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


attracted large crowd of horsemen and
his home in Yonkers, New York.-Mrs.
Rosina A. Gray died at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. John Lefferts. In
Brooklyn, N. Y, Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Gray was a daughter of William and Cath
crime Perry and niece of II. b. Gaige
of this town. She had long been a resi-
dent of Bristol and leaves a wide circle
of relatives and friends to mourn her
death. Her age was GS years.
The new hose cart arrived last Satur-
day and was procured in Rutland and was
formerly used by the Reynolds Hose COM
pany-rne diphtheria scare Is about over
wlth.-Assistant Treasurer T. c. Marsh
of the Bristol Manufacturing company,
is prostratcd with illness again at the
Bristol House.-Lynn McGce of Brandon
was in town over Sunday.-The l.. T. l..
have elected officers for the coming year:
President, Miss Minnie White; vice-presi-
dent, Florence Peet; secretary, Rossie
Jennings: treasurer, Lynn Bcknell orga-
mist, I.uella Sherwin.-There is another
case of diphthera in the Lavarn family in
New IIaven.--Caleb Wright, an aged resi-
dent of New Haven. died Thursday. His
age was Sc years. He was the father of
Mrs. Alfred Ferguson of this town.-The
Band of Hope have changed their name
and are now l.. T. L., Loyal Temperance
Legion.-Regular convocation of clifford
February SIT is reported that Bristol has
got another saloon.-In the local market
last Saturday, butter brought 16 to 10
cents per pound; eggs, 16 cents per dozen;
potatoes Is cents per bushel; dressed poul-
try. 10 to 13 cents per pound; dressed pork,
s. per hundred; dressed beef, 81 to s. per
hundred; hay sl2 per ton; oats, 30 cents
per bushel.-There was a lively little row
over horse blanket on East street Fri
day night. No blood spilt-Dr. Tinkham
of the Queen City was in town Saturday
on professional business.-About 20 of the
young ladies of Rescue Lodge, I. o. G. T..
invited a like number OF their gentlemen
friends TO leap year party at j. w. Pages
residence on North street last Friday
evening. and general good time was en-
joyed.-George Roscoe and wife move to
Addison this Week.-Mrs. Fannie Wright
a teacher in the graded school, Is at her
home In New Haven sick.-Amos Barnum
died in Monkton Saturday night. Mr.
Barnum was we'll and favorably known
here. He had been in the asylum in Brat
tleboro once and Waterbury twce.-Rev.
w. a. KinZie and wife are in Cornwall
this week attending revival services.-A.
S. Grow and wife of New Haven were the
guests OF H. =. Sherwn and family Mon
day.-Two persons were received into the
Methodist church by letter Sunday. The
fourth quarterly conference of the Metho-
dist church will be held Thursday even
ing of this week.
Bristol has very good fire protection now.
Two good hose carts and 1000 feet of new
hose have been furnished. The Bristol
Manufacturing company have two carts
and n good supply of hose.-Oscar Bck-
NELL b. C. Sargent's clerk, Is quite sick
with the prevailing distemper.-Mrs. l.. S.
Scott, who has been seriously i'll, Is gain
ing slowly.-Mrs. L. l.. James, who had
a. Co. IN,.
Tinkham of Burlington and DR.. A. NJ.
Norton, is doing wel.-NIss Josie Brown Is
teaching In Miss Wright's place in the
first primary while Miss Wright is sick
Ben Gordon and wife go TO Mount Ner-
non. n. Y. soon to engage in farming
Judge j. ID. Smith of Vergennes was In
town Monday on probate court business.
Capt. William Lincoln of Boston is at the
Bristol House.-R. F. Hatch assumed the
management of the Commercial House
February 5th.-N. j. Hill's team hauled a
/ load of logs from Lincoln, Monday. into
the yard of the Bristol Manufacturing
company that weighed 5000 pounds.-A
young child of DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Norton
is seriously i'll.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Frank Fem has entered the Troy Busi.
ness College.-Mrs. Henry Gilman is very
ill.-Miss Matte Tisdale is recovering from
the mumps.-Albert Olmstead is visiting
his brother in Randolph.-lIeny Farr has
returned from a visit to his son in Gran.
ville.-Mrs. c. A. Peck is under the doc.
tors care.-Misses Eva and Ida Chapman
are are i'll with whoopng cough w. II
Eldridge organized Victory Lodge of Good
Templars in Whiting Saturday night
Charles Champlin has gone to Granville
to work for Averill Farr,-George Walker
is critically i'll at the Soldiers Home. Ben
nington.-Davd Stone has returned from
a visit to his brother in Norwood, Mass
Rev. C. l.. Leonard of Ripton has been en-.
gagged to deliver the address here Decora
tion Day.-The members of Cold Spring
Lodge of Good Templars are preparing tC
give a public entertainment, Feb. 15.-AIs!
Ina Chapman gave a party to 20 of hei
young friends last Thursday night IL
! honor of her ninth birthday.-Miss Clara
Chapman, who has been Ill 10 weeks a
Seth Patrick's, has been removed to tn,
home of A. A. Boardman.-The officers o
Needham Post, G. A. r., are: Command
er, Geo. Abbott; s. V. c., Albert English
j. V. c., Il. j. Rogers: quartermaster, II
ii. Ellis; adjutant, Albert Bushey; chap
lain, Seneca Randall: surgeon. Geo. Gros
venor; general John Scott; color bearer
n. b. Decker; officer OF the day, A. d
Benedict.
WHITING.
An oyster supper will be given at tn,
hall on Friday next. for the benefit of th
, Christian Endeavor society.-A Good Temp
lars lodge was formed in the town hall O,
Saturday evening last, William II. El
dredge, district deputy, being in attend
ance as installing officer. part of tn
, lodge in West Salisbury assisted in tn
opening exercises "A list of officers vii
, be given another week. About % name
, were signed as membership l.. A. Web
| ster leaves home this week on a bushes
trip in the Western States.
GRANVILLE.
The communica ton from II. Jackso,
under the head of Steel Range men, pub
lished in a recent issue, should have beeI
dated a Granville, instead of Cambridge
George Gleason of Boston was the CUES
of George e. Wilson last week.-Vern Ed
son Is at work for A Il. Kennedy
, Bean is driving team for George Bissell-
, number from this town attended tn
farmers institute at Rochester last Thurs
day and Friday.-Twenty teams are draw
, ing logs to the pond for the Fall Mountai
Paper company.-Levi Abel is on the sic
list.-Mr. Abel lost a valuable horse las
week.-Henry Farr of Middlebury is vlsi
, ing his son Everel.
r STARKSBORO
Mrs. Anna Atwood, Mrs Harriet Cliffor
and Mrs Lado are on the sick list-rher
were 10 deaths in town during 1895, on
was an infant and only two were less tina
72 years old. Two were 70 years old an
two others Sc and SS years old, respectiv,
ly.
h WEYBRIDGE.
Rev. G. S. Watson will preach In IL
= Methodist church next Sunday In e,