Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-28
ADDISON COUNTY.
MlDDLEB BURY.

Rev. Olin Cady who has been mission
airy in China for some years, arrived home
in Middcbury Thursday morning. -Ozias
Sanford of North Duxburv is ON Il visit to
friends i'll Middlebury and Shorcham. Tel
Ter George W. Fletcher of the Middlebury
bank is recovering from a long and severe
illness with typhoid fcver-E. B. Palmer,
the contractor for raising Cobbs and Union
blocks, is at home sick His work here is
nearly finished. Benz amin sheldon is at
work at the Equinox House in Manchester.
Landlord Farr of the Glen House,
East Mddleburv will give his customary
New Years ball ON Monday evening,
January 1.-The village trustees held their
last meeting of the year Friday evening, for
the the purpose of closing up the accounts
prior TO the printing of the reports. The
village meeting will be held Wednesday,
January 3--The c. j. Starr Hose company
are to hold box sociable and dance in their
new hall, Monday evening. January The
Battell Hose company hold their annual
meeting and election on Tuesday evening,
January 2-Mrs. Nate Brassau has made
her husband a Christmas present of a pair
of twins, a boy and a girl.-George Fisher
well known resident of Rpton. died there
there quite suddenly Friday mornlng.-The
Ladies' Library association will hold their
annual meeting next Saturday afternoon at
3 oclock.-Dr William NJ Bass writes
from Dedham Mass that he was pleased to
see the nice obituary notice of himself in
the newspapers. hut isn't at all dead.
Christmas passed quietly here There were
appropriate services at the different
churches, and the places Of business were
all closed after an early hour. There were
numerous family gatherings. A five year
old son of Henry Hayes died Sunday morn
ing from internal assesses from which he
had been suffering three weeks. The
funeral took place at , o'clock Tues
day afternoon. Jessie Campbell is home
for the holidays.-Will A. Tyrcll has gone
to Manchester for few days and will pro
coed from there to Boston whore he intends
to remain-Jamcs McCue of New York an
oldtime MiddleburY boy, is visiting in town
Miss Emma Ntzhugh, of New York city is
here for the holidays with her sisters, Mrs
j. J. O'Connell and Mrs. J. II. Sargent
There was II nicely rendered musical pro
gramme and service of song at the Epsco-
pal church Sunday evening. which was we'll
attended.-Owen Wilson of Glcns Falls ~
y. was in town for Christmas. The Coun-
tv Court resumed work Tuesday fore
noon The term is likely to end this week.
Mrs. w. H. Button and Mrs. Wallace c.
Foot are late additions to the sick list.
The young people of the Baptist church
gave a pleasant entertainment in the church
Christmas evening There were songs. re-
citations, readings. etc, and afterward II
,ror' jiyt,i,'tod Cn,t 7 !. FI1ia,,,r,, Of
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Tho residence Of Charles To,ynIl in Tvest
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eo,Iv TnasIny ,nornin'r and ,vas burned
rho fr,nit,,ro a,'1 ,a,,isi(',,s ,,o,o also al
non.nr,ad Tha 1osi !. nfaut 500 ~. Ssnn
aud tbora ,.os a., i,,.,,,.o,no of S25o Nies
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VERGENNES.
At the Dyer homestead West Salisbury.
Wednesday. Rev Mr. Goodrich officiating
William II. Dyer. Youngest son of the late
Hon. John NJ. Dyer. and Miss Lizzie Whit
nev were united in marriage. The cere-
mony was strictly private. none but rela-
tives being present. The newly married
pairtook heeycning train north.-Dr. NJ. d.
Smith is batter-MIs. f. W Buck. who
had a shock. remains in scmi-conscious
condition Tuesday Dec. 10. after a long
illness. Walter G.. Spragle died at the resi-
d,nce OF his mother in this CITY at the age of
81 years.-The funeral Of the late
Walter G. Sprague Friday was largely Mt
tended Among those present from abroad
We're Mr. and Mrs Tarnsworth. Dr. and
Mrs. Sheldon. Mr.. Eldridge and others from
Middiebmy Mrs. Lamb of Portland sis
Rev Mr. ,Titu. was assisted Inv Rev Mr.,
Hawley. The ,inrino was furnished Inv a
ouartetto CONSISTING Of Nessrs Gloss Shel-
don Taylo, and Hindcs Deem svmnathv