Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-05-24

which all eligible to join the order are in
vited.
Patrick Fox was riding down from the
quarries on the tail car of the noon freight
Tuesday and at the fork shop crossing either
jumped from the train or fell off aud was
badly cut.
Steven Davis who has been attending the
Tufts college medical school, is in town and
is working in the drug store of c. A. Smith
MONTPELIER.
Mrs. G. T. Sabin and daughter, Jessie,
have decided to remain in California an
othcr year.
Brooks post, No. 10, G. A. r., will OBJ
serve Memorial Sunday as follows: The post
will meet at their rooms at 10 a. m. in full
uniform, and march to the Unitarian church.
where the regular memorial sermon will be
preached by Rev. j. Edward Wright. Me
mortal day will be observed as follows: The
forenoon will be taken up in decorating the
graves by committees from the post, who
will visit the different cemeteries for that
purpose Mt ! p. m The procession will
form under w. +. Waterman. chief
marshal. The military and civic organiza-
tons have been invited to join and nearly
all have accepted After the parade the
in Blanchards Opera House, with Rev Ed
gar NJ Smith, D. D.. of Montpelier as orator
of the day, and Rev. j. Edward Wright
chaplain. The Grafton will be followed by
the regular Decoration day service by the
school children. The members Of the post
are requested to appear in full uniform,
with white gloves.
| 1t is expected that the State executive
committee of the y. NJ G.. A. will visit
Montpelier very soon for the purpose of
holding a mass meeting in the interest of
the proposal o form an association here.
Gen. Estey of Brattleboro, Mayor Van Pat
ten of Burlington, c. W Osgood of Bel
lows Falls and Mr.. North and Secretary
Fuller of Rutland are among those expected.
l.. b. johnson of Burlington was III town
last week E F.. Blakely of Montpelier
was in town ON business Friday. -Chauncey
Denny and wife have returned from Florida
for the summer The last militia dance OF
the season was well attended. Mrs. Frank
| Kmball is seriously ill.-Charles Beldn OF
Barton is visiting at |. f. Stebbns The
new bicycle regulations were recognized
Friday evening by some of our 'scorchers
| appearing with dinner horns and COW bells
approaching every crossing with noise suffi
cient to do credit to any railroad locomo
tive.
Mrs. c. j. Gleason returned from Boston
Saturday
Mrs. Josephine Poland went to Burlington
| Monday for few weeks visit,
Mrs. A. G. Fay of Lancaster, y. H., i
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs Cree, OIL
| Barre street.
Miss O. b. Stout, stenographer for the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance company
is taking weeks vacation in Boston and
vicinity.
Col. Fred f. Smith returned Saturday
night, after an extended business trip in the
West, accompanied by Mrs. Smith, who ha,
been spending the winter there.
WATERBURY CENTRE.
G. j. Fish and family have moved tC
| Wolcott. Charles Sheldon of Montpelier
has bought the Barnes place for $500 e
II. Stone jr., has returned from Haverhill
Mass. The popular drama, Bread on the
Waters will be given in the seminary
hapel next Friday evening for the benefit
If Rev c. II. Richardson, pastor of the