Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-09-19
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS,
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West street slated.-FranlI Ward and wife
and Miss Merle Brooks have gone TO New
York.-Mrs. II. 5. Smith continues very
I'LL NJ. Gage and family go to Middle
bury soon to reside. Mr. Gage will work
for Danyew, the barber.--Charles Bu"l
has been visiting his daughter in the
Queen City for n week past-John Shed
rick cut his leg the other day with an
axe and Tuesday the doctors took two
pieces of bone from the wound.-An ef-
fort is being made to start cooperative
creamery. A meeting is to be held at the
school house in district NO MONDAY
evening, Sept. %.
The knights Tcmplar who attended the
conclaVe in Boston have received some
elegant pictures of the commandery'-
II. NJ. Small lost a valuable horse laat
Saturday, its death being caused by eat
ing to freely of meal. Patrick Casey OF
the Bee Hive. Queen city, and Il. f. SUIT
ton of Poultney were in town over sun
day.-Joseph Ctaudctte is in Montreal and
Mrs Joseph White is in burlington this
week.-Bristol will send quite delega-
ton on the Montreal cNcur5ion.-"Au Aunt
Betsy" Smith who is in her SSth year. is
able to walk about the streets and call
on her ne3ghbors and friends.-Mrs. Anscl
Roberts. who has been the guest of Mrs
H. c. Munsill and Mrs Potter has re
turned to her home in Cleveland, Ohio
E. w. Shattuck has sold his tenement
house on Mountain avenue to Frank La
doc; consideration $1,000. II. Brooks
and family have vacated the laundry and
a Chinamau has moved in.--Wilson Bros
are collecting material for repairs on their
house on Maple street.-The Methodist
church was well filled Tuesday night to
hear the lecture on Japan.-The date of
the reunion of the 14th Vermont regiment
at Middlebury, has been changed from
the 2lst to the LIST of October.-E. G. Marsh
of the B~.stol Manufacturing company
has taken out letters patent for an adj
Unstable harness loop.
CORNWALL.
Leslie Witherell sailed from New York,
September Is, for Port elizabeth, South
Africa. with a shipment Of stock. consist
ing of 80 merino sheep and 10 head of cat
tie for his father G. X. Witherell, who
has been on that coast for several months.
Miss Addie Parkhil and Mrs. Edward
Harris represented the senior Christian
Endeavor society at the state convention
at Burlington, and Miss Minnie Raine the
ANNIVERSARIES Martha James Of New York
city is spending her vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Janes.-Miss
Anna James goes to Amherst Mass, next
week, where she is to attend school.
WEYBRIDGE.
Mrs. II. b. Hagar is visiting in Norwood,
N Y-Mrs C. 3. Webb spent last week
with her nephew, Col w. b. Turlburt, in
Burlington.-Mr. Clark Twitchell is very
tl-NIiss Bessie Elliot has gone to spend 4
few weeks with an aunt in Pottersville, n.
Y-Niss Inez Fisk has resigned her posi-
ton in Waltham and accepted a situation
as teacher in the Industrial School a Yer
gennes.-Alrs. Nj. a. Kittell has returned
from the West, accompanied by her daugh-
ter and two children.-Alrs. 6. f.. Child
and daughter, VERNE, have gone TO st.
Iouis-W. G. Sturtevant went to Water
bury last Friday for few days visit
W. j. Newton's two brothers and their
wives of Ferrisburgh and a sister, Mrs.
Kenyon of Canaan. n. H., visited him last
week.
WEST ADDISON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Norton are happy par
ents of a daughter.--NIrs f. G. Smith and
son have returned home from Starksboro
About 80 attended the'picnc in DudleY's
grove last SaturdaY.-Miss Jennie Richie
has returned to her home in Troy, n. y.
WHITING
The repairs on the interior Of the Con-
gregational church are completed and the
church will be rededicated on Sunday
next.-Mrs. Ann Simonds Stanley OF
Rochester is visiting her sister, Mrs
Wright. She has not fully recovered from
the recent attack of paraIysis.-Mr. Henry
Kendall buried young child on Friday
last which died of diphtheria. There are
others i'll in the family Necessary pre-
cautions have been used to prevent conta-
gion.
NORTH FERRISBURGH.
r. r. Lyster is spending a few days il
town.. NJ. Stearns, butter maker at til,
Allen creamery, who has been sick Tn,
past month. has recovered SO as TO b,
able to resume WOrk.-Miss Sadie AlleI
has returned to North Adams. Mass.
where she has position in a kindergarten
sChool-AIr. and Mrs. Pratt who have beer
visiting their daughter, Mrs. $. y. Allen
returned to their home in Pawlet Tues
day.-Mrs. n. Higbee is visiting her son
". Il. IIgbee in Proctor,-George G. Mar
tin is spending "A few days in town.
SOUTH STARKSBORO.
Mrs. Truman Clark is very ill.-Nis'
Mary GaffneY commenced her second tern
OF school here last Monday, and her siste1
Lizzie in the Orvis district-C. j. Sargen
is in this place giving music lcssOns.-Nlis
Eva Tart has returned from Forest City
Riley Purinton has bought the farm hi!
father formerly owned in this place, pay
ing, it is reported, $1,000 for the farm am
stock.
LINCOLN.
James Murphy and wife, f. w. Nichols
and wife have been visiting friends il
Poultney and Whitehall, n. Y.-Edga
Varney takes the premium on raisin.
squashes. He has one on exhibition a
Sargent & Clark's that weighs 121 pounds
Rev. Mr.. Hook supplied the pulpit at tn,
Christian church Sunday morning Prot
ODER is holding a singing school in tn,
hall. The class will close Monday eVcnin!
with a concert in the NJ, E. church.
BRIDPORT.
Miss Eva Pratt, who has been with he
uncle, James Pratt, for the past year ha
returned to her home in lllinois.-AIr. an,
Mrs. w. G, Finnessey have both beer
quite i'll, but are now slowly improving
Misses Louise Converse and Anna Rus
sell have returned to Saxton's River
Mr.. Henry Pratt who has been Visitini
bis brother. James Pratt, has returnc,
aome.-Merrill Wolcott and Fred Mine
nave gone to Saxtons River to attcn,
5chool.-Miss Georgianna Witherell is AT
lending school at Middlebmy.
ORWELL.
The party of campers who have been a
Lake George several weeks returned HON
Monday.-Mr and Mrs, Charles Stay hav
resumed housekeeping in the cottage OF
Depot street which they formerly Occu
p!ed.--Miss Hammond and Miss Meeks o
New York and the Misses Reed OF Boston
sojourners at Eagle Inn during the sum
mer, returned Monday to their homes
Prof. l.. A. Austin of Winter Park. Fla