Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-06
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS,
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pany.-Miss Cora Hull formerly a teaobe
In ths srsfnmar school at this place. ba
returned from visit to friends in tn
West, and Is now with her sister. Mrs
Meigs in Wnooski.
The Sunday evening service at III,
Union church consisted of choice chora
selections by the choir and Temperance
address by Rev. L. d. Bacon. Mr. Ba
cons remarks were upon matters con
nected with the temperance sentiment IL
our village and the potency of publ,
opinion should 1t become aroused.-Rev
James O'Neil, recently ordained prYcs
In the Roman Catholic church, conducted
the services at the church of the HOLY
Family Sunday. The priest in charge
Rev. E. Campeau, being away.-when the
4:35 p. m. electric car from Burlington
was nearing its usual stopping place 1,
suddenly and In some unaccountable man.
ner got the power and continued on its
trip, striking the terminal pole and break
Ing II Into kindling wood at last bringing
up against the railroad danger pole where
1t stopped, the trolley being then clear of
the wire. The passengers were little
shaken up and the car was slightly dam
aged, Another car was sent from WI
nooski and the usual current of travel
was impeded but short time.
The following ladies are the officers
and committees or T.. S. Sher-
man W. r. c.: President, Mrs. Emma Nc
Bride: S. V. p, Mrs Anna Sibley; ]. V. p,
Mrs. Louise Crown secretary. Miss Lena
McBrlde treasurer, Mrs. Clara l.. Smith !;
chaplain, Mrs. Julia Booth; conductor
Mrs. Minnie Boyden guard Mrs Lulu
Snyder; assistant conductor Mrs. Retta
L. Wolcott; assistant guard, Miss Orinda
Tilley; organist, Mrs. Clara Il. Lyon.
Committees-Executive, Mrs. Anna Sibley.
Mrs. Clara II. Lyon, Mrs louise Crown,
l.. n. ri
ward, Mrs. Retta l.. Wolcott; entertain
ment, Miss Orinda A. Tilley, Miss Clara
Il. Wright. Mrs. Minnie Boyden; relief,
Mrs. Louise Crown, Miss Caroline Wright,
Mrs. Cynthia Il. White; conference, Mrs.
Marion Ferrin, Mrs. Viola Cove Mrs
Freelove p. Smith; home and employment,
Mrs. Mary Hazelton. Mrs. Laura Clark,
Mrs. Sophia Wood hall. Mrs. julia Booth,
Mrs. Mary Hazeltine, Mrs. Elh6ra Hop
kins; auditing, Mrs. Elnora Hopkins, Mrs
NJ Parker, Mrs. Ruth Fletcher.--R. s.
Sherman Post and Corps recently sent
box to the Soldiers Home in Bennington,
VT, containing ~ sheets. 16 pillow slips,
rugs, canned fruits. jelles. quilts, etc.
which were highly appreciated by the
old veterans.-There will be a phono-
graph exhibition at the G. A. r. hall, Es
sex Junction. February 6, under the aus
pieces of the G. A. r. and W. II. G.
Sherman p. Allen is at his home in this
village under medical treatment-Nex
Friday evening the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor will give a |
reception to the friends of the society and |
the public generally in the Union church |
All are cordially invited. No fee will be |
charged.-Clayton Rice leaves his posi-
ton as clerk in F. E. Bowmans where he
has been the past year 10 engage with +.
y. Perkins & Co., Burlington-Warner b.
Nichols. who has been confined to his
house the past four weeks with severe
attack OF innammatory rheumatism, was
able to be on the streets for the first time
Tuesday.-The young people are planning
a leap year ride for next Friday.-The
completion of the organization of the II
Young Mems club of the Congregational
church was effected Monday evening.
Mrs. L. n. Drury is visiting friends and
relatives In Milton.-Leon Sibley sue
ceeds Clayton Rice as clerk In Bowman's
general merchandise store.-The attention
OF itinerate advertisers is called to a GER
tain village ordinance which forbds, un- ,
der a penalty the posting of any kind of
advertising matter ON fences, telegraph,
telephone or electric poles or on buildings
within the village limits,-The w. c. 4. Z
L. meet with Mrs. j. s. Reynolds to-day
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stewart are visiting /
Mr. Stewards mother.-Mrs. Adolphus I
Guyette who has been very sick with ty ,
phoid fever. is recovering.-The board of I
town auditors will meet again Saturday G
afternoon at o'clock sharp in Memorial I
hall at the Center.-A five year old son of ,
Mr. and Mrs. George NJ. Kempton while I
playing around the premises of Charles 4
andow, fell from the roof of the poultry a
shed and broke one of his legs DIR. La q
,elle set the limb.-Alec Dague is drawing q
stone for foundation of new house in Il
he eastern part of the village. y
ESSEX CENTRE. b
Mr.. Ira Barney, an old resident of Essex,
lied Sunday at his nephews. Truman
3arneys, in Jericho. aged about S2.-Mrs. V
'Iurray n. Fay, "a former resident of Es- /
ex, died last week at the home of her c
laughter, Mrs. Edgar Barber, in Jericho i
The clergymen VINO have attended the {
meetings. are Revs. Fay and Hatfield of e
Buzzel and Rose of Jericho, v
Barney of Colchester and Beecher of Bur- q
ington, and Tapln and Tenney of our vii n
age. and Goodall and Bacon of Essex "
junction. The meetings are to continue p
his week in the evenings, and Thursday j.
nd Friday afternoons at 2:30. n
UNDERHILL.
Rev. David Hughes conducted the SER
ices at the Congr egational church on Il
unday evening. He is college chum and Il
riend of Rev. Mr.. White, whose guest he "
ow is.-The ladies of the Industrial So O
iety gave sociable at the church par g.
lusicai and literary programme will fur CT
ish entertainment. Refreshments will be NJ
evening there will he an
Id folks dance at G. A. r. Hall.-Law- W
ence Rogers is very Ill at Mrs. Otis u
Barney after an Illness of vi
sveral weeks passed away on Sunday vi
forming at Deacon Barney's. The funeral
arvlces were held on Tuesday, Rev. r.
|. White officiating. The burial was at =,
ssex, Mr. Barney's lifelong home.--The ~
literary society met on Monday evening ne u,
the home Of Wallace Hale. A discussion u u
n The Real and Ideal in Fiction was one -
the pleasant features of the evening
ev. r. II. White and Rev. David Hughes W.
resenting the subject in very interest IN
g manner. Oscillations, music and the m
fading of Hamlet furnished the pro- 70
rammc of very pleasant evening-Mrs p'
|. A. Day Is to be bookkeeper for L. & oV
tevens at Jericho.-Miss Della Church A.
elebrated her twentieth birthday on Fri OF
~ evening last, by entertaining a party 10
her young friends. The festivities of un
le evening were somewhat saddened by SO
Ie sudden Illness Of one OF their number gu
awrence Rogers.--A. w. Terril, who has I'M
ZEN away for few months, has returned gr
Locklin of Boston has been by
o guest of Mrs Henry Hale.--Mr. and by
RS. George Booth have returned FROM, gi'
cir wedding trip, and are now at Mr. ap
awiey Booth's.-B. II. Day of New yori, att
expected to be In town the last of the
eek. =
HINESBURGH. a
Mrs. Susan Ray is quite ill.-John e. a.
eed and wife of Burlington have been 7 -
sitting In town.-Miss Clara Weed left ~"
ID week Tor Washington, d. c., to visit ros