Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30

June; Away from home, Burlington High
school, June 20. and probably games with
the st. Adams High school and one or
two other mines. Games will be played
with Vermont academy but the dates have
not been decided upon.
BRADFORD.
At the regular meeting of Diamond
lodge, No. 10, Independent order Good
Templars, held in q. A. r., hall on the
evening of April "a the following officers
were elected: Chief Templar, C. l.. Pevcy;
vicc-chief templar, Augusta f. Rowell Sec
rotary, H. W. Randall; financial secre-
tary, G. Glen Staples; treasurer, w. j..
Spokesfleld marshal, Emma Leighton;
lodge deputy, C. w. Stephenson past chief
templar, a. p. Chase.
TUNBRIDGE.
Hon. and Mrs. NJ. T. King spent last
week in Boston and Newton, Mass.-Royal
ID. Mexley of this place and Miss Clara
Merrill of Royalton were welded at the
residence of Smith l. Merrill last week
Wednesday.-Mrs A. M. Brown and Miss
Bertha Shepard last week went to Exeter,
N. H., to stay n few weeks.-C. II. Farm
ham and ". X. Hayward were called to
Post Mills Sunday to attend the funeral of
n frfend.-Miss Gertrude Il. Goodale has
gone to Maiden, Mass, to stay a few
mcnths.-.Fred +. Hayward OF Concord, n.
H., spent the first of the week with Mr..
and Mrs. II. r. Hayward, his PARENTS
Rev. j. y. DeMertt spent last week in
Exeter, N. II.
BRAINTREE.
The shocp-shearcrs have started on their
annual round.-The listers met at f.. H..
Cleveland's Saturday to fix the list.--Lewis
Spooner's son is quite i'll with typhoid
fever.-F. f. Thayer has sold his farm and
moved in with his son-in-law, Clayton
Mann.-Charles Sumner has purchased f.
f. Thayer's farm for Sl2o0.-Charles Sum-
ner has moved his family from Brooklield
to his farm recently purchascd.-Azro
Boyce of East RoXbury was in town the
first of the week.-Mrs.. u. NJ Ferry has
been the past week in Boston, being called
there by the death of her sister, Mrs. Dr.
Turner.-Charlcs Brewster of Medford
Mass, was summoned here Saturday by
the death OF his wife Mrs. Brewster had
the grip last winter and her doctor adj
vised her to leave the city. She had been
for the past three or four weeks with her
parents, Charles Powers and wife. but in
very poor health, although not considered
dangerous. Her husband and parents
have the sympathy of ali in their sad be
reavement.-Mr. ID. Loomis and wife of
Boston were called to town by the death of
Mrs. Loomis brothers wife, Mrs. Charles
Brewster.-Mr Baldwin, nurse and two
children of st. Adams, who have been
spending a week at the Baldwin home
stead in Peth, returned to their home Sat
urday.-The Rev. Mr. Sturdevant, who has
been engaged to supply the pulpit at
Snowsville for the coming year, is to begin
his labors the first of May.
BROOKFIELD.
Mrs +. c. Jackson is in Barre, called by
the sickness and death of her father Mr.
Bickford.- Winnie Clark has arrived home
form Randolph. whore she has been Ill
with pneumonia.-Harley Wheatley and
bride of Bradford are visiting at Alison
Wheatley' Limitations are out to tho
wedding of Edith Peck and Charles a.
Bigelow for May 5-Mrs. Il. Il. Richard
son is improving from long illness-.T.
II. Wheatley of the Medical College at
Burlington has been spending week at
home.-Mrs Marshall Peck has returned
home from Brattleboro-Leon Bachelor,
who cut his throat a week ago, Is slowly
improving although yet very weak. De-
velopment of facts show that it was n
case of insanity and not love affair as
reported. This having been In the night
the last he remembers was a terrible
dream and coming to himself he found he
had cut his throat and starting to give
alarm he tainted as he was found.
CHELSEA.
During March Orange county creamery
received 1SO,379 pounds of milk and made
10,O21 pounds of butter. Patrons were paid
22l2 cents per pound.-Lyman Denison,
aged 10, an east hill farmer, hung himself
in his barn Saturday morning. He has
been sick with the grip all winter and was
very despondent.-Dr. Nathan G. Hale,
aged "a, a retired dentist, was stricken
with apoplexy early Monday morning and
doubts are entertained of his recovery
Saturday afternoon Frank II. Tracy sold
some of his household goods at auction,
preparatory to his removal to Mont pelier
e. d. Barnes is refurnishing the cham
bers of his hotel. He has finished off into
rooms the old hall and expects many sum-
mer boarders.