Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ST. ALBANs.
The democratic caucus for the election
of delegates to the Sta.o and district con-
vcntions was held Friday, C. H.. WI
ley being elected chairman and S. S. Wat
son secretary. Tho delegates to the State
convention are 4. w. McGettrick, GEORGE
{. Story, Charles ID. Watson, A. H..
George, NJ. +. sullivan, Fred w. Hyde. G..
Z. Twigg and \. l.. Weeks. The dele
gates for the district convention are DR..
Sherwood. Ed. Deschenes, John e. Butler
Frank f. Eldred. Charles II. Wiley, NJ.
Walsh, Henry G. Morton II =. c.. f..
M~cCambridgc.
The state delegates were elected alter
mates for the district, and the district
delegates for the State. After the election
of G. ~. Wiley, +. n. Buck and e. T.
McGcttrick as town committee for two
years the caucus adjourned.
Mrs. John r. Corliss. aged 6, died early
Friday morning of heart disease. Mrs.
Corliss was born in st. Adams, being the
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. William Eaton
and had always lived here. She is sur
vived by her husband and three sons.
Lester K. and Clark of St. Albans and
o.. j. OF Kansas. The funeral was held
from the house nj . o'clock Sunday after
noon.
Deputy Collector l.. d. Savage has re-
signed his position in the customs service
ana j. NJ. Reardon has been assigned to
Windmill Point for the season.
Mrs. Herbert Sperry left Monday night
for her home in Terre Haute, Ind, where
she will remain for three months.
Arthur Fisher, who owns a herd OF
high brA cattle, had 1t tested on Monday
and IT Was found that ~ out of 20 were
suffering from tuberculosis.
Isaac Clark Bostwick for the past four
years on inmate of the hospital. died Tues
day at the age of 90 years. He was the
only surviving brother of I. S. Bostwick
of this place, and came here from his
home in Jericho after tho death of his
wife; he leaves no children. There was
"A short service at the hospital Wednesday
morning and the interment will be at
Montpelier.
Trainmaster T.. D.. Nash took William
Brown to New York last night, where
Brown will have artificial legs fitted.
Brown is the young man who was run over
by a train in Canada last fall and lost both
The Methodist society are concentrating
extensive repairs on their church and
have raised over $500 toward the amount
needed.
GEORGIA.
Mrs, DIR, Lindsey is ill.-Goorge Caswcll
Is confined to the house again.-Arrs.
Laura Ballard has gone to Greensboro as
cook in n hotel. Her son Fred is en-
ployed at the same place.-Mrs. Harriet
Dee Is in poor health this spring.-William
Bevins moved his FAM y from the Liggins
house to Sodom last week.-Herbert Cas-
well expects to graduate from Norwich
university next June.-Charles LOOMS re-
turned from California Wednesday, May
IL. Saturday morning. May l6. he was.
united in marriage with Mrs. Catherine
Bliss Conger by Rev. J.. c.. Lorlmer. They
to reside at the brides home.
E~NOSBURGH.
The house and outbuildings belonging to
Mrs. Fanny Bates were totally destroyed
by fire the 14th inst, The family We're
away and little of the contents were
Insured.-A business meeting of
the Y. p. S. C. +. was held in Memorial
church the evening OF tho 18th. Reports
were received from the several commit
Rev. j. w. II. Bake and Mary Fas-
sett were chosen delegates to the county
convention.
HIGHGATE.
DR.. Baxter's herd of cows were examined
by DIR. Perley of st. Adams Saturday and
found free from tuberculosis.-T. Il. Web
stcr of Shelburne Harbor was in town
friends last week.-John Hoga-
boom has returned from Johnson.-Henry
is on the sick list.-The Rev. G.. A.
wilkins has moved TO White River juno
tion.-Willard Harrington of st. Adams
Will deliver the address Memorial day. An
programme is being made out
and 1t is expected that the exercises of
day will eclipse anything heretofore
held.-The store and house of l.. d. Her.
rick is being wired for electric lights.-Ed-
ward Sears has gone to Shelburne Harbor
for a short time,-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. j. Nc
Donald have a daughter,-The Rosseau
block Is occupied by +. A. Larock tin
smith, Joseph Louiselle groceries, and b.
Guinard jeweler flames Harrington has
lust finished putting in new pews into the
Catholic church,-Albert Thompson is on
The sick list.-I1rnest Bingham has moved
into the Hawks house.
SWANTON.
The Swanton High school team were
victorious Friday in their game at
Falls, the score standing 2l
10 o In favor of Swanton. The news came
mere by telephone in the afternoon and
lbout 9 p. m, the school bell was rung i,
vigorously In celebration of the event.
MT. Cristy, the architect. has moved in
- Va ~ ''N oi 'ittl-
xich street.
j. s. Morrill,, a much respected resident
THIS town, who has just passed his S5th
is slowly recovering from pneu-
nonia at his farm at st. Adams Bay.
POSTMASTER f. A. Ayers has done a good
Ihlng in adding a lot of new boxes both
call and lock boxes. The new lock boxes
are drawers and lettered "A" "B" co.,
ETC., and they are four times as large as
any or the old lock boxes. They will ac-
'ommodate firms receiving a large amount
of mall. They were put in place last Sun
lay by Clark Butterield. Mr.. Ayers has
also added a new and larger distributing
able, n made other improvements
Which the Increasing business of the office
seem to warrant.
Arthur w. Aseltine of Maiden, Mass,
1as presented Messrs. Hawley d Lapelle
WITH the colored light lamps for their new
steam yacht "Pastime."
Rev. Y. M. Aubin and his household
nave moved into the new priests resi-
lence, and the pow aaxtOn William Shot,