Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

was ntIu at their rooms w ednesuay the
10TH The following officers were elected
a. j. Howe. G.. W. Parmenter, NJ Il.
Stone and s. a. Moss, directors for three
years; trustees, Thomas Marvin, three
years; ]. A. Brooks, two years; W. e.
Adams, one year: auditor, c. II. DEM
ming. Reports of the committees were
heard and the meeting adjourned. A So
cial hour was spent after the close of the
meeting.
Levi H. Bixby, cashier of the Montpelier
National bank has purchased half inter-
est in the firm formerly known as Fland-
ers & Pierce. Mr.. Pierce still continues as
manager of the business.
Silas Martin of Calais hung himself
Tuesday afternoon in his barn. No cause
is known. He was a respectable farmer
about co years old and left wife and one
son.
Invitations are out for the wedding on
| Wednesday, February g. of Miss Helen
Burnham, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. II. w.
kempton, to Mr.. Frederick william
Morse. Mr.. Morse is the general freight
and passenger agent of the NJ. and w. II.
railroad.
Friends of T.. r. Avery will be glad TO
learn that he has been able to leave the
hospital in Boston, where he went for
treatment, and has sailed with his wife
for Nova Scotia, Mrs. Avery's former home
/ Where they are to remain for a short
time, returning home in about four weeks.
Horace ii. Scribner, who has been seri-
ously Ill with lung fever for the past
seven weeks, left his room for the first
time Sunday.
A surprise party was given Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Johonnott at their residence
on LOOMS street Saturday evening. The
occasion was Mrs. Johonott's 10th birth
day and about $50 were present during
the evening.
Horace NJ. Farnham and Lenora II. Ste
ried at that place on Wednesday evening,
January %. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stevens, parents of the bride.
A carload of potatoes was sold in this
place last Saturday al the extremely low
price of % cents per bushel. 1t has been
stated that after freight and other OK
pcnses were paid the parties made but 1G
cents per bushel profit.
The contract for the Vermont delega-
ton of the Y. =. $. c. Il. headquarters was
closed Tuesday by State Secretary r. f.
Towner after consultation with the Of
flcers of the State Union The Vermont
ard New Hampshire union will occupy
the Grafton, located on Connecticut ave
nue., during the convention at Washing
ton. 1t Is situate on the most fashion
able uhoroughfare in Washington, very
convenient to all points of interest and
within five minutes walk of the White
House, State, war navy and treasury de
Cars passing the door run direct to thu
Capitol and depots. The house and fur
nlture Is entirely new. The rooms arr
! arranged both single and en- suite and will
I private baths. 1t is also conducted OF
=, the American plan and owing to Congress
: not being in session at that time the rate
V are put down to 81 per day. 1t Is by ia
: the best quarters the union have ever had
: BARRE.
n A. d. Morse, as has been his custom
n for a number of years past, has made {
r list of the number of houses built in thu
e city during the year 1895. The number o
+ dwellings is co, four more than in 1894.
t Charles A. Spear, collecting clerk OF thu
Barre National bank, who has been Sc
riously i'll with malarial fever is improv
ing.
The 50-foot granite shaft quarried by c
f. Tayntor & Co. was brought down from
, Milestone Hill Tuesday afternoon. Thre
y fiat cars were required TO do the work
:, This is the longest piece of granite eve
10 taken out of any quarry in Vermont.
- The funeral OF Miss Claudia Aldrich wa
y held Tuesday afternoon from the Univer
,. salist church, the pastor. Rev. B. w
Jones, officiating.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. James A Graham are II
\ Boston this week.
:. :, Harry, the youngest son of DR.. ]. Henri,
q Jackson, Is seriously ILL.,
a W. H. Eastman has begun moving good
=, into his new store on Main street
. The two members of the State Board o
= Health who were in the city Monda
/. thoroughly investigated the reservoir o
" Harvey Hersey near Maple Grove and ais
. the reservoir of the Barre Water compan,
which furnishes the main supply for tn
city. There are over dozen private waite
companies here and In accordance witt
the instructions of the State board sampl
VII. be taken from all of them and submit
n ted to analyses.
y, A nuinber of the young ladies are max
= ing arrangements for a leap year ball oil
y the evening of February IA.
IS WATERBURY.
n At the annual meeting OF the stockhold
ers of the Waterbury National bank hell
IL Jan. a. the following board of director
q was elected: W. p. Dillingham;, j. w
d Moody, Waterbury; C. l.. Mcmahon. STOW
j. IL, Hastings, Waitsneld j. W. Brocl
and C. n. Arms, Montpelier; II. A. Hodges
Richmond. officers elected, w. p Dilling
ham, president; j. II. Hastings. vice-presi
: dent: Charles Wells cashier.-The concer
= Tuesday the l4th by the u. V. M. Gle
. Banjo and Mandolin clubs drew a fai
, sized audience, all the numbers being wei
receivcd-John Root Is putting in hi
= stock of ice which he is harvesting thi
: year on Buffers Pond, The ice is of
!, fine quality. Private parties are harvestinl
. at Colbyvile-Miss Lucia Wiswell, tea
cher in the primary department, Is III
school being closed in the meantime
\, Miss Bessie p Wells pleasantly entertain
h ed n large number of lady friends with
:, ! o'clock tea at her home Wednesday or las
!, week in honor of Mrs. Frank Brown.
d ROXBURY.
y Heath and Rice started their steam mil
:, Thursday They have over two millloi
!, feet of logs cut, only small part OF which
:, have been drawn for want or snoW.-Chas
> Burnham is building new steam mil
: about two miles east of this village.-Th'
q Fall Mt Paper Co., are drawing their log'
y on sleds to the Connecticut River nea
II Woodsyille, n. H., at the rate or $1,000
feet per day.
NORTHFIELD.
:, At the annual meeting OF the corpora
y tors of the Mortified Savings bank thu
=. following officers were reelected: A. f
" Denny, president o. ID. Edgerton, vice
= president, j. II. circuit; trustees, e. Is
y Jones, j. A. b. Thayer, Frank Plumey
v James Morse, o. ID. Edgerton' and A, Il
:, Denny; treasurer, j. A. Il. Thayer. holds
" his Office The bank has increased Ia
= assets sS4O 900 during the year-Mrs. A. c
. Rumbaugh and Miss Anna Rumbaugh o.
:. New York and Mrs. c. ID. Williams o.
u Burlington are visiting j. A. b. Thayer.-
= Deacon Daniel Guild. one OF Northfeld'.
y Oldest men, died Tuesday morning, age(
. 70 years. His funeral was held Thurs
u day. Mr.. Guild was a well-to-do farmer
= and deacon of the Congregational church
. He was married New Years day and was