Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-26


him to relinquish active labors.-Recen,
news from Macon, ILL.,, to relatives in this
place announce the death of Mrs Eliza A
| Sanford, widow of the late Gershafn
1sham. She died March Z, aged "a years
Mr.. and Mrs. 1sham went to Illinois in
1874 making the journey with their own
| team using their wagon for shelter at
night. Eleven children were born to them
Mrs. 1sham saw five generations, number
| Ing ia persons. Besides the eleven chill
dren there were rs grandchildren, 81 great
grandchildren and four great-great grand
| children, 129 OF whom now survive. Mrs.
Isham was born In Hlnesburgh February
22 1902 being one of family of IL chill
lington last week, had many friends in
this town.
MILTON. BORO.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Darling of Georgia
| Plains visited in Grand Isle last week -
Rev. r. j. Christie breaches his farewell
sermon before going to conference next
Sunday.--Amos Hill and Rena, his daugh-
| ter, returned last week from a visit in
Burke, N. Y.-Mrs. Edward Miner Misses
Mamie Costello, Gertrude Finn and Lizzie
Allen arc visiting friends in the Boro.-
Intelligence was received last week of the
sudden death Of Mrs. Caroline Newton
Corbin at her home in Wilmington, ILL.,,
March H. aged SIS years. The deceased re-
/
denly i'll at o'clock the morning of the
18th and expired in IL minutes of heart
failure. She leaves three sisters, Mrs.
George Blatchley and Mrs. Chester Jaynes
of Georgia and Mrs. G. w. Blake of the
| Boro, and one son, f.. Newton OF Whining
ton, Ill.-Mrs Caroline Childs Ryce, wife
of the late Lester Ryce died Saturday
night of aid age, aged 10 years. The fu-
neral was held Tuesday noon at her late
residence and p. m. at the local church.
Three sons survive, Lucius, the eldest, a
lawyer In Usage, Iowa, and Gardner and
Herbert of this place-The sixth and last
lecture of the Epworth league course will
be delivered at the church Saturday even
ing March 2S by Captain Frank
"Glimpscs of Europe. THE Scottvile En-
terprisc, published at Scottville Mich,
is authority for the following items:
Charles Blake of Scottvillc Ga former resi-
dent of the Boro) fell from the tramway
at the sawmill recently and hurt himself
quite severely; also a tcn-pound son was
born to Mi and Mrs Blake March 10.
EVANSVILLE.
Ernest Gorton. who has been dangerous
ly i'll with pneumonia, is convalescing.-
Mrs. q. w. Sweet is very ill.-Mrs. Rich
ard Swain Is very low from the effects of a
shock of paralysis.-A. A. Hanks is not
friends in Bristol last week-The roads
were so blockaded with snow last Thurs
day that the stage could not get here 1t
Is the first time such thing has happened
since the postoffice was established
George Conger and wife started last week
for Johnson.-Mrs. Levyet of Brandon Is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Gorton.
Walter and Flora Grace are visiting in
Bristol.
HUNTINGTON.
Mrs. j. s. Sweet has had a slight shock
Mr.. j. b. Ellis of Bristol, but formerly of
this place, was brought here for inter-
ment last week.-Mrs.. l.. b. Scofield is
improving.
Frank Germaine of Richmond and Miss
LILLIAN Pierce were united in marriage the
lith inst by Rev. s. z. Perry.-The Kings
Daughters We're entertained at the usual
place the 18th inst
Rev. S. p. Perry is to remain here an
other year, commencing Sunday. April 5.
He Will preach at the Union church every
other Sunday at / p. m. Mr.. Perry will
preach at the Centre every other Sunday
and at Jonesville every Sunday at 10 a. m.
The Kings Daughters will be enter
tained at the usual place Wednesday.
April 1. by Mrs. Mary Ring and Mrs.
Lavina Sweet.-Mrs May Baldwin is in
town, the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, Guy Bickford.-The recent storm and
wind drifted the snow into the roads so
as to make them impossible in several
places.-J. II. Holton Of Burlington was in
town on business last Saturday
Mrs. X. c. Baldwin and son OF West
Lebanon. N. H.. are visiting relatives in
town.-Ernest Norton returned home from
Waterbury last Friday, where he has
been attending school the past win
ter.-The funeral services of Mrs
Buel took place at her residence on the
18th inst, Rev. S. p Perry officiating, and
H. a. Norton had charge of the funeral.
JERICHO.
Frank X. Howe of Loon Lake has been
spending short time in town.-E. w.
curtis returned from the hospital last
week.-Miss Emeine Beech of Westford
has been visiting at C. Van Vliet's.-Mary
Mclaughlin has returned from Barre
The little son of John Schillhammer died
Friday. The funeral was held at the
Methodist church on Sunday. The Har-
per's Ferry Jubilee singers will appear at
Academy hall next Monday evening =
Seventeen persons united with the Baptist
church Sunday evening.--Mary Tierny is
home from Montpelier.
JERICHO CENTRE.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary society will meet with Mrs. Asa
CHuIci iHuIsudy Oh tnlS week at p. m
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Thompson, who
have occupied the Emma Bicknel place
the past two or three years, have moved
to his brothers farm in Colchester Mrs
q. NJ. Stiles fell down the cellar stairs
last Saturday, receiving some injuries
about the head and one arm but FORUM
ately broke no bones.-The 10 weeks of
school in the academy, taught by George
Parady of the U. V. NJ, closed last Friday.
C, A. Cook is very low-Clorence CooL
has secured Alonzo Sherman of Underhill
as a nurse TO care for his father.-Ansel
Nash, an aged resident of Nashville, is
dangerously i'll.
COLCHESTER.
The following work has been done in the
graded school first department at Col
chester Centre: Arithmetic, 7150 problems
solved and algebra, 800 In language work
there were 1898 sentences written on the
board and 16S sentence diagrams. In re-
view work, 20. 430 words were written. BE-
sides board work as above, there were 49,,
900 words in written spelling The stu
dents missing no words in spelling were
Evelyn Morrow and Grace McNei. Those
standing above 90 were Ruth Carey, Nav
McNiel. Lena Carey. Florence Lyon, Luel-
la Manley, Hattie Wheeler; Vernon
Wright 81; Ruel Wheelock sS; Elbridge
Thompson, "a; Gertrude Carey 90. All
others were below 80.
son was born Sunday to Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur w. Newton. The little
arrived about o'clock and weigh
ed 10 pounds.-The Pedro club met with
Mr.. and Mrs. William MacBride at their
home Tuesday evening. After pedro was
played an oyster supper served, followed
by social visit. A pleasant time is re-
Monty was injured quite
seriously one day last week while chop