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

visited their daughter, Mrs. r. M. Brown
Of Sheldon, last week.-Jennie Solandt ha:
gone to st. Johnsbury.-Mr. and Mrs. l.
Curtis and daughter Marian and Miss Ida
Greenleof of st. Adams returned Saturday
night after a two weeks tay in this place
and Montgomery.
SHELDON.
Franklin Co., Creamery Association PAID
SO cents for standard test of milk for the
month of April.-Miss Gertie Whitney is
boarding at w. II. Wright's for the sum.
mer.-Several attended the u. V. NJ. Banjo
and Mandolin Concert at st. Adams Wed.
nesday evening, May 13-Menorial servi.
ces will be held at the Congregations
church Sunday, May 24-Rev. A.. Is. Riggs
and wife of Highgate and Rev. Bert Kel.
ton OF Manchester, VT, were visiting n
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Gilbert's Tuesday ant
Wednesday.-Rev. r. j. Christie ofTici-
ated at the NJ. Il. church Sunday, May II
Mansfield and Dixon are engaged with 9
force of men repairing the Peoples tele.
phone line between this place and st. Al.
bans, and stringing another line of wire.
At the democratic caucus held Saturday
night at the Portland House the following
delegates were elected to attend the State
convention at Montpelier: MP. Leach, d.
G. Gallup, U. -. Northrop.-J. II. Marvin
sold his horse Saturday to Smith e. Dun
nam of Swanton. This horse %as the best
single gentleman's driver in town. Con
sideration, s200.-Miss Martha Durkee
went to Lyndonville Monday to attend the
wedding of her schoolmate, Miss Char
lotte Lincoln, Wednesday, May 2O.-Mrs.
w. j. Watt has a singing class organized
for children and meets every Saturday at
2 p. m. at the Congregational church par
Tors for practice.-Mrs. G. r.. Dixon and
son have gone to sutton, p. O., visiting
friends for two weeks.
WEST BERKSHIRE.
Quarterly meeting services are to be
held In the Methodist church in this place
Sunday, the 18th inst.-William Hibbard
has gone to Montreal and goes from there
to Upper Canada for the summer.-Mrs
l.. ]. Squires returned home from Wor.
%cester, Mass, last Tuesday.-Mrs. Orleai
Ford has returned to her home in Rich.
ford.-C. l.. Capron and wife of ST. Adams
are visiting his mother this week.
FAIRFAX.
Miss Mabel C. Hartford, a returned
missionary from China, will address the
people here on Sunday morning the 3lsI
inst, at the Methodist church. Miss
Hartford was a witness of the Ku Chcnq
massacre last August, barely escaping with
her life, and graphically relates her thrill.
ing experience. among the dead, wounded
and dying when the savage Negetarians
murdered the missionaries, burned the
mission buildings and for a time put an
end to all missionary work at Ku Chcng
j. B. Alfred and l.. y. Hunt have So
cured from the State hatchery some 1000
trout fry, which they have planted In thC
several brooks in town.-Miss NettiC
Leach of st. Adams, who has been spend
ing the winter with friends In Kansas
made friends in Fairfax a visit the l5tt
inst.-Mrs. NJ. G.. Minot of Boston spent
last week in town.-The village High
school in the village will close the 22d
inst. The afternoon of that day will bc
devoted TO memorial exercises, to which
all are invited. The exercises will be In
Institute Hall, commencing at 2 O'Clock
p. m.-The Memorial sermon will be
preached at tho Baptist church Sunday,
the oath inst, by Rev. Henry Croker,
ch~aplain.-C. ID. Watson of St. Adams
spent the 10Th inst, in town aking home
with him n fine string of trout.-Geo. w
Planch is making repairs on his shop, do
ing off the upper story for a dwelling.