Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21

vents the deposit Of 5000 being turned
INTO the general fund and Will allow the
Barre members TO come out with but little
loss.
There was n jury trial in the City Court
Tuesday over n claim for 50 cents and the
plaintiff lost II.
Tn first races on the new t~rotting track
| will be held July 4.
Tuesday night II contract for the lease
of the Granite City Trotting track was re-
ceived by the management from the exc
cutive committed of the State Firemen's
association for the annual tournament.
There has been considerable discussion
over the matter and 1t is hoped that IL
has now reached n satisfactory settle
ment as Barre people are anxious to have
the tournament.
Edward Whitehead will leave the en-
.ploye of NJ. J.. Towne G. Co.. the first OF
June and 81 to work in the postofiice.
WEST BERLIN.
Charles Rumney Is putting up an add.
ton to his house.-Mrs. l.. w. Porter has
been sick for -four or five weeks. but is
getting quite we'll again.-Mrs. l.. l.. Bee.
man OF Montpelier spoke at the Methodist
church last Sunday; subject. "Woman's
Foreign Missionary Societies work."-A
Bernascons put on the cars last week O
piece of granite work, 1t being a finely
carved, life sized statue.
ROCHESTER,.
Miss Julia Trask is home from Barton
Mr.. Chapelle from Rutland, n civil engin'
Ger, was here the first of the week and
work will soon begin on the village reser'
voir.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tower have
been In Bethel for a few days.-Mr. Piper
is gaining quite rapidly from his attack
of pneumonia.-The drama, The Fruit
of Ills Folly" will be given at the G. A
r. hall Friday evening. May 29.-UnioI
services will be held at the UniversalisI
church next Sunday morning.
PLAINFIELD.
Miss Mary Lupien, teacher of. the inter.
mediate department at South Barre. spent
Sunday with her parents,-Edgar i. Mar
tin of Goddard seminary visited his father
w. S. Martin, on. Sunday.-The funeral OF
Hiram Batchelder was held at his late res.
ldence on Friday last,-W. $. Martin, jr.,
of Manchester, N. H., spent Saturday and
Sunday with his father. w. S. Martini
Suitable exercises are to be held at the
school house on Decoration day.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
DR.. c. L. Bailey. who but recently estab-
lished himself here. has removed to Dan.
yille.-Mrs. Lucinda Vaughn Is visiting In
town.-Cora Wheeler returns to Hyde Park
this week to remain through the summer
Mrs. Leonard Wells, who has been in
poor health for some time. is very much
worse.--Caleb Sabin Is still unable to be
out.-Mrs. j. D. Bailey has returned to her
home.
FAYSTON.
Miss Rosa Baird was happily surprised
on Monday evening, May II, by n large
party Of friends who gathered at her homo
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Baird, 1t being her 21st birthday. Among
other presents was q gold watch and O
daily chain from her brothers and sisters
j. b. Thompson sold and delivered a fine
horse In Lowell, Mass, last week.
CALAIS.
w. IT, Pierce and George Sanders were
at Caspian Lake last week and they
brought home two speckled beauties. one
weighing four pounds two ounces and one
five pounds six ounces.-Guy Bancroft OF
East Calais has bought ont George
Parker's freight business and he has
bought two of George o. Pearce's horsei
to put on the road.
MORETOWN.
Edward Palmer commenced work fol
John Eagan last Monday.-Mr. and Mrs
John Bigwood are going to Short Falls, N
H., this week, where they will visit theil
daughter. They are soon to go the White
Mountains whero they have positions ir
tho Hotel Sunset Pavilion as head cooks
ROXBURY.
Miss Underwood of Northampton, Mass.
and Miss Pratt of Boston are holdinl
special meetings here.-O. w. circuit ha!
been spending a number of days in Lcban