Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-20
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

| ward ~ douglass nave tne contract Ior
grading a branch line of railroad from the
Barre road to the A. Z. Batchelder works
near the trotting park. Charles Currie is
surveying for branch from the East Barre
line to the Bandi Bros. works.
The funeral of Cynthia Mary Kinney
Wood was held Saturday afternoon at the
residence of DR.. j. II. jackson, Rev.
| l.. Tenuey of Waterbury officiating. She
was boru In this town October II, 1920.
The Barre Enterprise Is now located in its
new block on Elm street.
c. II. Brown and wife are in Portland,
Ne.
s. c. Forsythe has gone to Minneapolis.
D. h. Sortwell is erecting a 35x25 feet
two story block on depot square. Cheever
| Bros have the contract.
MONTPELIER.
| Horace Mills fell on Wednesday from a
staging at the Pratt farm in Berlin, both Of
his wrists and two ribs being broken and a
bad cash cut on his head beside other
bruises He was taken to his home at II
| Vine street.
At special meeting of Stannard lodge,
n. E. o. p, these officers we're elected tor
tae ensuing six months Frank K. Smith,
w. w. f. Waterman, V. W; L. L.
Towner, secretary; D. y. Wheatley F. s..
Charles f. Boswell, treasurer;lH L. ISlayton,
chaplain K. Blackwell, e.; F. Chapman,
sentinel and Albert Brown, guardian.
A largely attended open air concert was
given Saturday evening by the military
band at the Pavilion grounds.
Water is SO low in the Wiuooski river
that tho Cotton manufacturing works are
| running from a. IN. to p. m each day.
| While they are running the Bailey q Co.
grist mill is Idle.
Blanche daughter of A. F. Humphrey of
Berlin street. was buried Saturday Rev. j.
Edward Wright officiating.
Hon. George T. Swasey, district attorney
of Centralia, Wash, and a former Montpe-
lier boy, is visiting in town.
The Sunday evening Bethany Christian
Endeavor meeting devoted to the
tional convention, a report being read by
VIII Smith. The society accepted an in
vitaton to a lawn party by the Berlin So
ciety Tuesday evening.
Oscar d. Scribner ha, remodeled his
house at 100 Main street.
+. A, Sherburne went on Monday to tho
Alen farm from North Hero to join his
family. He is to return with them on We'd
nesday. Mrs b. L. Fuller has returne /
from an outing there.
Bruce Mcdonald and Charles Birte!!
spent Monday in Burlington.
Rev. q. o. Webster and family are to
start next Monday for vacation near
, Portland, Me.
The Woman's auxiliary to the Keoiey
league are to meet hereafter on the first
Friday in each month at Trinity church
vestry.
The n-part isan w. C. T. U. have raised
about $50 and the Kelley Ladies auxiliary
, about $40 to help a candidate to take the
treatment.
WATERBURY.
Mrs Hammond of Burlington is visiting
, Mrs. Thomas Sanborn. -Ansel Hunt. a
merchant at Lebanon, N. H., Is visiting his
, father, Edwin Hunt, this week H. A.
Rabbit returned to Hardwick Wednesday.
DR.. Fayette Taylor of New York city is
visiting his sister, Mrs Newton Atherton.
DR.. Giddngs, superin tendent OF tho asy-
lum, has returned from Enos burgh. Sam
uel Ridley Parker is at home from Amhert
, college Mrs. A. Pratt of Winooski is Wis
, ting in Waterbury and Stowe Mrs. Abb
by Crossett, wife Of Judge James Crossett
OF Duxbury, narrowly escaped death from
a stroke OF lightning that came down the
chimney and shattered the cook stove
, where she had bean standing a moment be.
fore. She received a severe shock.
Miss Dorothy Henry OF Cleveland, o., is
visiting with Mrs. Laura Henry. -Raymond
, HIse is enlarging the back part of his resi-.
dence. Mrs. Jesse Darling is visiting Mrs
Ashley, her mother, who will return with
her to Atlanta, Ga.-Presding Elder Sher-
burne preached at the Methodist church last
Sunday.-Mrs, A. j. Coville, Miss Julia
, Parker and Miss Myrtle Huntly gave an in
, teresting report Sunday evening of the
Christian Endeavor convention at Montreal.
Mrs. Amelia Fay and daughter Della OF