Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
ORANGE COUNTY.

Mrs. L. B. Johnson has purchased the
Z. o. IIibbard place on Highland avenue.
Possession will be given about April 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Hibbard are to leave Ran
dolph.
Miss Alice Erskine has closed her labors
IN the Bass book store and gone to Boston
to remain a couple of weeks before going
TO Monson, Mass, where she has situa-
ton in a millinery establishment.
Arcadia lodge, I. o. c. r., will cele-
brate its goth anniversary April 4. Hon.
Frank Plumley of Mortified will deliver
an address.
Mrs. II. VI. Mcintyre and her sister, Mrs
Ellen Chandler of Pomfret have gone to
Washington. d. c., for a visit of a couple
of weeks among relatives.
George l.. Spear, who has been reported
seriously i'll is now much improved He
Is suffering from an attack of pneumonia
Postmaster J. D. Wheeler is quite III
with the grip and his wife Is having a
tussle with the mumps.
Tuesday afternoon the funeral services
of the late Miss Thoeda Blodgett were
held from the residence of Mrs B. c.
Mcintyre on South Pleasant street, Rev.
Mr.. Bates of the Congregational church
of Randolph Centre officiating. Miss
Blodgett in her younger years became
member of that church. She was one of
the Oldest natives of this town. She died
Monday at the age of 81 years. She was
the daughter of Henry Blodgett, a soldier
OF the Revolution, and was born Jan. 5,
1905, in log hut which, until few years
ago, stood on Fish Hill. She was the last
OF family of IL children to pass away.
She could trace her lineage back to the
10Th century in England, her ancestor of
mat time being named Blojet, who came
across the channel with William the Con-
queror for Normandy. Her immediate an
cestor in this country was Thomas Blod-
gett, who came across from England in
the ship Increase in 1885, and she is the
last one OF the seventh generation Of that
family.
The Abbott mill. which has been idle for
several weeks, resumed operations Mon
day The creditors are again operating
the mill, under the direction of the as
signee, William H. Dubois of the Tewks-
bury insolvent estate.
Rev. George w. Morrow has been pre-
vailed upon TO deliver his lecture Life
Sketches" in the near future, for the bene-
1T of the new town library, and it is
thought that 1t will be some time in April
L. p. Thayer Is Ill this week, and it Is
said is having tussel with the mumps,
which have been raging more or less Sc
Verely for several weeks.
BRAINTREE.
Sidney Smith and wife are rejoicing over
the advent of son.-Emery c. Kinney
and wife Of the Vermont Sunday-school
Missionary association are in town visit
Ing, and held meetings in Peth the
first of the week.-F. II. Packard is I'll with
the mumps.-Miss Belle Thayer visited in
Randolph the first of the week
VERSHIRE.
| Saturday morning, March IA, the grist
mill belonging to l.. +. Allls was burned
When discovered the fire was under such
/ bea hat
the building except few bags of grain
that stood near the door. 1t was partially
insured. This mill was built In 1925 1t
was piece of property, the loss OF which
will be greatly felt in the town.-The
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Carlton
celebrated their NTH marriage anniver-
sary the nth inst, and those of Mr.. and
Mrs. ii. q. Church the 1Sth-Mr. Stearns
of Ferrisburgh will commence work In the
creamery in few days.-Warren Fuller
Will work the coming year for Il. L.
Brown.-K. o. Darling has hired out for
the year to HAL Cotton and will move his
! family to what is known as the Chauncey
Cotton farm.-Elmer Blanchard and Henry
Barstow have gone to Barre.--Miss Edith
| Parker Is spending some time in ST. Johns
bury.-Mrs. Cornelia Matthews and Mr.
Jewett Clough. who have been Ill for some
time past, are gaining.
CHELSEA.
During the month Of February Orange
county creamery made 1852 pounds of but
ter from 155723 pounds OF milk received
Current expenses were s25579 and "a cents
per pound was paid to patrons for butter
The grist mill Of Leon f. Allis at Yer-
shire Mill village was burned down early
Saturday morning, the fire being discov-
cred soon after midnight-Mrs. Nancy
Fuller, aged rs years, the widow of tho
late Edwin fuller, died Saturday forenoon
Her funeral occurred Tuesday afternoon
The patronage of Chelsea public library
is constantly increasing and on Saturday
last a large crowd was present owing
to the recent 800 purchase OF new books
tho gift of George Shaw. wealthy lumber
merchant of Cloquct, Mimi. and former
resident Of Chclsea-There were In 1896 o.