Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-02

tho presents, after which refreshments
were served.-A friend of Harry Costello
from P~lattsburgh is spending the week
with him.
WESTFORD.
=. ]. Chase Of West Milton spent
Christmas in town.-Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Macia returned from their wedding trip
the 25th.-Miss Lizzie c. Allen left for
Brookline. Mass. on Wednesday.-The
American Literature club furnish part OF
the entertainment to be given in the town
hall Friday evening. The dispute betwceu
Carmi Osgood and A. j. Austin over the
title to a piece of land was settled by the
arbitrators in favor of Austin. The men
chosen were George Ashley of Milton.
Adclbert Bcema and Patrick Ryan of
Fairfax.-The delegates to the county con-
vention of Christian Endeavors gave their
reports Sunday evening.-A large number
of cows on q. w. Aliens farm were killed
Friday. being affected with tuberculosis
A party of hunters captured a cross fox
on Frlsbie Hill Christmas.
EVANSVILLE.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Hill on December 23d.-William Haskins
and Mrs. Libbie Hammer were married
December 24th.-Ernest Gorton and Emma
Tillison were also married.-Mrs. Sargent,
who has been i'll. is slowly improving
Mrs. =. C. Shattuck is very iii.
JERICHO.
Episcopal service, sermon and the holy
communion with offerings for diocesan
missions will be held at the Academy hall.
Jericho, on Sunday next, Jan. s, at half
past ten a. m.
Mrs. Mann of Waterville has been visit
ing at DR.. Hulburd's.-E. II. Prouty has
been spending several days in Rutland
Louis Anterior and Cora Hanley were
married December % by Rev. c. p. Taplln.
Mrs. Sarah Young OF West Rutland Is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. |. B~yington.-S.
F.. Curtis spent New Years with relatives
ir Middlebury.-Rev. a. l.. Bigelow of
Bristol will deliver h next lecture of the
course Jan. 7; subject Four G's.
JERICHO CENTRE.
Frank Barney. a former Jericho boy,
was married at Plains, Missoula county,
Mont, December II, to Miss Mary Rams
dell.-Mr. Charles Douglass and Miss Julia
Crandall, both of South Reading, were
united in marriage Friday evening, De-
cember q. at the Congregational parson-
age by Rev. Edwin Rose. The bride is a
sister of Mrs. Orvis Rowland of this place.
Miss Ollie Howe was at home from Brat
tleboro last week on a vacation, returning
Monday.-Miss Blanche Bellows of Essex
and Robert and Tracy Hazen of the L. V.
' NJ. were among those from out of own
who attended the Christmas exercises last
Tuesday evening.-There was n good at
tendance at the church on Christmas eve
to witness the exercises by the children.
which were very interesting. Special
mention should be made of the speaking
of Miss Blanche, the little fve-years old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. l.. Bostwick.
Mrs. James Morse is said to he very low.
Her sister. Mrs. James Hackett OF Brat
tlcboro, is caring for her,-Mr, and Mrs.
John Maxfeld and little daughter Blanche
visited their uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Carpenter, last Friday and Satur-
day.-The Ladies' Aid served IN oyster
supper In the church vestry Wednesday
evening of this week.
WINOOSkl.
The wind storm Friday morning left
its mark in various places in the village.
The damage, however. was slight. Fences
trees and a few electric light poles We're
blown down. Part of the roof on the old
Kidder house on Colchester avenue was
blown off, striking al electric light pole
with such force as to break it of short.
The wreckage was strewn on the WI
nooski and Burlington railroad track, near
the Green Mountain cemetery and had to
be cleared way before the first car could
so through to Winooski. The back porch
of DR.. Allard's residence was also blown
away.
At the last meeting of the Society of st.
Peters the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President. Peter
Courcy; LIST vice-president, Alfred Latour;
I'd vice-president, Noe Lavallie; secretary,
Octave Cormier: assistant secretary, Louis
Baraby; cashier, f. Y. Lamaire; treasurer,
George Villemaire; collector, Andrew Che
come; assistant collector, Eddie Hebert;
LIST marshal. Joseph Lavelly; I'd marshal.
Narclsse Gagnier. The reports OF the Of
hcers for the year ending Dec. q, 1895.
shows the society tobe in a iiourishing con-
dition. the membership being lS, The
finances are alsoain a healthy state, there
being $3.50 In the treasury. AS the organl-
alton Ia a benefit society for widows and
children of deceased members. the above
report is very encouraging for the society
TO start the new year.
c. w. Devino Is very low Will typhoid
fever and blood poisoning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Weston are re-
ceiving congratulations over the birth of
. a ten poland son.
ESkEX COUNTY.