Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
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YEnMUNl IUUhl MEND.
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is staying at r. A. Fuller's for time
There WITS sociable at It. A. Stiles
wednesday evening of this week.NA
meeting was held last Sunday at 2:30 p. m,
in the south district school house, con-
Quoted by Mr.. and Mrs. Hcnry.-Rev. Mr..
Rose preached a very interesting tenn
psrarce sermon last Sunday evening.
UNDERHILL CENTRE.
Mrs. Martin of Waterbury spent Sum
day with her sister, Mrs. Thomas Casey.
--Looms Terrill of johnson visited friends
in this place last Thnrsday.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Ross are rejoicing over tho arrival
Of a son, born Jan. IS.
ESSEX CENTRE.
The railroad station was entered by
some unknown persons Wednesday night
by breaking out q part of the front Office
window. The ticket case was broken open
but the agent has not yet missed any
tickets From the office they went into
the waiting room, which is fastened by a
spriRg-lock, on the inside of the door The
door into the freight room was demolished.
The upper panels were cleared out entire
~. Boxes of freight were opened promis-
cuously. Rubbers and overshoes, a few
bars of Lenox soap, about a dozen bot
ties of whskey consigned TO parties in
town are among the missing articles.
Mrs. Stevens of Canaan, N. H., sister
of Mrs. F.. j. Barney, is visiting her..
Peter Parrizo has rented T.. w. Ayres'
farm for q year.-W. M. Stevens little
child is very sck.-Mr. Hollis Jordan
preached at the Congregational church
Sunday morning and at the Baptist
church in the afternoon. He commenced
his series of meetings in the Congrega ton
al Obi ha
services every evening this week except
Saturday. and on Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday and Friday afternoons at 2:30.-
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. H. Packard of Jericho
are visiting at +. w. Halls.
sHELDURNE.
A semi-annual executive meeting of the
Vermont Womans Christian Temperance
union" will be held here on Friday of this
week to be opened by business meeting
at 9:15 a. m. followed by praise service
at D. M, led by Mrs. l.. l.. Wilbur of
Jericho and a conservation service at I
in the evening led by Mrs. l.. D. Dyer
of Middlebury. Several prominent Chris
tian Temperance union ladies from differ
ent parts of the State will read papers and
address the meeting.-Fred r. Hart, esq,
accompanied by his grandmother, Ma
dame Root, left town last Friday for
San Diego. Cal, where Mr.. Harts family
had preceded him and their intention now
is to make that State their future home
although in what locality they have not
yet definitely determined. In the depart
ure of Madame Root this town loses one
of its Oldest and most highly respected
citizens She Is the daughter of the late
Hon. Robert White and widow of the late
Elijah Root, esq. who for many years was
master mechanic of the Champlain Trans
portation company. She has always re-
sided on Shelburne Point, taking lively
interest in the people and affairs Of our
town and especially in the Methodist
church of WHICH she Is a devoted member
and contributed literally to its support
In the departure of Mr.. Hart and family
the town also sustains a great loss, he
having proved himself good citizen and
a faithful official in the many public Of
fees that his townsmen have honored him
with and his family possessed the love and
esteem Of all Who knew them. Being thor
oughly welded to Vermont and their
beautiful home on Shelburne Point they
were nevertheless obliged, on account
of the health of their daughters to seek
now home and new associations, and
the best wishes of all of our citizens go
with them.-Mr. c. =. Van Vliet was at
North Ferrisburgh couple Of days last
week appraising the stock of goods of
w. H. Orr which have been sold to Mr.
H. s. Stone Of Vergennes.-A large num-
Der of the friends Of Miss Katie Russell
Friday night.
Madame Root, before leaving for Cali
fornia, presented to the town 100 volumes
Of books, which will soon be catalogued
and placed in the public library.-Miss
Laura Colfamer gave a skating party to
about 30 Of her friends last evening on
Shelburne bay, which was followed by re-
freshments at her home.-Mr. George Bar
ton of Middebury was in town last week
visiting his sister, Mrs. George n. Roberts
Mr.. S. r. Comstock is in Barre on a
business trip.-On Wednesday evening, the
18th inst, the counting of the votes for
the piano put up by the ST. GATHERINGS
church will take place. Mrs. Gadue and
Mrs. Sharbineau are the contestants and
the friends of both these ladies' are re-
spending so literally that whichever gets
the instrument, the church will derive
quite benefit.-Henry w. Tracy, I'd, has
gone to Burlington. where he has a posi-
tion with the Burlington Drug company.
MILTON.
Miss Lena Pratt started for Hartford
Wednesday where she Is to enter the
Hartford hospital.-Mr. and Mrs. Orrin
James are rejoicing over the birth of A
son.-William Phelps who has been spend
ing part OF the winter here, started for
his home in Michigan Thursdly-Joseph
Robinson is quite sick with the grip
Charles L. Parker Is also on the sick list
me meetings are TO be continued this
week Tuesday evening at the Congrega-
tional church. Thursday evening at the
M. E. church and Friday evening at the
Congregational church. The service Sum-
day evening was at the Methodist church
with sermon by Rev. e. r. Henick There
was large attendance Miss Linda
Rankin is quite i'll with tonsiltis.-Leon
Sibley of Essex Junction and Edward
Herrick. jr. Of the agricultural department
U. v. M, spent Sunday at their homes
Mr.. VIII Wells started for Springfield,
Mass. Monday morning.-Mrs. r. L.
HeIvick went to Chicago Monday evening
to visit her daughter Mrs. Flint.-Miss
Amanda Fuller spent Sunday at home
but returned to South Hero on Monday
Mrs A. Fl. Beach and son, Harry of Essex
Junction visited her brother, L. d. Teach
out Saturday.-C. p. Pratt attended the
funeral Of Eland Austin at Georgia, Sum
day.-Mrs. Abbie Ward of Fairfax has
been visiting at Mrs. H. NJ Ashley's.-
The little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Ladd Is very seriously III with congestion
Of the lungs.
ST. GEORGE.
Fay Gates and family Of Milton, who
spent several days in town, helping to care
for James Gates, have returned home
James Gates has recovered sufficiently To
look after his farm business.-Mr. Skeels
and son visited at Horace and Edward
Isham's last week.-A goodiy number OF
logs are being hauled to the steam mill to
be sawed into railroad ties for the Bur.
Hng'ton and Hinesburgh railroad.-Mrs s.
e. Hinsdih gave candy and popcorn
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