Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-05-19

The Conversational club met Monday even
ing with DIR. ID. johnson. Topic; uni
versity Extension" led by Prof. c. G. |
Brin.-Mrs. j. j. Reed is learning type
setting at the News Office. Mrs. Nina g.
Slayton and son Wendall camo last week
from Chicago to spend the summer here
Tho Middlebury and Norwich university
base ball teams play Friday and Saturday
at Riverside Park Mrs. II. NJ. Ingham OF
Cleveland Ohio, is to give a temperance
lecture Sunday evening at the Congroga'
tonal church, A. Hatch retres
from the meat market firm of Bragg ~
Hatch and has sold his interest to w. >.
Maxwell from Waitsield, and the firm Will
now be Bragg & Maxwell. The Mortified
House is undergoing repairs. H. |. Cutting
returned Friday from the Adirondacks.
Clinton Hall has gone to work as elevator
boy at the Fabyan House.
EAST: PELlER.
Joel Answorth of Hardwick was in town
on business last week. Hiram keyes OF
Warren has been visiting at L. W. Orms-
bee's.-Fannie Waldo is better and begins
her school in district No. this week.
G. Dodge is shingling his barn. Henry
Dancause is giving his buildings new coat
of paint. Wallace Goodwin is at home
with a carbuncle on the side Of his face.
WAT ERBURY.
Mrs. Flossey Perry Rill, aged 10 years.
died soon after the birth of her child. Miss
Carrie Washburne has gone to Norwich,
Conn. Mrs. Charles Foster died at Barre
last Thursday. christopher C. Corse will
go to live with his daughter, Mrs. Benton
Harris, in Stowe.
Frank Lyon is able to ride out Miss
Burk returned from Scrabble Hill Monday.
L. S. Blondin has his granite shop boarded
ard shinged and nearly ready for work.
His derrick was erected last Saturday. -
Ny. and Mrs. Green are visiting in Green's
boro Porter H. Dale of the Green Noun.
tain seminary preached in the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday. The recent rain
makes crop prospects bright in this vicinity.
WARREN.
Miss Olive Arnold died May 12. The
funeral occurred Sunday, Rev. j. w.
Burgin attending. Rev. j. w. Burgin
preached at the village last Sunday. Miss
Jennie Parker spent Sunday at home. MIR.
Lamson of Massachusetts has bought the
farm recently occupied by Mrs. Lucetta
Nichols.
BARRE.
The Goddard seminary base ball team de-
feated the Northfeld Juniors Saturday by
score of to ).
Friday night unknown persons visited the
works of the c. II. Huntoon granite COM
pany, and ruined u uice piece of work partly
boxed for shipment by badly hammering
and smashing the polished lettering thereon.
5efore the strike this firm employed 43 men.
Now they have nine apprentices.
George Sanborn, Charlie Norrie and
Alec. Richie went on Monday night to
Georgia, where they have secured jobs cut
ting granite.
Flora Hanson, clerk in tho Homer Fits
store, returned to work Monday.
The game Of ball Monday afternoon be-
tween the Goddards and Mon peters result
ed in a victory of ) to > tor the Mont
peliers.
The annual installation of officers in Can
ton Ninton, No. g. p NJ, occurre1'on Mon
day evening, conducted by Major f. W.
jackson, assisted by j. B. Dillon and A. +.
Glidden. The officers installed are: Z. F.
Smith, captain; James Campbell, lieuten-
ant; K. n. Arey, ensign; W. l.. George,
clerk; Hiram Thayer. accountant; c. 2.
Jones, standard bearer. A rarity OF 80
chevalers and ladies from Canton Mont
pelier were present, and refreshments and
speeches were enjoyed.
The bicycle club have chosen f. W. Sher-
burne presidents &. d. Wheeler vice prcsi
dent; Z. j. Dana, secretary and treasurer.
DIR. j. W. jackson has been appointed
assistant physician at the Massachusetts in
sane asylum at Danvers, and is to report
there Monday next ready for duty.
a strawberry tea is to be held from to
p. IN. Friday, by the Universalist ladies,
at their vestry.
On Thursday, June 49, will occur the
annual drill and inspection of the Spencer
Rifles.
The monthly union temperance lecture on
Sunday evening, May 20, is to be delivered
by Rev. p. 9. Abbey
Twin daughters were born last Friday to
Fred Daley and wife.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
May Blake died of consumption the Stb
INST, at tue home of Byron Pierce, at the
age OF "a. Funeral services were held at
the church, Rev. j. d. Bailey conducting.
There was large attendance and the floral
offerings were profuse. Cora Wheeler is
somewhat ill-News is received of the criti-
cal illness of Mrs. Lester Heath.
ROX8URY.
Landlord Hanlon's lease has expired at the
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