Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-01-04
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
SWAN TON.

| lid. +. Booth. who has been very
sick with pneumonia. is improving. -
| The largest Christmas gathering was that
at the residence of w. + Tobin, where n
rich banquet was spread by his mother, Mrs.
William Tohn, and Christmas tree well
laden was enjoyed by many, including be-
sides the immediate family here: WILDER c.
bingham and family of Bristol. Mrs. 5. $.
Waugh, Charles \. Lyman and wife, Miss
Ida Waugh and VIII Waugh of Middle.
bury, Fred +. Rogers and wife and
Miss Minnie Allen of Pittsford Mills,
and George Tobn of the "Student's Art
League, New York city-Mid-
night mass at the Roman Catholic church
was well attended Christmas eve. also the
services i'll the Episcopal and congregational
and Methodist churches On Christmas day
| services were held in the Roman Catholic
ana Episcopal churches. There was Christ
mas tree for the Episcopal Sunday school in
the Town hall December 25.-Mrs Rebec-
ca Pooler an old lady of about 80 years
died here December %. She leaves daugh-
ter here. and a son, Mr.. Loren Pooer of
| Fairfield
Mr., Elmer b. Bailey, of New York is the
guest ot Hon. H. a. Burt, Jr.-Mrs Ma
me Parsons and son have gone to Concord
\. II. ON n visit.-A couple of young men
called at Mr., Salna Medor's house Thurs
day evening in an intoxicated condition and
being refused admittance. one of them
struck her Help came and the young men
were turned over TO officer James who land
ed them in the cooler. They had their
hearing the same evening before Justice
Brooks and We're both fined for intoxication
and assault and battery.
y fire WAS discovered about a. m, De
cember 30. in the Farrar block in room in
the second story occupied by Theophile Bonier
as tailor shop The prompt appearance
of the fire department soon extnguished the
tire, the water doing more damage than the
fire, as it flooded O. f. Browns store be
low-Mike Shannon, while chopping wood
with his son at West Swantou Friday was
terribly injured, and for a time it was
feared fatally 50. An axe in the hands of
the son glanced and struck Mr.. Shannon in
the head, opening an artery. BY the time
they got the injured man home, he had bled
so much DR.. Wilder thought he was dead.
Mr. Shannon was in the Harlow bridge
disaster years ago at Mortified and was
badly injured at that time. He will re
cover.
ST. ALBANS.
Rev. Father Iurcotte, assistant TO Rev
Diagneaut of the Church of the HOLY Guar
dian Angels. has been assigned to Barton
and will soon enter upon his duties there
Albert L. Cross has returned from the
West
-Four prisoners spent Christmas in jail
here Sheriff Kelley provided good things
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Kew w. r. W eeks and wife OF brandon
are visiting i'll town. Mr.. Weeks occupied
the pulpit AZ 1T. Matthew church Sunday.
A broken rail wrecked No. Sc train here
Monday night, and it took the wreck train
till midnight to clear the track.-About 90
couples attended the New Years dance at
the Quincy house.
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ard Smith, adjutant Lewis Giddings, sur
geon; John w. Burgin chaplain: John II.
Burns, officer of the day; Flava Young,
outside guard; John +. Chamberlin, dele
gate; Edison b. Larabee, alternate
The funeral Of A. j. Maynard
5 was held at the Methodist church
Thursday The Masonic service was used
AT special village meeting Wednesday
evening it was voted to buy 1000 feet of fire
hose two hose carts and the necessary
things to go with the same.
PiXley Relief corps met Saturday evening
and the following officers were elected
President Nettie chamberlain: senior vice
president, Cordelia Whitney; junior vice
president Nettie Smith: secretary, Mary
Jeffords; treasurer, Armeda Pearsons; chap
lam, VIVA BurGin; conductor, Elsie Cham
BERLIN assistant conductor Mary Beaulac;
guard, Mary Young: assistant guard, Lucy
Haskins. Richard Smith past commander
of PiAley post, was appointed installing Of