Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06

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a III the Argus printing office at Montpd
ana George Brownell has gone to Alb
u 10 attend college.-Asa Reymore and
y are hauling ash logs from Enosburgh|
U JeHcrsonville to be converted into a
by o. ID. Lease this winter.-Dr. Bril-
! Is soon to move back to Cambridge BorI
rev. Il. Wheelock officated to Mrs MI
Hebbs funeral last week and Rev. I'll
howard ofticiated at the funeral of JerI
, Boleo who died from the effects Of canll
rash.-Airs. Osgood Mcfarland of Dald
MINI, has been visiting relatives in
pace the past week.-Charles Mudgetd
ralrlaX visited in town last week, AMI
, friend of Miss Scott's has been stau
with her for a few days.-The junior
ciety held a pleasant sociable at the I'd
haiI tuesday evening, February 4. A nj
was sold at auction which made considd
pie sport. Cake and coffee were seri
ana promenade followed There will
dramatic entertainment and oyster 81
per at South Cambridge Thursday evI
ing, February G, the proceeds to repair
church.-There was a donation at
Methodist parsonage last Friday event.
Which was well attended. The w. II.
>. VIII meet with Mrs. Byron Elcnw(
Thursday afternoon. February 6.-Tho I
lowing officers were elected at PhoeI
lodge Friday evening: G. r., Rev. H.. \
Howard; V. r., Mrs. IT, G. Howard; chi
lain. Mrs. ii. w. Varnum; secretary, q
RE Heath; T.. s., Mrs Elsie Smith treI
urer, Willie Lease; NJ, Guy Varn,I
guard, c. Aldrich; sentinel. Charles III
ten; +. c.. T. NJ. Colby Mrs. Colby I'd
in the lodge contest by a thousand cred
me forfeit VIII be sugar on snow at |
hall next Friday evening. furnished
the beaten side.-The Masons have kinI
loaned their hall to the Good Templl
in which to hold the union February n
Jared Wilcox mas the contract of MAXI
ana placing book cupboards for all \
schools in town.--The contest betwcI
Merritt Wilson's and Edgar Reynol|
trotters came off Saturday afternoon
Jeffersonville. The latter won the hoI
blanket. Jones Henry ReymoI
Mr.. ana Mrs. II. n. Melcndy and Mari
Dodge are ill.-Butter sold for Is to
cents per pound and eggs Is cents II
dozen on Saturday.-Charles Weston Il
his foot quite badly while choppinr Il
week.-Fred Edwards has been laid I'm
a week with bad eye, caused by "A sli,
hitting him while chopping He is dol
as well as could be eXpected.-The vea
roll call of the Second Conrreratior
church will be held a. the parsonage tn
day, February 1S.-Twenty-one Sons
Veterans from johnson visited Edgar re
nolds Saturday evenng.-The Ladies' NJ
sionary meeting will be held at the parsc
age Thursday afternoon of this weekI
w. V. Farr. the genial soliciting agent
the Free Press, was in town the past wed
Miss Hattie Lyman has been spendiI
the past week In Fletcher, the guest
Mr. and Mrs. NJ S. Briggs.-Albert Cuttil
mas SOLD his fast pacing mare, Ruby B.,
!. Whitcomb of Williston.-W. S. NoyI
has to run his steam mill nights to Ike
up with his orders for ash lumber to
to sachusetts.-Owing to the sevey
storm which ragged Sunday there was
service at the Congregational church
the evening.-lce cutting on the Lamoiy
at this place continues lively-I. y. Cha
of Essex Junction was in town Thursd
buying horses.-There was a sleghlng pi
ty mp from Underhlll Thursday night stoI
ping with Mine Host Wells of the And
lean House, spending the evening in a 81
clal dance with few invited guests froI
this place.
Miss Emma McCue and Laura Corbd
are attending the Normal school at job
son.-Many farmers are feeding their pot
toes to their stock.-Mrs. Frank Morgal
who has been sick at Morrlsvllle, W
moved 10 her fathers, Dennis BukerN
Wednesday morning.
MoRRIsvILLE.
Inc scnool census Tor the town OF Md
ristown for the year 1895 is given as Il
lows: Total number of scholars, 721
these 33S are boys and 3S3 are girls, a ga
over the previous year of 26 scholars. !
this total of the town the village corporN
ton had total number of 1893 scholar
Of this number us being boys md 215 airl
The whole number of deaths in the TOW
for the year was AZ: whole number
births. 81; deaths in the village corpor
ton, 81: births In the village corporatio%
&c. w. Clark has purchased TomnI
Gerry's trotting mare Hannah.-Fred Ro
ers and Fred Sargent, formerly EN-. oy,
on the electric plant here, were in tow
over Sunday from Waterbury, where thu
are engaged on the asylum plal4C.-TlN
funeral of Horace Keller, a member
J. NJ. warner post No. 4, G.. A. r., we
attended at Morristown Corners by de.
cation from that organization last FridaI
afternoon, Rev. DR.. Booth officiating.
An immense amount of bark Is now beirX
delivered in the tannery yards.-At nes
Monday nights meeting of the Reed-My
Ninley club. the two topics. aims an
Purposes of the club" and "Politic
methods" will be discussed Fred EmerN
has returned here from Littleton, y. I'd
and will for the present conduct IN
Jnion House business.-Ice as clear
'rystal and close to two feet in Thickness
$ being secured from Boardman's pom
or the village ice trade.-G. +. Small an
zoe Thompson have exchanged propertJ
he two changing residences this weelN
'he latter disposes of his harness busines
o Sinclair and goes to farming.-Mr{
Idmunds, the new jewellers wife, is I'D
overing from serious illness.-Mr. an
lrs. George *. Currier go this week
Worth Carolina for a two months STAY
l.a N will hal %
cries of evening gatherings at their ha
n Monday evening next This Will par
axe OF the nature of a butternut social
!. J.. Wheelock, esq. of Boston Is in tow
or n few days.-The Methodist churc
III ask for the return of their presen
astor, Rev. j. II. Wallace.-The loca
HAPPIER of Epworth leaguers are showin
considerable enterprise in the publicatio
monthly paper called the Epwort
.anner The paper is issued from tn
'ews and Citizen ofilce.-Among thos
no will go from here to Rutland on Mon
ay to attend the State G. A. r. encamp
tent and Relief Corps convention will bel
ost Commander A. A. Niles and wife
oil. G. w. Doty and wife, Senator Franz
enfield and wife, Mrs. A. f. Whitney
RS, q. f. Earle. Mrs. W. O. Rocheleau
Illus Bliss, Austin Wilkins and Mr.. Pope
Mrs. O. l.. Woods gave ladies' wills
irty last Friday afternoon and Mrs
Gorge NJ. Powers entertained a few lady
lends In like manner at her home on
ednesday evening.-A party drove owe
Waterbury to inspect the good points id
new church building there.-A changd
III soon be made in the firm of Lang &
lmpbell, jewellers. 1t is understood tina
r. Lang contemplates retiring from the
m.-Dr. j. NJ. Clark of Burlington wa
town on Tuesday, called here to see
RS. Hiram Stafford. who is said to be in
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