Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23

ioWerS L. Il. Churchill, Z. Ii. Stearns, e.
b. Wetherby, C. A. Rich, II. A. Slayton
president, C. S. Noyes; vlce-presdent G.
w. Hendee treasurer. II. NJ. Rich; loaning
committee. c. s. Noyes, p. K. Gleed.-
c. NJ. Wmslow. secretary of the board of
agriculture, and DR.. Rich and assistant
we're in town Monday and Tuesday on
tuberculosis business. Included IN the
work done by them at this time was the
killing of 10 cattle at II. Dodge's. two at
w. w. Delano's, jr, the testing of c. NJ.
Boynton & Sons milk herd, few village
cows and stock on Governor Woodbury's
farm in Elmore.-E. A. Smalley's stock
horse, Sterling Boy" died on Monday
from some injury received by slipping on
the ice.-W. II. Slayton left here for Chi
cago Monday night.-Indication are that
the Reed Mckinley club. which was given
a good send-off last week, will meet with
a very gratifying success. 1t is practically
a reorganization of the last campaign club,
while adopting the name Reed-McKinley,
1t rather adopts on equal footing the
staunch republican principle for which
these two men stand than proposes either
one more than the other for presidential
candidate. The club already has an en-
rolled membership Of about 125.
1t begins to look as though satisfactory
arrangements would be made by the towns
of Morristown Stowe and Johnson, with
the possible addition of others. for the re-
organization of a poor farm association.
with the expectation of building and
equping new farm buildings on the old
site in this town, where the town paupers
will be brought from the several towns
and cared for in a comfortable and fitting
manner under one institution.-The young
men of the Methodist Epworth League
give bread and milk and baked apple
sociable on Friday evening. A written
guarantee that the milk is free from tu-
berculosis bacteria will accompany each
order filled.-Miss Alice Gilbert will COM
plete her work in Curriers' store In q few
days.-The Lamoille bakery, which by
reason of a financial embarrassment has
been shut down for a year or more, is be-
ing put into first class shape and will soon
be in operation again by /. A. White. Son
g. Co.-Rev. DR.. Booth attended n funeral
in Randolph Monday afternoon. He gives
his lecture entitled Echoes in the Cam
bridge course on Friday evening Of this
week-A. w. Mears, until recently trav-
cling with horse furnishing goods, has
taken the clerkship in G. X. Currier &
Co.'S store, vacated by D. c. Spaulding.-
The annual meeting Of the u. 8. Truss
company was held on Tuesday afternoon
at the Randall.-F, G.. Fleetwood is spend
ing a few days in Sherbrooke. p. CD. c.
Spaulding is getting familiar with the
postofflce work, but will not take full pos
of cattle at c. NJ Boynton G. Sons milk
farm, supplying one of the village milk
routes, were found by Dr. Rich of Bur-
lington to be entirely free from tubercu-
losis.
CAMBRIDGE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hodges have gone
to New York, where Mr.. Hodges has en-
ployment.-F. e. Hawley has been at
home for few days.-Miss Della Scott of
Winooski Is staying for a few days with
her sister at this place.-News has been
received that Kate Wetherby is danger
ousy i'll in California.-Bayard Loveland
has been very Ill for week past with
typhoid Invertebrates Patten and Will
liam Atkins have been suffering with
tonsilttis for a few days, but are improv-
ing.-A party of little folks met at Lewis
Woods Wednesday evening in honor of
Marions rthday.-Thursday evening a
party of young people met at Charles
Holmes in honor of his son Carroll's 21st
birthday. Refreshments were served
Jesse James has finished work for Amos
Stearns and gone to Worthwhile to live
The Y. p. S. C. L. of the Second Congre-
gational church gave a reception at the
church parlors Thursday evening. A nice
ly arranged programme was well rendered
and refreshments We're served.
Mrs. B. G. Macoy is on the sick list
Mrs. Arnold of Fairfax has been giving
painting lessons in town tho past week.
w. s. Noyes has his mill running with
full force of help and there is snow
enough. so he is getting quantity Of logs.
The commissioners on the estate of DR..
j. b. Morgan have been in session the
most OF the past week, getting the estate
ready for settlement. -vCieorge Tower ar
rived in town the past week and has start
ed up his mill at the foot of Mansfield
mountain. He has contracted with Ames
Learned to cut and deliver all the logs
that will be required to keep the mill rum
ming all the time-Omer Leonard has va
Gated the f. j, Gates farm and moved to
the foot OF the mountain.-W. II. Parker
leotured before the Ladies Literary Club
Sunday evening, giving bis popular lect-
ure THE World on Trial."-There was
sugar party and promenade at Grand
Army Hall, Friday eve,-Several teams
from Montpelier are hauling lumber for
Joseph Bunker.-Ithe Lamoille Good Tenn
plar's Union will be held at Phoenix
Hall, Feb. 13th.--Mason 8. Stone, State
Superintendent of Education will be at
Jeffersonville Monday eve, Jan, n, when
he VIII deliver a lecture on educational
matters.-Mrs. Henry Hatch Is taking les
sons in painting of Mrs. Arnold of Fair
fax.-Almon Brown has finished work in
East Fletcher and returned home.-Fan-
ME Mackie of West Concord is visiting
friends at Jeffersonville.-- REV. II. n. Low
ard spent part of last week in Roxbdry.-
II. N. Gray has been In Richmond and
Calais the past week.-A. NJ Carpenter Is
at work In Underhil doing plumbing
work.-Frank Sargent has returned to
Johnson, where he has employment.-Mr.
and Mrs. Scion Preston of Williamstown
are visiting at Joseph Osley's.-A sister
OF 8. Baird of Wattsfield Is staying with
her for few days.--Mrs. Merton Shattuck
OF Eden 10 staying with her parents while
her husband Is at work In the station at
Fletcher.-Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb spent
saturday and Sunday with son In Nor
risville.-Willie Hayes Is ct homo for few
days from his railroad duties.--Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Labounty are staying for the
present with his parents at the Boro.-
Mrs. George Melvin left Tuesday for the
Adirondack Mountains where she hopes
10 regain her healta, a Was horn to