Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-28
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

Thomas w. Wood, the artist, OF New
York city, arrived in the city Saturday
morning and is registered at the Pavilion.
G.. W. Luce has rented his house on
Berlin side to Lemuel Lawrence, who is
to occupy II the first of June.
w. l.. Draper, the florist, because of
i'll health, has leased his hot house and
business to Earnest Jacobsen for the term
OF three years, VINO Is to take possession
to-day.
While w. p. Riley was out driving Satur-
day evening with two young ladies'. =
dog ran out and jumped and bit the horse
when they were in the vicinity Of Green
Mount cemetery. The occupants of the
carriage were thrown out and one Of the
young ladies quite seriously injured and
the carriage somewhat demolished.
The city clerk has called n nesting OF
the legal voters to be held in tho Golden
Fleece building, Friday evening, June 5,
to see what action they will take in regard
to exchanging the Hay Market square lot
for tho Lewis property recently purchased
by the Blanchard estate.
Mrs. f.. f. Towner is seriously i'll with
| peritonitis as Is also ]. w. Jerome.
Memorial day will be observed in this
city by details from Brooks post, q. a. r..
decorating the graves OF their fallen com
rades at the several cemeteries In tho
| forenoon and after the procession Mt y.
M, there will be exercises In Blanchard
opera house consisting OF music by the
Montpelier Military band and the Mozart
quartette, recitations by tho children
and an address by the speaker OF the day
Col. II. Henry Powell Of Burlington.
Tho Randolph and Montpelier seminary
! base ball teams are to cross bats on the
seminary campus Saturday afternoon.
Dan Hickey has closed his career as n
typo In the Argus Office and has returned
| to his home in Sharon
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Pembroke were
mada happy by the birth of a daughter
Tuesday.
Harry Graves of Palmer, Mass, is nov
engaged as local reporter on the Argus
staff.
| BARRE.
George Howe and Charles Mowcroof
returned Saturday night from Greensboro
pond with Is trout, one OF which, taken by
Moorecroft. weighed six pounds
The Memorial Sunday services In thu
opera house wero attended by an audience
that completely filled the hall. The ser
mon was preached by Rev b. w. Jones
pastor of the Universalist church,
wAITsFIELD.
O. s. Joslin has so far recovered from
his recent Illness as to he able to ride out
Miss Lucy Harris has been confined I,
the house with the mumps the past week
The flag raising at the village schoo
house liz to take place at r. nj. Friday
May %, and IL to occur in connection witt
the school exercises Of the day.-Th
Memorial day exercises will be held In tn
afternoon Saturday, May 30, conmcncin
at o'clock Thoro will be exercises AZ tn
village cemetery by tho G. a. r. post
| school children and the band after whic
: tho main services OF tho day will DO on tn
grounds in front OF the brick church
! weather permittine-C. p. Eddy is build
ing quite an addition to his barn, wit
Percy Davis OF Moretown as master work
man.--Mr. and Mrs. G. II, Clay are takin
n carriage drive and will visit friends /
, Ludlow, Plymouth and other places. The
expect to be away some five or six week:
WATYRR1rRY
Rev w. NJ, newton ana Harry White
nh were IN burlington Friday.-Mrs.
- Lamo OF barre v'Slteu IN Town Enur'
$ to the Battles place, which was formerl
owned by MS tatner.-Mrs' Gavin COO
! was taken 10 tne mary fEtcncr hosplt'
AZ bu,iinston inuisua' "'sht III Nei
cri''ea. eonu'',oh' 49,
Inc SUNDAY, MehoiIal services III ~, M.
place were very largely attendeo'
Method'st' Consrega,lonai anu AuNei
vices IN mo metnou'st mouse VI worsn'l
rev W. ~ newton preacn.o an eNcee'
i'S'y hntertSti!s Sei Hio,,.-r,aio'u on .'''
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ne mas secured Posi.ion IN notel IL
inc suminer'-He' anu 1nls' ~ o. No.e
nave returned rom tnelr racd'Ion'LN,
ana MRS George llhskins, VINO nave oe,
. Nlsiung AT inc nome oi Ios,inaS'er w.
Evans lot snort tfne, nave gone
' | Spend rev Gays Win lTlPhus IN ilspo
y n. H. ...r.,.
= Luclus "eliS was recently inc EIau
n clplent OF nc" plcycle'-S samuel farch
y as employed ny inc cemetery hssoclauo
y IN the village cemetery'-Mrs, pr. COIN
u OF beadVilie' COL II Nisltlns 10, Ic
y days at MI Cnaries "elis-Ihe w
Brothers minstrels are 10 give an ente
= tainment IN the opera mouse lhurSdo
: e'enlnF'- ne eNcrc'sos lor Nir'Iio' . .al u'
a 9 uor T Fpar,, PmuIcv ~ Nortbseld viii d
g liver the address.
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=. Lieut. and Mrs. Hovey and Miss Arn
7. Dooley gave n musicale to their frienC
$ evening wa. one Of rare enjoyment ar
n the programme was exceptionally fin
n Messr' Bancroft ana Lowe ara DR. Is
e ,t,roctions wbiIs Miss Doo,ey seemed
h o,,,do herself in IN. rendition IF her M, r.,
o Mice r,usbman Mrs Jobn eros. ard Mr.
It Bohert Davis certainly met rxncctotio,
/ IN ,be manner thev ch,rmed the ,udien
q u'i,h ,hnir njano solo. ara Mr. c,orl,nr
h nntn so,o was we'll nl,ved. The r,,ner,l
h - ,ata I,,nor II or.rtt MA. In .har
~ The Norfhee,d iodqe of odd Fellows
u,htoh ~ or.utt 'bad heer =, n.ub
s,noo ,sss ara occ,,rrsd sstnrdav ,fte