Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-23
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

Canton Franklin No. 10, Patrlarchs Mil
itnn I. o. o. r.. has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year. A. j. Tenny,
captain; W. II. Lyon, lieutenant; L. II.
Fortier, ensign; ID. o. Wallace, clerk
Wilbur p. Davis. accountant.
Florence Miranda, the infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Farrand 8. Stranahan,
passed away at noon Sunday, aged IA
months.
w. Beecher Fonda arrived home Sun
day morning after a three honths trip
abroad with Hon. Elias Lyman of Bur-
lington.
Miss Katharine d. Seery died at about
6o'clock Sunday evening at the residence of
her parents on Russell street. Miss Seery
was in her 2lst year. She had been Ill OF
slow fever for nino weeks.
Rev. DIR. Flanders, in his sermon Sun
day morning at ct. Luke's church, gave q
few statistics In regard to the incidents
in parish life during his rectorshp OF
eight years. There have been 149 baptisms,
~ marriages 40 burials and los confirmed.
About $4,000 has been raised by the parish
for various objects which, as DR.. Fland-
ers said. is not bad showing for a coun-
try parish with no claims to wealth.
The water at tho Bay is still rising and
all communication between that place and
the Point is carried on with boats, the
water in the road from the Bay to the
deep.
A divorce has been granted the plain
tiff in the case of Amanda NJ. Culver va.
Elisha W. Culver on the grounds OF
wilful desertion. MIR. Culver was at one
time presiding elder of the st. Adams
Methodist district.
Hiram Cushman has sold his place on
the corner of the Sheldon road and High
street to John Mann.
The Central Vermont car shops begin
to-day to work on full time. which they
have not done for several years past
A reception will be given by the members
of the Owl club on Thursday evening, tn,
Both. when the new club rooms will be for,
mally dedicated.
A son was born yesterday afternoon tc
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest II. Lewis
Miss Matte Radcliffe, who has been ir
town for the past six months, goes this
morning to Waterbury, where she has ac.
cepted a position as an attendant in the
insane asylum.
The infant daughter of Mr.. f. f. Twit-
chell died very suddenly at about O'Clock
last evening presumably from heart fall.
ure The baby passed away while sleep
ing sweetly, without making any outcry
and while no one knew II. The nurse had
looked at her but few minutes before
and she was apparently as well as ever
EAST FAIRFIELD.
e. B. Sturges Camp No. II, 8. of ", U
S. A., was mustered April II, Div. Col
Edward 7. Monahan acting as installing
officer The work of the three degree.
was fully exemplfied by C. S. HILL CAM
No. II of johnson, and the following of
ficers were elected and installed: Captain
Homer b. Sturtevant; first lieutenant
George W. Burgin; second lieutenant, w
V. Wright; chaplain. l.. ]. Kidder; frs
ma ttar
master sergeant, Clarence A. Hull; ser
geant of the guard. George II. Tague
corporal of the guard. X. II. Gilbert colol
sergeant, c. +. Sturges; camp guard. II
n kidder; picket guard, John B. Law
principal musician, J. C. Dudley; CAM
and a. ]. Gilbert After the exercises
a lunch was served by Mrs. z. b. Sturges
SWANTON.
The cards are out for the marriage Of
Miss Mary Emily Hogle to the Rev. Fred
crick NJ. Garland, Wednesday evening
April 10Th, at 1880 o'clock in the Church o.
the Holy Trinity-Henry NJ. Stone has
sold one of the now houses he built las
summer on First street to Harvey Phelp.
and wife of Highgate Springs.
At the special town meeting held Tues
day forenoon, tax of 80 cents on the dol
lar of the grand list was voted, to pay tn,
| judgment against the town in the Meat
case of about $1,000 and the attending ex
pense.
The many friends of DR.. c. e. Allen anG
family will be pleased. to learn that they
have returned from St. Louis, Mo-, having
decided not to locate there permanently
but that after less than a years sojourr
in the West they think Swanton is pref
~ good place TO live in after all They are
rived at ST. Armand, P. O., Sunday even
| ing and on Monday the doctor was arount
shaking hands with his Swanton friends.
Mrs. David b. Sargent died Wed
nesday morning, after a long and painful
Illness The funeral will be held Friday
The funeral Of Mrs. c. c. Long wa:
held Sunday and she was buried at High
gate.-Dr. Clarence e. Allen and family re
turned from their winters sojourn in tn,
West Sunday evening, as far as St. Arm
and, Que, and the doctor came here Mon
day.Dr. Allen resumes his practice her,
at once. His house was rented last fal
for a year so that his family. are stayins
for the present with friends at st. Arm
and Andrew Anderson. manager of DIR
ALIENS drug store. who went on a western
trip recently, returned with the doctor
and family, and is back In his old place
at the Swanton drug store. There is gen