Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-14

proving the looks of his residence on Gar
field street by painting grading and seed
ing his grounds, and laying a sidewalk
The school directors have engaged princi-
pal G. S. Pai-~ for another year. His
many friends here will be glad to hear it,
Mrs. Wallace Foote and child are visiting
her parents in Middlebury.-E. =. Wilder
from Northfield is in town. He will pitch
for the Bristols this season.-The ball
players are putting Riverside Park in
proper shape for the seasons games.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
j. C. Randle has gone to Hancock
Chester Percival is quite sick with mea-
sles.-Goodsell Speare has secured an ex-
celent situation with a good salary in
Springfield, Mass.-Mrs Decker Is improv-
ing.-Durett Kirby and the son and daugh-
ter of i. B. Boardman are recovering from
measles.-Alma, little daughter of II. Nj.
Lee, who were viriting here, has been
very Ill with measles.-B c. Smith, who
has been quite helpless from n shock of
paralysis. is somewhat improved and able
to sit up. NJ. and Mrs. Nash of St. AL
bans have been with the family the past
week.-Miss Alice Buttle OF Brandon re-
Gently visited her grandparents. MIR. and
Mrs. Lewis Russell-Wil Peck and
Georgia Arnold are sick with measles.
CORNWALL.
Rollin ]. Jones Is seriously i'll Mt his
home in West Cornwall.-The party of
biologists who have been at work week
more searching for gold on ledge of land
owned by Mrs. Lucinda Lane, have been
successful, having found small quantities
of the metal a short distance below the
surface The parties have leased the land
and are to continue their researches
Miss Taggart of Potsdam, n. Y, is n
guest OF her sister. Mrs. c. +. Benedict.
Mrs. II. w. Drake returned to Burling-
ton on Tuesday. after weeks visit at
her mothers Mrs. Franklin Booker's. and
left this Wednesday afternoon for Mime
apolis, Mimi, for visit to her sister Mrs.
s. +. Clark-A. r. Lane of the Deering
Harvesting company Is home for n few
days visit.-Mrs. o. A. Field of West
Cornwall is in Burlington. a guest of her
daughter, Mrs. s. e. Maynard.-Miss Har-
riett Frost has returned home. after six
weeks visit with friends in Chelsea and
Lowell, Mass.
STARKSBORO.
Miss Mary Chase, A. b.. of the Woman's
Suffrage Association OF Vermont, lcctured
on Wednesday evening at the Methodist
church her subject beir g THE cnfranchisc'
mcnt of women I'm the Methodist church.
The discourse was both entertaining and
instructive. a collection was taken in hei
behalf at the close Of the lccturc.-ThC
ladies of the Methodist Episcopal churcf
have been active in cleaning and supplyini
necessary articles for the parsonage IN
order to make il more comfortable for th'
naw pastor the Rev w. X. Agate whC
has recently came from Columbus, Ohio
He being a member Of the Central OhiC
Annual Conference.
PANTON.
Mrs. Ida II. Read president of the Yer
mont State w. C. r. t., will deliver an ad
dress on the subject of temperance In th'
Methodist church in West Addison sun
day, May II, at l0:45 a. m. and In th'
Methodist church in Panton at 1880 p m
cordial invitation is extended to all. Al
interesting and profitable service may b'
expected.
Clark, son of e. Floyd of this place, dict
of typhoid fever Sunday night, May Ia
The young man was scarcely 10, a brigh
scholar, good musician and most cX
emplary in every way.-Mrs. Towsley ha
again opened her summer home.-Mis
Libbie Newton of Ferrisburgh has return
ed home.
NORTH FERRISBURGH
NJ. Quinlan has started his steam saw
mill and will soon have his stock Of log
sawed out.-The Ladies' Aid society me
with Mrs. Edward Daniels Wednesday af
ternoon.-The Epworth league are to giv
an entertainment and supper at the Meth
odist church Friday evening, 1t being tn
anniversary of the league.-The w. c. T
| t. society meet with Mrs. Curtis Fiel
Friday afternoon.-Rev. C. A. Bradford
to exchange pulpits with the Monktol
minister next Sunday.-W. II. Orr an
family have moved to Porterboroush.
WHITING
| L. A. Webster returned last week from
three months tour in the Western States
Mrs Sarah Titus and Mrs. Amanda HoaI
of Port Henry, y. Y, are guests of MI
and Mrs. y. w. Foster.-Wil Baldwi
spent a few days at home last week.
WEYBRIDGE.
Miss Cecil Child is sick with the measles
Mrs. NJ. A. Kittell spent last Sunday a
NJ. l.. Boie's.-The Methodist parsonag
has been made ready for the new pastor
family, who will arrive this week.-The W
G. II. u. held Il Bible reading service Il
the Methodist church last Sunday.-Mrs
Nellie Moody has returned from an ex
tended Western visit.-L. o. Thompso
has purchased of Ernest Carpenter the /
b. Dodge farm. Mr.. Carpenter retain
possession until next spring The w. {
y. u. met with Mrs. c. A. Cobb last Tues
day.
SHORETlAM.
Rev. s. b. Dunn is preaching a series c
sermons upon the Supreme Be!ng. II
opened the series on Sunday with a dis
course on the Holiness of God. to be TO
lowed by sermons on the Divine on
nscience, Omnipotence and Mercy.-Mis
Grace Rende returned to DR.. William
Platts Saturday evening, Ill with typhoi
fever.-Julus b. North has been spendin
n few days at home He returns to Fol
Edward Tuesday of this week. --Memorii
Sunday will be appropriately observe
here. The John A. Logan post will atten
the Congregational church in a body.