Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-08-18

died or consumption thursday morning. |
The funeral services were held Saturday.
WAT ERViLLE.
Charles Corey, jr, OF Manchester, N. H.,
Is visiting In town. and Mrs. Myron |
Church was visiting in New Haven the past
week. Miss Flora Tiliotson was at High
gate tho past week.-Mrs.. DR.. Forburgh
was in Rutland the past week.
JOHNSON.
Politics are running high in this town.
Last Saturday night the republicans held
thor caucus, and at IL p. III. on tho 9TH
ballot Seweil Newton was nominated as
town representative with O. II. Wilson
close behind. The next thing in order is a
grand bolt, which will in all probability
take place in tho near future. Willard
WEIGH and family are taking carriage
drive through Lamoie and Caledonia coun-
ties.-Charles Il. Hayford has situation
in st. Adams Judge Andrews and wife
spent last week with their son at Nergennes.
Carpenters are at work on +. c. Whit
ng's new house Mrs. Bickford and daugh-
tor have returned to Auburn. -Rov. George
J. Newton spent last week in Montpelier.
The new hotel is up aud being plastered. -
There wore no services at the Methodist
church last Sunday on account OF the wash
out on the Burlington road and the pastor
being in Montpelier.
CAMBRIDGE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Stygles have n son.
Newton Shattuck has been ILL., R. b.
Thomas and family have returned from New
Haven, Vt.-William Patton and wife spent
last week in Hyde Park. Mrs. o. &. Pat
ten is visiting in Coventry. John Emerson
has finished work for Henry McNally.-
John Martin has purchased the place now
occupied by Cyrus Williams. -l1armon
Morse has returned from Alburgh, accom-
panied by FREUD w. VI. Smith
and family nrc enjoying car
riage drive to northern New York
Stella Putnam has recovered from the in
juries received by falling recently. Rev.
n. c. Saunders gave n report OF the y. L.
s. c. l.. convention at New York at the
First church last Sunday evening john
Nye and wife of Manchester, y. H., are
with b. j. Nye, HIS father Anna Atwell
has returned from q visit in johnson. Alb
bic Wilcox expects to teach school in Barre
| this fall. Misses Hannah Tracy and Lena
Wiley of Watorvllle recently visited friends
! in this place. -Nephews of j. L. Wilcox
visited him last week Mrs. G.. w. Lee
and daughter of Bondsville, Mass, are
visiting in town.-Phmnix lodge, |. o. G.
| r, celebrated their 18th anniversary AT
their rooms last Friday evening. Ice cream
aud cake were en- ioyed. The high wnter of
last week did a great amount of damage
Amos Stearns had a COW drowned, and sew
ernl bridges taken away. The rains
have been the worst for years.
|. n. Chase and W. d. Wiley have re-
turned from Chicago We were without a
mail train from Thursday night until Sat
urday, caused by the washouts. Our high
ways were never known to be in such ter
ribe condition as al present. -Severnl la
dies from Burlington uro guests ut the
American House. Mrs G. 7. White hes
gone to Plainiield on visit.-Mr. Willis
Stafford has finished his work with II. \.
Gray and gone on to the Mccoy farm W.
NJ. Smith and family are taking u carriage
drive through northern Vermont and York
State School will begin the first Monday
in September, with NJ z. Maurice and Miss
Flora Pearl as teachers.
WORTHWHILE.
Arrangements are being made to hold g
county republican rally on the Method
camp ground, the last Saturday before
election. Speakers Of note from
abroad, three or four bands OF music. and
q drum corps, will make the day highly in
tercsting. Picnic lunches are also on tht
Il
Mr.. Collins, and brother Dana, from New
Hampshire, have been spending the pas
week with her and her sister, Mrs. DR.
johnson. Rev. and Mrl. d. E. Croft, from
St. Abans, arc spending two or three
weeks with her parents, DR.. and Mrs Hall
Miss Ethel Bingham from Essex Junction
returned nome Saturday. Mrs. 7. X
Glead and son, F. Gleed Fleetwood, hay,
returned from York Beach. The st. AL
bans district Methodist camp meeting vii
open on their grounds in this place, Mon
day the 22d, lasting a week. Mrs, NJ. L
Bell says she has within less than $500 of tb
; $40, 900 subscribed for the State Mere.
Home, ~ for which she is at work. Sh
goes to Rutland next.-Mr. and Mrs. a. Il
, Campbell are away for the week.
HYDE PARK.
5 Supreme Court convened Tuesday. Mrs
G.. l.. Waterman is dangerously ill. MISE
Carrie and Jennie Mower of Salem, Mass
! are spending their summer vacation at thei
5 fathers, a. l.. Mower, Nine applicant
r presented themselves at the teachers exam
l nation last Thursday and Friday. Mrs
j. S. Boyutou and two children from Mas
+ sachusetts and Mrs. Fannie Johnson an
5 two children of burlington are stopping a
q. Wiswell's Miss Mamie Gale entertain
ed number of her young friends last Sat
urday afternoon at her aunts, Mrs. \. &
| Wood