Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12

i'll for several weeks, Is so far recovered
as to be able to ride out.-The Rockwell
Theatre company are billed for this place
for a week. commencing Monday night
Perley & Jeavens of the Cambridge store
came out with new sign Saturday.-Miss
Helen Holmes is home from St. Adams
high school for two weeks, the school
having closed on account of the prevelantc
OF the mumps and measles.-Thc ice not
having gone out of the Lamoile above the
covered bridge during the recent thaw,
presented lively appearance Monday
morning, occasioned by men with their
teams hustling to secure their summer
supply of that very useful commodity.
HYDE PARK.
A sociable was given by the ladies'
in the vestry of the Union church Tues
day evening.-Mrs. Z. r. DEMO, who
has been very sick, is recoverng.-Miss
Effie Gray is visiting in Boston, to be alb
sent two weeks.-Will Kellogg is getting
better from an attack of pneumonia
Barney Finnegan has been visiting rela-
tives in Lowell to return in few days
James Dover of Richmond who has been
attending school at the academy during
the winter term, returned to his home
Monday.
Mrs. John Childs, mother of +. r. Childs,
is very low and Is not expected to recover.
MIR. Frank Tenney had the misfortune to
injury which will confine him to his room
for some time.-N. A. Gilmore and fam
lily moved into the house of George
Eastman on Wednesday-A hearing was
held Tuesday afternoon in the office of the
judge of probate as to whether an ad-
vancement had been made to Gaus Thomp-
son, son of Daniel c. Thompson, deceased,
during the life time of the father. Argu-
ments in the case are to be made March
Nth. The evidence was completed. Gleed
appeared for the heirs and Hulburd for
Leslie Thompson, and G. NJ. Powers for
the other heir, Mrs. Charles Richards.
STOWE.
Bert Stockwell has been confined to the
house this week by illness.-Dr. Grout of
Waterbury was in town Wednesday to see
Mr.. ]. b. Slayton.-Dr. f. a. Rich tested
the dairy of T. C. Pratt, Wednesday and
also II cows owned by villagers. Only
one responded to the test.--Russ Austin,
who has worked for Canning in the lum-
Der woods for two winters past and for
the knickerbocker Ice company summers,
recently closed his work for MIR. Canning
and received about si5 in settlement. Aus
tin was stopping at C. Il. Burt's prepara-
tory to going to New York and while
there was robbed of every cent he had.
Suspicion at once pointed to John Ma
loney, who has gone by several aliases
zion. He was arrested, given a hearing
and remanded to jail.-The graded school
opened March Q. Miss Harriet Vearen has
the primary room.-Gilman Foster will
build a new barn at his place on the
Branch this spring.
Lewis Raymond has been very III TIL,
past week with sciatic rheumatism-A
social was held at the West Branch church
March 3d.-Leila Macutchan is visiting II
Essex.-S A. Thomas and Dean Warner
who have been in the employ of the city
surveyor of Somervi.le, Mass, returned
home lost week and will start Monday FOL
Colorado, where they will work on a gov
eminent survey.-Harry Chaplin wa,
thrown under sled Saturday and badly
hurt about the chest and back-Samue
Thomas entertained his friends at hi
fathers home Saturday evening.-Charle,
Stafford and family of Morrisville were II
town over Sunday.-Miss May Straw is II
| with tonsiltis.-The village school OPEN
Monday.-Mrs. Kate Peterson has sold he
place on the Branch road to Oslo Adams.
JOHNSON.
The two safes belonging to the tow
were moved Monday by X. 3. Bradley L
the office of the new town clerk, George L
Monteith, over b. A. Hunts office.--L. NJ
Fullington spent Sunday with his famil.
here.-O. A. Mcfarland and j. A. Pear
went to Vergennes Monday.-Laura Burn
ham is visiting Mrs II. w. Varnum a
fersonvile.-Clummie Fullington anc
Nellie WEIGH spent Sunday in town.-Hon
/. l.. Pearl returned from Boston Satur
day night.-Last weeks storm was tn
worst of the season, making many of tn
roads impossible, the new road commits
sioner had a severe commencement OF hi
duties.
NORTH HYDE PARK.
Allen Stowel has sold his pace to Alvi
! Thompson and has moved in with his so
Jerome. Five hundred dollars was tn
amount of the purchase moneys. W
Hindes camp, No. 81, S. of ", mustered 4
three recruits last Saturday EVENING". {
Measure is doing the finishing work on
p Butts new house-Lewis Smith Is con
fined to the house by a broken leg.-E. 1
Vincent is still on the sick list.
WATERVILLE.
| Mrs. Fred Darrah and daughter were 1
Enosburgh last week.-Mrs. NJ. =. Ke!le
is visiting her daughter at Morrisvlle.-
Miss Mable Child has returned from New
port, where she has been teaching for sey
eral months.-A. ID. Stockwell has rente
the Loveland place on Church street.-M
and Mrs. Charles Stone have returne
from Underhill, where they have bee
| through the winter.-W Il. Vance ha
bought the Page place opposite Shattuck
store.