Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02

sunday.-H. ]. Johnson and family are
soon to move to Henry Coburn's farm
in Duxbury.--Max Greene is driving Ed.
CIRCUITS truck team during the latters
absence for few days.-The last meeting
OF the Young Peoples Reading club was
held Tuesday evening at the home Of
| Deacon l.. II. Haines. An interesting
programme was rendered. The young
people have held meetings nearly every
week during the winter. at which different
authors and their works have been stud
ied.-The Ladies' union met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Alfred Watts on
Stowe street.-The Washington county
conference of Congregational churches will
hold It's annual meeting in Plalnfield the
first week in June The programme com
mttee met in Montpelier Tuesday.-A
severe thunder storm occurred here early
| Monday morning.
The Waterbury National bank will be
closed Fast Day, Friday, April 3.--Madison
| Paxton of Burlington rs visiting Miss
Celia Bryant.-Miss Hattie Waldo moved
Wednesday from her apartments in the
Watts block to rooms in Raymond Huses
house on Main street.-Paul Dillingham;
Is home on a vacation from his school in
East Hampton, Mass.-Darwin Cooley has
gone on business trip to Gloucester.
Mass. in the interest of the Cooley Man
ufacturng company.-Miss Pearl Randall
!
from her school at Andover, Mass.-C. L.
Sablns Of Jonesvile has been whiting his
cousin. Heman Morse. the past few days.
Uncle Joel Rise is very low at his home
| in Duxbury.-M. NJ. Knight has returned
from hts New York and Boston trip
George Bruce, Robert Traverse ard Jesse
Morse Of DuSbury are sick with the
m2mps.-Mrs. Louis Rickert OF St, Adams
| Is visiting Mrs. C. +. Palmer. jr, for n
few days.-Among those that stopped at
the Waterbury Hotel Tuesday We're Il. y.
Anderson, o. c. Taylor and Milo Solver
of Burlington, W. T.. Parsons and r. W.
Coierm of Boston, Allen Wilson of Concord
l.. p. Wood of Richmond, Virginia, C. !.
Davis of Barre and IL. D. Portcoua OF
New York, grand master of State /. O. G.
T..
NORTHFIELD.
C. G, Dole of Woodsvile, n. H., T.. G.
Winch Of Randolph and Burt Staples of
Barre spent Sunday in town.-Mlss Octa
Strong, aged rs years died Saturday morn
ing OF consumption and was buried Mon
day, Rev, DR.. Hazen officiating. Nv. g.
Huntley and II. w. Gaynor of the Bal
tmore Dental school are home for tire
suinmer.--Henry e. Smith completed his
labors for Button & Richmond Saturday
night and will drive q meat cart for u. j.
lIouston.-The Congregational society
had a new sugar sociable Wednesday
evening. The Ladies Band society Will
place play on the stage at Concert hall
very soon for the benefit of The band
Warren Nye of Barre was in town the
guest of Amos Plastridge Monday.-Julius
Houghton has accepted the - ency of two
life Insurance companies and has three
counties In New York for territory.--Mrs.
Amasa Pearsons has charge of the Uni
versalist sociahle Thursday evening. The
Methodist society have an old fashioned
party Saturday evening.
WARREN.
e. r. Long has bought Ralph Fishers
farm In the edge of Waitsfeld for s7o0. Mr.
Fisher is to move to Ripton.-Elwn VIII
liams has moved back on the Trask farm
and Elmer Miller IL to move into the Harry
Porter house.-Emma and Reuben Pierce
have gone to Fitchburg, Mass, to work
the coming summer.-Among those on the
sick list are Mr.. and Mrs. p. Pardie, Mrs
Z. H. Richardson, Obed Robinson. Lewis
Ormsbee Josie Bucklin.-Godfrey Sumner
had 50 stolen from his writing desk by a
book agent last Friday, but recovered the
Money with two hours. No arrests We're
made.--H. w. Lyford, N, Thayer, w. L.
Dana, p Parker and w. II. Cardelf attend
ed the Knights Templars' conclave at
Montpelier last Friday night.--II. w, Ly-
ford and Nathan Thaysr were appointed
commissioners on the estate OF the late A.
M. Colby
! hos. ROxBURY.
Mr.. Dickinson Of the MOTEL RECEIVERS slow
~ from an attack of the grip. His son,
Merit, has been Ill with rheumatic fever.
"A ladies missionary meeting will be held
at the Congregational parsonage Friday
OF this week at 2.30 d. ma half-hour
Fast day service will be held at the Same
place at p. m.-Claude ,Roys' mumps as
sumed very severe form, but he Is bet
ter pow.-Mrs. Mason has been ill,-Deacon
w, /. Simonds 10 poorly again.-Mr Lee
Wiley and Mrs. M. II. Wight, assisted by