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

funeral was held in st. Peters Roman
Catholic church Tuesday morning.
william Putnam d ed Sunday at the resi-
dence of Harvey Hayes in West Ferris
burgh, aged about 20 years. He was at
one time in business in this place. He
had been in poor health for some time,
and the immediate cause of his death was
paralysis. His funeral was held Tuesday.
The reception 81, en- TO the active mem
bers Of the Stevens Hose company Tues
day evening by the honorary members
was a very enjoyable affair. Card playing
was the entertainment of the evening"
which was INDUCED in till nearly 10 o'clock
when refreshments were served by II. n
Coon of Burlington. After the tables had
been cleared and cigars passed around
Capt Charles T.. Parker called the COM
pany to order and made very appro-
pirate speech and closed by Offering the
following toast "The honorary to the
active members of Stevens Hose Company
No. l, greeting" may you never be called
upon to make any serious sacrifice in our
behalf, and may you live long and prosper
you and your families which was very
fittingly responded tc by Frank l.. Fish
for the company The party soon dis
persed, all declaring they had had a
very delightful time.
BRISTOL.
Danforth Thursday and taken before Jus
tice L. n. Hill charged with a criminal as
sault on a little girl five years old, daugh
ter of l.. L. James. lie was fined 81 and
costs.-The Bristol Aqueduct company
held their annual meeting Monday even
ing, January Cd. u. Gaude,to has moved
his harness business into the Drake build
Ing on South strcet.-Noah Lathrop is
getting material together for a barn or
Garfield strect.-George G. Roscoe and
wife are to live with Mrs. Roscoe's father,
Edward Gorham, in Addison after they
leave the Commercial House.-Mrs. c. s.
Paige is sick.--Mrs. Corneia Smith has
been visiting friends in the Queen City
this week.-R. T.. Hatch and wife expect
to visit In Salem, Mass, before they re-
sumo their hotel life.-Mrs. +. NJ. Landon
and child are in Middlebury this week.
They expect to reside there in the future.
Miss Townships meetings at the Bap-
tist church will be continued through next
week. The church is we'll filled day and
evening with a good degree of Interest,"
The class OF '96, r. II. s.. are preparing for
an entertainment in the near future
The fire Monday night started in the
lower part of the Commercial House barn
1t was soon past control as far as the barn
was concerned AS soon as possible n. IL
Munsill and his assistants laid a line OF
hose front a hydrant in front of the
Drake-Fair block, followed In a short time
by stream from the pump of the Bristol
Manufacturing company. The fire soon
caught the house of Frank Greene and
went from there to the wheelwright and
blacksmith shop owned by Greene and oc
cupied by b. Gordon, which were all burn.
ed to the ground. There was only few
feet between the shop and S. w. Hatch's
undertaking and furniture store. but by
hard work the fire was stopped here. II
Z : bn ara kaI tolx =,
ing could have saved the south side OF
Main street and probably the north, from
obstruction. Greene had $1,000 insurance
on his building and contents. Partch &
Pierce. who occupied the barn. had no in.
surance; Gordon had no insurance on thc
contents of hts shop. Eight horses and
one cow were burned in the barn. The
barn was owned by r. f. Hatch, who had
5000 Insurance on ithe barn In Aetna In
surance company Of Hartford. and 800 or
the contents In the same company and
$1,000 on barn in the Continental New York
company. Frank Greene had $500 in tho
Commercial Union, London, on his
house, and $500 In the Vermont Mutua
on the shop furniture and contents OF
shop Partch & Pierce livery lost al
their horses and carriages. excepting tive
( or three old wagons George Roscoe los
one horse. one COW, and three hogs. II
Gordon lost everything OF any value. Franl
Greene has moved his family and house
! hold goods into ]. j. Dumas house or
Garfield street. The fire Monday night I!
supposed to be incendiary. The fire will
serve 10 wake our people up to the needs o.
n better fire protection, somo kind OF NJ
organization where there will be fewer tc
give orders.-F'rank L. Farr went TO Bos
| ton Tuesday from thence to Chicago tC
enter the employ of Silver Burdett & Co
The fire district elected the following
| nd pf nHrara MnndaU niuht. Clark A
l.. Cain; committee, T. S. Drake, j. j. Rid
ley NJ. p. Varney: treasurer, +. s, Farr
collector, j. r. Kilburn; chief engineer
/ T.. S. Farr; first assistant. w. ii. Bos
worth; second assis tant, w, f. Bingham
third assistant, C. w. Carey, voted a ta'
of 10 per cent.-There was no session O.
! the Grammar school Monday in the fore
noon, owing to the freezing and bursting
OF pipes.-The Baptist church was crowd
cd Sunday night to hear Miss Townsley
She will remain through this week.-Mrs.
Maude LeRock. wife of Emory Wissell
died in Middlebury Friday morning Sh'
was a daughter OF Peter lie Rock of tn!
town and leaves large circle OF relatives
and friends to mourn her death. Her fun
eral and burial was In Middlebury Sun
day.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
BENJAMIN Sumner, who had been home
for few days visit, returned TO Troy, N
Y, New Years day.-The Christmas con-
! cert at the Methodist church was a
marked success.-Mrs. c. i. Partridge
went TO Rutland January and will start
from there this week for San Diego, Cal
Mrs. Fred Rock was buried from the
Methodist church December 20, Rev C, l.
Leonard officiating. She leaves a husband
and two little girls.-A large number oil
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. George Sheldon
gave them a surprise the night of Decem.
ber 30. on the goth anniversary OF their
marriage Mr.. william Chapman and Mrs
George Abbott have been on the sick list
j. ]. Manney has returned from his work
in Hanover, N. H.-Mrs. W. S. Tsdale ha:
gone to Concord. N. H.. on a visit to'hei
brother's.-The Melhodists have pur.
chased n new organ for their church. -
Misses Grace Foote. Hattie Day and Vida
Olmstead returned to their school a
Randolph Centre Monday.
Mrs. w. S. Tisdale and little daughter
Ruby, have gone to Concord. N. H.-Mrs
Luman Hyde is visiting her daughter II
Shelburne.-Miss Cornia English of Bran
don spent the holiday vacation with hel
parents here.--Mrs. C. +. Partridge ha.
gone to San Diego, Gallon the evening
Of December so large number of th'
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. George Shedoi
gave them surprise and presented then
with several valuable gifts. 1t was the oc
casion Of their Goth marriage anniversary
~ ]. Manney has returned to his work II
Hanover, N. H.-Joseph Peck president o.
the class of 49, Middlebury college, wa.
forclbly taken from his class supper las
Thursday night by members OF 90 ant
brought here. Not knowing that he hat
friends in town he was left by them abou
midnight to walk home. Instead, he stait
over night with w. II. Eldridge, '95 who
carried him homo the next day-Mis.
! Gracn Eoota gave an enioYahla musical,