Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-23
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONT PELlER.

j.. r. Morse has brought suit against the
Central Vermont Railroad company for
SIC, Coz damages, and II. a. McAllister for
$4,000 damages, for INJURIES received in the
Richmond collision.
On Wednesday evening bethany Consre-
gational church voted to accept the resigna-
ton of G.. w. Gallagher.
The funeral OF Mrs. Henry Lowe occurred
on Thursday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Weeks
officiating.
As Bert Casey, night clerk at the Mont
pelier House. was, on Thursday evening,
driving along Elm street toboggAn rushed
from the Winter street slide and completely
demolished his sleigh He escaped with
| few scratche, on his face, and the horse ran
! 30 the stable.
The l2th semi annual convention of the
Washington County Christian Endeavor
union is to open at 10 a, m, Friday, March
3, holding three sessions. The song of well
come is to be from words and music by Rev.
G. q. Webster and the address OF welcome
| by Rev. q. w. Gallagher. At the evening
| session William Shaw, general secretary of
the united society, will give his first address
in Vermont and lead the conservation scr
vice, and Rev. T. 6. Thomps of Burling
ton will give the convention sermon.
| The old-fGsbioned supper and singing
school by the Bethany Christian Endavor-
ers Friday evening, was the greatest social
success. A bout $iU0 were taken at the door,
| Hermon D. Hopkins wa, taking leader
for the "skowi. Prof. Bienpied read seec-
tons, and the entire programme was highly
! praised.
q. W. Wilder has purchased the Hub
bard house on Barre street from George H.
| Wilder; consideration, $3.50.
George II, Bennett is the greatest mover
of buildings known. During the past 40
years he has moved nearly 1900 buildings.
lie moved Il very large brick block in Mon
treel % rods that other parties would
undertake.
The annual State Holiness convention
opened on Monday evening in Trinity
church, with small attendance
Washington County Court opens Tues
day, March II. and Hon. Russell ). Taft
will preside. There are 26l cases on the
docket, among which are 81 rum cases aud
30 divorce cases.
BARRE
Tho Retail Merchants association are to
| hold their annual banquet Thursday night
at the city restaurant.
Dir and Mrs a. NJ. keath were on Tues
! day evening reminded that it was the iitth
anniversary of their marriage by the sur.
prise visit of large parry Of friends ut
their home. Refreshments were enjoyed
and gifts left in remembrance of the visit.
Two hundred invitations have been sent
out for the Both Anniversary of the knights
! Of Pythias, which is TO lie observed by the
! loca! lodge Ibis evening
Jockey Hollow is to have new granite
works erected by Charles Daniels.
WATERBURY.
Fred Bissonette has loft l.. S. Biordin $
| granite shop and moved his family to North
| field. Sumner Stearns has bought the
| house at mill village owned BY Miss Alice
Moody OF Boston, for $iUU.--E. L. savage
AMI wife arc visiting at Proctor. Mir. 4.
j. Ferris has employed professional baker
from Boston. MARTA Mcintosh has gone
bis farm at the flat to George
Grave. -Biruey Fullerton is a. home
from Ciuton, Mass. Mrs. Sarah
Jones Is recovering FROM pneumonia Mrs.
Helen CsIkins is golus to Minneapolis this
week. Daniel Moody has moved from the
| Alice Moody house to Cotbyvilie Mrs
! InXham has moved from y ooisto;k to
live with the widow OF George Denmon Al
Mil village. The Ladies AID society of the
Methodist church elected Mrs. }. ". Moody
president; Mrs. Eugene Moody, secretary,
and Mrs. W. X. Elliott, treasurer. Nj ISIS
lne2 Moody is Mt home from u. V M
Grace Wheeler of Montpelier is visiting in
town. -hrs. AIDA Wescott Harris has gone
to South Roya!tou. --James Green Is visit
ing in Boston. Mrs. Alfred York is going
to live with her grandson in New HAmp-
shire. Mis- Eu .ene Rand came from Mont
peler to visit Belle Henry.
George Hills, aged ~ years, an Old real
l. n n in ,t
and was buried last Saturday.
HCX5UaY.
Mrs. Seth Flint is very ow.-Mr. and
Mrs. Gouyou are moving into Mrs. Monty's
house, The auction sails OF the Sy!ves ter
! Spaidng house will be held the 25th Mira
Ruth Montgomery is in town.-Ni,s Ellie
brigham is at home for the winter.-Mrs
j. NJ. Day, who has been staying with Mrs
Azto Slmonds during the absence of Mr.
Simond, at the burlington hospital, re-
turned last Monday. A subscription paper
Is in circulation for the benefit of Charles
Ellis, one of the victims of the hand car
wreck near Hartford.
EAST MONTPELIER.
frankie, son CT Austin Foster, is sick
with diphtheria. Norbert kelton has sold
bis farm to Mr.. Fowler OF Plainlied tor
G3JOO Is. |. W heller has ron ted portion
OF his house to George Vincent. A piano
has been purchased by the East Montpelier
Social club for the hall at the East village.
Abblo Foster Is visiting friends in New
Hampshire. There ara cotillon parties held
at A. II. Cutters hall once in two weeks.
The last was last Friday evening. Music.
Jacobs orchestra.
CALAIS.
DR.. George II. Gray has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Betsey Web
ster aud A. ID. Dwinell and George c. Stay
ton com missloners. Eddie George former
ly of this place, died at Charleston, Mass.
after a short illness OF pneumonia His
tody was brought here on Friday for inter
ment in Moscow cemetery.-M. Edna
Goodal who has been teaching in the Gram
mar department of the Graded school at
Warren Yillage has cGmpleted her work