Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-26
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

Guernsey wore united 10 marriage Wedncs-
day evening by Rev. G. w. Gallagher at the
home of the parents OF the bride, Mr.. aud
Mrs E. M. Guernsey. The reception which
followed was very largely attended, and the
presents were numerous and valuable.
Living Whist was presented Thursday
evening at tho opera house with great sue
cess The house was filed, and it is esti
mated that about $500 were taken. The
costumes from Boston were nice and the
playing excellent. There Is a great demand
to have the play repeated, and it probably
will be, with new features, at an early
date.
Horace II. Scrbner, retiring noble grand
In Vermont lodge OF Odd Fellows, was on
Wednesday night presented by thu mem
bers with an elegant past grand and past
chief patriarch jewel as a token OF appre.
citation for his faithful services.
Next Sunday is communion day Mt the
Methodist church. The third quarterly
conference will be held Saturday and the
love feast at 10 O'Clock Sunday morning.
The presiding elder will be present. The
Methodists will hold their annual sociable
at the vestry Wednesday evening. a fine
literary and musical programme will be
| presented and supper will be served from
to Miss Grace Aldrich of Cambridge,
| Mass, is visiting at home. --Mrs Jessie
| Cook is visiting relatives In Waterbury,
| Mrs. Orrin kimball is gaining slowly
| Mrs. w. b. Mayo is better. The W. r. G.
will present the drama "Our Folks" at
| Williemstown Friday evening. The Memoir
ial day exercises are in charge of William
Boynton post, q. A r., this year Hon.
G. p. Hogan of st. Albaus has accepted an
Invitation TO deliver the Memorial address.
The wife Of Town Representative Edwin
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at her home in Lsnosboro at the age of 81.
She loavss a husband aud two little chill
dren. Funeral services were held at 1870
| Tuesday afternoon in Plainfsld.
Mrs. Milton ID. Drew died Sunday morn
| ing Of quick consumption at her home in
| Berlin, where funeral services were held
| ~ 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Bethany Sunday-school was organized
nearly II years ago in the old Shepard
Tavern, which was located where the pres
ent Montpelier and Wells River railroad
freight depot now stands.
! The trustees of the Capital Savings Bank
| and Trust company met on Monday after
noon and reelected the old board OF officers:
| 4. j. Deavitt, president; Alexander Coch
ran and Horatio n. Taplin, vice-presidents
and Edward L. Blakely, treasurer.
BARRE.
| The Retail Merchants associations annual
| meeting was held Wednesday night. These
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
| Homer Fits, presidents r. S. Currier, vice.
presidents Frank W. jackson, Becretary;
! Perley Chandler, treasurer. \ committee,
comprising Messrs. Skinner, Keudrick and
| Eastman, were appointed to arrange for
holding the annual banquet in February.
| A ommittee also appointed to solicit
funds Tor the organizing Of an electric light
plant in the village.
The Barre Misunderstanding company, in
corporsted for the purpose of making an
exhibit of Barre granite at tho worlds fair
has already raised $40, 900 snd will hayo
! $4,000 more subscribed when the time for
tbs next meeting arrives.
TIE Ladies' union OF the Universaliat
church ere to give en- experience supper
Friday evening in the vestry. A number
of the ladies have agreed to give their
perience in earning dollar. Eight OF them
called upon the merchants and raised a sub
tcription which was to be paid for thor
ough sanding OF the sidewalks OH Main
street. Saturday afternoon tho ladies APP
pearel with a road OF sand, and while one
drove the horse the others welded shovel8
with good effect.
| Hamilton Webster, elected baillff at the
village meeting last week, has resigned,
! rba co,n,,o.t;o,oI 1t, C.,Iti T.
doovorer, ara 70 hol, ,,a,io i,,.tonr
| +artaJnr,or, Tn,ao, =: .tt,
rarIor, So ~
wArrppupv
Lirno'' III; 1Ison % 1roNiuehce' ~, l.,
anu i1'o'a =. ScHotisiu' were married ~
.ne re'il,hce Oh Anhuueu' Cro'Ss1V The
,o'n' anu "ens 70 nioh'reai Oh wed
ding trip.-Stillman Ruggles an old resi-
dent of Waterbury. died at pittson Pa
at the residence OF his son. Fred Hart has
moved TO a tenement in the Ball alley
Fred Bisnett has moved into the lower ten
ement OF Luther Davis's house, formerly oc-
! cupied by l.. 5. Bloudin. Mrs. Linda
| (Sampson) Fogg has gone to Gardiner, Ne,
where her husband resides. Rev. Burton
Minard of Maine, is holding a series of re-
vivai meetings at tho Center and much in
terest has been awakened.
Frank II. Anterior has engaged to travel
! for II. A. Blanchard 81 Co. Of New York,
dealers in all kinds OF liquors. For several
years MIR. Athorton has been very efficient
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