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

expenses and a fine time was enjoyed
A large amount of ash logs are beinl
drawn to the Noyes mill yard every day
| 70 be sawed or shipped TO points SOUTH
MISS Marion Page and her friend Mis-
Metcalf spent Saturday and Sunday I'D
town, returning to Montpelier Monday
The church rally will be held at the par
sonage Tuesday eve, Feb. 1Sth.-The La
| noble q. II. union will convene will
| Phoenix Lodge on Thursday, Feb. 18th
An address of welcome will be given b.
Rev II. G. IIoward.-There will be Leaf
year promenade and oyster supper al TIN
! Grand Army Hall Friday eve, Feb. 1tth.-
Butter is advancing in price, eggs are
cents per dozen.-'Mr and Mrs. VIII Lara
bee nave moved to Observation-Disclosures
enc Brush of Waterbury was in town tn,
past week visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. Brush Tired Freeman of Ieban
| on, N. H., is in town, the guest of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Chas Waiiace.-.Mr and Mrs. w. NJ
| Smith left Wednesday for Chateaugay, N
| w. Mr.. Smiths native town and will spend
| several weeks visiting relatives and
| frlends.-H. N. Gray has recently placed
B-horse power gasoline engine with
| parties in Barre, being the largest engin(
| OF that kind in the State.-Henry Purd
| VINO has for several years conducted d
general blacksmith business in W. NJ
| SCOTS shop has rented u. NJ. Dickinson'
| farm and moved to the same last Wednes
| day.-Quite Il party of young people be
| longing to the Fairfax high school had
straw ride to this place Wednesday even
| ing, spending several hours at G.. c. Wells
! hostelry.-The funeral of Lieut.. Orsor
! Westman was held at his late home
! Thursday, Rev. Edwin Wheelock. oficiat
| inE.-Miss Margaret Thomas of Winoosk
has been visiting friends in town the pas
| week.-Miss Mamie Reynolds spent SUM
day in st. Adams. the guest OF her friend
Miss Helen Holmes.--Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs A. ID. Cochran of Jerichd
gave an illustrated lecture at SCOTS hail.
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Lit
1 erary club. The subject was Ben Hu1X
| and was pronounced by all as the most
i interesting entertainment of the course.
JOHNSON.
There are two sides in the matter OF
. the retirement of DR.. Waterbury from thd
Normal school. 1t is claimed, on behalf
of the majority of the board of trustees
4 that the statement in the Free Press o1
the 9Th that the charges brought against
j the principal were not sustained by proof
was misleading-the facts being that thd
/ need of proving the charges was obviateo
i by the resignation of the principal and
i that the main object of the proceeding
having been attained the trustees did no
desire to press the matter further.
STOWE.
Alfred May has moved into the house
with Lorenzo Godfrey.-Ed. Hayes, a
chopper in the employ of Robinson Bros,
at Nebraska, fell upon his axe and cut his
thigh severely FEBRUARY Airs. Spear re-
turned to her home in Amherst. Mass,
| February 1.-The death is reported OF
Mr. Henry Camp at Minneapolis. ndo
7 farrows moves to Morristown March L.
Mrs. Charles Warren and son have moved
to Henry Warrens farm in Brownsville
=. The drill given by the students of Stowe
High school will be held at Lovejoy's hall
Thursday evening, February 13.-Goorge
Quinn Is at home from Graniteville for a
7 few days.-AIrs Fred Ploof is sick also
I Mrs. Bedell.-A span of horses drew 1874
feet of logs into Burt's mill yard Thurs
day.
Dan Burt, who had been sick with al
complication of diseases for about 10 days,
died at the home of his parents Friday
evening. Dan, who had just passed his
| 2ist birthday, was a young man of excel
lent character and popular with his COM
panions. The funeral services were held
at the house Sunday morning at II o'clock
and at the West Branch church in the
afternoon. The casket was buried in flow
crs given by sympathizlng friends. Rev.
! George Burnham was the ofiiciatingj
cergyman.-Wil Burt is in town fromI
Saranac, n. Y.-The village schools CLOSED
, Friday.-Dr. l.. NJ. Bingham of Burling-I
ton was in town last week.-The remains
! of Henry Camp, who died in Minneapolis,|
! were brought here for burial Saturday.
| VIII Russell, teamster in the employ of
G. T.. Burt, was caught under a load o
logs and badly hurt Friday last. Nd
bones were broken, however.-Dr. James,
! and Dr. d. D. Grout of Waterbury weroJ
in town Friday afternoon as consulting
| physicians in the case of Mr.. j. Il. Slay-I
ton.-The annual donation and oyster|
supper for the benefit of the Methodist
pastor was held at the vestry Wcd-I
nesday evening. notwithstanding theI
| storm, an audience that filled Unity church,
| greeted the Boston Rivals Thursday even-
ing The programme was excellent andv
was lberaly encored. The fourth enter-I
| tainment in the course will be a lecture
| by DR.. Henry Boynton of Woodstock.
| From Marathon to Waterloo. Mr.. and
| Mrs Elmer Wade of Morrisville were att
| G. w. Wadcs over Sunday.-Edwin Bige-|
low is at home from West Berlin.-Mr.
Nathaniel Robinson is quite sick With
pneumonia threatened Uncle Patrick
Fitzgerald had a shock Sunday.
HYDE PARK.
The Academy Lyceum at it's meeting
! Friday evening debated the question, REL
solved. that the railroad has done more for
civilization in the United States than has
the press" Harold Waite was president
of the evening and Arthur Grimes lead
| the Affirmative with Dennis Finnegan
| leader on the negative. The jury after
| an interesting discussion, brought in u
verdict in favor of the administration
| b. Keller. L. V. NJ, 80. who has been at
home for several days, returned to college
Saturday-The Union Sunday school had
| the largest attendance Sunday in many
| years. The school is under efficient man
| agement and is prospecting greatly.-The
| library is entirely finished and ready for
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