Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-01

ID. Herrick is sick.-Rodney Barney of
MooerS Forks, y. v, is the guest of his ia
thcr, f. II. Barney
MONTGOMERY.
Nelson King broke both bones Of his left leg
while at work in the woods last Friday
The criminal court has been somewhat live
ly the past week and three parties were
fined for selling intoxicants. Four were
fined for intoNication and two of them taken
to the house of correction. H. NJ. Mar
tin has been appointed messenger of the in
solvent estate of Fl. j. Daigle. H. J. Rub
lee has new sign at his store and is making
improvements inside the store -The G. \.
r. members contemplate holding a camp
fire at village hall in the near future.
FRANKLIN.
j. r. Anderson has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs j. c. Langford, at Bridge
water The ladies of the Congregational
Aid society viii give an entertainment in
the town he'll Wednesday evening, February
Nv. H. aud Ira Dooln were arrested last
week charged with trying TO forge tax
receipt. They waived examination and fur
niohed bail for $1,000 to appear before the
grand jury.
RICHFCRO.
MI and Mrs j. ~ Powell went to Bo5-
tom Thursday morning and viii visit Wor-
| ccater. Springfield and other places before
returnu-.--C :. Marshal Rolin Amsden
of Windsor was in town on Tuesday of last
| week and served papers of attachment on
| the Canadian Pacific railway. @. :. Clark,
who was struck by an engine on a crossing
| Il year ago, sites for damages and l.. Baker
! d Sons, whose building was burned last
! August, now bring suit in the United States
| court to recover their loss 1t is claimed tn
cause of the fire was the fault of the Cana
dian Pacific railroad people who sidetracli
| ed a car with hot box which set fire to
the car and the building. THE Catholic fair
! held last week was success. Rev. Father
O'Sullivan gave lecture Thursday even
ing to a large attendance, and ON Friday
! evening, the last one of the series, an oyster
supper was the feature of the evening.
The prizes were drawn the 29th-Iohn F.
Calkins has gone to Montreal for treatment.
\. X Brown went to New York Monday
afternoon on business. in the United States
Court. Charles Garvin. who has been sta
ton agent at LenoXVilie, +. O., for the
Canadian Pacific railway, has severed hi:
| connection with the company and is stop
ping in town-Thc funeral of John Bliss, {
former Kichford boy, who died in Hostor
last week from blood poison, was held at th,
Methodist church Sunday afternoon. \
! large number of friends and relatives at
tended the funeral. Mr.. Bliss was a sing
man, aged 81 years. and engaged in thu
knitting business in Boston. - l;chford cor
poraton has population of 1900 in ALL
Deputy Collector John j. Bernard Of st. Al
bans was sent to Toronto, +. o.. instead o
| a u Of M Il ipl, 4
who expected to goa teachers lneetin
was held at the home of Principal Phelp
Monday evening. Electric lights are bein
put in every room of the American House
Warren :. Wentworth and bride return
ed home Monday and have taken rooms a
the American House --Rchford is cntitle
to five seats at the conservation of BiShoI
elect Hall Friday The train leaves at
o clock a. m and several expect to 20 t
Burlington that day.
ENOS3URGH FALLS.
The annual installation of the officers o
Pixley post and Relief corps took place a
the post room the evening of January ~
The officers of the Relief corp, were in
stalled by Past Commander Richard Smith
after which refreshments were served.
There was progressive whist party at Y
; A. James on Friday evening. There hay
been two hose companies organized wit
Walter Phelps foreman of No | and Josep
Beaulac of No. 2.-Rcy. p. Merrill fell %
the ice Saturday and fractured his hip. Il
| is III Il critical condition. The belt tina
; runs the dynamo at the electric light sta
ton broke Sunday night, knocking lars
hole through the brick wall Of the buildin
and iniuring the dynamo somewhat, so
will be several days before the lights can /