELD.
T. S. Lockwood was in town over Sun
day.-Crop' are being put in very late A
good many have not planted their potatoes
Grass is backward but n good color. and
stock Is going to pasture in good condition
"a ~
Mr.. howell has injured one OF his eyes
severely.
Snow to the depth of several inches fell
Friday and Saturday. A Juvnile Endevor
Society is being formed. The wet weather
Of the past week has just put back spring S
work fully a weak. Derrick Stoddard and
wife OF Topeka, Kan, former residents of
this town are visiting here. MIR. Mathews
has greatly improved the looks of his yard
by the addition of q stone walk.
ROXBURY.
j. w. Hoxie from Carolina, r. l.. was in
town last week laying out trout ponds
for the State fish hatchery. -Alonzo Loran-
way has moved to Duluth, Mimi. About
four inches OF snow fell Friday.
Mr.. md Mrs. Albert Bean OF Brookfle!d
and Mr.. and Mrs Leonard Bean from New
Haven, Conn, were the guests of Mrs L.
+. Bean, their mother, over Sunday.-Mr.
5 and MIRO Ira Roys have returned from Bos-
ton, whore they have heen visiting their
SOM. y. Spalding sold fine pair of bay
horses for 500 few days since.
PLAlNFlELD.
) Rev. Mr.. Williams filled the Congrega-
: tional pulpit Sunday. Mrs. n. C. Lombard
has returned from st. Adams, whore she
has been with her sou.-llrs. Cortland
Perry died of pneumonia last week and was
4 buried Monday from her house Mrs Ezra
| kIdder has returned TO Plainfed. Mrs A.
+. Snow is i'll.
4 CABOT.
Memorial day will be observed here a,
usual. Tho exercises will be held under the
auspices of Morrill, post, G, a. Il. Rev
II, W. Worthen af Hardwick viii give III,
, address. Mrs. f. NJ. Law returned lasl
week from Saratoga Springs, where sh,
spent the winter. A. ". Baker and wife
Of Boston, have come to spend the summer
=, in town. Mrs T.. W. harrington, who ha,
bppO i'll far thp mast three WeAks died las,