Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-08
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ST, AlBANS.


Mrs. L. A. Emerson and daughter gave
large reception to their lady friends Thurs
day afternoon.
Col. and Mrs T.. A. Chittenden left
Thursday night for short sojourn in the
Bermudas.
The men in the machine shops are work
ing five hours a day for the present.
Miss Harriet Brown librarian at the pub
lie library, is again at her post after Sc
we're attack of la grippe.
DIR. and Mrs F. u. Robertson are at the
Windsor in Montreal The doctor sits up
only few minutes each day.
Mr.. Frank Graves is to retire from the
firm of Driscoll & Graves, dealers in flour
and grain
Mrs. j. Gregory Smith Miss Annie 3.
Smith and Miss Harriet James have reach
ed Gibraltar in safety after quite stormy
passage. They were met there BY George
Gregory Smith, who win accompany them
! i'll their travels.
| Miss Nellie Bailey, daughter of Mr.. w. 5.
| Bailey, retained her friends last Satur-
| day evening with whist.
| Miss Alberta Beeman. assistant teacher at
| the High school, is confined to her home bt-
cause of illness, and Miss Lulu Bingham of
St Adams bay is taking her place in the
| school.
Miss Juliette n. Chlds returned from
Boston Monday evening. Her cousin, Miss
| Agnes Byrnes, returned with her
Lieut.. Gov and Mrs. Stranahan started
Monday for Hot Springs, S. c.
SWANTON.
The following are among the injured in
the collision Wednesday: Barney Meagan, en-
| cir # ba ba n
side of face, side, and left shoulder hurt,
but will recover: James McDougal, fireman
on freight. hurt in right hip Billy Hutchin-
son, express messenger from Ogdensburg,
left shoulder injured Mahoney, fireman on
the express, hurt slightly in side Mr..
Soules the engineer on the freight engine,
saw the passenger turn in onto his track, in
| time to put on brakes and jump from his
engine. He struck and hurt his knees, but
not seriously The newsboy was slightly
hurt. The injured and passengers were taken
| to St Adams. DR.. Wilder dressed the
wounds of the injured trainmen and accom-
panied McDougal and Hutchinson to the
St Adams hospital Mcagan was
taken to the st. Adams House.
christian Endeavor day was observed by
the society Tuesday evening, January 80,
in the Congregational church. The services
were conducted by Daniel Suter, jr., and
were in three parts First the chain of good
fellowship, showing the fellowship Of all de
nominations in the Christian Endeavor
The second part was devoted to charity
The third part was represented by the bal
lot box and with questions and answers OF
Good citizenship" BY invitation the ZIP
worth league of the Methodist church ioineC
in the exercises. Eighteen from Highgat,
came down in one load and took part. Re
freshments were served in the basement o
the church.
State superintendent of education. NJ
S. Stone, will give an address Friday even
ing at , o'clock in the Congregations
church. The electric light edition of thu
Swanton Courier will appear Friday after
noon. 1t will be much better illustrated
and more complete in detail than at frs
contemplated 10y Mr.. Tobin, who has beer
untiring from the first, in looking up tn
matter of electric lights, and urging on
people on to the accomplishment of thi
grand undertaking There is to be a vii
lage meeting Thursday afternoon at
p. m to hear the report of the electric
light committee, and to see if the village
will authorize the committee to purchase an
other dynamo.
Theodore Bonler started Monday evening
for Chicago and it is expected he will no
return alone-Col. \. a. Hall, assignee fo
the Swanton Suspender company bond
holders, is about ready to open the factor,