Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-28

and the County Conference at Charlotte
Wednesday and Thursday.-Mr lloilis
Jordan closed his labors in Essex Sunday
evening. Ills meetings have been very
interesting and well attended.-Some per
sons accidently or purposely set fire In the
plains Saturday morning and In the stiff
north wind 1t was soon beyond control
running all through Gorton wood and over
n large tract of land belonging to John
Whitcomb. 1t has been such dry weather
that considerable damage is done TO the
timber and fences-The baccalaureate dis
course to the graduating class of the H.
c. S. will be given by Principal c. II. Hay
den. next Sunday evening, at tho Congre-
gational church at 1850.
BOLTON.
Hattie Hosford from tho west part of the
Town is at work for Mrs G.. w. Stevens
Mrs. ]. y. Whaen and children are visit
ing relatives in st. Abans.-Mrs. Bryan
Woodwork is dangerously ill-Little Geo.
Stevens is slowly recovering from severe
attack of pneumonia.-Deon Gauv1n is III
with heart dsease.-Mss Anna Barber,
| teacher at the station has been III Tor
several days and unable to attend to her
school duties. Her sister Ida has taken
her place in the school.-Mrs, G.. b. Morse
was called to Richmond Wednesday 10
care for her daughter, who was I'LL. H.
! Bishop is making repairs on his BARNS
| II. y. MCtflnnlS ana WlIe nave I'luiHV'
from a three weeks visit with their chill
| dren in Jericho.
HUNTINGTON.
The funeral of Mrs. Leonard Scofield
was held from the Union church Tuesday,
the 10th inst. The Kings Daughters, of
which the deceased was n member, at
tended tho funeral in a body; they also
| furnished many beautiful f1owcrs-The
funeral of Mr.. Francis Benway, an aged
resident of this town, who died tho 18th
inst, was held from his late residence
Wednesday, the goth Inst, Rev. s. =.
Perry officiating. Memorial Sunday was
observed here as usual Rev. s. F. Perry
ohiciatcd and the local G. a. r. post and
camp of Sons of Veterans attended the
servises in n body, which were heldat the
church at the Ccntre.-Mcmorial day will
he observed as usual. The line Will form
ot the c. A. r. hall at the north village
at 10 o'clock a. m. sharp. All Grand
Army men and Sons of Veterans are re-
questcd to he at the hall at $3.50 a. M
Mrs Patty Stevens fell and hurt herself
quite seriously one day last week.
TOWNSVILLE.
The Kings Daughters mot with Mrs.
G. II. Fay last Thursday.-N1iss Burleigh
of Waterbury spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. +. -. Gillett.-A. J. Crandal of the
Montpelier Seminary at Montpelier spent
Sunday ut home--J. C. Sabns is confined
to the house with n throat trouble.
SOUTH BURLINGTON.
Mrs. George x. Taft and daughter of
burlington spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Luther T. Clough visited her pa
rents Mr. and Mrs. Loren b. Baldwin
last week
Mrs. Prentiss is slowly recovering from
a slight shock
Miss Lena f. Clough OF Burlington Wis
tied her aunt, Mrs Eleazar Taft over Sat
! urday and Sunday.
Miss Clara Pease Of Bennington visited
friends in town recently.
MILTON.
Memorial Sunday was observed here
last Sunday with services at the Metho
dist church In the forenoon with appropr!'
ate sermon by Rev. George l.. Story, mem
, bcrs of Post William Reynolds, G.. a. r.
and F. S. Stranahan Camp Sons OF Veter'
ans attending In body. The church was
! very tastefully decorated with flowers
and there was a very large attendance
The V p. s. c. f.. of the Congregations
| church gave very interesting ana IN
$ structive missionary meeting Sunday even
: ing led by Mrs. f. F.. Herrick The sub
9 ject being The widening of Christs King
DOM" Accounts were given OF missions
! during the last 100 years, some OF th'
5 countries being India, Japan, China, Bur
: nah, Africa, etc. collection was taker
for foreign missions.-Frank Town Is YER,
, sick at his daughters. Mrs. Allen Miner
] in West Georga.-NIiss Doyhn Of Madison
3 Wis, visited friends here and at Yves
Milton last week.-C. 4. Pratt, Deacon
i, L. A. Jackson and g. y. Wood we're elect
5 ed delegates Sunday to attend the confer
e ence OF Congregational churches at Char
S lotte Wednesday and Thursday. s Ben
t ham and son, Frank, went to Boston Mon
= day for a few day..-Contractor Eugen
1 Allen has one of the two houses he 1
: building for C, A. Pratt up and nearl,
: ready for plastering.
4 James Hines, n young nephew of Mrs
e r. c. I4add. broke his arm in two place
while PLAYING last week.--Frank johnson
t OF Ccntralia, H., and his niece, Miss Kitti
d Harmon of Roundout. ILL.,, are In tow
8 visiting friends and relatives ~. Hal
i and two sons of Burlington spent Sunda
i at r.. d. Teachout's. 0 novel sigh
h was seen in town last Saturday afternoon
y which was that of picture gallery o.
wheels from Port Henry, en- route I
| Canada.-It Is rumored that q new stree
is soon to be laid out. 1t is to be opene
3 from the main street and running north
- Miss Annie Flynn spent last week nj MI
n ton Boro.-The Elm Tree House Is hein
Il repaired.-The Quinn estate have adVer
:, tsed their store for sale on June 9Th
r empty rooms in connection with Austin
If n painter from ville.-There will b
IL service at Trinity church on Sunday a
1880 a. m.-Memoral services are to h
held at the Congregational church thi
n year. A dinner is to be served at the {
II A. r. hall by the Ladies' Aid society.
Il sHELBURNE.
81 The republican town committee hav
T. called caucus of the republican voter
y to meet at the town hall on Saturda
W evening, May 30, at S o'clock to elect dele
Is gates to the,State and county conventions
l. The setting out of trees on Shelburn
is farms Is about completed for this season
re Some $1,000 shade and ornamental tree
y have been planted this spring. over 40I
'r of them were drawn from Monkton b
Mr. T.. NJ. knight.
Tho creameries at East Shelburne an
>, Shelburne Falls paid &C cents per hundre
-, for standard milk in the month OF Aprl
~ Two iron gates weighing 1900 pounds eac
IA arrived Saturday to be placed at the mai
D. entrance at Shelburne Farms.
~ Mrs. Alice Rowley Is spending a fe'
!, days at North Ferrsburgh, visiting he
"a parents.
~ Although Shelburne has no Grand Arm
-, post or other kindred organization III
u Rev w j. Chapman preached very 81
:. celent Memorial sermon at the Method:
y, church last Sunday morning.
~ The many friends of Hon. r. j. Whit
" are glad to see him out again after beln
~ confined at home for several months wit
illness.
i. The republican town committee hay
" embraced in their caucus calls for ne,
10 Saturday night, one for the election
" two delegates to the district convention
- Rutland June IS.
oi Miss Katherine l.. Gebhardt entertane
La,- olN atne i, he al 40 Gt.a