Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-09

under the auspices OF the w. =. L. u Whba
very pleasant affair. Alice Chase and VIII
1eachout chose the contestants. The supper
and entertainment given by the w. II. c.
to the q. A. II. boys was n success. Inc
entertainment consisted of a display OF
pictures from "Aunt Jerusha's Album. IL
The Christian Endeavor society will give
mum supper, followed by Mother Goose
entertainment, next Friday night. Supper
will be free IL anyone can keep mum. ~
Isaiah Dow and wife from lIinesburgh were
in town last week, guests of Dr. Perrin. -
Miss Ida Stanley started for New York city
Monday. Mrs. G. B. Drury is recovering,
! Mr.. Oscar Cook has moved to Burlington,
| to the Eugene Goodrich farm. Mr. Edward
| Severancer and Mrs. Eva Nean were mar
ried Saturday, by Mr.. S. f.. Miller.-J. F.
Day Of Colchester, roadmaster of the HUT
land division of the Central Vermont rail-
rond, is rapidly improving.
ESSEX CENTRE.
The Christian Endeavor Society gave
missionary concert at the Congregational
| church last Sunday evening. John Pecor
has taken the Thomas Haney farm. The
! closing school exercise, OF tho institute last
! Friday evening consisted of recitations
declarations, debate, tableaux, charades,
! interspersei with music, and were followed
by an oyster supper. The house was full;
and about $50 was Melted for the piano
fund, Spring term commences March II.
John Buttolph of Buffalo, who has been
visiting in town for the past few weeks,
started for Washington, d. c., Wednesday
morning. to attend the Inauguration excr-
cises Mrs. Alice Croto of PapiIion, Ne
brauka, nnd her mother, Mrs. Jason Hunt,
arrived Friday the 24th. MIR. w. f.
Chaplin has boon appointed admins
traitor of Mira. Selma DORIS estate. Miss
Laura Slater who hes been visiting at her
uncc's, ~. A. Slater, the past few months,
started for her home in Lyons, Ohio, Tues
day the 2Sth. Charles Packard moved to
the Edwin Andrews farm last week.
UNDERt+lLL.
Mrs. Z. Sinclair was thrown from a cutter
Thursday by runaway horse; fortunately
neither injury nor damage resulted. Miss
Mary Corbett, while driving from Jericho
Centre to this piece with a cot, bad an ex-
tremely narrow escape. On steep hill a
side strap broke letting the cutter into the
horses heels Tho animal started to run
and was only prevented Al the foot OF the
hill by nervy exhibition OF courage.
The new firm in the village Riverside is
an assured fact 'Walters & Mead" are
among our popular boys and cannot fail to
have success. The st. Adams Creamery
association has completed arrangement
with t. s. Whtcomb and will place their
scparator> in the cheese factory building
DR.. Bradford on account of ill-health con
templates a change in occupation soon.-
Mrs. Mechanics is visiting in Fairfax.
WiNOOsKI.
Died, on Saturday March 4, Mrs. Beulah
Df Sol Rarrlap
formerly Of Milton, VT, aged 81 years and
6 months Funeral was held Wednes-
day at $50 a. IN. at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Maria B. HerricH, So East
Alien street. The iuterment made
at Milton, VT.
Mrs. Z. r. Crnndall is i'll.
Prof II. }. Wallmuller, aged 51 years,
who has for the past three years bcen pro-
fessor OF Gsrman in Bishop Hopkins hall,
died at the home of William Johnson on
Maple street, Sunday, at $50 a. m Fuuera
was held from the house at 9:3D a. m.
and from Bishop Hopkins chapel at 1880
a. IN. Tuesday.
Ir. S. II. Edison was not feeling wei
Monday morning and was persuaded by hi;
vile not to leave home until noon when he
seemed n little more comfortable and drove
to the village to transact some business
to some of the boys and babe them good
D bye something very unlike his usual de-
parture. When lie arrived at the Dunbar
House he ordered a supper, saying II have
not eaten anything to-day" The proprie
tor says he ate very hearty supper anC
started home. On arriving homo he got ou
of the sleigh aud spoke to his dog who rar
out to meet him. AS he spoke he fell life
less to the ground He was G3 years OF age
= and leaves vito and two sons, together
with large circle Of friends Mr.. Edsor
was n prominent man and has for many
years held prominent offices in town.
j. F. Day, who has been very i'll will
pneumonia, is decidedly improved.
Miss Martha Cross was caught in the ma
chnery in the Colchester merino mill Tues
/ day morning and received several bruise,
about the arm aud shoulder hut no bone
D were broken.
q COLCHESTER.
, Mr. B. ". Fay has purchased the farm
9 on which he has been living. The school il
district No. Is closed last week Wednesday
? "A ball was held at the residence of Col
w. d. Munson last Friday evening. There
} will be q sociable at the residence of Mrs
Q Ellen Wright Friday evening. One OF oul
} Colchesterites is at present engaged in ex
psriments which may devslope into pay
. ing and hourishng industry, viz: Tn
t manufacture OF carpets and rugs on an en-
trely new principle. THE semi-annua
business meeting of the Y. p. S. c. e. fol
i the election Of officers was held at thu
= Congregational church Wednesday evening
= j. +. Day is improving.
SHELBURNE.
The funeral OF Mrs. A. s. Scoville too
place at her late residence Friday at a. m.
r Rev. W. j. Chapman officiating. Tn
Z floral tribute from ths Kings Daug tier
:, society, OF which she was very activ
. member, consisted of a Maltese eros
] made Of jspoucas and hyacinths
. There was also bouquet of mar
# cissus from the Christian Endeavor SC
"a ciety, also bunch of callas from a friend
g Mrs. Scovile was a Christian lady loved b.
all who knew her. She leaves a husband
two sons and daughter. The concer
:, given by the U. V. III. Glee and Banjo clu
!. was well patronized and highly commente
= on.