Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-09
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
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The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs Herbert
Corse of Westford Corners was brought
to this place for interment Sunday after
noon Rev Il. Wheelock, of1iciating.-A
very interesting Easter service entitled
TELLING the Resurrection Story" was
rendered by the Sunday-school of the
Congregational church Sunday evening.
The church was very tastefully decorated
plants and flowers-Rev. Il. WheeloclS
went to Burlington Monday.
MoRRIsvILLE.
Ex-Gov G.. w. Hondce has just received
from the police department of Washing
ton, ID. c., package of papers, not of
much value, that were distracted from
his pocket by professional pckpockct
while he was in Washington at the time of
the Harrison inauguration.--Gcorg Clark
spent Il portion of the past week In Man
chester, Lowell and Boston.-Congressma
and Mrs. Powers did not return home last
week as was expected.-On account of the
bad travelling and the arrival of the first
chapter in quite a decided blizzard last Fri
day evening, the lecture to have been
given by Rev. George n. Kellogg for
library benefit, was postponed, with date
to be given latcr.--Libben,, the shoe dealer
and maker, now occupies the north side of
O. d. Matthews building, lately vacated
by Mrs. r.. A. Hadlcy.--Another grocery
store Is on the programme. The late town
clerk, a. NJ. Burke, will stock up in his
building on Portland street.--At the adj
journed meeting of the Congregational So
cety held last week, the special commit
tco on constitution and bylaws reported
hn OH x,gl,n TOD
will be under the control Of tho First Con-
grogational Meeting House society" The
building committee of seven, previously
elected, were empowered to act for the so
cicty and instructed to proceed at once
with the erecting OF a new church on the
present location, according to such plans
and T. such amanft Y in their discre-
ton sod best.--bGMoille Grange held
an cns liable evening session last Satur-
day evening. programme OF musical
and literary character was rendered. The
regular meeting occurs this afternoon,
when all makers Of maple sugar or syrup
are expected to bring samples.-Sevcral
new call boxes have been added to the
postonice-Ami Munson IL very sick with
pneumonia. Mrs. II. NJ. Gordon returned
from Lynn, Mass, last Thursday night
Il. O. Joslyn is back from New York and
Brooklyn and Mrs. p. X. Tenney
returned last week from Granville, n. Y,
where they have spent tho winter-Prof.
Charles Dole of Mortified was in town
last week.-Mr. and Mrs. Martin wilkins
ere visiting in town.-Miss May Strong
gave n sugar party to her friends Friday
night, and Miss May Fisk entertained her
young friends at her home on Saturday
evening.-A. A. Niles received an invita-
ton to deliver the Memorial day address
Mt East Arlington. Being the post com
mander here and having planned an OBJ
servance of the day hero he finds It neccs-
sary to decline the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
appropriate to the Easter festival were
presented Sunday morning by the pastors
in the First Congregational church, the
Universalst church, Pufrer Methodist
church and the Advent Christian church.
An Easter concert by the Sunday school
YVES given in Puffer Methodist church in
the evening. regular preaching services
were held in the Congregational and Ad-
vent Christian churches in the evening,
there being no evening service at the Uni
versaist church because of the absence of
Dr. Booth, who spoke in Wolcott.-Mss
Lula Niles is at home from Boston.-The
Methodist ladies met in their vestry on
Wednesday afternoon and the Universalist
ladies at their vestry Thursday afternoon.
Upon invitation c. f. Sweeney will speak
of Cuba and the Cubens in the Congrcga-
tional church at o'clock on Thursday
evening of next week.-Edward +. Wood
bury of Burlington spent Saturday and
Sunday in town.-Prof. G.. II. Elmore and
wife closed the seasons dancing school
Saturday night.-Francis Blair and Leon
Daniels have returned to the u. V. NJ
David Muzzey has taken possession of the
Harris farm,-On Thursday evening the
Montpelier Banjo, Guitar and Mandolin
clubs and the Mozart quartette appear in
town hall.-lllness prevented f. q. Fleet
wood keeping his appointment to lecture In
johnson last Friday night-Mrs. Martin
OF Upper Court street has moved to the
tenement over Joslyn's store.-Mrs. Anable
of Springfield, Mass, Mrs. Hill and daugh-
ter of Keene, n. II, and George Nose Of
Holyoke, Mass, have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs, George Tlllotson.-
Il. r. Shaw, while driving q hand-car up
the track toward his home above Tenney
bridge, met with q painful accident, the
car jumping the track and throwing him
some distance. He has been under the
Doctors care but is cut again. He Is an
omploye in the railroad round house here.
Jacob Gouldthwait is employed in John
Utton's stables.-George Brown, the slight
ly deranged man, who created something
OF a stir in Elmore last fall by the destruc-
ton of property at the Gov. Woodbury.
farm, and was caught by officer George
Town of this place after a long hunt all
over EIHnore mountain ana ELSEWHERE, YVES
taken In by an officer in Wolcott last FRI
day, Brown having escaped from Water
bury asylum, to which institution he was
taken at the time of his capture by Town
last fGll. The Wolcott officer brought
Brown here and officer Town escorted him
to tho county jail Friday night.-A musical
treat IS expected In Thursday evening g
concert by tho Montpelier talent.-W T..
Pierce was in St. Johnsbury Tuesday,
Mrs John Moulton Of Lyndonvile, form
er resident is visiting Mrs. G. NJ. Powers.
Miss Alma wilkins, who was taken moro
seriously i'll at DR.. f. j. Halls just as she
was planning to go to the Burlington hos
pital, died there Tuesday morning, The
Advent Christian church or society organ
lied sunday-school last Sunday.-Sldney
Hcrsey goes to Boston.