Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21

and Mrs. j. Barton of Rutland have been
visiting here for several days.-Mrs.
| Sprague returned from visit to Burlng-
| ton Monday.--J. s. Ridley and DR.. E. @.
Prime continue to improvc.-Regular com
| munication of Jibanus lodge, It. and A. NJ.
Monday evening, May 2j-Ncxt Sunday
the Memorial sermon will be preached by
| Rev l.. A. Bigelow, pastor of the Metho-
dist church, in Holly hall Comrade Bige-
low is a q. A. r. man.-Dr. A. a. Dean of
this town Is favorably mentioned as a
candidate for senator from this county.
| Or. Dean was n member OF the last Legis-
| lature from this town and would be the
right man In the right place.-W. f. Or
cutt has sold his barber business to i. l..
James and goes to work for the Brisol
Manufacturing company again.-Mrs. Lot
| tie Brooks has taken possession of the
! laundry again.--Fred Haskins is sick
| No new developments I'm the Monkton poi
soning case eported.-Principal c. S.
| Paige of the local graded school will de-
liver the Grafton at the reunion of the put
| pills of the Francestown academy, Fran
cestown, n. H., August 10.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Miss Alverta English Is home from Bur-
| lington for visit-Dustin Russell Is i'll
with scarlet fcver.-Harrlett, wife of DIR.
N. ID. Ross, died on Sunday morning, aged
G7 years. Mrs. Ross had been a sufferer
for many years and wholly confined to her
bed and chair.-NIrs. Ettle Hewitt at
Lynn Mass, is so far improved that her
mother, Mrs. j. p. Champlln, is to return
homo.
WEYBRIDGE.
Walter Samson of Los Angeles. Cal, Is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Rosetta Sam
son, after an absence of 10 years.-Rev.
r.. l.. Thompson will preach a memorial
sermon in the Methodist church next Sun
day-Miss Jessie Thompson, who has been
SICK with the measles at her brothers,
ljerbert Thompsons was able TO be re-
moved to her home last Saturday.-Memo-
rial day will be observed with the usual
ceremonies and Ethan Allen band will
furnish the music.-Rev. r. l.. Thompson
went to Lyon Mountain, n. " last Mon
day and returned with his family on
Thursday.-The Epworth league have pur-
chased several new pieces of furniture for
their parsonage.-The Ethan Allen band
have erected n new band stand just south
of the postoilice.
ADDISON.
The young men of this place have formed
republican club and the first meeting
Of the league was held May l6. The off,
GERS are: President, NJ f. Barnes; vice.
president, o. A. Smith secretary, Luman
Seegar; treasurer, Phineas b. Norton.
Charles Seegar Byron Smith, l.. p.
Tracy c. NJ. Clark.-Mrs. Louise VII
marth Is convalescent.-Mrs. c. w. Bar
ber is quite ill.-Three of Mrs. William
Plude's children are sick with the measles
and Spencer Clark has been quite sick the
past week with the same-Mrs. NJ. a.
Smith has been very sick the past week,
with measlcs.-Guy Lampson will speak
at the Baptist church every Thursday
evening at 7:S0.-Richard Warner of Mid
dlebury was in town last week, visiting
friends. The Dramatic club of Cornwall
have been invited to this place the 30th
to play their drama, Down by the Sea-"
Wallace Hammer has sold his trucking
business for the Bristol Manufacturing
company to Fred flill He has also sold
one of his teams to Hill. II. Allen of
the Queen City and Darwin Rider and
wife of Middlebury were among the visi-
tors In town Tuesday.-A. y. Johns of
burlington was here Tuesday.-Noble s.
Varney. a prominent farmer living about
two miles north Of the village had stroke
of paralysis Tuesday night about
o'clock and Is not expected to live Mr..
Varney is about 6i years of age. and
highly respected citizen-Mlsses Ada and
Clara Bisbee of Ferrisburgh We're the
guests of II. =. Shcrwin and family We'd
nesday.
GRANVILLE.
Herbert Campbell and Mary Ford were
married May IA at Rochester.-James
Blair and Eta Freeman We're married
May IA at Waitsiield.-Mr Nichols has re-
turned from Bethel, where she has been
visiting her son Fred and wife.-It is very
dry and we need rain badly. There has
not been any rain here since the snow
went off.-Mrs. A. NJ Howard Is keeping
house for Henry Briggs,-R- ]. Flint was
in Warren recently surveying.
RICHvILLE.
Mrs II. A. Lyman has returned from
Brandon.-Mlss Flora Griswold of Orwell
was the guest of Mrs. Townsend Saturday
and Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stay
of Orwell were calling on friends Satur-
day.
BRIDPORT.
Mrs. Ida Heminway OF Westford is
visiting friends in town.-Dr. T.. G.. Blais-
dell cut his hand with broken glass re-
Gently and has been quite sick the past
week, from the effects of it.-Mrs. Bart
lett and son, Sanford, are at ]. r. Fletch-
ers.-There will be no 3rvices in the
Congregational church as Mr.. Cady, pas
tor of the Methodist church, Is to deliver
n memorial sermon.-Mrs. F. o. Porter OF
Cornwall commenced her music and paint
ing class last week.
NORTH FERRISBURGu.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Kingsand Tuesday, the 18th nst.-J. p
Kenyon and daughter Ida. have gone to
Nershire for few days.-School In district
No. has been closed for few days on
account of the sickness of Miss Potter, the
teacher.-Stoddard Allen and family are
camping at Thompson's Point.-The la
dies Missionary society are making pre-
parations for a convention to be held here
about the first of June.
STARKSBORO.
Last Sunday evening the Baptist and
Methodist churches of this village united
in holding a gospel temperance service in
the Baptist church. A good audience was
present.-Next Sunday evening an educa-
tional service will be held in the Methodist
church. The committee upon education
with the pastor will take charge of the
service. The programme will be interest
ing and instructive.-1he Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Methodist church had a very
enjoyable meeting at the residence of Mrs
Mary Cookie last Wednesday afternoon
The Starksboro chapter of the Epworth
league met at the Methodist parsonage
Tuesday evening. May 10. where the Of
ficers for the ensuing six months were
elected and other important business was
transacted
LINCOLN.
Walter Burnham, his wife and her sister
from Cleveland, Ohio, are visiting at Mr.
Burnham's father.--Alba Hawks has so far
recovered from his recent illness as to be
able to go to his place of business in Hun