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


DR.. j. N. Jenne of st. Adams is one of
the delegates of the Vermont Medical
society to the National Medical convention
to be held in Detroit, June 7.
st. Adams is becoming an important port
of entry. The duties collected since May
have averaged $4,000 day.
The Franklin County Medical association
has elected these officers: President, Il. w.
Pelton; vice-pre sidcnt, S. W. Paige; secre-
tary, II. X. Wilder; csnsors, W. Il. Hutch
inson, j. II. Hamilton, G. r. Hewoy.
ENOSBURGH FALLS.
Tho third anniversary OF tho organization
OF the Epworth League was observed at tho
Methods. church, Sunday. In the morn
ing the pastor preached On appropriate SER
mon and in the evening the League con-
Quoted the service, at which very interest
ing addresses were delivered by Rev. Geo.
L. Smith and Rev. l.. o. Sherburne. Tues
day evening the League here and the League
at Bakersfield will unite in service at
West Enosburgh.
FLETCHER.
The separators arc doing business now.
H. w. Lowell has been granted an increase
of pension. C. w. Marks has been in
Swanton for few days.
EAST BGRkSflHE.
II. +. Farr has moved into j. B. Pond s
house. Ezra Pond has moved back ON to
his own place from Montgomery Center. -
Den Larock has returned from Hartford,
Conn. There will be preaching in the
Congrega tional church next Sunday.-A
pleasing time was enjoyed at the quilting
party held at Mrs. Grants, Saturday af-
ternoon.
SWANTON.
f. w. Beebe is buying wool Mr. Beebe
handles annually about 70. 600 pounds. -
Steven Aseltne suffered a slight paralytic
shock last Wednesday. Charles G. Gilmore
is on tho sick list. -Mrs. Henry Aseltine is
dangerously ill.--Fred Houghton was ar
rested last week for illegal fishing, and three
barrels of pike that he had ready for ship
ment were conllscated by Officers Foster
and Washburn. He claims they were caught
in Canadian waters, and has brought suit to
recover. A spark from an engine started a
blaze in the roof Of tho Central Vermont
! depot Saturday afternoon. A few pals Of
! water eXtiugushed it.-Major l.. d. Clark
| is suffering with n cancer in the face. -
Warren kidder OF this town and T. A.
Burnett, formerly n dentist here, have
bought out the steam laundry at Platts-
|
farm at West Swanton and moved into the
village.
MONTGOMERY CENTRE.
George Proxmen, aged about 20 years
| died May 10th. Rev. Mrs. VI. l.. jackson
is TO deliver the memorial sermon May %
| Austin Gates has sold his farm to William
Barber, and taken in exchange the house
longing to Barber. Charles Campbell is ex-
tensively repairing his buildings. May . a
daughter was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Hogaboam.
MONTGOMERY.
J.. W. James and wife left on Wednesday
| for four weeks trip to Chicago and Des
Moines, Presiding Elder Boutwell, will
preach at tho Methodist church Saturday
and Sunday. The band will play at Bakers
field on Memorial day.-Miss Mary Gates
has gone to Randolph to supply the place of
one of the teachers who was recently in
jured. States Attorney Brown is in town
this week prosecuting some reputed Of
tenders Of the law. -Robert Martin ha;
gone to st. Adams. This creates a va
cancy in the band which will be very hard
to fill.
FARNkLlN.
Charles Stafford buried little child la
week, aged three years. -Lewis Young bias
taken his family to BrattleUoro. Homer
Barr is visiting his mother.-A. H. Gates
has been transferred from the custom Office
at Hishgate to the Rchford Office. -Rhetta
Welch is home from CastletOn. --Silas Hill
of Bolton, Z. O., visited his brother, james
Hill, last week Rev. Mr.. Smith has moveC
into the Methodist parsonage
RlGHGATE.
Horskins & Hinrerth are putting in anov
steele tiume - inches in circumference
When completed it will be 3i5 feet long
and will cost about $500. "A bouncing baby
boy makes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Booth, .r.
happy. Daniel Herrick was buried the / Il
inst. Mrs. William Austin is visitin;
friends IN Milton. Nelson Minkley wa
badly burt last week BY being thrown from
u horse. The Rev. Isham Bliss of Burling
ton oniciated at the Episcopal church las
Sunday. II. s. Beach has returned to Hart
ford, Conn.,. NJ. Clark is visiting friend
in Massachusetts,. Mr. and Mrs. BiancharC
of Illinois are visiting Mrs. Blanchard
father, L. Nj. Sunderland.