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

now being SGT on Main street. The track
will only be put in to the steam railway
bridge this season.
The first of series of public debates took
place In Corporation hall Friday evening.
TLa meeting was called to order at $3.50 p.
m. by Pregident l.. f. Burdcli, who an
nounced tho subject "Immediute Runexa-
ton OF Canada to the United States. H." The
disputants were Massrs. Andrew Morrow
and d. l.. O'Suivun, affirmative, and NJ.
s. Villas and j. i. Tracy, negative. MIR. ID.
| L. O'Sulivan, second on the affirmative,
and hlr. ]. +. Tracy, on tho negative,
! brought out some very strong and witty
arguments. The jurors were Ormand Cole,
Rov. A. o. Spoor, Charles Lord and j. W.
| Lavigro. 1t was unanimously decided that
the strongest argument was on tho negative
side
O. W. Edwards made q trip to Grand Isle
Saturday.
Eddis Amel of Central Falls, r. l., is
visiting in town.
The occasion OF the visit of Right Rev.
Bishop DeGoesbriaud to st. Stephens
church, In his official capacity, was a cause
of pleasure to St. Stephens congregation.
On Sunday evening the church was filed
to the doors, all evincing lively interest in
the presence of the bishop. Beautiful flow
ers adorned the altar and from the midst of
! the green leaves twinhled innumersble can
dies, set 10 the finest cnndlebra. The bcne.
diction of the most blessed sacrament took
| place att p. M, the singins'of The senior
choir being remarkably good The "Tu es
Lssordos" by Brolivet chnnted in honor Of
the bishops presence was particularly well
rendered by the whole choir. After the
benediction, MIR. d. O'Sullivau stepped to
the altar railing and read an address of
welcome to the bishop. After responding
for fsw minutes to tho address, the bishop
invited the congregation to repair to the
veranda of tho priests houae, from which
he smoke to them for over an hour, rotating
in his own impressive way the many happy
incidents of his pilgrimage to the Holy
Land and, points OF interest of the golden
jubilee of Pope LEO XII. At the end OF
hs entertaining discourse the junior choir
entertained HIN with music. Mrs. Agnes
Lonergan presided at the piano. The re-
ception and entertainment of the venerable
bishop terminated by some fine stereoptcon
views thrown on the curtain by Father
Whitaker.
Miss Sarah Mcbride is visiting friends In
Wiilsboro, n. y.
Miss L.na Stevens and Miss Anna Rey-
nolds went to Chicago Saturday.
On account of the absence of many OF the
active members OF the Christian Endeavor
society tue meetings will be discontinued
until the first Sunday in September.
Orvis Smith of Rutland is in town spend
ing his vacation.
Henry, the infant son of Joseph Marcot.
died Tuesday morning. The funeral was
held at st. Francis church Wednesday ar
ternoon at 2:30.
George 7. Graves lost very valuable
horse Sunday morning.
ESSEX.
Mrs. f. J. Buttolph, Mr.. John Buttolph,
of Buffalo, n. y, Mrs. w. II. Dunning of
Boston aud MIR. b. G. Buttolph were guests
Of Mrs. B. L. Nichols last week.
HUNTINGTON.
Mr.. Baker, while running a planer in his
mill at the Centre, had his hand drawn tic
the machine and injured so badly that am
putaton at the wrist was necessary. Mr..
Bakers mill was recently burn at a heavy
loss and be has just flushed rebuilding the
new one. He has the sympathy of all in
his double atllictIon.
HUNTINGTON CENTRE.
The many friends OF George a. Baker
who was in jured last week. will be pleased
to learn that he is improving rapidly under
! HlNEsBuRGH.
Edward Bald win and wife left for Lin
coin, Nebraska, Saturday. Anna
Rollins of Barre is visiting at II. A. Beech
er's.-Allie Hull and family have gone tC
Deer Point for outing. Miss Nina HUI
CT w Washington is spending her vacation
with her father, Ii. III. Hull-Mrs 7. II
Cassidy returned from visit in st. Law
: renee county Wednesday of last week.
; Mabel Allen is quite sick with typhoic
fover Mrs. George w. Flanagan and fami
; iy Of Burlington are visiting in town.
Prof. Obers music class will give a con
cert in G. a. r. hail. Friday evening. Mis-
Nina III. Hull OF Washington, d. c., is hom
for visit, Miss Mabel Allen is sick will
, "a lover.-Rev. T. j. Harris and wife hav
, returned from the worlds fair. -Rev. Viii
= liam Water was the guest of Rev. Il. J
t Harris last week. Miss Susannah Baird o
, Stockholm Depot, n. Y, is spending Il few
days Mt II. Al. Hull S-Cummings w. r
c. will hold their first leo cream sociable o
the season at G. a. Il. hall next Saturda.
a evening. Gen. 7. 8. Peck camp S. OF V.
are adding new members to their mum bers
n two recruits being muntered in last week.
WlLLISTON.
tleboro are visiting Mrs. Tarbox, also Mil
Dora Stone from Burlington. Mrs. Wal
ner and sister have been visiting Mrs. Har
Miss Bessie Morrill, has returned froi
!. Woodstock Miss Naomi Goodrich starto
:. for Michigan Tuesday the 11th.-Jam'
n Ward has to gone Nashua, n. H.-Also
r. Bradley isrejoicing over the arrival of a sor
= The Society of Kings Daughters met la;
!, week at Mrs. Charles Walston's. Mrs. BY
! ron Brown, who has bean president since I'll
"a society organized resigned, and Mrs W
j. Metcalf was elected 10 fill the vacancy
AZ B. +. Charles has a finder box all CON
l. plete that is over 100 years old.-Watso
a Colby is very ill.-Arthur, son Of Geore
1, w. Brownsl is Dangerously ili.-Elm'
= Patton had a bonanza last week in the pc
Al son of a 10! pound boy.
10 WESTFORD.
lr Miss Emma Mors, of Cambridge IL Il
le guest of Mrs. Convey. John Hill, a form
ID resident OF this town, died in Essex la
- week. The interment took place ThursdG