Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-05
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7 of duty at court in Burlington tin We'd
ncsday.-Miss Alternately of Saxtons River
/ IL at p. A. Booth's.--E. ID. Teachout has
purchased a farm of about 500 ncrcs of
Mr. Murray.-Miss Myrtle Rankin spent
Friday and Saturday in Burlington,-M.
Pierce OF Burlington visited friends In this
place last week.--E. A. Frost Is putting
in the electric lights" He has the window
in his drug store very tastofully arranged,
representing the bridge, houses and elec-
trio lishts--7John Sharrow. who has been
attending the graded school here, returned
/ TO his home in IIighgate last Saturday,
Mr. Adds Brainerd of St. Adams spent
i Friday of last week with his daughter.
Mrs. DIR. Holcombc.-A. N. Austin Is maxi
ing repairs in the interior of his hotel
The Ladies' Auxiliary met with Miss Della
Harris Tuesday afternoon.--Mrs Weigh
ton, who Is III at the Elm Tree House, Is
slowly improving. and expects TO go to
her home In Georgia sometime this week.
Mr.. Paterson. who has been living In
4 the old Central House. has purchased n
place in Fairfax and expects TO move this
Week.-Mrs. Bessie Dixon Is to leave
Thursday for Providence r. l.. where
she is to visit here cousin, Miss Minnie
! Moshier.-There was a Lenten service at
Trinity church Wednesday afternoon at
3 oclock.-Mrs. Alfred Hyde OF Georgia
Is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. II. II.
| Fuller.-Fourteen persons were baptized
| at the Methodist church Sunday morning.
Charles Landon OF st. Adams spent Sat-
urday and Sunday In town.-A meeting
for all converts was held at the Congrega-
tional church Monday evening. -Postmas-
ter Story is now able to be at the post
office.
ESSEX CENTRE.
S. II. Holley has moved from Granville,
N. Y, to the e. II. Tyler farm which he
has purchased George Dorr has moved
from this farm to Ell Whttiers farm in
Wcstford-IIarleyB Beach moves this week
to Burlington. where he has a position In
the Home. Other removals are Il. l..
Marsh to the A. b. Halbert farm. which
he has bought OF II. l.. Page. Mr.. Pape
has moved to the Schofield house. which
he has bought of A. NJ. Thomas, and Mr..
Thomas has moved to the Ira Stevens
house, lately occupied by F.. L. Marsh, A.
+. Farnsworth has moved from his late
farm to his house IN the village. moving
in with Postmaster l.. ]. Bixby-The
lady Ministries of Richmond gave their
entertainment at Memorial hall Saturday
evening. The night was very rainy and
slippery. yet there were over 100 present
They furnished their orchestra The i'm
perso:nating, singing and the play were
good.-The winter term of the e. C. 8.
evening. The spring term commences
March 1.-THE waiter covered the Browns
river and intervae Sunday to an unusual
depth and by Tuesday night the snow
had fallen to depth Of is inches.
ESSEX JUNCTION.
At the drive whist party given by Mr..
Edwin and Miss Laura Whitcomb to their
friends Friday night DR.. Peck of Winooskl
nf MA 10
securN' prizes and Mrs. Elory Fay of
Wi.liston and Mr.. w. l.. Fletcher were
awarded foot pri2es.-W. B. Nichols Is at
his home sick. He came from northern
New York Friday night suffering from a
severe cold. Saturday he was reported
better.-The remains Of Mr.. Jacob Worthen
who died In Madrid, N. Y, Thursday were
inferred in the cemetery here Saturday.
He was nearly 30 years of age.-Public
, examination of teachers will be held in the
Union church March and 5.-The News
, Of Saturday evening says that "Dr Arkley
has not purchased a building of j. A.
Donahue even II the correspondent of the
Burlington Free Press does say So" The
I correspondents of the Burlington Free
I Press never said so, but the Eagle and the
! Record made the announcement last week.
; The Burlington Free Press scribe keeps up
f; with the times but not ahead.-Thirty-two
= members of the Burlington High school
4; evening. Refreshments were served and
= social hour was spent.-George Gero has
!, formed co-partnership with e. Provost
= in the hair cutting business.
' The regular monthly meeting of the
l.. Essex Junction Volunteer Fire company
No. l has been changed from the last
!. Saturday night of the month to the last
!. Tuesday night-The storm Saturday even
ing made it necessary for Col. Tippetts
\ to postpone his illustrated lecture until
: Tuesday evening next This postpone
ment will In no wise detract from the ex-
. cellency of the entertainment-The Ice
\ harvest for this season Is over, the mill
pond having cleared itself Sunday MORN
: ing. A number of ice houses and refriger-
ators In town remaining unfilled.-F H.
; Parker has so far recovered from his re-
. cent illness as to be outs r. Allen Is
n reported better,-Hector Parmelee from
Milton is In town the guest OF his son,
> Georgia 3. Flood has returned to his
! duties In North Adams, Mass.-Jed w.
. Beach has returned from the Fletcher hos
2 ital much improved in health.-William B
u johnson went to Boston on business con-
nected with his commission house. Mon
day.-R. N. Place, z. M. Whitcomb and
j. 8. 0oodall. attended the meeting Of the
; stockholders Of the Spool and Bobbin COM
pany In Burlington Monday NIGHTLY
b man B. Wiley Is confined to his room by
}. severe injury to one Of his legs. While
o attempting to board a moving sleigh Sat
nrday he stepped through the fender bruis-
Y Ing and straining the member badly
8 During the recent thaw q number OF cell
lars In the village were flooded with water.
. At Capt. w. II. Humphreys the heating
furnace was submerged. was no
= responsive service by the young mems
v Sunday Evening club at the Union church
. Sunday evening The exercises having
Q been postponed two weeks.-A young child
3 Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Parmalee was bap-
i tized at the Union church sunday by Rev.
u =. ID. Bacon.-The capital stock of the
= Vermont Spool and Bobbin company 10.
. Gated here has been increased from 00C
to $4,000. making the amount OF stock held
) by parties here one-tenth instead Of one.
. 0ixth according to the original subscrtp-
. tions.-The additions to the reading room
ct the engine house the past month are
!. McChre's, Muncfs's and Cosmopolitan
I mssasinss. The twice . week Bostdn
. Travellsr, the FiremAn's Herald: NieH
. Cora Tarbox has donated years pub'
scripti?n Of Harpers Magazine and, hps
wall picture Il,
, The yunaor Young Psople's Society p
y CMsStien nh0eavor wtu hold soc1a1le u
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