Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14

ton The meeting of the Essex grange this
week is postponed from Wednesday to Fri
day night.
WEST MILTON.
Mrs. McCavley went Thursday to Chicago.
She is expected home this wock.-Gcrtude
Wilbur of Watervlle is spending the week
at ID. q. Bullock Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Munson of Colchester, who were married
| last week Wednesday, spent the remainder
| of the week with his sister, Mrs Charles
| Wright of this place. Tho Willing Workers
entertainment. which was TO be given De
ccmbcr 10. has been postponed until next
month ON account of Christmas exercises.
JERICHO CENTRE.
The grippe has made its appearance in
| town.-There is an effort being made by
some of the young men of this place to or
! ganiHe a band. There was an oyster sup
per Tuesday night at the church for the
| benefit of Rev. Edwin Rose Mr.. Athorton
of Essex has bought the r. II. Lane place
at the Centre and will repair it.--Thomas
Nash is building blacksmith shop at Nash
! ville.-Orville Choate Of Morrisvlle, an
uncle of DR. Cillcy. made him short visit
the other day. Mrs. NJ II. Chaplin is much
/ improved in health f. e. Whitney is con-
fined to the house most of the time George
! Miller has gone to New York State, where
his father is.-Miss Jessie Cillcy has been
/ engaged to play at the W. G. 7. /. prize
! speaking at the Corners next Saturday
/ evening.
WILLlSTON.
n. 4. Barber is very sick. Mrs James
Keefe is sick.-Mrs Maggie Tucker has a
son. She expects h"r husband from Chica-
20 soon to take her hoiuc.-lIr. aud Mrs.
| Charles l4ashwav hive daugher-School
commenced on the Flat, last week with the
old tcacher.-Mr James Ward Of Burling-
ton is visiting in South Williston Quarter
/ lv meeting wa, held al the NJ +. Church
| S'undav.--lh he Society of Kings Daught ~,
met with Mrs Talcott last Friday Viii
| lard Chapman is sick Elmer Pine ha,
taken the place of George Irish as clerk for
X. +. Brown at North Williston.
WESTFORO.
Nj and Mrs Frank Iongc had a son born
December j.-MisS Lila Whippe is attend
ing school ut Essex.-NIrs J. b. Stone is
quite ,ck-.I. Haskell Allen has returned
from Massachusctts.-Mr. Charles Perry and
Miss Eta Howard were married on Decem-
Der 1.-The Christian Endeavor society will
! give It ,ociable on Friday evening. December
ID. This So"able is not for the society e,;-
clusively, but for all who care to attend -
There will bc Christmas trees and appropri-
ate literary exercises al the Congregational
church on Monday evening, December %
Chester Rawson left for his home in the
West last Week.-Mrs. Alice Smith of Bur
lington is visiting friends in town.
WlNOOSKl.
The friends of Mrs W. w. Fulton. for
NOR resident of Wiuoo,ki, now of Ogdcns-
burg, y. V. will be pleased to hear of her
! recovery from blindness. caused hv catar-
acts. For over two year, She has been prac-
practically blind, but now is in possession of
perfect sight again. The Up raten was per
formed by DR.. Bell. an Ogdeneburg physi-
clan.
The voters should have their attention
called TO the condition of the town Clerk
Office, it being small brick structure situ-
atcd On East Allen street. and, we are in
formed built comparatively on the surface
of the ground. 1t is in a somewhat critical
condition. the walls all being cracked and
out OF shape. The vault. or safe, is craclel
and parts of the roof have fallen in 50 tht
clerk has patched in some boards for his
own safely from the falling bricks. Duriu.
winter weather a blacksmith is occasionally
called to champer down the large bolt that
is on the door Of the vault. as its walls are
constantly being twisted by the frost.
Antoine Lawrence. aged -. died at the
house of his son, \. c. Lawrence, in IIol
yoke Mass, Dec. ,, of pneumonia. Mr.
Lawrence has made his hf-'c in WinooSki
since the death of his wife several years
ago, He went to HolYoke several week.
ago on visit and while there was striker
with this dreaded disease which proveo
fatal. He leaves five children. II
the death of Mr.. Lawrence Winoo
ski loses an aged. honest and uprigh
citizen. His remains arrived Friday evening
accompanied 10y Mr.. and Mrs. y. c. Law
renee of Holyokc and Moses Lawrence OF
Essen The funeral was held Monda,
morning AT 9 a m, from st. Joseph chuxch
Burlington.
NJ. C. Putnam of Cambridge is moving t,
| Winooski.
f. j. Mosley and three children are suffer
ing with la grippe.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.