Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-15

away ms morse was not hurt any and
the wagon was but slightly damaged
| The other wagon was nearly demolished
Mr.. Williams was picked up in an uncon.
scious condition and remained SO for sew
cral minutes. His head is badly bruised
and his left hip and leg is wrenohed some
what
Dr. V. c. Goodrich met with quite a
severe accident Monday evening. As he
aand his hired man was coming from the
centre Just above the Chandler place the
ring OF the breechng to which the hold
back is fastened broke, letting the wagon
upon the horses heels. The horse run
quite a distance till it encountered a stone
wall. cutting itself quite badly. The wagon
was damaged considerably, but the occu-
pants got off with a few bruises.--C, d.
seymour of Springfield Mass, has ar
rived in town and with his wife and fami4
~ who came some weeks ago will visit
relativesin this town and vicinity.-Charles
H. Nichols of New York city is visiting
relatives here. He was formerly a resident
of this town.-Rev. Father Joseph Therien
announced before his sermon Sunday that
next spring he would commence a new
church on the site where the present
church now stands-Mason p. Burke of
North Pomfrct, who has been visiting at
William Bailey's, has returned home
There will be a musicale at the Congrega-
tional church Friday evenng.-Misses
Mary w. and IONA Tcwksbury have re-
turned from York Beach, Me-AIiss Mary
Moulton, who has been visiting at Little
ton, n. H., has retrned home.-H. NJ
Dufur of Waterbury is visiting in town,
the guest of his daughter, Mrs f. T..
FVans.-l1ugh Frazer and family of La
Chute, Canada, who have been visiting
Lucius Blodgctt and family at the Centre,
have returned to their home
BRAINTREE.
Most of the farmers have their hay
and grain harvested. with a light crop
of hay but a fair yield in all kinds of grain
Miss Abbie Whitcomb of Royalton is
visiting at Mr.. Hutchinson's.-Mr Garry
Coleman goes to Morrisville to teach this
fall.-Miss Belle Thayer on account of
illness has had to give up her school in
West Roxbury and has gone to Saratoga.
n. Y, to recuperate.-The defendants of
Daniel LOOMS to the number of 4 held
family reunion and picnic party in the
of the Gulf in Brookfeld Tuesday.
descendants of Barnard Blanchard from
Barre, Willamstown Brookfield Warren
Granville, Randolph, RoXbury. Mass, and
Braintree 10 the number of over 100 assem-
bled in the grove of d. V. Page, Thursday
Tor family reunion and picnic.
W1LLIAMsTOWN.
James Bissett has gone to Michigan to
work at stone cutting.-Gcorge Goodrich
has finished work for j. *. Lynde and is
at home for the present.-The gravel taken
from the hill near II. c. Houses by the
c. V. r. r. steam-shovel is used at
Montpelier junction and at the trestle
near the old Coffee house in Montpelier.
Masons are at work on the Lewis Block,
soon to be occupied by c. NJ. and G. l..
Edson.-Two sons of Albert Downing of
Aver Mass" are visiting at Walter Gran
ger s-There will be a reading at the Town
Hall Friday evening, the 18th inst, by
Joel A. Bass of Somerville, Mass, under
the auspices of the ladies of the Congre-
gatonal Society.-NIr. Albert Slmons and
wife, Miss Julia a. Smons, all of ProV-
dence, r. ]. are visiting in town.--There
VIII be a Universal sociable at VIII Cults
Saturday evening.
TUNBRIDGE.
C. A. Hackett & Co.. are opening
granite quarry upon j. Wentworth's
farm. The granite is One and thc quarry
IS only miles from South Royalton-Rev. /
j. p. DeMeritt visits friends in Pawlet /
his week. There will be no day service
1T his church next Sunday.-Ex-Gov Farm I
ham of Bradford, Hon. j. X. Darling OF
chelsea, Hon Frank Plumley of Northiield .
Hon. Levant NJ. Read of Bellows Falls |
Miss Margaret Chestnut of Burlington /
md Charles P. Tarbell OF South Royalton,
we're the guests at G. w. Stearns the |
past week..-Rev. and Mrs. Harry f. |
Niles of New Haven, CT, who have been
visitors at Ben fuckers, returned to
<ew Haven, Saturday.-Miss Grace Good
lie, who has been in Boston and vicinity
or few weeks, returned here last week
Miss Daisy Rolfe celebrated her 18th
birthday anniversary last Friday evening.
WITH the aid of large party of young
rlends to whom she gave a hop.
RANDOLPH CENTRE.
Mrs. Chester BiCkford has returned
ZONE from the hospital in Burlington.-
Ihe lawn party on the grounis of n. S.
lark last Friday evening was well at
ended. birthday celebration in honor
If two of the Maplewood guests was
tlso held the same evening.-Prof and
drs. T.. a. Shaw visited friends on the hill
saturday. Prof. Shaw is principal-elect
# Newbury seminary and has already re-
moved there from Wells River-Mrs +.
y Souther, whose serious illness was men
Toned last week. has since died and was
'u"ied Wednesday at the Centre. She
vas about IS years old, had been married
early 40 years. She came a few years
from Plaiufield