Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-04


to be taken down and a platform six feet
wide placed there which will extend about
zoo feet north OF the depot which will be a
great accommodation to the travelling pub
lie. The centre piers of brick will be taken |
from the entrances and smaller ones of
wood Will take their place.-Addlson O. |
Denny OF Boston and Frank L. Avery OF
Minneapolis are visiting in town.-Health |
Ofhcer DR.. j. VI. Judkins and Grand Juror
John i. Mosely are inspecting the sanitary
arrangements Of every house in the vii |
lage.-Work on the tennis courts Of the
new tennis club has begun. Norwich univ |
ersity has been fortunate enough to pro-
cure Gen. John G.. Mccullough of Ben
nlngton to deliver the commencement adj |
dress.-Hereafter the Norwich cadets, be-
ing a part OF the State militia, will elec
first and second lieutenant to officer
the section of battery as other militia com
psnies, the professor of military science
being by law the captain.
PLAINFIDLD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Martin have been
visiting In town the past week.-Bessie
Lazelle a student at Montpelier seminary,
was home over Saturday exer-
cises by the school children OF the town
were given in the Congregationalist church
on Friday afternoon Revs. Mr.. Grsbrook
and Cooper gave short addresses after
which the soldiers and children marched
TO the cemetery and decorated the graves
The conference of the Congregational
church met here on June and g.
WORCESTER.
The Republican League club will meet
at the town hall next Wednesday evening
Lawyers Lord and Rowland Of Montpelier
are to speak, all are nvitcd-Mrs George
Hun and her son viii OF Orange, visited
relatives in town last week.-Arthur Max
ha 10 nd Il xttf. nf
Barre were the guests of Or. Lance and
wife on Memorial day.-T'he Observance
of Memorial day here was very tame
Home Talent" don't seem to draw
Frank Taylor and Frank Kink we're tho
delegates TO the democratic convention at
Montpelier last week that (party con-
| trary TO custom) seem to sending their
best men to the conventions this year.
caucus has been called for Saturday
eve. juno IL, to elect Delegates and alter
mates 10 the Republican State and Dis
trlct Conventions, and to elect a town
committee to serve for the next two years
MORETOWN.
George Henry cut off one Of hisShngers
while at work in H. o. Wards steam mill
Geo. Henry has finished work for II. O.
Ward.-Mr. and Mrs. Milo Griffith spent
Monday in Waterbury with their niece,
Mrs. y. p. Tracy who is very i'll with
typhoid fever.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
vote was carried at "A special town
meeting last Thursday 10 raise 5000 for the
Fletcher Granite company.--Dr. G. J..
Bailey has removed to Danville.-Chil-i
dren's day will be observed June IA.
WATERBURY,.
Miss May Hammond Of Burlington Wis
tied at Mrs. Daniel Chases Sunday
A Ia s.-t,s
on Camels lump Saturday and enjoyed
a very clear view from all the four points
OF the compass. Another company visited
tho lofty Hump Sunday and took in tho
view of the country from Montreal TO the
, White Mountains.-Mr. and Mrs. T.. T.
Palmer, ir., OF ST. Adams have moved to
Duxbury. whore they are to reside with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Huntley.-The Ladies
Foreign Missionary society will meet
/ Thursday afternoon with Mrs. G. y.
Clough.-Thc interesting and eloquent
address OF Hon. Frank Plumley OF North
field. on Memorial day was listened TO
by very large and attentive audience In
the Conversational church. Mr.. Plumley
is always very highly appreciated by our
people.--Rev. John X. Brown of Ilar-
poot. Turkey will speak at the Congrega-
tional church, Thursday evening at 1880
o'clock Mr.. Brown is said to be a very
interesting speaker.-Itoy Demerritt and
Clark Lease are sick with the mumps.-
The new span to the railroad iron bridge
situated about one mile north of this place
and that has been under way Of erection
| for a short time past. Is nearly conf
pleted.-Troop G, Sd United States cav
airy from Fort Ethan Allen marched
through this place Sunday at p. m. At
an invitation from c. F. Clough, president
of the board OF village trustees. they ELL
camped on tho fair grounds.
WAITsFIELD
Frank Hand has moved into tho Prlndlc
house. recently occupied by Mrs. Dan
Grandy.-A. F. Richardson continues quite
Ill with no marked improvement.-Mrs
Cassus Joslln is at Montpelier helping to
care for her sister. Mrs. J s. wilkins. who
| Is very ill-Porter H. Dale and wife of
Island Pond and George Dale and wife of
| Waterbury were in town Sunday, stopping
with their uncle. James II. Dale.-Thc Me-
mortal day exercises which had been
! planned to be held on the grounds in front
of the brick church were. on account OF
the rainy and threatening weather. held
In the Congregational vestry. and which
proved entirely inadequate TO hold the
large crowd that had assembled. The eX-
ercises included speaking, singing. deco
rating the monument by the school chill
dren, singing by the choir music by the
! Waitsheld Cornet band. and an excellent
address by Hon. 2. s. Stanton of Roxbury.
There were about 40 members of the c. A.
| A., including the comrades from Warren
In the ranks, and about half that number
of s. of N.--lIerbert Josln retuened last
! Friday from Massachusetts,. where he has
been employed tho past winter and spring.
| &C. f. Eddy reports his Stowe creamery
as doing a rushing business, and handling
! at present 900 pounds of milk day
The birthday party which was TO have
been held at the Congregational vestry on
tho evening OF June |, has been postpor 81
10 Mondey evening. June S.-Rev. EFT.
F'iske preached last Sunday at Lyndonville
who was a former Waitshed boy.-A
meeting of the republican voters OF this
town Is called for Wednesday evening,
| June 10, az Grand Army hall, to elect dele
gates to the republican district ccnven-
ton at Montpelier June 16, to the republ-
! can State convention al Burlington on the
nth and TO the republican county conven-
ton at Montpelier on the 2ith, also to elect
a republican town committee for the two
years ensung.-A large flag was raised on
the village school house with very interest
ing and appropriate exercises last Friday
afternoon The flag was procured wholly
through the efforts of the teachers and
pupils of the schools,-Georgc II. Bushnell
of Thompsonvlle, Conn, was in town over
Sunday, visiting his aged mother and 9TH
er reatves.
FAYsTON.
Fred Powers of Pleasant Plains, iowa,