Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-29
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ST. AlBANS.

The venerable MIR. \. J. Stafford died the
morning of the 2lst, at O'Clock. He was
a merchant for many years in st. Albans.
He leaves a wife. one son. Alfred, residing
in Washington, d. c., and three daughters,
Mrs Marshall Mason Mrs. Daniel butcher
and Mrs. Hattie Lewis, all residing in st.
Adams.
Dr. George O. Webster and wife returned
from New York Friday night. They stopped
at White River Junction TO attend the an
nual meeting of the State Dental society.
Mrs. Guy c. Noble has gone to Old Point
Comfort, Va, to remain through the spring
months.
Norman butcher and John Brennan are
home from " illiums for the Easter vaca-
ton.
Mrs. O. F. Fassott has gone to Washing
ton, D. c., where she will remain with her
niece, Miss Kate Eldred, until the summer
months.
Mrs. Stephen E. Royce went to Ogdons-
burg, n. Y. Saturday morning to spend a
week with friends
William Landon has sold his hotel, the
Park View, to Willard Pierce. Mr. Pierce's
son, Frank. who has been in Chicago the
past year, has returned to act as manager.
MIR. Landon has kept first-cla-s house.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Folsom moved into
c, l.. Capron's house on Monday. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. f. Toof, parents of Mrs, Capron,
are to board with them. Mr.. and Mrs C.
l.. Capron expect to start for California
Thursday, and expect to make that State
their home for the future. Their friends,
while regretting their departure, join in best
wishes for their future.
Miss Katherine Brainerd, daughter of Mr..
Rawson Brainerd, is home for vacation of
two weeks She has a position in the Mid
dlebury High school.
SWANTON.
The stereopticcn exhibition with eXplaua-
tory address 10y r. s. Barrett, and music by
the boy pianist, Dion Wylie Kennedy, drew
very small house here Wednesday even
ing -Geo1g e Hav'ey left here Monday
for Burlington. to take his place as clerk on
the steamer Chateaugay. Later in the sea-
son he expects to 60 back into the office of
the Champlain Transportation company at
Burlington. Little Mary Carr, the daugh-
ter of Ambrose Carr, esq, is sick, threat
ened with fever Mr.. Brow. night operator
at the Central Vermont station, is sick at
A. a. Brooks Mrs. Rogers. Miss kittie
Chamberlain Augusta Manner and some
others are i'll. The band will bring out the
comedy 1.-The Lost WIZ the first part Of
April.-The calico ball promises to be
largely attended next Friday.
The g. a, r, post has arranged with the
Cosgrove family and company to give one
of their musical and dramatic entertain
ments at Billiards. hall Thursday evening
The calico masked ball Friday evening
promises to be well attended Bert by Ike
| leaves Thursday for Manchester n. H,
where he has secured good position at
work for the street railway company The
trade between H. y Dyke and Willard
Pierce for the rental of the Central House
having fallen through, Mr. Dyke will con
tnue to run his own house. N. f. Jenni-
son. of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
who has been visiting his mother for a week
with his little boy, started Monday night
for Chicago Tim F. Catlin started Mon
day evening for Helena, Mout.-Eastel
Sunday was observed by the churches Will
appropriate exercises. and there We're fin,
displays of flowers, R. l.. Barney of Cam
bridge, Mass, was in town Monday.