Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
great loss. The funeral was held Mon


| day.
Sunday afternoon u. s. Grant post c.
A. r., held memorial exerciss for their de-
parted members of the past year. Only
two comrades, M. c. Bagley and James
Hebard, died during the year. Command
er George III. Hoyt and the post conducted
the @. A. r., ritualistic service. Capt j.
u. Eldredse spoke on the military life of
Comrade Bagley, instead of past COM
mander Flagg, who as Capt. Eldredge
stated was at home mourning for his dead
in the loss of his son. Comrade Howard
spoke of the civil life of Comrade Bagey.
James p. Cleveland, jr., and b. 1. Pratt
spoke Of the military life of Comrade He
bard. A. A. Smith spoke of his civil life
| Music was furnished by e. male quartetto
composed of DR.. A. c. Bailey and o. j.
Marcott, tenors; A. II. Beede and d. C.
Woodward, bassos.-T'he funeral of Bert
| G. Flagg was held Monday noon at the
church in Snowsville. Rev. !. p Booth
of Morrisvlle preached the sermon. Rev
| William Water, pastor of the church and
Rev. G. W. Morrow assisted 1t was a
largely attended funeral There was a
large delegation from this place of the c.
A. Il. and w. II. c., of which his parents
were members as we'll as from the Sons
OF Veterans. There were many beautiful
| floral offerings from societies and friends
Miss Marion Finn of Burlington is in
town, called here by the death of Bert c.
Flagg.-Miss Ida Drake has gone to
| Springfield, Mass, to remain with her son
! for a few weeks.--A c. Wheeler, who Is
spending the winter in White River juno
ton Is in town visiting his son, j. d.
| Wheeler.-Wiliam Mann is at home a few
days from northern Now York.-The Sec
ond temperance lecture in the Good Tenn
plars lecture course will be delivered in
| their hall Thursday evening by Rev. G..
| w. Morrow Mrs. Charles Briggs and
| daughter visited at Ben Briggs in Hart
ford Saturday.
Mrs Margaret A. Smith is visiting her
| daughter, Mrs. G.. A. Wheeler in White
| River Junction.-Charles II. Bass has re-
turned to New York after a few days
visit in town among relatives and friends
-E. J.. Sault has gone to st. Adams, High
gate Springs and vicinity to visit friends
| for a couple of weeks
TUNBRIDGE.
Mrs. Rachel II. Thorp went last week to
North Adams, Mass, where she will spend
the coming month.-Dana b. Giles, an old
and respected citizen, is very i'll with
pneumonia His daughter, Mrs. d. Watts
| of Waterbury, is with him-Mlss Minnie
Allen last week returned from Fitchburg,
Mass, where she has been the past four
| weeks.--Mrs. S. J. Bugbee, who has been
guest at A. c. Adams, has gone to South
Hadley Falls, Mass, to stay some weeks.
Mrs Mahala Noyes and Mrs II. G.
Jones have gone to Haverhill Mass, to
reside.-Miss Anne r. Rowe, who has been
| in Salem, Mass, several weeks, is now at
home.
BROOKFIELD.
Mr. and Mrs. Merton Griswold went to
Burlington Saturday, where he completes
| his medical course.-Miss Jennie Peck has
been obliged to discontinue her school on
account of mumps, she being quite ILL.,
The annual installation and oyster supper
in the Masonic order was held Tuesday
evening.-The annual meeting and roll call
was held at the Branch church Saturday,
nearly all the members respo nding.-The
district Masonic meeting was held Janu-
airy IA. Nearly 100 from out of town par
ticipated In an elaborate supper.
BRAINTREE.
Bert Flagg. the youngest son of G. w.
| Flagg, who has been i'll for the past two
weeks with pneumonia, died Friday. The
funeral services were held Monday at the
church in Snowsville. Mr.. Flagg was a
young man II years OF age and one who
| will be greatly missed by his friends
+. w. Baldwin, wife and daughter of
st. Adams were called to town to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Baldwin's mother
The funeral was held Saturday.
and the remains inferred in the cemetery
near w. w. Ferry's.-Mrs. Bert Flint Is
quite ill.-Mrs John Hutchinson Is visiting
u
Flagg and wife Of Boston were called to
town Friday by the death Of Bert Flags
ID. Hale Flint Is in Burlington, attending
the dairy school.
RANDOLPH CENTRE.
We are just getting into line with other
communities, one case of mumps having
developed. with the prospect of more
A reading of Adirondack Murray's"
lecture on "Deacons" will be given in con-
,,,tt 4IA In, 10 ot thn Mot n-
dist Episcopal church Friday evening.
The proceeds of the lecture and supper are
all to be applied to the fund for new libra
ny books for the Sunday as
his wife and oldest boy were recovering
from pneumonia, Melvin Church was
taken dangerously i'll with the same dis
ease. Mrs. Esther Gilman is also suffer
ing from the same cause.
CHELSEA.
The stockholders of Orange County
Creamery at their annual meeting Jan.
Z, and reelected the former board of di-
rectors: A. w. Whitney, John A. Stanley,
William Robbins, N. II. Austin and Frank
Gilman. Mr.. Robbins declining, Benson
Sanborn was chosen in his place me
debt has been considerably reduced
Chelsea Dramatic Club will soon present
at the town hall. Placer Gold. or How
Uncle Nathan Lost His Farm" n comedy
Of the Jos Whitcomb variety. The Dens-
more Orchestra will furnish musc.-Last
Friday evening the village ladies gave
a chldren's birthday party at town hall
which proved very enjoyable. the receipts
going to help pay for the scenery.-During
December the creamery made 8,S75 pounds
of butter from 157,0s4 pounds of milk re-
ceved. Expenses were $780, 1t paid pat
rons &c cents per pound,-Charles l..
Stevens. farmer aged 81, residing in the
upper village died Jan. 15 after one week
illness. He leaves a young widow and an
infant child.-At the annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the National bank of
Orange county, Aaron N. King, Hilos Il.
Roberts, George E. Kimball, Willard i.
King, and John b. Bacon were reelected
dlrectors;A. N. King was elected president
and o. b. Copeland cashier for the cur
rent year. A per cent. dividend was de-
clared
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