Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13

circle of old friends and relatives in this
| town.
In the local market last Saturday but.
| ter brought Is and 20 cents a pound; eggs
! 16 cents q dozen; dressed poultry 10 tc
II cents pound; dressed pork, s. a hun
| dred weight dressed beef, So IL hundred
| dred weight: potatoes 10 cents a bushel-
| II. b. Allen visited in Vergennes last
week.-Saturday was pay day on the
| pulp log job-A regular meeting of w. c.
Dunton Post, G.. A. r., will be held We'd
nesday evening, February 12.-Miss Jcn.
ME Grow, who has been seriously ill., is
| improving slowly.-Mrs. l.. s. Scott and
| Mrs. l.. l.. James are getting better.-H. c.
| Earns and wife returned to their home In
Swanton saturday.-Two citizens of Bris.
tol are taking the Chase Cure" for in
ebriety.-lrhore was a wedding in town
last week, V. II. Wing and Miss Pear
! Frank.-Mrs. a. Il. Nahum will give les.
sons in vocal music to a second class a,
the graded school building Monday even.
| ings until further notice-Mrs. l.. ". Hill
has been in poor health for some time
We understand that our local druggists
| have procured n supply of the new diph-
theria remedy, anti-toxine, and will keep
1t on hand
Mrs. w. w. Rider will entertain the Bap-
| list Sunday-school at her residence on
East street next Friday even ng.-Mrs C.
x. Lawrence presided at the crgan at the
Baptist church Sunday morning, Miss
| Kate Stewart the organ!st, being SICK
! The sick ones are all getting well.-J. NJ.
Mix has been in Huntington for a week
past with his brother. who died Sunday.
About a foot of snow fell here Sunday
ard Sunday nlght.--The Commercial House
! Is being put in first class shape, being new
| ly painted and papered. Other improve
ments are to be made.-The roof of a
barn owned by Charles Laprees in the ca st
n ba nf Ar H..
high wind last Thursday night.-The
Pearl Gatherers'' meet every Saturday
afternoon al the Baptist parsonage. They
are now piecing bedquilts for a Home" in
Burlingto gton.-Frank Ladoo has laid new
walks in front of his residence on Noun
tain avenue.-It is reported that
the cases of dlphtheria in the Lavarn
family in New Haven are improving.-A
Christian Culture meeting was held in
the Vestry of the Baptist church Tuesday
evening of ths week.-There Is quite a
demand for tcnements here now and 1t is
said that several new houses are to be
built here the coming season.
Miss Myra l.. Young is visiting friends in
New York and brooklyn. She will be abb
sent about q month.-Guy Mix. who died
in Huntington Sunday, was the brother of
j. NJ. Mix of this town.-AIiss Ellen Beach
Is confined to her house with tonsilitis-
Assistant Treasurer Marsh has so far re-
covered as to go to his ofiice.-NIrs ]. NJ.
Mix and daughter went to Huntington
Monday to attend the funeral OF Guy Mix.
There is case of whooping cough i'm the
family of Frank Hickey on North street.
Mrs. Lucinda Gillette is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Walker, in northern New
York.-G. W. Sneedon Is visiting friends
I in Williamstown this week-F II. Button
OF Middlebury and G. p. Martin of Essex
were in town Monday.-J. j. Dumas at
1 tended a. Mt n In Il
Tuesday.-Nearly foot of snow fell here
Sunday and Sunday night, making splen-
did sleighing.-I'red Landon started for
Chicago Tuesday morning. He expects to
be gone until spring and will visit his son
and buy horses.-Mrs. ]. 4. Hin Is visiting
in the Queen City this week.-Rev. w. A.
Kinzie is assisting in revival work in
Addison this week.
SHOREHAM.
j.. b. Douglas recently sod ten head OF
Jersey cattle TO +. $. Collins of Burlington
who prefers Jerseys to Holsteins or Dur
hams and claims they produce more mill,
during the yoar.-A. T. Booth will preach
in the Univcrsalist church on Sunday,
Feb. pm. l.. Baldwin and family are
spending few days at their home on the
farm.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
c. T.. Russell is i'll with the "Grip."-Mrs
| j. j. Murray continues to improVe-A
number of friends assisted Mr.. and Mrs
Moses Sheldon in observing the 42d an
niversary of their marriage, last Friday
night.-George Walker, who died at the
Soldiers Home, Bennington on Friday
was buried in Brandon Sunday. Il.
Remsbury will lecture on the Demands OF
Liberalism" Friday nlght.-W II. E.
bridge, State Deputy, and f. NJ. Day,
District Deputy. |. O. c. T. went to Whit
ing Monday niyht.-Frank A. Enos OF
Montpelier visited his parents last week.
II. l.. Kngsland of Nergenncs gave an
address to the Good Templars at their re-
cess Friday notwithstanding Elder Noe
will preach at the Methodist church Sun
day afternoon. Feb. 23.-The East Middle
bury club held banquet at its rooms last
Wednesday night.-Those from here who
attended the G. A. r. Encampmont at
Rutland this week are: Mr. and Mrs. II
II. Ellis, Albert English Mrs. l1. A. Brad
ley, Mrs. George Abbott.
NEW HAVEN.
The funeral of Carrie, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel LeVarn, who died of diph-
iberia Tuesday the 4th, was held Wednes-
day. Two other cases in the same family
have been treated with anti-toXine, and
are doing nicely.-The social at Mr. Rus
sells last week was so much of success
Wednesday evening they met at the home
Of Mr.. Landon, about 80 being present.
The Dramatic club will give the drama,
"l}read on the Waters" the first week in
March. Mr.. Hathorn of Burlington has
promised to take the part he acted several
years ago.-Dr Weston has rented Mr.
Wrght's house and expects to move in the
first of the week
CORNWALL.
The funeral of Franklin Hooker, whose
death occurred on Monday, February 3,
was largely attended on Wednesday from
the Congregational church. of which the
deceased had been an honored and con-
sistent member for nearly half century.
| He was a man of strict integrity, quiet
and unassuming in manner, always ready
to do his part in any good work; thus a use
| full life Is ended, and a good man has gone
to rest. A general sympathy is extended
to his bereaved family in their affiiction
Mr. Hooker was born in Cornwall October
81, 1927, where he has since resided, and
has held many of the town Offices, beside
representing his town in the Legislature
1872 Until 1882 Mr.. Hooker was one of
our most prosperous farmers. His health
falling him at that time, he disposed of his
farm in the south part of the town, and
built a home near the Centre. where he
has since resided.
WEYBRIDGE.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Cara Merrill and Walter II. War