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

Tuesday evening Report has come that
Henry Mead, brother OF our townsman,
Seth Mead. has recently died at his home
in one of the Western States.--The Shep-
ard family are to give one Of their ever
popular concerts on Saturday evening at
G. A. r. hall.-Seth Mead and wife are ex-
pectng to spend the remainder of the
winter with their daughter, Mrs. d. G..
French, in New York.-Wright s. Prior,
who has been visiting friends in town, has
returned to his business in Worcester,
Mass.
CHARLOTTE.
At a meeting of dairymen the evening
OF December 30 sufficient stock was report
cd to the soliciting committees to 2uaran-
tee cooperative creamery, and steps
have already been taken to perfect an
Incorporation The company will be or
ganized with a capital stock of $500 and
the creamery building will stand on land
owned by L. r. Hubbell, n short distance
south of the Four Corners. Mr. Hubbell
donates all the land necessary without
rent so long as it Is used for
creamery purposes.-The high wind of De-
ccmber q did a good deal of damage to
timbers, especially in the ash swamp of
A. n. Barber.-The d. G.. Lake farm has
been leased by Ira B. Wicker to Mr.. Van
dcrhoof of Addison,--Mrs. a. a. Wicker
and children are visiting ]. d. Wicker
Abel N. Barber is improving from his re-
cent injury.-The Sunday school Christ
mas exercises passed off pleasantly.
Mrs. A. A. Wicker. sister and children
left Saturday morning for Boston after
spending the holidays in town with friends
ed to Bristol. after spending a few weeks
! in town with relatives,-Cora Deyette re-
| turned to Bellows Falls Saturday morning
TO continue her teaching.-The church has
been completed so that services were held
there last Sunday.
! Lake View Creamery company has organ
| lied with Henry j. Carpenter. A. a.
Byington S. Il. Russell trustees w. w.
IIiebee clerk and treasurer; Henry c.
Root auditor The directors elected Hen
ry Carpenter clerk Of the board. The COM
pany has bought an acrc OF land of i. X.
Hubbe!l for creamery site, south of the
Four Corners.
School began in the Poole district last
Monday with Miss Carrie Willoughby as
tcacher.-A corporation creamery has been
organized at the Four Corners. The di-
rectors are S. f. Russell. II. C. Root and
a. A. Byington. The creamery will stand
on land given for that purpose by l.. X.
Hubbell opposite David st. Peters resi-
dence.-Judd Williams and Luther Car
penter are drilling a we'll at Ransom
Beers. Tho week OF prayer is being OBJ
served at the Congregational vestry the
last three afternoons OF this week.
EAST CHARLOTTE.
c. G. Pringle arrived in town from Next
co on Saturday last.--A pleasant occasion
was the reunion of old friends and early
associates at lyceum hall on the evening
of January J. some 20 couples being pres
emit II was decided to hold them annual
Tyr. w. Emo, who was home for a few
/ Il .,f IA 20
! ference academy, Poultney.-Afss Carrie
Clark has returned to Johnson Normal
school-John Dimmock and son will con-
| tnue the management OF Il. II. Converse S
farm another year.-Homer Fonda has
leased his farm to Henry Jacobs.-Miss
Sara Emo entertained party of her friends
at her home on New Years afternoon and
evening. it being the 1ith anniversary OF
her birthday She was the recipient OF
many tokens of regard from her friends
The week of prayer will be observed at the
Baptist church during the present week
| instead of last as before stated.-Sherman
Holmes. who was in Castleton last week
has returned and resumed teachng.-Mrs
George Hart has been seriously Ill with
la grippe
sHELBURNE.
! Jennie Dubuc, second daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Dubuc, died at her home
Thursday morning, after an illness oil
four days. She was a very bright quiet
unassuming young lady and general ia.
school u,bere shn viii ha muc, ,r,saod
| ,rbe narerts and fr,opds have tho evn,no.
| thv Of tbe entire town In their sad be.
reavement. The funeral was held al
| st. GATHERINGS church at II a. m. Satur-
| day.-W. A. Weed Jr., spent New Years
day at Amherst college visiting friends
Several of the young lady friends and
scbool mates in tho Uipb school eoove Mics
Kntherine c;ebbardt a SURPRISE marty Mon.
dov evening ut her homn-NIiss NeIIie
! chairman returned IN tho Troy conror.
cree Acado,n,, a. pon,,noy an Stondn,
| Mr. and Mrs G q Rurritt are visitinc
rriends in Swanton The SbaIhurne
| Crearnary association aftor orooni.ino
nurchasinp land for their craamorv h,,,,d'
;rc nd commenoinr Tho aroottor ~,
Same have "busted, and dishandod =
Work on Shelburne Farms with tho ax.
| cention of the mechanics who arc mokine
| come alterations on ,ba intar,or of Cit,
hume Uousc is nractica,jv s,,snondad o.,
the winter-Tracv Van vIiet q Pussa,
ave busy taking their annual invontor,.
| Mr. and Mrs N r Ni,Ior snert Sar
Jays In Ocdensburg N i,s,n,ao,, ,i,i,
ing friends
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RICHMOND.
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IN the choir Of the I-niversaust nb,,r,h ~ q ~
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December ~, which was enjoyed and ap.
pounh,ors n,ora @" arin.,a,ro, hn*
RboSes, Iarnarv and .. ~ e., -.
nnr wos servod IN h "nu ,e,S "se SUP
ras tho annual r,not,,n - ~ no uas. =.
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