Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-01

ana VIII occupy tho BrlStOl house, corner
Elbow and School streets. The Washing
tons birthday observance at the Reform
school was cxcellenty carried out.--Rcv.
W. w. Carr preached for Rev Mclaughlin
in Rutland on Sunday and Rev. G.. T. Todd
of West Rutland filled Rev Carr's pull
pit here. A class of II probationers have
been received into the Methodist church of
this place within the last three weeks.
Russell \. Preston Of Post No 3. Ferris
hurgh, has been appointed abide camp on
the department staff of Commander &. f.
Branch. The republican town committee
has called II caucus for Monday evening,
March ,, to nominate candidates for mayor
aldermen. ctc.-Partes cutting ice on the
river near the lake claim to have cut
through 80 inches of solid ice last week. -
Mrs George Dyer Of Sutton, Canada, is
visiting relatives i'll Nergcnnes and West
Salisbury. Waiter Duntlcy is on the sick
list again II w. futile is not a candidate
for the office of mavor-The friends of
Miss Rcbecca Fraser of Centre Fcrrisburgh
were greatly shocked to find her dead in her
house Saturday morning She lived all
alone and was over 90 years of age MIR.
Van Deusen and wife Of Albany are regis
tered at the Stevens House. --Capt IIoM-
uaglo is lcngthcniug and charging Mr.. Van
| Deuseu pleasure boat "Waudercr, - and il
will be launched on the opening Of naviga-
ton.
The Methodist church was well filed Sun
! dpv to listen To- Rev. &. | Todd He made
an excellent impression on his audience. -
! Over l9J scholars are in attendance at the
parochial school.-The wife of Mr.. Charles
Caissc, ST.. is quite Ills d. Miner is max
| ing an addition lSx2l to his residence ON
| Elbow street. G. LaBocuf is the builder. -
! \ paper for signatures is said to be in cir
culation pcdgng support to the new city
hall project Edward Morrison of Addison
| has Just returned from Sydney, Australia.
whittier he went with II shipment Of sheep
some time since
BRISTOL.
Charles Wardwcll, engineer on the Bris
toll railroad, cut the end of his little finger
on his left hand nearly off Friday morning
with q hatchct. R. \. Perkins, editor of
the Rutland Herald was in town Thursday
and Friday, attending the farmers meeting
-Henry luell and companion by the
name of Mcclure observed Washington ;
birthday by getting full and were locked up
and fined s. and costs Friday morning. --
| Ex-Stato Senator Childs of Wcybrdge at
tended Fridays session of the farmers
meeting. Tho Vermont Humane society
will hold its annual meeting here March :,
instead of February - as heretofore an
nounced.
The Royal -Four Hundred met with Mrs
| \. ID. Evarts Wednesday evening. Mr.
Il. s. Smith and Mrs. DR.. Dean took first
prize and Miss Emma Ridley and Mr.. f. &.
Parker carried away the BOBBY prizes
Mrs. W. II. Ridley is reported some better.
The water works on west branch are
frozen up again ana patrons of that branch
| are rather Spondent.-Pctcr. BOmbard
died Saturday morning and was buried sun
day.-Potatoes are bringing 40 cents.
y. j. Piper has sold his grocery and meat
business to Stewart Il Williamson Harry
Sprague has sold 100 acres of land ono mile
west of the village to +. c. Dixie During
the past year the selectmen of Bristol have
expended Sll l6l.39 for bridges and mate
rial for the same, aad for miscellaneous pur-
poses. The road commissioners have eX-
pended S2JSJ. 81 ON the highways.
LINCOLN
The town auditors report shows the town =
Indebtedness to he S}36 -. and the auditors
recommend raising tax of 40 cents on the
dollar to pay running expenses and to meet
the third nstalhnent of railroad debt that
comes due September 1J-Mrs. Eleanor
Narnev has pneumonia Peter Bombard is
very low.-G. A Thayer made business
trip through the north part of the State last
week.
Mrs. Eleanor Narney is very low with
pneumonia Nina Hanks of Huntington i.
stopping in town.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Babcock of Randolph are visiting relative,
and friends in town.-iIr. and Mrs b. j.
Cove have moved into the rooms over a.
T.. Barnard's store.-Ansel Moulton is NOV
bn IA, b., .tt,.t,
don farm.-Elroy Babcock and wife of Roch
ester are in town for few duys,-Nalley
Narncy has leased j. l.. Bush's farm -
Peter lombard died Saturday morning of
pneumonia. The funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church
Burton Rock and Dan Mahony of Green
Mountain seminary are homo for a two
weeks vacation. Pearl Hanks is spending
a week with friends in Huntington. Henry
Martin Of Iowa is guest of Edwin II i'll anc
family Prank c. Falr of St. Adams il
spending a few days with friends in town
MONkTON.
A rare occasion was enjoyed the evenin:
, of February 20, it being the jOth anniver
sary of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Gcorg,
b. Cox. Nearly a hundred friend
and neghbors gave them a surprise
and congratulations We're showered upoi
2 Mr. and Mrs. Cox, two persons only beins
I present who attended the original wedding
; of 30 years ago. A poem was read by Mrs
( NJ. f. Cox and some recitations given b,
= Mrs. Edgar Meader. Mr.. Edgar Meade
presented the couple handsome extension
table and various sums of money. The oc
4 casion will long be remembered by all VIII
e We're so fortunate as to be present.
Horace Kinsley has moved to Nergennes
n Thomas Butler is TO carry on s. Spooner'
p farm the coming season Mrs. O. L.. MIN
! blett came down from Burlington Frida
/ for few days stay.-Schoo at the Boro
= Miss Weller Of IIinesburgh, teacher. Wi
. close Friday, March ,, after successful
n term.-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. G.. Hooker of Corn
wall visited friends in town this week
< Frank Falhy closed school at the Ridg
J. Friday, and Henry Falby closed a very sue
# ccssfu term of school at Barnum town
+ Antoine Carpenter has sold his old home
n stead to \. {. CrOSsman. An infant chill
g of Mr. and Mrs " ilbur Shattuck wa