Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13

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services of Mrs. Roxina Ellis took place
at the residence of her son, o. H. ELLIS,
on the 18th inst, Rev. Mr.. Kellogg of Monk
ton ofiicatng.-Guy Mix died last Sunday
at Hanksvllle.-Guy Gorton had his leg
| damned while numbering on the mountain
last Saturday.-Abouts six inches of sonw
| fell here on Sunday.-Mrs Hiram Pierce
arrived home from Malone, N. Y, last
Saturday.
CHARLOTTE.
! Walter White closed a very successful
term of school in District No. s, last Fri
day.-Geo. II. Cutler, with three men are
repairing the telephone line here
Mrs. Wylis Newell's sister of Westford
is visiting her.-Mrs. Edward Pease is i'll.
Joseph Terry is quite ill.-Mrs. Henry
cleveland, formerly of this place. died
at her home in Williston, last Sunday,
leaving husband and four children
Mts. George r. Pease of Bennington Is
h@re caring for her daughter, Mrs. John
L."ls who is aling.-Joseph Levelette
mas been taken to the hospital for treat
ment.
JERICHO.
Prof. ]. s. Cilley was in Rutland last
Week.-Mrs.. Fred Gray of Montpelier Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. j. Gibson
Miss Mollie Meikle went Friday to Canada
ME and Florence McGibbon are home from
Williston.- Julius Bliss of Morrisvllle has
been visiting at ID. f.. Foods. -The Liter
airy club will meet Friday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Vliet-Miss Carrie
Woodruff of East IIardwick is in town.
Miss Tewksbury of Worthwhile was the
guest OF Nellie May last week.-Mrs.. -.
D Martin is entertaining visitors.
JERICHO CENTRE.
Whitney Smith is working in the rail-
road yard in Burlington.-Prof. j. NJ. Foss
will give one of his phonograph exhibitions
at the Band Hall in this place on Friday
evening, Feb. 4.-Mrs. Mary Ferguson Of
Burlington is visiting her cousin, Mrs
Alma Ransom.-Mrs. Austin Hazen who
has been absent for time visiting with
friends in Richmond and Burlington. has
returned TO her home here.-Robert Uazen
of the L. Y. NJ was here over Sunday
G. G. Bickncll has purchased the H. w.
York place of Dr. A. T.. Burdick and his
son Charles Bicknell expects to occupy it
in few weeks-About 30 of the inhabi-
tants here. both old and young, had very
pleasant time coasting last Saturday
nighttime cottage prayer meeting was
at story Bros on Wednesday evening"
VIM. Martin has returned from a few
days visit in Huntington.-S. j. Haskins
Is not so well of late.
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sketches were given of Washington Irv-
ing. Cooper Drake. Halleck and DR.. Chan
nlng by Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Stone, and
Mrs. Bicknell. Selections were read from
j. q. Adams and O. w. Holmes by Mrs
Rice and Mrs. Hart-Mr. and Mrs. C. s.
Abbot of Burlington. VT, visited Mrs.
Abbots sister Mrs Hobart Pease of this
place the forepart of last week and while
mere, Mrs Abbot was taken i'll with heart
trouble, DIR. WILDER was called, she became
better Friday evening they took the train
NJ jericho for Cnderhll Centre to visit
her brother, but stopped over at the Flats
for the night. where she was again taken
with severe attack. They returned home
Saturday.
MILTON.
Miss Addie Teachout of Essex Junction
visited at her brothers. f. d. Teachouts
last weck.-Agnes Lamb and Leon Kim
Dall OF 81. Adams were married at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. r. s. Chrys-
tie Feb. 6.-Mrs~W. y. Hall of South Hero
spent Saturday and Sunday in town, the
guest of her brother, H. II. Fuller. Mr.
Fuller returned with her to South Hero
on Monday.-Don Lucia has gone to ST.
Adams to work for William Landon at
the Welden.-lIenry Wells, who had an
operation performed on his eve at the
Mary Fletcher Hospital returned home
Friday evening, his eye being much i'm
prived. Mrs. Pattie of st. Adams spent
Sunday In town.-I1ale Donahue e. Co.
are improving the looks of the interior
OF their store with n new coat of paint.
kalsominng, etc.-H. O. Clark and wife
OF East Orange, n. j., are in town.-Ten
or twelve inches of snow fell here Sunday,
which makes 1t look more encouraging for
those who have logs and wood to draw
The union gospel meetings conducted by
b. A nf Inv
Will begin Tuesday evening at the Metho-
dist church. There will be services every
afternoon Al 2:90 o'clock and every even
ing except Saturday at I O'Clock. The Of
hcers and directors of the Necdlework
Guild are requested to meet at Mrs. L. G
ioleombe's Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock.-The Ladies' Auxiliary met
Tuesday Mt Mrs. L. ]. Dixon's.-Leon
Siblcy of Essex Junction and Slas Brush
OF Burlington spent Sunday with their
parents.-A Valentine party will be given
at Mrs. II. NJ. Ashley's Friday evening.
Refreshments consisting of Nectar of the
Gods Love Knots. and Hearts will be
served.-Parties were in town Monday
negotiating for the electric light plant
Pierce Crosby of Hanover n. H., is at j.
j. Clark's.-A. b. Smonds of Burlington
was in town Monday.
RICHMOND.
an entertainment in Hinesburgh last week
Tuesday to "a full house.-The Literary
club met at Mrs A. X. Jacobs last Friday
auditors will meet at the
town clerks's office Friday, the 14th in
slant, to settle with the town officers
The board of civil authority Will meet
at the same time and place to abate taxes.
The suit of l.. A. Johnson VS.. the town
of Richmond has been settled, the town
paying him s27l and he paid his own costs.
The church Aid society will meet with Mrs
oliver Green on Friday, the Nth inst
Thomas Barry of Milton is in town, visit
ing frends.-More than foot of snow fell
on Sunday night-F n. Edwards caught
a pickerel at Shelburne pond last Satur-
day that weighed 10 pounds ana was
over three feet in length.
UNDERHILL CENTRE.
George Tillison of Fairfax spent We'd
nesday and Thursday at his fathers
Leander Tillison.-Miss Edmund Davis has
finished work in Jericho and has returned
home.-Miss Matte Flanery is quite ILL.,
Lucius Mead has finished working for G.
A, Terrill where he has been cerking for
the past six years and is going to Cam
bridge to work for II. W. Gray.
WILLISTON.
School closed in district No. ~ Friday.
February T. This is Miss O'Donnell's nth
successful term in that school. Those hav-
ing no marks were: Mabel Bushnell Ar
thur Brothers, Clara Talcott, Ethel Os-
borne, Eddie and Fannie Bartamy, Ed
mund, George, Alice. Eugene, Ida, Cora
and Walter SIENNA. Those absent one day
were: Arthur, Albert and George SIENNA
WEST MILTON.