Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-24
ORANGE COUNTY.

ORANGE COUNTY.
Postotfice Inspector Evans was notified
that a mail robbsr and embezzler had been
as very valuable find by tho officials, as
he is probably responsible for tho troubles
at many OF tho postofflces recently.
BROOkflELD.
Mrs. Putnam died at her sons, James
McDermott's, last week Tuesday. Rev. |.
L. Booth offcated at the funeral services
Thursday. Mrs. McMaster is better. Mrs.
i. s. Briggs OF Brockton. Mass, has been
visiting In town.-Stella Bowman OF Essex
Junction Is visiting here.
BRAlNTRsE.
Mrs. Charles Severance and two children
of Rochester are spending the week with
Mrs. Celia Archer.-Georgs Boycs and
wifo are rejoicing over the advent of a
boy. Mrs. Jessie Martin is very sick with
rheumatic fever.-Mrs. Mary Drury of
Randolph is visiting in town. Will Ferry
10 putting on an ell and other wise impr 0 vi ing
the In terror of his house. r.. A. Flint had
a paralytic shock Thursday morning, from
which it is thought he will not recover
Mrs. f. II. Cleveland's brother, Mr.. Ken
dali, of Massachusetts, has been visiting here
the past week.
RANDOLPH.
A severe rain and hail storm passed over
the north part of this town Saturday about
b o'clock. Two showers met and in 20
minutes brooks became torrents. A great
quantity OF hail fell. Corn was badly split
and small grain more or less threshed. Hail
stones were found "a hours after the storm
Miss Alice Abin of Springfield, Mass, is
at home Mrs. Erastus Hebard has been
visiting her eistors in Braintree Miss
Sarah Storrs aud Miss Mann of Massa-
chusetts are at Clarence Logans.
WEST RANDOLPH.
John II. Senter of Montpelier was in
town Thursday. The hose company were
out for few minutes practice Wednesday
evening. w. b. Wall and family returned
Thurgdey from Connecticut. -Messrs. Drew
and Leonard are fitting up drug store in
the rooms formerly occupied by Mrs. Bck
ford in Smiths block. The members OF the
Baptist church and Sunday school held a
picnic at the Bethel camp grounds
Thursday.
II. NJ. Dufur secured tie first prize OF
$3.50 in gold offered by the New York Mu-
tual Life Insurance company for the largest
number of policies issued during the month
of July. MIR. and Mrs. |. w. Sault spent
Sunday in Mortified. Mr.. and Mrs. Car
roll Granger returned to their home in
Barre Saturday. Rev. J. j. Lewis gave an
| Illustrated lecture on the Passion Play
Friday evening. Mrs. E. O. Thurston re.
turned to Northfleld Friday afternoon.
c. NJ. Pratt OF Glen Cove, Long Island,
was the guest OF Col. r. j. Kimball recent
| ly.--The members OF the Christian church
and Sabbath school held their annual pic
mic Tuesday Il. Filliou, section foreman
had one hand quite badly injured Tuesday,
by getting pick driven entirely through It,
Mrs. l.. NJ. johnson and son left Tuesday
afternoon for Utica, n. Y.-Work was re
sumed Monday morning at both Salisbury
| and Princes mills
WlLLlAMST OWN.
w. S. Davenport and wife have beer
spending week here at his fathers, Ric,
Davenport's Miss Bsrnico Sbley return
ed August / from her Western trip anC
the worlds fair. L. L. Taylor snt
q. E. Noble of Montpelier are managing th,
tabernacle meetings at the quarros. -Mis
Evelyn Jones of Ludlow is at L. L. Rey
nolds'. Rev. L. E. Reynolds and family
returned recently from four weeks vaca
ton trip.-l. S. Stoliker and wife o
Everett, Mass, have been spending th'
week with his brother in Grauiteville. Til,
Christian Endeav or society held largely at
tended lawn .ociable on Wednesday evening
Of last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis d
Martin. Miss Carrie S. Thomson of Lane
Grove is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. L. Rey
nolds.
VGRSHlRE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Darling are visit
ing friends in TOWN.. b. Titus has gon
to Lebanon, n. H.-Mrs. Rufus Blanchard
has been visiting her daughter at Pos
Mills. The school directors have decided t.
move the school house in the Fits neighbor
hocd and repair 1t before the fall term. -
Mrs. Cornslia Matthews passed her S4tl
birthday the 3lst. Ths day was Observer
very pleasantly at the house of her daugh
ter, Mrs. William Mattoon. Four genera
tions Of her family we're repressn ted-he
daughter, grandson and two krest-gFand
children. Among the friends present wa
Miss Hattie Darling, who contributed an