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

George b. Flanagan of St. Adams Wis
tied friends here Thursday.-Owing to the
loss OF the seighng the young peoples
leap year hde was postponed, but the
entertainment given by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Clark to the members of the party
was very pleasant and successful af-
Mir-The monograph concert given in
the G. A. r. hall Thursday evening was
not a success financ!ally,-F. II. Parker
has begun the erection of house for g.
M. Kempton near c. S. Fletchers prem
Uses
Saturday morning fire was discovered
issuing from the roof of a tenement in
Mill village, occupied by Frank Parrizo
and several other families. well direct
ed application OF few pals of water eX-
tnguished the fames.-Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel b. Sheldon are receiving congratu-
lations over the birth of boy Saturday,
Mr.. Eugene Wood Is quite sick with neu-
ralgia of the heart-Miss Ruth Pratt, sister
OF Mrs. Ii. ID. Moore, returned to her home
in New York Saturday.-Miss Lottie II.
Read left for a visit to former school,
mates and friends in Randolph, Monday
double team belonging to Mitchell Bres-
sett ran away on North street Monday
They were stopped near his residence be-
fore any serious injury was done to team
or sleds.-Frank l.. Parsons of Col
chester has purchased a building lot on
Sunnyside and Pleasant streets. Consd-
Grafton 5000.
The High school lyceum will be held at
the usual hour Friday evening in tho
school house The subject for discussion
is Resolved That Cuba ought to be
free" -Through the liberality of T.. p.
Sawyer. the reading room at the engine
house has been furnished a years sub
scription to the Outlook. Eugene Rawson
and &c. G. Bates, who have been stopping
among friends and relatives here for the
past six weeks returned to their homes in
the West Wednesday evening-The third
and final meeting of the town auditors was
held here Wednesday and the finishing of
the settlement with the several town Of
Ulcers WIS completed. Copy of the town
reports for the use Of the printer was ma de
and placed In his hands. 1t Is expected
that they will be distributed among the
Taxpayers at an earlier date than here
tofore.-M. A. Bingham and S. A. Brown
ell attended the young republicans rally
at Montpelier Wednesday.-Mr and Mrs
John Ashley celebrate the 10th anniversary
of their wedding Thursday evening-The
first service in charge of the Young Men 3
Sunday evening club, will be held in the
Union church Sunday at p. M 1t will be
a responsive service, entitled THE Days
of Thy Youth" There will be a sufficient
supply of leaflets, with appropriate mat
ter for the occasion, so that all may Join
the service. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended 10 eVeryone.-The electric snow
plow ran off the track near the big hollow
again Tuesday but the delay was Slight
Track mon repaired the track and no fur
Their delays are anticipated from this
source
HUNTINGTON.
The Kings Daughters were entertained
at the hall, Wednesday, Feb. 8, by Mrs
Mary M. Wyman.-Solomon Johns is in
very poor heaith.LMrs Boxana Ellis died
Monday, Feb. Sd and the funeral was
held Wednesday.-Mrs George Nuttng is
very sick.-Clarence Kenyon, who has
be N i'll the past week. Is improving-S.
F. Kenyon is clerking for G. w. Sayles.-
w. w. Benway has moved his barber
business back into his old shop.-Mrs.
Julia Morrill, Is ill.-F. e. Nahum of Brls-
tol was in town recently.-The Christian
Band held a revival meeting in the school
house in Sherman hollow Tuesday even
ing, the eth, which was well attended.
E. A. Rollins has taken s. r. Cutters
farm in Jonesville and will take possess
sion this spring.-The recent storm has
taken nearly all of the ice out of the river.
The wind did considerable damage to trees
ana fences,-Ora Milford has taken A. G
Rings farm on shares and will take nos
se'lsion this week.-Mrs.. Susan Rogers and
family start this week for Iowa and will