Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF DolNGS IN THE
FREE PRESSES BROAD FIELD.
Tho winooslsi Valley, villages Up North
Along otter Creek and by the shores
of White River Covered by
Special Reporters.
ADDISON COUNTY.
VERGENNES.


The graduating exercises of the YER
gennes graded school were very largely at
tended in the Congregational church FRI
day evening. About 70 attended the alum
nj banquet at the Stevens House.
Tho ID. L." society of Mddlebury col
lege will come here next Saturday morn
ing to start on their annual excursion.
The steamer Marquita of Burlington VIII
take them from here to Westport where
they will take dinner and then go to Bur-
lington.
william Better and Miss Polly Miller
were married Monday morning in ST.
Peters church
At the Addison county temperance con-
vention held In Mlddlebury Monday II. l..
Kingsand of Ncrycnnes and DR.. %. M
Bump of Salisbury were nominated Tor
senators; Rev. -. w. Lyman of Middle
bury, states attorney; Noble Ban OF
Ferrisburgh. sheriff f. A. Sanford of
Cornwall high bailiff; J. r. Crane of Mid
dlebury, Judge of probate for Addison
district: endorsed j. d. Smith OF Ncr-
gennes for Judge of probate in the New
Haven district; county committee. NJ l..
Barton, Rev. X. J. Barton and H. M Sec
ley.
At n meeting of the executive committee
OF the of the Addison county Sunday
school convention in Middlobury Monday
they voted to hold the next county con-
vention in Vcrgenues in october, also
voted to hold "a picnic at Spring Grove
camp ground in New Haven in August
mIDDLe5URY.
One of the prettlest weddings that ever
took place I'm town was that of Miss Mar
garet Higgins, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Higgins of the Pierce House. and
Mr. Arthur Macarthur Coffin Of Nantucket.
Mass, which occurred at the Pierce House
AT $3.50 o'clock last evening. Rev. Father
d. L. Coffey of Brandon performed the
ceremony in a worry impressive manner
and was assisted by Rev Father j. Nj.
Cello: of Middlebury. The ceremony was
performed in the upper hall, just above
the main entrance, and this han was most
beautifully and artistically ornamented
with ferns and roses, as were also the
lower front hall and all of the rooms in
the front part of the hotel. There was
very large party of guests present IN
GLIDING many from out of town, and the
reception which followed the wedding WIS
one of the most largely attended and most
brilliant ever given in the town. Mr.. Will
liam +. Macy of Boston was the best man
and Miss Annie Coffin of>Somerville, sis
tor of the groom, was the maid OF honor.
The ushers were Messrs. Walter Reed and
Fred Dean of Boston, Edward Pierce of
Brandon, and Michael Higgins of Mid
dlebury, brother of the bride. The How
ard Opera House orchestra was here from
Burlington and played delicious music dur
ing the reception, Elegant refreshments
"ere setNeu ~ 'ie s"ts.a ,,, d ~ ,r mr
made a magnificent display in the upper
parlor, There was room full OF them
and they attracted the admiration and
envy of all who saw them. Mr.. and Mrs
Coair tool. tba night exnrass train and
,,,u snend , month or az In Roston and
at the sea shore. They were accompanied
to the station by large number of friends
and were given royal send-off there. AT
ter tbe;r uaddinp tour thsv will return
70 ,f;ddiohnrv ,n1 make their home here
CORNWALL.
mr. sevmour of Albany n Y assisted
he Dra Porter of Cornwall Platt of shore.
born Martin sutton and Eddy Of Middle
bury, performed a very delicate and ser.
ions surgical operation upon Mrs c. c.
fros, OH MeuI'esuas al nSr no.,' ~, ms
is anticipated.-Mr. and Mrs Henry Rob
bins left Tuesday. June 2. to visit Mrs. Rob
bins sister, who resides In Denver, COL
Mrs. Lucy Jones of Arlington, Mass wife
of the late Alma Jones, for many years a
Baptist preacher in this State, is in town
a guest of her nephew, II. c. Jones.-Dr
T.. r. Parker, who recently returned from
New York. where he has been for the past
four months taking post graduate course
Is i'll at his home in West Cornwall,-Thc
ladies of the Addison County Baptist Mis-
sionary society are invited to meet with
the Middlebury church for basket meet
ing August rs.
MONKTON.
John T-roncb has entered the emnlov NJ
Ceor0e Stone Of Verpennes-A Canod,or
lvnx has been seon nv several It's weigh,
- estimated at ABOUT -oV po.Aos -hcV' II
town every other Sunday-Mr and Mrs
John Duffy have new daughter. born tn,
18th.
Mrs. Thcrene Roscoe had n slight shocl
last week but Is much better now.-Mr
and Mrs. L. T.. Beers are AT the lake camp
ing for few days.-Cieo. Hurlburt is put
ting up a new wood shed.-Carrie Rosco |:
failing in health.-H. V. Sears has taker
the agency for the Buckeye harvesting
machinery.
LINCOLN.
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ioinino tou,na last waoL craco Mil
is home from Green Mountoin Sar,;n,r,,
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10 Warren last wool, nv tbo daoth 90 Nj
croon,s fa,har Iun,o, rInan, ,I,, c.,
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