Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07


inst.-Mr. II. II. Eldrcd gives lessons in vo-
cal music regularly each Saturday evening
DR. William Stanford Stevens of Boston
has bought the Stevens farm of 400 acres,
where his father, DR.. Calvin Stevens, was
brought up, and viii fit it up with new farm
buildings. He has leased it to Alonzo Ja-
cobs for term Of years.-John NJ. Whit
comb has leased his farm to his son, Gard
ner Whitcomb, and will himself give atten-
ton TO his lumber business. Howard ID enio
is sick.
MONTGOMERY.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Shcdd Of franklin
were in town with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. aud Mrs II. j. Rublce over
Thanksgiving The members of the Meth
odist society gathered at the Methodist par
sonage on Tuesday evening the 2sth ult.
for Il social time and contributed literally to
the parson lardcr before leaving. Mrs Q.
+. Fassctt was in town with relatives over
Thanksgiving -Fleda Brook and Halle G.
kelton are home spending vacation. Miss
Nora kclton returned from New York city
last week, having spent three weeks with her
mother in that city.-Henry Roberts has
disposed Of his farm and bought the place of
Frank Baker. near Edwin FarnswOrth's, to
which he has moved
MONTGOMERY CENTRE.
One day last week Ernest Touchctte had
two OF his fingers taken off while fooling
with the engine in the W. II. Stiles Cos
tub factory. Will Davis of North Dakota,
after Az absence Of nearly nine years has
returned to this place for a visit Of a few
months. Willie Wright started this week to
attend the Business college in Burlington -
The oyster supper given by the ladies Of the
Catholic church Thanksgiving evening was
well attended, Miss Lizzie Wright has re
turned from Burlington and has again begun
her lnbor5 with the W. II. Stiles company
as bookkeeper.
ST. ALBANS.
A gri,t mill is to be the next addition to
the Franklin county creamery plant. The
foundation is now being erected just east Of
the main building and il will be completed
about February l. It will be 3G feet square
and two stories in height; it is tina purpose
of the management to use the mill for Gus
tom grinding for its many patrons and this
addition to tho business will be appreciated
by the farmers of this locality.
a delegation from Lafayette comnan lery
of Knights Tcmplar, in charge Of Eminent
| Commander Alfred a. Hall, went 10 Al
burg Monday afternoon TO attend the fuucr-
al of Sir Knight +. \. Ladue.
SWANTON.
For the first time in many weeks. the
alarm OF fire was heard at ABOUT 80 O'Clock
| Thanksgiving morning, when the barn of
| David Gauthier. tho popular little truck
man, shorty, as he is called. was
found aba2c. Gauthier succeeded il
! getting out his horse but nothing
elso, and came very near TO being auGoc1toc
in getting the horse out. a good blooded
colt belonging to f. A. Burt, jr., ant
George Thudhopc was being kept by Mr.
Gauthier in a box stall The poor thins
called for help and Mr. Gauthcir tried to &c
in again for the colt, but ly that tim,
others had arrived and he was held back
which was fortunate, for lie probably woulr
never have come out alive if he had gon,
through the fire again. The Star hose No
of Swantou was the first company TO ar
rive, and they were soon followed by tn,
Swanton hose 10. ,. Two streams squelch
ed the flames and no further Roadway wa
made by the fire after the companies ar
rovcd, But for our efficient fire department
a number of houses might have gone. j
c. McNally, reighbor and clerk i'll Georg
Lompman's store, ran in his bare feet 70
the hose house No !, and he and Charlie
Suter and VIII sheldon, clerks in b. b
Blake's store, were tho ones WHO drew tn
first cart to the fire. Clarence Pr0uty
foreman OF this company; T, L. Moore i
foreman of the SWantOn No. ,; II. \ Greg
is chief engineer of the fire department. Tn
fire evidently was set in the loft OF the ban
probably by some tramp or chicken THE
accidentally, for Dave is not known to hav