Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-09

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and will remain for some time with her
son, DR.. G. r. Draper, in Medford, Mass.
WEST BERKSHIRE.
There was a reception at Almer Phelps
last Friday evening on the occasion of
Mr.. Atkinson going to conference. Mrs.
Swectand and Miss Davis Of Richford arc
at DIR. Andrews for a few weeks stop
Asa Livingston is improving.
GEORGIA.
Elijah Curtis, an aged and respected
citizen of Georgia. died yesterday morn
ing at the home of his son, James X. Cur
tbs. Mr.. Curtis was In his S0th year; ne
was born in Stanstead Plains, p O., in
1916, and his parents removed to st. Al
bans six years later; here he received his
education and when young man went to
burlington, where he learned his trade
and was afterwards in partnership with
John X. Gray. Mr.. Curtis has been a
| prominent and active member of the St
Adams Methodist church for many years
! The funeral will be held from his late
residence Friday morning at II O'Clock.
| The burial will be at ST. Adams. Two
children, James K. Curtis of Georgia and
Mrs. John Hoyoke of St. Adams survive
| him.
FRANKLIN.
Mrs. Eliza Herskn, widow OF the late
Vincent Herskin, died quite suddenly Mon
day. 1t is thought that n shock and heart
failure was the cause of her death.-F. L.
Hopkins Is in Boston this week.-Mrs.
Edwin Prouty is quite ill.-Union Fast day
services were held in the Congregational
church, Rev. Levi Wild preaching upon
the dissertations OF the Sabbath.
EAST FAIRFIELD.
Miss Stella Chase returned to Goddard
seminary last week after short vacation
spent with her parents.--Miss Jennie
Greene OF Barton was in town last week.
J. c. Pringle has secured the assistance of
Pa trick Fitzgerald in his marble business.
George II. Wilcox is spending a vacation
with his parcnts-The village school will
commence on Monday, April 10, with Miss
frankie Ladoux and Miss Georgia Scott
as teachers.-Hush Hoyt died at his home
on Thursday, April 2. of paralysis Ralph
X. Chase and wife of St. Adams made his
parents "A short visit last week.-Il y.
Hatch and wife of Cambridge are the
guests of Mrs. C. F.. Kidder.-At the an
nual meeting of the Sheldon Poor-house
association. held Tuesday, April T. tho
following officers were elected for one
year: President, James Kemp; vice-prcsi-
dent, A. d. Horskin; secretary, Daniel
Leach: auditors, c. A. Hull and y. ID.
Horskns.
EAST BERKSHIRE.
Frank Hopkins and daughter, Ivy Of
Franklin, spent n few days In town last
week-The Kings Daughters will meet
with Miss Leahey Thursday afternoon
Mr.. Domino and wife of Montgomery spent
Sunday in town being the guests of his
brother. Mr.. II. n. Domina.-Wright y.
Smith of Brashire Falls, y. Y, was in
town last week.-Grace Rouse IS home
from her school at ST. Johnsbury. Mr.
, Whitney of Middlebury college Is spending
, her vacation with his uncle Silas Hopkins
: Mrs. r. Willard Is visiting her son IN
, R!chford.-Mrs C. j. Peterson and sister
, are nicely settled In the parsonage MIR
Peterson is still supplying in Fairfield
, School is to commence April % with Misses
Maurice and Carpenter of Wateryille as
teachers. Miss Chamberlain of Encsburgl
: Falls is visiting at Mrs Mclaughlin.
| HIGHGATE.
Henderson Rice has moved to the NJ. II
Jewett farm at the Springs. Mrs. HisoI
of Sheldon to the Seward farm at tn,
Centre. which she recently bought. and
. Mr.. Sheppard to the farm vacated 10y
, Henderson Rice.-The district school al
. the Centre opened Monday with Miss Mel
, lie Retten and Miss Jessie Barr as teach
ers, and at Highgate with Mr. Robestov
as teacher.-Prof. Charles G. Stimets o
!, Hasbrook Institute, Jersey City n. j., Is
, in town for n few days,-E. f.. HerricR
,
illness as to be out again.-Easter services
were duly observed at the different
churches.-But little maple sugar has beer
made TINS far. Frank Hoburn is confined
to his home with rheumatism.-Mar
Q Sears has left the grist mill and is at worl
for S. H. Bliss of Swanton.
. BAKERSFIELD.
Mr.. George Simonds lost his last hors
: one day last week.-W. $. lsham an,
George McEnany have been drawn t.
serve as Jurors at the coming April tern
of the Franklin County Court.-W. f. Pier
: son has commenced to run his mill an,
cut out his stock OF lors.-There are soy
e eral cases of measles In town.-Miss Oppe
of Burlington was in town last week. visit
/, ing FRIENDSHIP. Frank Lafountain is a
work on the old Shattuck homestead. re
q pairing the barns for Mr., Blodgett, VIII
takes possession the 18th inst.-There /
n quite a demand for cows in this town thi
- spring and there does not seem to b.
q enough to supply the demand.
0 SWANTON
Lots of people come across the ice iron
: the islands every day but driving up an
, down the lake near the shore is not safe
! unless one knows pretty well whore [
: take the land. Joseph Strong of Mort
, Hero was in the village Wednesday an
he reports having lost a valuable hors
through the Ice near shore while rounding
a point off North Hero in consequence o
the roads not being broken out on land
up and down the island as 1t should be n
this time of the year, when crossing tn
, crack is dangerous or driving along shore
Mrs. Garland, mother of Rev. F. NJ. Gar
land, arrived Tuesday evening from Man
chester, n, II.
At the trustees meeting Tuesday even
rg it was voted That. whereas the select
men of the town of Swanton propose L
lengthen and build higher, the culvert oil
the brook situated on Greenwich street
providing Swanton village will do the nee
: essary grading; therefore be 1t resolves
that we do agree TO accept their PROPOSE
ton, providing they do not build the cul
vert to exceed two feet above the level o
: the present culvert."
Rev. T.. S. Stone and wife of Enosburgl
Falls arrived here Tuesday evening, wher
Mrs Stone will remain while he is a
burlington attending the clerSymens con
ference being held there,
Joseph Delaney is home on visit from
Troy. n. Y.
Tho annual parish meeting of Hol!
Trinity church was held Monday evening
April g. The reports of the secretary an'
treasurer, II. s. Stone, were read an'
adopted They showed n good hnancia
condition, The church building has beel
enlarged and improved, the clergyman ha
regularly received his salary, the parish Il
out of debt and has little on hand in tn
treasury Vestrymen were elected as tol
lows: Hon. H. A. Burt, c. H. Reynolds
Henry NJ. Stone, II. A. Burt jr, and Her
bert Robinson, H. NJ. Stone was re-elect
ed clerk and treasurer, The rector APP
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