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

+. b. Thomas returned Wednesday morn
ing from Boston. DIR, II. II. Mcintyre is in
jacksonville, Fla.-Miss Della Badger has
returned to Boston. The business men have
subscribed enough money to hire night
Waterman until May Mrs. George A.
Laird of Royalton is visiting her father. Ira
Jones. George Walbrdge has bought Mrs.
RhOda Flint's place on Central street for
$4,000. -Thursday evening there was pub
lie installation of the officers of Col. J. B.
Mead camp, No. 81, Sons of Veterans
There was large attendance of the Sens of
Veterans, q. \. R., and W. r. c. beside
large number of friends Past Capt b. c.
Goodwin installed the elective officers and
Capt. +. w. Sault installed the staff officers
After the installation Capt j. f. Eldredgc
gave talk on his escape from the confcd.
crates while being taken from Libby prison
at Andersonville.
The Hosencn's annual ball netted them
about 800. Over 100 couples were present.
Irving a. Flint of the Bangor Theological
seminary is visiting in town.--Rev. Father
W. y. LonergQn has been engaged to de
liver the Memorial day address here John
Abbott of the Harvard Law school is visit
ing in town. Mrs. f. o. Hobart and child
rem of Windsor have been visiting at j. +.
Hobart 5. Harry Newcty went to Boston
Monday. R. +. Fassett was called to Han
cock Monday on account of the illness Of his
fathers. V. Holman of Boston is visiting
in town, Mrs. George II, Peck, who has
been visiting in town for a short time, went
to Royalton Saturday, and will go from
there to her home in st, Adams. Mrs Put
nam and daughter Mary, have returned
from visit to New York. 49, Bell Bros.
opened their new store Saturday.
Anita Burt returned from Concord, n. H.,
Saturday. Charles +. Mann of Claremont,
y. H., is visiting relatives in town.-Quite
delegation went from here Monday 20 at
tend the g. \. r. oncampment and W. r.
G. convention in Burlington. The list in
cludcS Capt. j. +. Eldredge, G. w. Flagg,
{. ID. Sanborn, f. T. Sault, John Finn,
George II. Hoyt, c. b. Chadwick, w. W.
Morton; from the W. h. c., Mrs. r. +.
Parker, Mrs. F. W. Sault, Mrs. +. n. Ris-
ing.
Mrs, r, II. Robinson, accompanied 10y
Miss Grace Il. Sanford, started Tuesday for
three months trip through California. -
f. l.. Sault and Mrs F. w. Sault were in
Mortified Friday. Good tempars at
their meeting Thursday evening elected these
officers Chief templar, L. r. Salisbury;
vice-templar, Miss Winnie Foster secre-
tary, Clarence Dutton; financial secretary,
r. f. Fassett; treasurer, Mrs. Ida Drake;
chaplain, Charles Crandall; marshal, L. ID.
Segar; guard, Louis McAllister; sentinel,
Chester Kent. The officers will be installed
at the next meeting February $.
THETFORD.
Mrs. Laura Russell Hall died at her resi-
dence in Union village Thetford January
., at the advanced age of % years aud eight
months. Mrs. Hall was native of Tibet
ford and spent her entire life in this town.
In 1926 she was married to Mr.. John Hall
well-known in former years as n prominent
business man in Thetford. whom she sur
viyed by 81 years. Mrs Hall was a woman
of great strength of character On her
fathers side she was direct descendant of
the famous English writer, Oliver Gold
smith, She possessed an intellect which
under appropriate conditions would have