Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-24
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
MORRISVlllE,

MORRISVlLLE.
Wednesday evenings sermon at the
Methodist campmeeting was by Rev. G..
Stebbns. Thursday was devoted to the Ep
worth league principally, league love
feast being held at a. m. lead by Rev. A.
B. Truax. Rev. w. s. Smithers delivered
an interesting address at 10 a. M. listened
to by large audience. Rev. Mr.. Smitbers
is the Vermont conference president Of Ep-
worth league. At , p. m. Mr.. Irish, presi-
dent of st. Adams district league, delivered
an address, followed by Rev. f. w. Hamb-
lin. Thursday evenings sermon was
by Rev. George l.. Story of Bakersfield.
The following ministers were present Thurs
day. Rev. l.. o. Sherburne, T. E.; A. Il.
Truax, e. b. Hyde, c. Wedge worth, G.
Stebbins, r. L. Nanton, l.. Matheson, NJ.
Burnham, r. Christie, +. w. Hamblin, w.
S. Smthers, A. Wills, M. Ryan.-A young
man by the name of Spauldiug from Stowe,
while intoxicated on Wednesday evening,
did some reckless driving on our streets, and
after n sharp tussle was taken in by Deputy
Sheriff George Town, and on Thursday
morning naed s1l.5l.
Tbursdsy and Friday were damp days on
the Methoe,.t camp grounds Friday services
were hello 20 different cottages, Rev. S. G.
Vail and RSv. u. b. Hyde preaching in the
forenoon, and Rev. Clark Wedgeworth and
Rev. L. n Bushnell in the afternoon. The
anauai Business meeting of the Camp
6rounG association was held and these off
GERS elected for the ensuing year President,
l. A. White; vice presidents, c. +. Smith;
II. Waite, G. II. Terrill; treasurer, Lyman
Scamp; secretary, II. Waite; r. r. secretary,
/. \. White; executive committee,
=. l.. Nanton, c. a. Hastings, H.
Waite G.. b. Bssman, |. A. White, c. +.
Smith; auditors, |. A. White, X. Monteith,
A. Conant. Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Noyes re
turned Friday evening from three month";
absence in the West,
Three Of the gentry were arrested ON the
camp grounds Saturday evening either for
furnishing or for intoxication. They were
housed in the county jail over Sunday. -
The Camp Ground association have this
year run the boarding house on the grounds
themselves and have done well. The people
broke camp on Monday morning. The as
sociation voted S2j to the chairman of the
executive committee. Underhll people will
build a new cottage. -Rsv. A. w. c. Au-
derson OF Thomaston, Maine, is to remain
mere and occupy the desk in the Methodist
church next Sunday. Rev. ID. T.. Croft Of
ST. Adams occupied the desk at the Con
gregational church on Sunday evening. -
a committee is to be sent by our citizens to
inspect an electric road in Maine.
STOWE.
Philip LaBelle, young man OF about 90,
who lived with his widowed mother in that
part OF Stowe known as "Brownsvile ~ was
killed Friday afternoon while chopping in
the woods. AS he was working alone the
body was not found until Saturday morn
| w ~ in r
accident, LaBelle having bled to death from
a cash in the throat under the ear which
severed the jugular vein. How such a bio W
could have been given by axe held in his
own hands Is mystery, unless, as is gen
orally supposed, the axe was caught
by limb in downward stroke.
The funeral services were held Sunday
A. A. Kellogg and son Jesse have returned
from their Western trip. Willis Gillette
has bought the place on Bridge street owned
aud occupied by Josiah Stone.-It is ru-
mored that DR.. Stephen Gillette, " ho has
been located ct Ludlow for two years past,
will return and take up practice here. -
Rev Charles Dinsmore of Wilimautic,
Conn, preached at the Congregational
church Sunday. George Town and wife
are at Chicago attending the world fair. -
Fred Fulington of Jeffsrsonvile was In
are at Queen City Park; Frank is at work
upon a cottage which John J.. Stafford is
building there.-H L. Straw is raising and
repairing his house. Owing to poor health
Miss Ella Thomas has been obliged to give
up her work in IL. NJ. Netherlands office al
Hyde Park. j. Nearen has been repair
ing the interior of his drug store
Mrs. Caroline Barnes, her daughter, Mrs
Potter, and MrR Potter's children return
to Kansas this week. MIR. McCue of Crafts
bury is visiting at Ira Muun's. John Drul
hes moved to his farm from Burlington. -
Mrs. Mary Simmons Field of Somsrville
Mass, is at C. A. Simmons.
Mrs Grace Crandall Cheney OF Spring
field, H., is visiting her mother. -Charle
Bruce has bought Mrs. CrandaIls bous
and will move it to a site on w. |. Atkins
land. Mics Alice Thompson of Boston ha,
been visiting in Walter Spau ldins al
Miss Della Burnett were married Tuesday
A large party of young people from tb
Forks and vicinity are camping this wee
at Gilmore pond.
CAMBRIDGE.
Rev. L. Wheelock and daughter Lucy o
Boston are spending two weeks in Portland
Me-Mrs s. s. Wallace of Barrie is at he
fathers, ID. G.. Griswold' SHERMAN Bun
ker expects to 60 to Poughkespsie. N. Y.
to college. Bert Hawlsy is at home 90
Grant Gonyssu visited in Stowe and Co
chester the first Of last week.
Mrs. Farewell Wethsrby, after ssvers
weeks visit with her son, returned to Bur
lington Tussday.-Mr aud Mrs G. A
Wells are visiting in town.-l. q. Whit
and wife went back to Concord, n. H. Sat
urday. Mise Hsbb OF Richtord is visitin
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