Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16

torate here for another year.-In the list
of vestrymen printed last week the name
of w. H. McAllister was omitted and s.
w. Chadwick was substituted by mistake
Mr.. and Mrs. " A. Irish, M p. Perley
Mrs w. II. Law, Mrs j. NJ. Jeffords,
have gone to Barre to the conference
Mrs o. Merrill has been quite sick, but Is
improVing.-F. C. Smith of st. Adams was
in town on Friday.
EAST BERKSHIRE.
Norris d. Blake of Burlington and Il.
Mears of Enosburgh Falls were in town
last week.-The sugar social given by the
Y. =. S. C. f at Frank Hadd's last We'd
nesday eve, netted $3O0.-The Congrega-
tional church recently sent so to the
American Board OF Foreign Missions
Miss Grace Rouse left Monday for her
school in ST. Johnsbury after spending n
weeks vacation at her home.-Rev. l.. H.
Elliott, agent of the Vermont Bible society
Will preach in the Congregational church
next Sunday morning April i9.-Miss Ida
sykes. returned to her school at Johnson
Tuesday night.-A. s. Sykes family have
been very much afflicted during the past
two months by the sickness of all of the
children with catarrhal fever: Fanny. one
of three weeks. They'havo the sympathy
of all Of the community.
EAST FAIRFIELD.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Van
Ness Chase Tuesday, April Mrs w II.
Parker of Enosburgh Falls was the guest
of Mrs. l. n. Chase over Sunday.-W. G..
Hawley has opened his new store in the
Read block, next door to the postofflcc.-
A Sons of Veterans camp will be organized
here on Friday evening, April II. sufficient
membership having been secured to en-
title them to n charter. ---Guilford II. Hill
returned to Norwich University Monday
after his vacation.-Miss Lillian c. Soulc
goes to Sheldon this week, where she
Will teach school the coming season.
MONTGOMERY CENTRE.
Mrs Mary Miner died April 18th. at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. Bctscy stiles,
of old age. Mrs Fuller was one of the old
est residents of this town She would have
been 90 years old had she lived until July
Dana Junier has sold his BARRIERS outfit
TO Eugene Merrn of Irasburgh and has
gone to Connecticut.-W. Gates Of Brook
Ign, N. Y, was in town to attend the
funeral OF his grandmother, Mrs. Miller
Victor Noyes has moved his family here
from Newport-Mrs. G. A. Gardyne was
in Troy last week to attend the funeral
of her uncle, Curtis Elkins.-Misses Wake
field, Davis, Mcdonald and FELTON, have
returned to Johnson Normal school.-Guy
Rowley and Roy Davis have returned to
st. Johnsbury.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. p. A. Austin attended conference at
Barre last week George Decker Of st. Al
bans spent q few days with his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. William Decker, recently
H. n,1 Nx- To, of tahn all
n. Y, are in town. Mrs. Skeels will spend
several weeks with relatives and friends
here.-Mr. and Mrs Willis King have gone
to Green's Corners, where he has charge of
a creamery.
HIGHGATE.
George Husband, late OF Co. c., 9Th VI
Vols. died the 18th inst. aged % years and
the funeral was held at the CongregationaI
church Monday, the Rev. T.. j. Ransow
officiating. Lillian DanYia has re-
turned from her visit to Manchester, y. Ii
Hollis Sunderland of West Newton
Mass is in town for a short time.-Emery
Brewer has returned from Rochester, y
Y.--The members of the Methodist church
are very much pleased that the Rev. y. Is
Riggs Is to remain with them another
ycar-Antoine oliver hass returned 4
Keene, n. H.-Mrs. Henry Beard is on th'
sick lst-Miss Maud wilkins Is the CUES
of Miss Calsta Hin at Isle La Motto
| At the parish meeting of st. Johns church
| C. F. Skeels, j. G. Patterson and G.. s
/ Hcrrick wero elected vestrymen, G. f
I Skeels, senior warden; J. c. Patterson
Junior warden; and c. s. Herrick, secre
| tary and treasurer. G. +. Skeels wa!
chosen delegate to the diocesan convention
Mrs. Thomas Derosa is on the sick list.
BAKERSFIELD.
w. C. Barnes, an old and respected res
ident of this town died last week of pneu
monia and was buried from his late res
! idence on Friday. Rev. Mr.. Thatcher. of
/ fciating-Mary the youngest daughter o
/ Hon. John f.. Snnott, is seriously i'll will
rheumatic fever and measles.-Mr. Phelp
| has two fast steppers which he recent,
/ brought to town and Is to put them II
| training.-Old residents say that NOR
/ sugar was made last week than in an!
similar period within their remembrance.
BY the recent appointments of the NJ. r
/ Conference Rev. Mr.. Thatcher is returned
| here for the next year.-Rev. Mr.. Stor!
will move his family at once.-Miss Keltoi
! one of the Brigham academy students Il
| quite i'll at her boarding place.-Franl
| Green has moved his family to-Johnson.-
/ Our townsman, G.. c. Corse, has so far re
| covered from his recent Illness as TO b'
able to walk out some.-Judge Start wen
to ST. Adams Tuesday to hold the Frank
! lin County Court which commenced OF
| that day.