Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-14
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
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| petition has been circulated here |
| abouts and Is now in the hands of the gov
| ernor asking for a pardon for Edward /
| Garrow of this place, who was sentenced |
to term In the work house last fall for
| larceny.
Special cars were run on the Military
| Post road Sunday to accommodate the
| throng of visitors to this village from
Burlington and Wnooski. Mrs. f. Il.
| Gaines spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs George Austin in Burling-
| ton.--W. s. Teachout has sold his team
| Miss Agnes Benway was severely cut
upon the wrist Monday by a piece of
glass while assisting in washing a win
dow. The services of physician were re-
quired.
John Paro, successor to A. Metras has
opened n shoe shop In the basement of
| the hardware store
of western horses TO parties in Colchester.
| Tuesday night an electric car on the
Military Post road burned out at the ar
! mature near the fort and was "nosed"
into the car shed by another one follow
ng.-A shed has been erected OH the
trottng park for the protection of horses
in intervals of rest while being spceded.-
| Pearl Stevens leaves his position Thurs
day as night operator In the station to
take similar one under his brother
Leverette, on tho New London northern
district of the G. V. r. Il.
The wedding of William Warren Graves
anu MISS BERTHA H. fPtTln, uhupnt9T OF
DIR. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Ferrn of this village
took place at the Union church at o'clock
Wednesday. Miss Nellie Il. Hopkins fine
~ rendered Lohengrins wedding march
as the bride leaning on the arm of her
father. entered the church and passed up
the aisle where they were met ny the groom
and best man. MIR Samuel II. Graves,
brother of the groom. Rev. T. ID. Bacon,
pastor Of the Congregational church per-
formed the ceremony, the double ring be-
ing used The bride was gowned In white
silk and lace and wore a veil that had
previously been worn by three brides in
the family of the groom Miss Jessie Fer
rim, the maid of honor. sister of the bride,
wore pink and carried pink carnations.
The ushers were james II. Allen and
, James H. Burke of this place, Mr.. Alba
Booth of Montpelier, Edward ID. williams
of Springfield. N J. The decorations of
, the chancel. altar and the church through
out beautifully decorated were the work
of the young lady friends of the bride as
Z sisted by Mrs. T. d. Bacon. The arch
l was draped with apple blossoms and
= white lilacs. Among those who attended
from out of town were Mrs. II. NJ. Graves
mother of the groom, Miss Ella Ferrn
!, from Randolph and relatives and friends
from Colchester, Burlington and Hines
: burgh.
l The greatest number of bricks ever made
at c. b. and II. d. Drury's yard was
q
> Mrs. G. B. Drury and daughter are Wis
Y iting friends In Montpelier.
, DR.. A. T. Arklcy was in Morrlsville
Wednesday.
horse driven by Fayette Caliins ran
away Wednesday, smashing the buggy
and harness.
n Edward D. williams returned to his
I nome Wednesday night Mrs. Williams
will remain With her parents, Mr.. and
t Mrs C. NJ Ferrin. Cor a short time
q. Newton Wells of Burlington closed a
. contract with f. II. Parker for dwelling
. to be erected on South Union street.
: ESSEX CENTRE.
= Horace FAIRFIELD died suddenly here at .
r o'clock Friday afternoon of heart trouble.
He was mail carrier between the postof-
4 flee and station and had been over TO the
q station with the mail to the train that ar
rives here at $40 a. m. on a light wheel
. to the office with the mail on alightwheel-
barrow. When near Memorial Hall he
= was seen by workmen on the hall to stop
y in the road and clap his hands over his
r heart, then to sit down upon the wheel
X barrow and a moment later to fall over
Q upon the barrow. The workmen rar tc
4 him, but he was unconscious and rehain-
a ed so until his death. The doctor, his wife
y, and the neighbors. were Immediately sum-
y moned and did all that could be done. AS
l. soon as could be he was taken to his
: home. Mr. Fairfield was 65 years of age
/, has always lived in Essex and was highly
z respected by all who knew him. He was
9 a member of Co. ], 9Th regiment VI. Vols
= inf, in the late civil war; was a member
A.. of r. S, Sherman post No. Sc, G.. a. r.
: Essex VI. He has carried the mail TO and
{ from the station for IA years. He leaves
n wife and daughter. Mrs. Frank Parsons
n Colchester VT, who have the deep sym.
e pathy of n largo circle of mouurnine
q friends. Tho funeral was held at the Mett
Id. A.
,f at IL O'Clock. Rev. a. B. Blake of Fair
a fax. VT, former pastor, preached the
- funeral sermon.
: HINESBURGH.
', Frank Eddy cut his hand badly on &
n saw in C. x. Murrays mill Saturday.
: and Mrs. II. NJ. Hall are In Boston for
l, few days.-S. Il. Degree has set out severa
- trees in front of the Congregations
- church.-We are to have two lines of tele
!, phone, New England to Shelburne anC
q burlington and Gillett & Hanks line L
n Huntington, Bristol, Vergennes and Monk
10 ton.
= a. H. Palmer is moving to his farm n
70 the northeast part of Bristol.-Farmers re
= port wet ground dryer now than 1t usually
IN is month later.
- e. n. Sanctuary returned from New
- York Monday,-Rev. Mr.. Bouck will
u preach the Memorial sermon Mt the NJ Il
V church Sunday May oath, at 1890 a, M
{. Col f. b. Sawyer of Hyde Park VIII de
t, liver the Memorial day address, Ma,
= 3Oth, at l p. m All old soldiers whethe
IL members of G.. A. r. or not are invited L
II join with Cummings Post in the obser
A vance of the day.-Butter sold Monday 70
II to IA cents. Eggs 10 cents.-H. A. Beech
- err is preparing to remodel his house.
II Farmers have finished sowing and plant
ing potatoes. A large acreage of grail
has been put in but fewer potatoes thai
'e last year.-The capacity of the three sep
l. arators at the creamery have been en-
J. larged to eight thousand pounds of mill
IF an hour, yet ii takes over five hours L
40 separate the milk.-T +. Donahue, tn
T., manager of the creamery has been scl
80 >, for few days.--Frank Eddy had his lief
hand badly injured while working Il
e. Murray's Excelsior mill but 1t Will no
J. have to be amputated as was feared n
N first-Road commissioner a. Somers
ID removing a great many rocks from tn
m highway by the use of dynamite. Will
If at work near Charles Weeds a ston
n crushed through the kitchen door an
+ passed out the other side of the room
49, Fortunately no one was injured. q
w Baldwin spent Sunday in town,-Mrs. d.
u C. l. Cole and her daughter Rosamon
l. are visiting relatives hcre.-H, NJ. HUI
- and wife are visiting at w. +. Fields 4
ID Boston.-Miss A. f.. McEwen has return
r. ed from a six weeks visit In Lawrence
ID N. Y, and has now gone to Burlington.
"a Rev. C. Aver of Pinehurst, N. c., Wi
preach at the Baptist church Sunda
a morning, the nth inst.-H. M. Hull return
10 ed from Boston Monday.