Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-07

a. p. M. The meeting was addressed by
Alpha Messer of Rochester, master OF the
Vermont State grange, Col j. II. Brig
ham of Ohio master Of the National grange.
and Hon. II. W. Vail of Promfret, member
OF the Vermont State Board Of Agriculture.
H. S. Martyr, A. b., OF Windsor has
been engaged to teach RoyaIton academy
the coming year.
STOCKeRlDGE.
Joel BIackmer and wife attended tho
Universalist convention at Northneld, lest
week. MIR. aud Mrs. n NJ. Grant visited.
in Hartford and Tunbridge last week -
Carl Chamberiin is in town visiting friends.
Fred Peirce OF Hartford, visited in town,
last week, stopping en- his way to Rutland.
Willis Boutwell, and wife went Sunday
to Wost Randolph, where thoy have Gu
gagged to work for n year. Mrs. E. W.
Clark was called to Rochester last week by
the death Of ber father, Ira Brown. This,
funeral was held in Rochester, Rev. T. S.
Hubbard officiating. The interment was ats
Stockbridgs Common. Bert Boutwell, and
wife spent Sunday at her father's, q. j.
Richardson. Leslie Chamberlin aud daugh-
tsrs visited his uncle, a. W. Chamberln,
last Sunday.
READING.
have returned from trip to the worlds
fair. Miss Maud Kendall is teaching ut
South Boyalton Miss Ina Davis in Spring.
tisd village aud Miss Bertha Baldwin in
| West Windsor, The Felch vile school open
ed on Monday with Mrs F. g. Morgan,
teacher, and Miss Minnie Fay assistant -
! Mrs. Harrison Cram and family of Detroit,
Mich, are visiting at MIR. Otis Badwlu's -
| During a recent thunder shower lightning
struck tho barn of Willard Humphrey of
| South Reading few years ago buildings
on the same cite were struck by lightning
and burned to the ground. No serious
damage was done TO the barn at this time. -
! Mr.. Humphrey has u new dwelling house
nearly completed on the site of the old one.
Miss Belle Coolidge has returned to Bratte-
boro, where she will continue to teach in the
| graded school, Mrs. C. n. Hook ia at
Springfield, called there by tho illness of her
mother, Mrs. Burnhem. MIR. and Mrs D.
2. Sawyer have been visiting at Sharon.
SHARON.
A very pleasant and enjoyable occasion
was that Of last Thursday, August Il, when
the people of the town to the mum ber of 300
assem- hlsd al the Congregational church for
an old peoples visit. At neon tables were
spread in Steele chapel for the older ores,
| Wnefe theT enyOYeu spmptuOus dinner
prepar sd by the ladies' and in telling stories
of old times, after which all gathered in the
church for short literary programme con-
sstng of singing Of old tunes, reminiscen-
ses by Rev. E. b. Cham berlin, a poem read
by Rev. c. NJ. Palmer, and songs and rsc-
tations by others. By an incomplete can
vass of the town 1t was found that there
were 30 persons whose ages wsre between
70 and 80, and IS between 50 and
so. One whose age was &C. Mrs
Rebecca Smith, was present. A perma-
mont organization was made for an annual
i gathering of this kind by the election of
these officers: President, Rev. c. N. Palmer
secretary, Mrs Mary Sawyer treasurer,
A. Follett; executive committee, George D.
Smith, c. E. Jones, Il. g. Allen, after
which the audiences adjourned. All voted
the occasion a success.
There was quite heavy frost here Sun
day morning. Mrs. I. Johnston of Utica,
n. Y, Is visiting relatives in town. &C. D.
Porter has friends visiting him from Lynn,
Mass Schools began in town Monday. -
N. C. Noyes returned from the worlds
fair last week. DR.. j. {. Kerney, who
has bsen here since last May, moves his
family here soon.-Mrs. Charles Woods
and children OF Quschee, are in town
Chester Ladd has moved into Mrs. L. A.
! Fay's house.