Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-09
CIIELS
RUTLAND COUNTY.
RUTLAND.

The boys Mt the House of Correction
gave an entertainment New Years night
and 1t was an unqualified success. 1t con-
sisted of II farce entitled Good for Moth
ing" two act drama, Doing For the
Best" and various songs and recitations
The star event of the evening was a char
acter sketch on two well-known Burling-
ton characters. Nellie Popcorn" and
George Washington Harry Wellington.
as Nellie" was more than good, while
!. A. Lambert as SHADY" was irresistible.
Lambert's many Jokes among which were
mingled several that included such names
as Officer Mckenzie ana Justice Davis.
were excellent. founded on facts. His
original song Now. That's What | Think.
Don't You"-was well received. and when
he closed with his parody on Home Sweet
Home" the climax was reached Much
credit Is due Messrs. Morgan and Rich
mond for the time and pains they ex-
pended
Mrs. w. II. Steele, nec Dorr, who exhibit
ted some 40 oil her pictures at the bank
ing rooms of s. NJ. DORIS sons during
December, sold number of them, realiz-
ing about $500 from the sale. a goodly
crowd of people residing in and about
| Rutland viewed the exhibit and. II is
needless to say, admired her work very
/ much.
A good deal of Cripple Creek mining
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PROCTOR.
| The Whist club has resumed its weekly
meetings and were entertained Wednes-
day evening by Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Edison.
-Four arc lights have been placed In the
store OF the Vermont Marble company
Miss Carrie Lane has returned from her
vacation which she spent at her home in
| Pulaski, N. Y.--Miss Anna Chatterton of
this place and Mr.. Gray Scott OF Brandon
were married at the formers home Thurs
! day noon.-Mr +. ID. Proctor, +. r..
Morse and w. +. Tiigbee are expected
home the first of the week from their an
nual trip to the branch yards.-Mrs. Il.
w. Northrop returned Friday afternoon
after a months visit in Burlington and
Champlain. n. 1.-TWO children OF A.
Rochi have been sick with diphtheria. -
Tho public schools opened Monday after
a vacation OF two weeks.-Electrician II.
NJ Brown has returned from Boston,
Contractor Joe Geno Is building another
tenement on Taylor Hill for the Vermont
Marble company.-Mr. and Mrs. ii. j.
Banker have returned from a weeks visit
to her home.--C. II. Dauchy of Troy. n.
Y, has the contract for furnishing all the
oil used by the Vermont Marble company
at it's works in Proctor, Centre and West
Rutland.-Mr. Philip Goulding OF Yale
college visited his brother Friday.--Miss
Pittsford and Is at the home of her aunt
Mrs, Fl. f. Spencer.
There will be services in the Union
church four nights OF this week in obser'
vance of the week of prayer.--Miss Flor
once Hackett has gone to Poultney for Q
two weeks visit with friends.--Itediield
Proctor, jr., returned to his school In
Pottstown, Pa. Tuesday.-Pat Joyce and
Miss Nellie Agnes was married Wed
! nesday afternoon In St. Dominiok's
church. Miss Ada Stewart has returned
from two weeks visit in Boston ana vi
cinity.
The annual meeting of the Union churcl
society was held Monday evening and thu
old board OF officers was re-elected.-Mr
Harry Spencer Is III with diphtheria.-Mr
carl Lewis Is able to resume his dutie!
after sickness OF over two weeks.-W
g. Iigbee was summoned to North Fer
risburgh Monday by the severe illness o
his mother.-Mr A. G. Robinson OF West
ford Is visiting his daughter. MRS +.
Proctor. O'Iare has moved his fam
ily to Brandon, where he Will take charg'
of tho Douglass House.
BENSON.
Charles Aiken was elected secretary ani
treasurer OF Benson Congregational Sun
day-school last Sunday.-Sunday morning
. the mercury registered s degrees below
; ro.--Thursday evening the following Of
iccrs were elected by the Christian En-
deavor society: President, Rev. c. u
Hitchcock; vice-presldent. G. A. Dickin
son; secretary. Mrs. Phi =, Wilcox; treas
urer, Miss Ida Ladd chairman OF prayer
, meeting committee, John Strong; chair
!. man of social meeting committee Mrs c
, 10. Hitchcock; chairman of lookout meet
ing COMMITTEES. w. b.. strong.-Saturda,
Miss Jessie Kellogg returned to New
, York, Miss Fanny Ladd to Bellows Falls
. Miss Fanny Dickinson to Middlebury.-
, j. b. Howard left Saturday for Concord
, N. H.--Miss Lena Smith is improving Il
, health.-The drama entitled "Out on thu
street. was given Wednesday evening o