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

in the parlor and tea was served to the
I guests in tho library and dining-room by
! Misses Mamie butcher, Alice OLSON and
Juliette Childs at the table, assisted by
! Mrs Arthur +. Chilis Misses Hortcnse
| Locklin. Hattie Braineid and L!Dlion NJ.
| Brainerd There were two different hours
set for receiving on account Of the many
friends who participated in tho enjoyable
affair.
Tho young AmeNce assisted by some Of
its elders began ccle brating the Glorious
Fourth before 10 o'clock wednesday even
| ing in n manner peculiar to the day; the
time honored bonfire was lit on the depot
square and the early hours of morning
were made lively with cannons, fire crack
ers and sltyrockets, which were sent up in
| abundance. Thursday he burnt districts
were utilized by lemonade and lunch
stands and a thriving business was car
ried on all day. The CIRCUS parade and
show were pronounced the best ever in
town by the large number who attended
them.
Mr.. w. Stewart Clark is at home from
Tufts college for the summer vacation.
\ Mrs. J. II. Seymour and daughter of
| New York are the guests of Mrs. j. q.
Smith.
Mrs. Charles Palmer and two children
Of Brooklyn. N. " arc the guests Of Mrs.
John Z. Rich
Mrs. Florence Lawrence and three child
ren of Trinidad, Col, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshal Mason. Mrs. Lawrencos
, parents.
Miss Molly Wiley is visiting her grand
parents at North Island.
Miss Sadie Kimball of Orwell is the
guest of Miss Anna L. James.
John b. Harvey is vieiting friends in
CRANKY.
Col. Tracy has been transferred from
| Richford to St. Adams and will begin his
work Al the customs house Immediately.
Willard NJ. Thompson died early Tues
day morning, after a short Illness, aged As
years. He leaves a wfS and young SON
The funeral was from the house at ! p. M
Tuesday, the Rev. DIR. Nutter officiating
STANTON.
July ith was "A big day for Swanton at
the Rouses Point celebration, the Star
hose carving off the hose race prize and
the Swanton base ball club winning the
game against the Rouses Point club, the
score resulting 10 to I. Following is the
score by innings:
3 8 .
Swanton ...........t l 10
Rouscs Point ......5 O.
Rob ITawley is visiting friends in Gou-
verneur, n. Wv T.. Tobin who travels
for Charles Richardson & Co. of Boston,
was home over the Fourth, and enjoyed
n family picnic down the rlver.-Thc band
are planning for q trip 20 Ausable Chasm.
HIM. Stone has made the parish Of Holy
Trinity a most munihcent gift, II being
no less than deed of one of the handsome
new mo ern houses he has Just completed
on First street He gives this for rec
tory. It is all supplied with water, cleo
trio lights and modern conveniences.-
The Montpelier Cutting club made their
second annual excursion to Maquam Sun
day, arriving here by special train about
II. flaw. 90
in the party and they invited a few from
here to Join them. IN took breakfast at
Hotel Champlain and left by steamer
Maquam at I a. m. for a trip to Platts-
burgh, y. y, ana TO Auaahle Chasm.
They returned to Maquam at I p. m,
whore their train was in 'waitirg for
them. The day was fine and all seemed
to enjoy their day off-Thcre was big
row at George WashinEton's house on
4 Fourth street on Sunday and consequently
the Police Court has been IN session all
day at r. q. Sturtevant's office, and then
adjourned until Saturday.
Abner. n little son of Mrs. Eunice Bell,
was seriously injured Tuesday by falling
from a tall pine tree, catching on a
hook, used for a swing, he was severely
ruptured, so that it took one and one half
, hours to perform the operation Of putting
ba ok the intestines and sewing him up. II
inflammation does not set in he Will recover.
DR.. Wilder attended him assisted by DR..
Cross-About 30 enjoyed the Episcopal
Sunday-school picnic to Missisquoi Park
yesterday.
BAKERSFIELD.
a party of young folks from here are So
journing on Mansfield Mountain.-Dr. Mel
willie is arranging to take trip through
the Thousand Islands the last of the
month.-Mr. Lombard Lavine, an old and
respected citizen of this town. died the
4th inst in the seth year of his age. He
able to be out and worked in the hay
field few days before he ded,-W. O.
. Brghams horse ran away in Fairfield
ono day last week. smashing the wagon
, but doing no other damage.-Judge Start
has closed his labors at St, Johnsbury
and is at home spending his vacation
1t is reported that the hay crop in this
town is much more than an average one.
Frank w. Davis now has charge OF the
separator for the Franklin county cream
cry folks.-Mss Matte Elder of Burling-
Ia ton is in town Yisting.-G- Fl. Start ana
O. c. Farnsworth have been elected as
sgnees OF the insolvent estate OF l.. a.
, Archambault. THO supply of water in the
village is getting very low.
ENosRTRGH.
Independence day was ushered in and
celebrated through the day on the part of
i, young America by the ringing Of bells,
blowing Of horns AND firing of small
, ordnance with fireworks ~ the Centre in
evcnins.-A sad accident happened at East
Enosburgh the evening of he third to a
, young man by the name of Eugene
Huckins He, with others, had taken a
buggy from the barn of +. o. Cushman
and running down hill in front Of CUsh-
mans house Huckins fell and broke his
thigh very badly. He was taken into Mr..
Cushmans house and kindly cared for till
Drs f. s. and W. W. Hutchinson came to
his relief, after which he was removed to
a. j. Libbcy's, where he had been at
: work.
FAIRFAX.
Mrs. Marion Forsyth is visiting in Brook
field.-Arthur Southland of New York is
, visiting his mother, Mrs. Ann SoNhard- -
, W. H. Deuel. and wife of Worcester are
r visiting Mrs. Deuel's parents Mr., and
Mrs. p. j. Farnsworth .-AIiss Lizzie Soule
of Lowell Mass, is in town for short
: visit and to sec about having a monument
erected for her sters.-Homer Bell OF
Randolph is spending the week with his
sister. Mrs. Austin.--E. J, Rood and son
Vernon, Of Mendham. n, j., are visiting
Mr.. Rood's brother, w. II. Rood.-DudleS
p B. Rood of HQlyoke. Mass, came home
f the 9Th to spend a few days with his pa
rents, Mr.. anf Mrs. w, II, Rood,-Mss
Lou Stafford, who has been spending the