Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-04
ORLEANS COUNTY.
BARTON.

BARTON.
John Bean went to Connecticut last
week to sell n car load of horses. About
twenty Of the academy friends of Roy
Skinner gave him a pleasant surprise
party at his home in West Glover Friday
cvaping.A reception was held at the
Congregational vestry Wednesday even
ing in honor OF Rev. Mr.. Ward who
preached his last sermon here on Sunday
+. w. Cutting went to Boston Saturday
night.-The Misses Albee of Manchester,
n. H., and Miss Elsie Ranney of ST.
JohnSbury are visiting in town.--Miss
Gonzenbach of New York is also visiting
her brother, Electrician Gonzenbach.-
Rev. j. X. Fuller of Barton Landing gave
very able address at the Opera House on
Decoration day. Some good music was
rendered on that occasion by chorus OF
children, by a male quartette and by the
Barton cornet band.-Rev. MIR. Douglass
preached the baccalureate sermon to the
class OF &c OF the Academy, at the North
church, Sunday evening. The church was
made beautiful by many plants and floral
emOlems in yellow and white. the class
colors and brilliantly lighted by the new
incandescent lights, 40 In number. The
graduating exercises will be held next
Thursday evening and an alumni banquet
has been arranged for Friday evening"
The concert and promenade given by the
band last Saturday evening was a Sue
cess financially and socially. The first
open air banu concert will he given In tho
park Saturday cvcnlng.-Preparatio are
being made for holding the republican
county convention and grand political
rally here towards the last of June. will
lam H. Martin has bought the George
Whitney house in Glover:
NEWPORT.
n. l.. Foster and j. G. Catanarh have
finished clerkine for Lane e. Davsl-O. f..
Collins has purchased n place one mile on
tho Coventry road formerly owned by "A.
r. Scott.--.C. n. Green is building a two
story building 15x2i on Eastern avenue
j. G. Catanach went to lrasburgh to deli
yer the memorial address.-Fred Richmond
has gone to touchdown. Me-. to work in a
lumber mill for Skinner q French.-Hon.
]. Il. Dickorman and wife nave returned
from Colorado, where they have spent the
wintcr.-The base ball game Saturday be-
tween the Newports. and Coventry re-
suited in n score of IA to II in favor of
Newport. Although damp rainy day,
there were n good number in attendance
to the memorial exercises and an interest
ing address was delivered by b. f. D.
Carpenter OF Barton Landinc.-Mr. and
Mrs. n. l.. Foster have been spending a
few days visiting friends--Thc following
were elected MS delegates to the State con-
vention to he held at Burlington June II:
Elisha Lane, DR.. c. l.. Erwin, i. r. Kay,
Seymour Lane; delegates to the second
congressional convention at Montpelier
June 16: T. G. Gale y. s. Rogers L.. d.
Miles Theophilus Grout. This town is for
Grout
CRAFrSBURY.
Rev. J. C. Taylor has gone TO Ohio 70
visit his son.-Johp Kier is repairing his
house.-Reginald Hidden Of Tacoma.
Washington. lato OF Berlin. Germany, was
IN town last week-Amasa Scott and
Wyram Wiley are seriously ill.-Cora
Allen and Willie Goodrich were chosen
delegates to the Epworth league conven-
ton at ontpelier.-Reginald Hidden, a
former townsman, will give a concert In
the Methodist church next Friday evening,
assisted by musicians from St. Johnsbury.
john Dunn has moved to Hardwick on
the Bean piace.-Mrs. Mary Stevens from
Walden Is visiting at her fathers f. Web
ber's.-Mr. n. Tollman eied last Sunday
very suddenly from heart trouble-Ira
Dutton is seriously ill-Among the pleas
amt events Of the week as the marriage of
Mr.. Martin Savage and Miss Viola Allen,
Also Mr.. Ralph Ware of Coventry and
Miss Lucy Cowles of this town.
MORGAN.
Roy Cheney got a hard blow on the head
while packing shingles at West Charleston
on the night of May 2sth.-Mrs. Hannah
Bean has been very sick for n few DAYS
with a heart trouble.-Will Mcnamara
has moved his family to Barton Landing
a. A. burroughs is again trying his for
tune in the store at the Ccntre.-S. e.
Gray is running the creamery.
WEsTFIELD.
mi.
school Friday evening were very flnetand
tho hall was densely paclted.-Mr. o. J.
Gross has begun supplying the Methodist
pulpit in Jay.-The Christian Endcavor So
ciety will give an ice cream social Wcdnes-
day evening, June l0,--At the semi-annual
meeting Of tho Christian Endeavor society
last Sunday evening Mrs. C. C. Chaffee
was elcSted president. Tho average at
tcndanc6 has been 49, Over 1875 has been
given for missions and there is now over
SO In the treasury.-Dcacon Hitchcock
Sidney Hendrix and wife and D. A. Wins
low ere elected delegates to the conference
Of Congregational churches at Albany
w. h. Gllpin and son Wallace have been
spending several days in Providence, and
Springfield Mr.. Gilpin has sold large
quantities of lumber.
DERBY CENTRE.
- wv ANNUAL iHcclillP Ol tnc tOngfeRa-
tonal church which was held last week
Wednesday evening, a, J. Albee, O, w.
KHllcy and Mrs. Ammi Bates were elected
committee for the ensuing year A. p.
Niles. treasurer. ", T. Kihofn, collector;
Rolfe Searles and Frank Niles assistants
and Miss Emma Wilson, clerk,-W illiam
Miller died last week Tuesday morning
after a short but very distressing illness
The funeral services were held in the
CONGREGATIONAL church, Thursday after
noon. The Odd Fellows, of which organ
ization he was member attended I'm a
body and assisted In the exercises Mr.
Miller leaves II wife and four children who
have the sympathy OF the community in
their berenvement.--The Ladies' Circle of
the Congregational society met with Mrs.
NJ, A. Adams last week. More than 40
were present and pleasant afternoon was
ia ssed,-Decoration day passed here with
The usual exercises. The soldiers monu-
mcnt and graves were decorated by the
S r. Spaldlng Post OF Derby line, assist
ed by tho school children and citizens
here. More than the usual amount of
drunkenness AND fighting was SEEM
The Highland Creamery receives 1900
pounds of milk and about 1,2O0 pounds Of
cream daily. The tests range from $50
to $40 The last is the test OF Maj Grout =
herd of Jerseys-Mrs. a. j. Albee was
Illness of her father, Mr. Gilman, who is
~ years Of age, T.. Sllver's new house
is about completed and an ornament to
the village A barn is now in process of
erection