Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-10-19
VERMONT NEWS.

services of their former esteemed pastor
Rev. |. p Booth who, for several years. has
been in Northhcld Mr.. Booth will proba-
bly, commence his pastorate about the first
of November. The pupils in the grammar
department at the academy are preparing to
give Columbus day entertainment ON Fri
day evening Driver John Moulton went to
Worcester, Mass. with the horse Kendall on
Monday. Scion goes from Tom tttou' <
stable The former starts in the 2;21 class,
the latter i'm the 224 class in the Worcester
races.
STOWE.
w. f. Dewey of Middleburv was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Tinkham last week
G. NJ. Watts and George Burnham were
delegates from the local Epworth league to
the recent convention at st. Johnsburv .-
Prof A. II. Cheney has been engaged by
the Congregational society of Waterbury as
instructor in vocal music.-Joscph Latouch
has taken the Mayo farm in Morristown and
will soon move "A. H. Slayton. A. G.
Slayton. Mr. and Mrs. l.. y. Pike and Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Gale are home from the
worlds fair.-Rev. II. d. Sebley of
Kingscraft, y. O., breaches at the
Hollow school house, October 90
Henry T. Raymond expects to move to
Rochester this fall Miss Nettie Owen went
Tuesday to Worcester. Mass Eugene
Hutchins is out after a severe attack of in
lammatory rheumatism The high wind
Friday night blew down sugar house of
the Smith Bros. and displaced and unroofed
several other buildings. Lyman Wood
worth moves to the house vacated by Joseph
Latouch. Butter was worth % to % cents
Saturday and eggs 20 cents per dozen. -
Fred Owen has returned to Hinesburgh 49,
Henry Lathe is quite i'll with cholera NOR
bus. Will Burt of Loon Lake, n. y. is
making his parents "A short visit. Mrs.
Knights has returned from Cambridge. A
Mr.. Stewart and family have moved to Nell
son Styles farm in Sterling. Houston
u Dillingham; tub shops have started up
work. p. D. Pike x Sons have disposed of
their mercantile business and will hereafter
devote their whole time to their manutactur-
ing interests. The purchasers. Walter f.
Benson and ASH c, Cakes, have for several
years been popular clerks in the store The
store will be closed this week while an in
ventory is being taken, opening under the
new firm October 20.-Mr. Royce and wife
of Moretown have been visiting in town.
| Quarterly meeting services were held at the
| Methodist church Sunday. Presiding Elder
/
candidates were received on probation three
in full connection and three were baptized
Orlo +. Luce has returned from his Western
trip.-M Robson and wife. of Salem Mass
who have been visiting relatives here, left
town Monday.
Mount Mansfield and Worcester noun
tain were white with SNOW Monday. -Fred
\. Lathe of Burlington was in town over
Sunday. The Teachers association will
hold a meeting at the High school Saturday,
October 81. at u. IN. with the following
programme: Reading, Miss Ausie Moody;
writing Miss Sara Parish; spelling, Mrs.
Lena Brown: grammar and language, Mis-,
Annie Bigelow: geography. Miss Nina Gale
history. Samuel \. Thomas: physiology
Miss Carrie Brush: arithmetic Mrs. George
Town. Miss Jane Town: general manage
mcnt, Miss Edna Parish: whispering, Mis-,
Nma Adams; drawing. Miss Nellie Watts,
Miss Nida George.
WOLCOTT.
Mrs Haskell's mother died on Friday anc
was taken to Barre for burial. Mr. Hill i,
| soon to leave the hotel and Mr.. Clark vii
take possession. Repairs to the extent o
| 500 are soon to be made on the Methods
church but the Shaw meetings may be hel(
| III the large NestfN below. -'rcOrgc Emery
has hired out to Merchant Hascall for on
year.
WATERVlLlE.
Congressman Powers was the guest of TIL
Parker House Sunday and Monday
Thomas Potter and wife are happy over tn
arrival of a son.-F. ID. Parker was hOm
from st. Adams over Sunday Chaunce,
Tillotson was in Boston, Mass. last week. T.
Miss Mariah Beach. who has been at TN
Parker House for the past two months, ha
| returned to her home in New York city
Adelbert Stockwel and family We're visit
ing in Washington county the past week -
Samuel Wedge and wife of Lowell. Mass.
were the guests of Ami Leach last week
&. B. Thomas and wife have returned from
Worcester, Mas. Homer Woodland hrok
his leg very badly and was otherwise iniurc
while trying to shift belt with his foot il
| I.araway's mill last week.-Ihe case o
State vs. Albert Austin has been continues
four weeks. John Chayer OF Cambrdg
was brought before Justice Mcfarland
charged with intoXication on Wednesda
and had a jury trial The jury disagreed