Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
BARRE.


Mayor Gordon has issued a call for a
special city meeting on the evening of
March 90, to sec what the voters will do
about building q new school house and
voting a special tax to reduce the float
ing debt The city ran behind about $4,000
last year and now has a total indebted
ness of s171 900.
b. Z. White of the firm of y. w. Hook
err &c Co., received n telegram stating
that his son, Ned, was dangerously Ill
at Des Moines, la. Mr.. White left on the
first train, but "A telegram was received
Monday night stating that tho young man
had died that morning. lie was 80 years
of age.
MONTPELIER
| f. G. Brewster photographer, who for
the past four months has been In Leban-
! on, N. FL. was in the city Tuesday. maxi
| ing arrangements for the furnishing of
his studio In Millor's block, which he OK
poets to occupy within a short time. lie
| Is to put In the latest improvements used
in the art of photography
Horace IL. Scribner died at the home of
Gilman S. Scribner on Berlin side between
. ana o'clock Tuesday morning, after
long and severe Illness. His death will be
keenly felt by the many friends which he
mas made In this city and vicinity
The first case taken up yesterday morn
Hardware company VS.. Mary H. Springer
apt. This was an action brought to re-
cover S6h45 for moving machine and
various other articles. The defendant
claims that her husband, who bought the
goods in question, was not her lawful
agent, and therefore she Is not liable
She also claims an offset for wood de-
livered to plaintiff. The evidence for the
plaintiff Is in and the defendant is in
Producing her testimony. Il. Rand and
John Gordan appear for the plaintiff and
F. L. Laird and S. C. Shurtleff for the de-
PENDANT
Miss Elmina II. Taylor died at her home
at 40 Elm street Wednesday morning. She
was " years of age and had been i'll
with pneumonia about 10 days. She leaves
three brothers to mourn her loss. The
funeral will be held Friday at l o'clock p.
m. at the home of Chester Taylor of Mid
dlosex, Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating.
Mrs. II. C. Holmes Is confined to her
homo by Illness
WATERBURY.
Thursday of last week Charles Samson
and Miss Jennie Magoon of Manchester.
n. H.. who had answered his advertise
ment for a wife, were united In the holy
bonds of matrimony by Rev. w NJ Now
ton, pastor of the Methodist church at the
home of William Miner on Stowe street.
In the evening their many friends and
ncighbors rendered them n reception
Cake and coffee were served, and also the
gentlemen were treated with cigars. The
wishes for long and happy married life
go with the new couple.-Mrs. Frank
Brown returned home Friday from a visit
In Observation-Disclosures Greene has once
more resumed his position in the Water
bury meat and grocery company's store,
after a short vacation at his home in
Brookfield.
The 18th semi annual convention OF
the Washington County Christian Endeav-
or union will be held at the Congregations
al church In this place Friday, March 90
The programme prepared is as follows
Morning-Praise service; devotional SER
vice, led by Rev. A. J. Covill, Waterbury;
address of welcome; for the church, pas
tor; for the Y. +. S. G. T., s. Ridley Park
er; response, by the president. DR.. o. G.
Stckney, Barre; business. Reports OF
secretary and treasurer; roll call Of So
cities. Dinner and social hour.
acknowledges and praise service
"Our Father" the Christian Endeavor.
ers' leader Miss Lucy Cummings. Barre
Hallowed BE Thy Name" Open Parlia.
ment upon the prayer meeting, Rev VIM
; S. Hazen ID. ID. Northheld; THY Kingdom
; Come" c. +. Mission Work Miss Lizzie
Stimson, Montpelier; Thy WILL" Conse'
Grafton an active not a passive condition
Mrs. j. n. Perrin, Williamstown; "Oui
Daily Bread" Things to be Thankful For
Sentence Testimonies. Miss Pearl Abbey
Barre "Our Trespasses," Our Struggles
between Sin and Endeavor, Rev. Il. Il
Earle, Montpelier; Our Temptations,
The Dangers in the way of Christian En-
deavor, c. II. Pape, Barre: Thine tn,
Glory" Final triumph of Christian Endea,
or When? How? Rev Fl, L. Hartwell
Junior hour; supper. Evening-Sone
service, w. F.. Morse, Barre; ad
dress, Rev. f. /. Goodspeed
Springfield, Mass. which will close
the convention. large number is ex.
=, pected to be present from different so
=, cieties In the county.-Several from this
l place attended the funeral of A. ID. Bar
! nard Sunday, who died at his home IL
Waitsfield, of pneumonia, last Friday.
The Fort Ethan Allen variety combina
ton, comprised of artists of the Sd L. s
squadron of cavalrymen stationed at For
= Ethan Allen, Will give an entertainment
, in the /. o. o. f. opera house, Saturday
: March 1ith.-Miss Eva Durleigh has beer
seriously Ill the past week with a sever,
cold.-Dr. James was in Burlington Tues
day.-Cyrus Richardson of DuXbury ha!
moved his family into the rooms over tn,
| grocery store of f. b. Taylor. Mr. Rich
ardson is to work at the insane asylum
, VIII Boodry injured his hand Tuesda,
| while employed by Arthur Atkins in chop
ping in the woods, by the glancng of hi
axe because of the mishap he will b.
obliged to refrain from work for mum
Der of weeks.-Mrs. Frances Anterior O
( burlington Is visiting at the home of he
brother, j. w, Moody-Mrs Charles Well
is confined within doors with a hard cold.-
George w. Atkins was in Burlington Tues
9 day.-The Philoma thians meet Friday af
ternoon with Mrs. Harvey Smith.-Mr
and Mrs. NJ. T. Page of Barre and thel
daughter Mrs. Willard Hemenway, o
, Colorado Springs, visited at J. w. Moody
, Tuesday.-Mrs. John Dufur and children
of Barre are spending few days will
/; Mrs. Luther Davis.-The fourth quarterl,
conference of the Methodist church will
March 4th.-Thomas Farrell has recent,
, received ms appointment as chief muster
ing officer Of the G. A. r. of the State o
! Vermont.
A SOUTH WOODBURY..
Ernest Ainsworth died Sunday morninl
at the homo OF his brother-in-law. A. b
4 Sulham. The funeral took place Tuesday
n Rev, Mr.. Ross officiating. The intermen
g was at North peler.-There is Sigh
improvement In the case Of Frank Daniels
Z Revival meetings are being held her
= this week.
i WORCESTER.
Joseph Hancock has left the farm an
\ has gone TO Boston to look for work. HI
a wife will join him in few days.-Rey
= George Deuel. Is reported quite sick witt
a pneumonia.-A large party OF high schoo
: pupils from Noruhfeld visited Mis-
r frankie Abbott last Friday.-Miss Mar
\ Abbott is sick, as Is also Mr.. Hartman
q Rert Dugan has bought t'he old bla ck an, ~