Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-07-11

w. II. Parker is entertaining his brother,
Col. NJ. NJ. Parker of New Brunswick.-
! The school in district No II, taught by
! Eula Parker closed last weok.-Buttcr
sold last Saturday al Jef1ersouvllle for lG
cents per pound and eggs at IA cents
per dozen.-The following officers were
elected for the Y. ~. S. G. T.. last
Sunday evening: President, DR.. Il. II.
| Bushnell, vice-presjdent, r. =. Thomas;
secretary Nellie Melendy prayer meeting
committee Carrie Heath: corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Fred Smith; treasurer,
Marion Page, lookout committee, Mrs.
I T.. II. Bushnell, Mabel Hawlcy, r. =.
! Thomas; social committee, Mrs II. G.
Howard Mrs. Smith, !. NJ. Powell and
Ruth WhitComb; Sunday school com
mttee r. B. Thomas Mrs. Samuel Baird
and Sarah Seeley; organst, Elsie Smith.
Services every Sunday evening at 7:30.-
! Jcfei@onvillc is not content with having
the best base ball team in the county
and has organized a gun cluo with tho
/ following officers: Arthur Grown, pres
| ident G. j. Thomas vice-presidcnt; r. y.
/ Thomas, secretary and treasurer They
have one OF the latest traps and clay pig
cons for target practice.-Miss Kate
. Kjnslcy Of Johnson is in town, the guest
of her aunt Mrs. Il. S. EllinWoDt. -Georgc
Bishop has "A position in a hospital i'm
Winchendon, Mass.-Mr. and Mrs.. j. y.
/ Wells Of Plainiield are in town with their
son, e. G. Wells Of the American House
The Central Vermont railroad are doing
! some much needed grading on this Sec
/ ton of their road.-Through the efforts
of our aged townsman ID. W Cutting, The
sel6ctmcn have laid out a park through
the centre of the village, andir all that
! is needed is the earnest cooperation Of
every resident of the village to make this
one of the prettiest villages in tho state
The Cambridge Cornet band annual field
day was held the Fourth or July on cut
ting's park, consisting of hose and bicycle
races, with a dramaUc enteTt ainmcnt and
fireworks in the evening. Fatty 20Oo pco-
pie We're in town and the bands receipts
were $3.50, clearing them entirely from
debt.-Thc entire community was shocked
sunday morning to learn of the sudden
death of DIR. J. b. Morgan, Of heart fail
urc, during the previous night. Tho doc
tor had been unwell for several weeks
but rested we'll the previous night until
7 nearly morning, when he arose and went
into an adjoining room and was taken with
a sudden sinking spell and expired almost
instantly. The entire community feel
the loss kcenly. He had a large practice
in this and surrounding towns.-Miss J.
Augusta Boomhower goes to Boston this
week as delegate from the Lamoille
County union of Christian Endeovor to
attend the International convention Of
Y. -, I.
from the 10th to the 18th of July.
STOWE.
The annual Mum reunion will he held
at the residence of Newell Bieelow Thurs
day, August s. All relatives are urged to
be preFent.-Mrs. Esther Holmes and her
daughter. from California, are visiting at
, Orrin Moody's.-Mrs. Seward ana son,
! from New York, are stopping a. Ed
Gales. Lou Raymond anu Newell Rige-
low are each putting in a new silo.
Charles Mower. O. G. Harris and Frank
Morrill, all of Burlington, are in town
visiting friends and the mouatairs.-
DR.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Bingham Of Burliug-
ton. with their guests Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
Homer Eaton of the Methodist Publish
ing house of New York, ara in town FOR
a season and spent Sunday on the noun
tain.-Miss 1nez Grout of Waterbury is
visiting her many friends in town.-Alss
Lille Isham, who has been teaching in
the Montpelier seminary, ID now taking a
course at the Albany Business college
Mr. Fred Thomas and Dean G. Warren,
recent graduates at Norwich university,
at Mortified, are assisting in the survey
Of the proposed railroad to Waterbury,
a Mr.. Durham, living on Mr. y. II. Stay
toms hill farm, recently had a horse very
badly cut on a moving machine.-C. r.
Churchill and Charles Stafford Will soon
erect a cottage on the hountain.-The
McthOdlSt CnUrCn is neHlg rcpdl!ll eLN-+All
ice cream socable was given by the ladies
of Unity church on Monday evening"
Miss Alice Gilbert Of Worthwhile has been
spending "A few days on the mountain
Mrs. +. w. Churchill, whose sickness on
the mountain has required medical attend
ance is now better and has returned TO the
valley.-Several of our teachers will at
| tend the Summer school at Morrisville
this week and ncXt.-Mr. and Mrs. a. G.
: Raymond will spend few weeks ar
/. the seaside In Alaine.-Vhe death from con-
sumption of Charles D. Towle occurred on
, Thursday morning. The funeral services
/. occurred on Saturday at the residence in
Moscow the Rev. AIr. Worthen officiating,
. The local Fourth was spent in a general
E school picnic on the hill back of the
creamery. Music regulations, etc" gave
. amusement to the large number present.
The school at the Forks came down in
a large wagon profuselY decorated in
rustic style and was an attractive feature
of the occasion.-The celebration at Water
bury and field sports al Cambridge ON the
Fourth drew a large number'of our people,
the new road through the Notch" being
an attraction, to those going to Cambridge.
1t greatly shOrtens the distance between
I the two townsville marriage of Bort
Morrill, and Alice Town is announced as
occurring on Monday Of last week. They
have the congratulations Of thdir many
friends.
HYDE PARK.
Work has at last been commenced on the
4 depot at this place Workmen came Inst
week and the work is moving rapidly.
The new depot will be on the village side
of the track thus obo.shins the danger
Gus crossing witch the site of the old
building nccessitated,
JOHNSON.
Word was received here of the sudden
death of II. q. Fancher at Bemis. Mass.
= Sunday. The funeral will be held here
Wednesday.-W H. Stearns spent sun
day with his wife in Montreal where she
is being treated.-Several from here are
in attendance at Boston at the Y. +. 5.
G. E.-The reception given by the citi-
zeus of the village to Mn and Mrs. A. Fl
Campbell last Saturday night was a very
successful affair The normal hall was