Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-28
WASHINGTON COUNTY.


Dr. Norman Seaycr denies the statement
that appeared in different papers in the
state that ne was in declining health. DR..
Scavcr never enjoyed better health than at
present.
f. II. DWinel Of Harvard and Henry
homo for the holidays.
Mis-, Laura Ropes is spending her Christ |
mas vacation with Der parents.
The Poverty social given by the Uni !
tartan ladies Friday evening was n great sue
cess. Rev. j. T.. Wright won in the spell |
ing contest.
At the first regular mcctng' in Deccm-
bcr the following officers were elected by |
Brooks W K. corps President. Mrs. Ella
| +. Leland senior vcc-president, Mrs. Emma
NJ. Noyes: junior vicc-presidcnt Mrs Lo-
vim Peck; treasurer. Mrs Alice C. Baker;
chaplain. Mrs. Mary f. Snow; conductor,
| Mrs. Ida G, Brown: guard, Mrs. Emma y.
Hunt; delegates to the state convention. Mrs.
Iovina Peck Mrs Alice G. Baker. Mrs. |
Dora Felt altcrnatcs, Mrs. Jennie Boglcy, /
Mrs. Clara Fowler. Mrs. Emma NJ. Noyes: |
trustees, Mrs Ellen NJ Scaver, Mrs. Clara |
! Fowler. Mrs ElVira Young The installa |
zion will he held in G. \. H. hall Tuesday |
evening. Jan. !. 1891.
The Montpelier National bank has de-
clared s,ni-amual dividend Of four per |
cent.
EAST MONT PELIER.
Rev J. f. Wright will preach at the
Morse school house January i-Christmas
was observed at the Center Monday evening
and at Morse school house Saturday even
ing ley. c. :. Nckcrson held a farewell
service at the brick church last Sunday
The Eureka Granite Quarry company com
mcnced work again Monday.-Mr and Mrs
George Foster of Danville. T.. O., are spend
ing the holidays with 6. f. Sibley-J. r.
Young and wife went to Sudbury Saturday
to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Web
ter.-Real estate is changing hands al the
east village. II. Worcester has bought of g.
Hammett. j. VI. Willard has bought It
quarter interest in the watcr-power and
some land east of the river of ] S. WhcClock
and Mr. Dancause has sold out
PLAlNFlELD.
j. NJ Bachelor q Son have started their
saw and grist mill. and are doing good
business. There is to be a New Years ball
at the Plainiield House on the evening OF
January Quite u delegation from this
vicinity attended the annual ball at East
Montpelier last week
WATERBURY,
Fred Somervilo is home on a vacation -
Mrs. Blair is visiting in town MIR. and
Mr., Lovrioy of MoretoWu have been visiting
their daughter. Mrs. Frank Evans Morris
Daley has vacated the rooms in the Watts
block. Mrs Clark Roberts of Montpelier
has been visiting her mother Mrs. William
Deal.
Mr. Harvey Henry is visiting his mother
DR.. Sliler, the optican, will be at Bar
retts hotel from Dec. % to 29.-Firc
caught in the rooms of Willis Bryan and
wife at Barrett's hotel last Thursday, but
was soon eXtinguished before serious dam
ace was done Mrs. Charles Robinson is
visiting relatives in Canada Morris Far
mcr is in town.-Mrs John Coffin went to
Montpelier Friday Anna Kettle and
Maron spent Christmas at home Elmer
Colfrin and wife are visiting III town
Mr.. Carl Benedict and wife Of Montpelier
spent Christmas at s. Parchcr' Miss
Kate Warren is home on vacation Jim
e Mari spent Monday i'll town Mr.. David
Warden i, Visiting at Mr.. Burleigh $
y lnez Moody and Miss Landt are at home for
= the holidays.--Thc Ladies Aid society
met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs T. b,
u Crossct Miss Mac Wrislcy is ill.-Miss
, Nellie Ryan and brother spent Christmas at
l home Miss Gertrude Nicholas has COM
> plcted her school ut MiddleseX. Midnight
I mass was observed at the Catholic church
Sunday-Miss Bertha Pike is home from
Montpelier on visit Christmas exercises
Il passed off very successfully al the Metho-
. dist church Sunday evening.
e. WORCESTER
r George Dyke. who moved to Morrisville
Il n short time since. died there on Wednesday
Il of last week and was brought here for burial
II Thursday Mr.. and Mrs MaXfeld Of Barre
visited in town last week Clinton Taylor
visited his brother in Barre last week.
Mrs. \. $. Camp is quite ill.-The band
t. held one of their walking matches at town
}. hall Saturday evening, which was well at
e tended. The grand Christmas dinner at
/, town hall on Monday drew crowd A T..
" Vail OF Montpelier spent Christmas at home.
!, EAST CALAIS.
Il, W. l.. Pierce is now able to he in his store
once more Carroll j. Lamb has been act
n ing rs clerk during his illness Mr. r. :.
II Poster of West Burke, was the guest of his
lc grandson, l.. J.. Provost of East Calas.-
e Rev. Mr.. Lester Warren of North Mont
st peler will preach at East Calais, Dec.
= 81, '93.
WAITSFlELD.
e Aunt Hannah Palmer is critically i'll with
:. pneumonia There was Christmas tree at
+ the Methodist church in connection with a
+ dinner George Bushnell of Thompson-
; VILE, Conn. is at home. Miss Julia Rylo
re was taken with severe hemolThage of the
rs lungs last week, Matthew James is at home
y from college through the hodayS.--A small
N delegation from here attended the district
: meeting of F and A. NJ at Montpelier last
week Christmas exercises We're held at the
Congregational church Monday evening
d WEST BERLIN
Mrs. H. VI. Strong ami mother, Mrs.
: Brown, c. i. Leonard and Mrs, James
y Wooster are ON The sick st.--Philip Smith,
VI wife and child of Randolph spent Christ
1t mas at g. L. Rowcll s.-H. f. Smallcy oi
I, Mortified was in town owe" Sunday
a pleasant time was enjoyed at the Christina,
y services at the Methodist church Monday
p evening.
MORET OWN