Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02
ORLEANS COUNTY.
BARTON.

Mrs. j. N. webster went to Boston last
week Thursday.-Miss Julia owen is home
from Mount Holyoke college, Mass.--A. l.
Cutler is visiting his father Orrin Cut
ter.-Princlpal Ii. ]. Stannard gave an i'll
terestng talk at the Congregational
church Sunday, March 20, on What, and
How to Read."-Rev. II. A. Spencer, finan-
cial agent of Montpelier seminary, preach
cd at the Methodist church Sunday even
ing, March 22.-The adjourned village
meeting was held Wednesday, evening,
March %. The supplemental report OF the
auditors was read and adopted The re-
port showed the whole amount paid out
for electric lights to be S37, 4S3, the actual
cost of the electric lights to be 1874, 1888, and
the total Indebtedness of the village to be
S50,672. In view of the financial condition
of the village the article in the warning to
see If the streets should be surveyed and a
line of sewerage established on grade
was passed over.-The Montpelier semn-
airy Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar club, as
sisted Miss Nellie Dewey, soprano, and
Sam Currier. reader, gave Il very satisfac-
tory entertainment at the opera hall Tues
day evening. March "a. The instrumental
selections were well received and Miss
Dewey and Mr.. Currier did especially
we'll
Miss Maud Mossman is home from Fitch
burg, Mass. where she Is attending school.
Miss Katurah Jenness died Saturday.
She was sister of George w. Jenness,
for whom she had been keeping house
since the death Of his wife-Fred Brown
ing, for several years n clerk in the store
of George II. Davis has opened ladies'
furnishing store in Mrs. Stones building.
He will also put in a line of shoes.-A. T..
Clark has closed his labors as plumber and
tin-smith for H. r. Seaver and accepted
a similar position at Kennebunk, Me-
Last Thursday night the saw ana shingle
mill of Harvey Lewis at West Glover was
practically destroyed by fire. Two hum
dred dollars worth of shinele was also
burned up. The whole loss is about $500;
no insurance. The fire is supposed to have
started from the stove, though 1t is not
positively known.-The Misses Miles are
at home from the L. V. M.--Clarence Fisk
will go to Maine with his family to care
for an uncle of Mr.. Fisk. He has sold his
residence on Water street to A. s. Drew.
He also closed out part of his household
effects at auction last Saturday.
CRAFTsBURY.
Pauline. one of the twin daughters of II
a. Hartman, died last Sunday-Mary
Paddock and Fred Larabee are home from
college at Burlington for n 10 days vaca-
tion.-Georgie Farr Is gaining SLOWLY
c. Daverson and wife from Newport are in
town.-N. II. Kinney and wife are visiting
at Derby Line.
MORGAN.
Daniel Mosher has rented the Maplesden
place of j. a. Gray.-S. Il. Gray has pur-
chased H. Johnson's tenement house with
some land connected.-W. II. Calkins is Ia
teach in No. 3 and Lilla Ames in No. c.
Mr. and Mrs. Bosworth OF Minnnesota
have been visiting relatives in town.-Er.
nest Wilcox and Mertie Gray have been
suffering with humps.
wESTFIELD,
Tho board of school directors have
chosen w. D. Miller chairman and clerk
and Wallace w. Wakefield superintendent
They will have 2G weeks of school in each
distrlct.-Miss Lura Gilpin will teach or
the north hill this summer.--Miss Emma
Wakefield will teach in Montgomery
Miss Anna Thompson has returned to her
nome in Lyndon Corner-Miss Nellie
Wright of Newport IS visiting in town.
Mrs. Alice Crosby of Compton, Canada
spent last week with her mother Mrs. r
II. Wright.-Napoleon Roots daugters in
Vited over 80 of their friends to n surpris,
party for their father Wednesday evening
March 25, the occasion being his 6stf
birthday. chair, suit of clothes ant
othcr gifts were prescnted.-The wors
blow OF this winter came last Friday, tn,
roads were so badly filed with snow the
stage was unable to go to Lowell.
NEWPORT.
T. r. Sias has moved to Charles Moul
tons farm.-Mrs. Edward A. Stewart hay
gone to Boston, to visit her daughter
Rev. w. b. Hague OF South Bridgeton, Me.
preached at the Congregational churcf
March 20 as candidate.-The winter tern
of school has closd and Principal B. II
Hill has gone to his home in Bristol tc
spend the two weeks vacation. Miss
Ruth Colby Is home from East Hampton
Mass, to spend the vacation before com
mencing her spring school,-Albert Far
man of Westfield is reading law in In,
Office of Cook and Redmond.-Perley Brew
ster of Irasburgh is at work in the Ma
tiondl Bank of Newport.-Union Fast da,
services will be held at the Baptist church
Friday eve at 1880.
ALBANY.
Mr.. Elgal Stone has recovered from al
attack of pneumonia.-Hon. II. II. Cowle
has been visiting at IIardwick
Reynolds has moved into the Sartwel
house, and John Prindle into Mrs. A
Hyde's house.-At the donation held n
South Albany for Rev. Mr. Trowbridge
| the receipts were SEE. A. Norris ha
lamb which weighed II pounds at BIRTH
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Reynolds have a littl
daughter.-John Anderson is Ill with bill
ious fever