Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02

Weybridge. Martin Barron will carry on
the sugar farm.-Edward Morrison and
George Yeonan started for Australia the
3Oth.-The entertainment the 25th By the
L. .. of @. T. was a success in every way.
MONKToN.
Fred Skiff has bought a small farm In
Ferrisburgh and will move there soon
Frank Huntoon of Rutland is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Lizzie Meader.-Farmers have
tapped their sugar orchards and report a
good run of sap.-Chester Hawkins and
Gertie Preston of Ferrisburgh mere united
in marriage Tuesday evening, March "a,
at the home of Rev. A. L. Cornell. The
bride has many friends in this vicinity,
who wish her much happiness
Roscoe has purchased Fred Skiff's place
at the Ridge-Bryon Ray went to Mont
pelier Tuesday.-Miss Matte Day has
opened dressmakers shop In Hinesburgh.
STARKsB0Ro.
Miss Ida Norton is at home for a week s
vacation.-Ollie, daughter of Rev. j. NJ.
Smith, died on Friday, March "a. Services
were held Monday from the Methodist
church. Rev. Mr. Kunz of Danamora,
N. Y, officiated. She had the measles the
last of January and has not been well
since, nervous and brain troubles having
followed. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have the
sincere sympathy of the community In
their great bereavement.-Mrs Minnan
and Carl Hill are on the sick list.-Miss
Kathelene Sayles is visiting at William
Wymans
SHOREHAM.
julius N. North after lingering illness
OF several years passed away at his home
Monday morning, March 30 The funeral
hold tho Cnnprppp tiOpnl phtIrp N
Wednesday afternoon.-Alson Wisell and
his mother have moved to Edward Fan
ning's place and Edward Stokes and fam-
ly up to Kent Wrisht's farm.-The mis-
sionary meeting. at A. Il. Tottingham's s
last Tuesday AFTERNOON was well attended.
Fast day services will be held in the
chapel Friday.
NORTH FERR1SBURGH.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary society
met with Mrs. Lucinda Allen Wednesday
afternoon.-The funeral of Aunt Polly
Champlin was held from the residence of
Wilbur Ball Monday. Had she lived until
next July she would have been 100 years
old.-Miss Mary Mallory has returned from
Burlington, where she has been visiting
her sister Mrs. z. s. Lane.-Mrs. s. n.
Allen is seriously i'll with neuralgia. -
George Ambrose, jr., Is moving to Lieut..
Martins farm.-The Sunday school of the
Methodist church are practicing for East
er-The sugar makers are busy tapping
their trees.
wEYBRIDGE.
The Middlebury district of the Addison
County Sunday-school association will
meet in the Methodist church next Satur-
day. The district is composed of the Sun
day-schools of Middlebury, Cornwall, Brld-
port and Weybridge The exercises open
I.on t.
pected to be present.-Mrs. Leonard Stur-
tevant is suffering from rheumatism
Miss Richardson will open tho village
school and Miss Bowdsh the one in the
pulp mill district next Monday Miss
Mooney will teach in the stone school
house.-Miss Hattie Palmer is home for
the college vacation.-Mrs. Adams Sun
day-school class made their annual visit
at her home last week "Wednesday even
ing..-Fast day services will be held in the
Methodist church Friday evening.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Hon. F. C. Partridge Is in towns w.
Randle is thought to be better.-Mrs. Mary
Champlin Is sick.-Mrs. Almira Russell,
who has been for several weeks with sis
ter, Mrs. A. II. Sumner has returned to
her home at Rutland.--Mrs. Henry Gill
man is no better.-D. a. Perry has moved
back to his farm on North street.-Almon
Woodcock has moved to the VIII Gorham
farm near Snake Mountain, in Addison
Mrs. Mandana Buttles of Brandon, who
has been caring for her mother. who has
been quito III. has returned home.-Ed-
ward Leno has moved to his farm on the
Plains. A daughter. Mrs. Forrest of Rut-
land, Is to live with him.-Mrs. Augusta
Needham is with her daughter, Mrs. JOS
eph Needham, in Rutland.
HANCOCK
Among the sick are John II. Address
and family, Mrs. r. A. Durham and two
OF II. r. Perry's children, and many others
have the grip.
With assistance of some of our citizens
s. Fl. Buell. has rebuilt his dam that was
washed out in the recent flood and mis- tub
shop and mills are now running.
Mrs. Emily Wilson has been quite III
with bronchial troubles.-R. Dunham's
family are nearly all sick with the grip,
as are also Mr.. Perrys and John Address
people.-John Rhodes was in Northfield
last week-Harvey Flint has recovered
from his rheumatism and IL able to be out
httle.-Wesley Burke and wife have
rented a farm in Stockbridge and have
moved there.
BRIDPORT.
Fire broke out in the saw mill of Il. II
Hutchinson about o'clock Saturday
morning and when discovered the fire wa 6
under too much headway to be controlled
The hre spread rapidly over the whole
structure and both the saw and shinelc
mill were soon enveloped in flames. The
fire Is supposed to have originated from
sparks about the engine. The loss Is total
save the boiler which is yet in a perfect
condition. There was no insurance Sew
eral OF the best fine wool sheep in the State
nave very recently been purchased in this
town for export to Australia--Mrs Err
nest Darling has sold her property to O.
ID, Towner.-James III. Fletcher Is in New
York on business.-The last dance of the
season will be given this week in the Ma
sonic hall.-Grover and Bates contemplate
erecting creamery at once opposite j. III.
Fletcher's store.
RIPT0N.
Mrs. Nancy Phillips fell March % and
broke her hip.-Langdon Cook Is still
housed with sciatc rheumatism.-A dona-
ton party was given to the Rev. Charles
Leonard, the Methodist pastor, Wednes-
day evening. A pleasant entertainment
was given by the young people. Mr..
Leonard closes his labors here next month
and Dr. H. C. Powers has been granted a
preachers license and will attend spirit
ual as well as the physical needs of the
though a small town
draws over $4,000 in pensions every three
months,-Receipts at the donation were
about 1923.
PANTON.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allen
VIII regret to hear that their little son.
three weeks old. is critically i'll with
cough.-Rev. Guy Lamson was
agreeably surprised at the close OF his last
sermon among the people of Panton by
receiving handsome gold watch as a tes-
of their love and regard. John
Moore, who has worked for o. Allen, I'd,