Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
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bercuoss mption.-School for the
spring term at Peoples Academy opens
Wednesday.-Mr Florence Gates return
ed Friday night from n trip to Burlington,
Rutland, Albany. New York, and Brook
lyn.-L. ]. Marshall and Mr.. futile were
in town over Sunday from Burlington
The young misses of the Congregational
society served supper at the vestry on
Friday evening DIR. Lyman Beecher
Sperry closed the regular library course
of lectures on Tuesday evenng.-Clair
Turner from Hartford, Conn, Ia in town
visiting his parents.-Mrs. Fellows came
here from Montpelier Friday night.-H. b.
Chaffee, foreman In the News and Citizen
office, returned here Friday night, having
rusticated for week at his former home
in Waterville.W l.. Scott, editor of the
Barre Enterprise, was in town Sunday
delegated by the Barre Odd Fellows to at
tend the funeral OF John Emmons. Mr.
Buchanan of Barre representing the Ma
sonic order, accompanied him.--Harry
Hardy came home from Boston Saturday
night.-Miss Ella James Is in town from
JNerrlsburgh, visiting at l. A. Whites
Rev. George N. Kellogg of the Congrega-
tional church spoke in the North Consre-
gational church at St Johnsbury last Sun
day. Mr.. Smith, secretary of the St.
Johnsbury Y NJ. c. A., supplied the pull
pit here-Mr. and Mrs f.. Il. Foster are
visiting in town.-Alrs. Weld Terrill of
Mddletown, Conn, mother of Mrs. II. G..
Cheney. died on Friday and the funeral
was held at Mddletown on Monday. New
ton Terril left for Middletown Saturday.
A meeting of the special committees to
consider town pauper matters, coming
from the towns of Stowe, Johnson, and
Morristown. was held here on Monday in
Gleed e Flcetwood's office with a full at
tendance. Hon. =. K. Gleed was made
chairman and Mr. Pike of Stowe, clerk.
These committees from the towns named
| have been authorized to act for their
| respective towns In the matter of the
| future care of the poor In the past there
| has been n Poor Farm association Of
these towns the paupers being cared for
on certain conditions and the expense
met under specified arrangements, under
| one head at an association farm which
| is located in this town on the road TO
| Stowe. These farm buildings were en-
tirely consumed by fire last September,
this giving rise to the question of con-
tinuing or disseminating of the association
and upon what basis If continued and
where. In the March meeting the towns
| authorized the committee to act. All the
points in the matter were discussed at
| length at this meeting, with no decision
| having been reached when the meeting
was adjourned until Friday.-Dr. G. c.
|
Mrs. Earle, widow of the late Editor a.
A. Earle, who Is at the Mary Fletcher
Hospital. Mrs. Earle, who was there FOR
an operation, will be able to return nome
| in about two weeks. it Is thought. "A.
| White e. Son & Co.'S Lamoille cracker
and Biscuit works are now In operation
and revival of the business and ex-
IDENTIFY expected 1t has been
quite an important industry-I. A.
White will vacate his residence on
| Pleasant street and move his family &c
rooms in the bakery block. The Pleasant
street house will be fitted for double
house and will be occupied by Mr.. White
head baker, Mr.. w. S. Phillips and fam
ily late of P.attsburgh, N. Y, and b,
II. +. Beardsley and wife, late OF Cam
bridge.-Miss Carrie l.. Powers has re-
| turned here from Washngton.-W. II
Pierce spent Sunday in st. Johnsbury.-
Miss Cora Stafford, daughter of the late
Col. d. j. Stafford, is soon to leave town
and has put upon the real estate marke
three houses located in this village
Those who enjoy the luxury of a "dorg.
be he "yeller" or otherwise, should bea,
in mind that licenses are payable April
1st and are liable to be doubled after that
Following the lecture for the public Ii
brary benefit on Friday evening, there |!
to he a social and promenade at the tow
hall.-Dr. C. p. lie Clare. the veterinary
and fast horse handler, Is moving hi:
family to Littleton, n. H.. where a favor
able opening awaits him.-Rockwell:
Theatre company. after playing a week a
the town hail. eft Monday for Cambridge
THE sick list resulting from colds Is get
ting too numerous to mention.-Whei
Postmaster d. C. Spaulding and son wer
going to their home Monday evening a
about 0 o'clock, they found Miss Stell;
Hadley on the sidewalk in an unconscious
condition. not far from the Puffer Meth
odist church. A pitcher. which had con
tanned milk that she was carrying home
was found near by in the snow, and {
large lump on her head indicated that sh
must have fallen heavily. She was as
! sisted to her home and was in a dellriou
condition for some time afterward.-La
moi,le Grange held an evening session las
Saturday, comforting the third and fourtl
degrees on a class of SIX. Ice cream an'
cake were served at the conclusion OF tn
business. Members of Johnson Grang
were present and invited Lamoille Grang
to visit Johnson on Thursday Of mex
week. A regular meeting will be held oil
Thursday of this week.
CAMBRIDGE.
Miss Nora Patten was called home L
Johnson last week on account of he
fathers serious illness.-The brothers an,
sisters of Mr.. s. Il. Steinhour met at hi
nome Wednesday, March 4, in honor o
their 4ith wedding anniversary. Som
pretty tokens were left and a beautiful re
past was served.-J. e. Farrell Is moving
from one of Joel Jage's tenements int
the Mayetto house. vacated by Ere,
Hitchcock, and Marshall Wilson into tn
one vacated by Farrell and Leander Eos
ter's vacated by Wilson.-A. C. Griswol,
has finished work for ]. M Wilcox an,
will assist his son-in-law, c. Powell. c
. In1a taly IA is MI at hn uri CT mil
/, a, A. Patten spent part of last weel
with brother in Johnson, who Is ill.--Mis
Maynard has returned to her home II
: Watervi.le.-H. A. Colby was recently call
! ed to Milton to attend the funeral of hi
father, who died very suddenly of hear
!, trouble,-D. Gray of Coventry is stayin
with his cousin, A. A. Patten.-Edltl
: Kingsley of Fletcher IL visiting in Cam
bridge.-Mrs. L. T.. Harlow of Warren
Mass, Is visiting friends at the Boro.-
Mrs. Orson Westman is entertainin
friends from Moretown.-Wiiam Lang O
Essex spent part of the past week with hi
grandson, Henry Lang.-Charles Russ
> of undorhill was called to Cambridge Sat
: urday to attend the funeral of his mother
: who died of cancer, after lingering II,
! ness. She was buried at Jeffersonville.-
Miss Chapman of Fletcher spent the pas
l week at j. NJ. Wilcox's.-Mrs. Stinson ex
poets to start for Boston soon.-Fred Put
nam is to carry on ID. r. Buker's suga
place this season.-E. Wilder Is movn
his family to the Reynolds place, and Mr..
II. Minor has moved to her home.-Justl
Labounty has purchased part of the job
Parson farm in Fletcher.-Cyrus Flood ha
4 been laid up for several days with n badl
I crushed foot, the accident occurring Will