Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-30

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Grafton county, New Hampshire, for sew
| eral misdemeanors. Both men are mar
| rled and have children, Scion has four
and in all probability will have to be taken
care of by this town.
Saturday many expected much excite
ment from the cases of II. b. Howard
and A. N. Alexander and wife against
the st. Louis Stove company and II. A.
| Dean their agent. The trouble arises
abo~t the sales OF a steel range, which
they have been canvassing the State for.
| But to their surprise the defendants sub
mitted to Judgment and appealed the
| three cases to County Court. Nichols and
Wilson for the plaintiffs. W. A. Lord of
Montpelier and ]. d. Denison have been
retained as counsel by the defendants
Col ]. b. Mead Camp, Sons of Veterans
Is booming Just now. Many Of the delin-
quent members have been reinstated. Four
candidates will be initiated at the next
meeting and a large number Of applica-
tions are expected. The camp bids fair
to be one of the largest in the State by
Memorial Day.-Fred q. Winch and wife
were in Mortified over Sunday.-A Rebek-
| ah Lodge in connection with Randolph
Lodge of Odd Fellows will be instituted
Tuesday afternoon and evening by Grand
Secretary Harry e. Parker of Bradford,
assisted by other grand officers. Follow
| ing the evening a banquet Will be served
in the Grand Army hall with w. G..
Parmenter as caterer. Friday afternoon
and evening and encampment will also be
instituted by Grand Patriarch Louis "
Green OF Rutland. Teams from Mont
pelier will work the degrees for both oc-
casons as many from here have already
taken the degrees there. 1t is thought a
banquet will also be served Friday night
Lawyer George +. Morris of Lisbon, N. H.,
who worked up the case against the
| Sulhams, was formerly county examiner
of this county and well known here. Be-
fore his departure for home he went Sat-
urday to Pittsfeld to secure statements
for tho State against Milo Gray, who Is
charged with numbering his wife. The
people live In Pittsfeld who know some
! thing about the case-Dr. and Mrs. f.. o.
Blanchard have returned from their trip
TO the Atlanta Exposition and other south
| ern points.-Miss Bertha Bradley Is visit
Ing friends in st. Albans.-Rev. ID. j. O'Sul-
Ivan is 10 deliver a lecture here for the
benefit of the Catholic church March IL
/ The subject will be announced later
| Mr. and Mrs. Walter f. Morse have been
! visiting a few days with Mrs. j. 3. Mead.
| DIR. II. II. Mcintyre while away looked
| into the merits of the new aceiylene gas
/ and is quite favorably impressed with 1t
/ He brought back some pieces of the car
bde and has been making some expert
ments with 1t. Next Monday evening the
Chautauqua Reading circle will meet at
his house and he will then give talk upon
the lat est wonder. Byron G. Goodwin has
gone to the northern part of the State 10
work for a few weeks.-W. a. Gourley
went to Boston Tuesday to remain several
weeks.-Ntss Belle Morse has returned
/ from Boston where She has been visiting
several weeks.-Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Man
chester expect to leave in a few days for
Winchester, Mass, to remain couple or
months with their son, l.. G. Manchester.
Lester c. Flagg, who with his wife were
called here on account of the death of his
brother, Bert c. Flagg returned home
! Monday.-The firemen are planning Tor
| their annual ball on Friday evening, Feb
ruary s. Gilson's orchestra will furnish
music This is always the ball of the sea-
son and the fremen will probably net
good sum.-Mrs. C. c. Whitten is i'll with
the humps
Grand Secretary Harry F.. Parker of
Bradford, assisted by Past Grand Mas
ter II. w. Hall of Burlington, Grand
Representative ID. l.. Saunders and
team from the Montpelier lodse
instituted Fern lodge of Rebekah, No. &c.
Tuesday afternoon and evening. Col. IL.
w. Hall said that in his connection with
Odd Fellowship for 20 years he had never
known of Rebekah or subordinate lodges
being Instituted with so many charter
members, 81 in all.
These officers were installed: Noble
grand. Mrs. A. II. Huse; vice grand. Mrs.
| w. +. Barnes; past grand, Mrs j. b.
Adams; secretary, Mrs. W. II. Kenney
treasurer, Miss Dora E. Scott: right sup
porter to noble grand, Miss May Godfrey;
| left supporter to noble grand, Mrs. j. +.
Lamson: right supporter to vice grand,
Mrs. ]. b. Eldredge; left supporter to vice.
grand, Mrs. Fred Dunn; warden, Mrs.
A. NJ Hubbard; conductress, Mrs T.. s.
Tracy; inside conductor, Miss May Par
sons; outside conductor, Miss Nellie Fiske
right scene supporter to vice grand, Mrs
II. w. Smith; left scene supporter to vice
grand, Mrs. Mary e. Smith After the
work in the hall the assembly adjourned
to the Grand Army hall. where tables
were spread by Caterer w. c. Parmenter
for over a hundred people. The company
did not break up until quite late and into
the morning. The grand officers were very
enthusiastic in their praise of the new or
ganizatlon and with the work of the Odd
Fellows lodge here In general
RANDOLPH CENTRE.
The first ssighing of the season came
Jan. 25th.-George Lane lost two horses
last week, one a valuable colt that became
hung in the stall.-Mrs. Esther Gilman
whose serious illness was chronicled last
week died Sunday morning, after a brief
siege of pneumonia She leaves an in
valid daughter and married son with
whom she lived.
i TUNBRIDGE.
V Rev. George Severance of Royalton is
Visiting old friends In this town.-Mrs.
Louise Hartwell Cook Of Hartford. Conn,
has been called to Chelsea by the serious
illness of her mother. Mrs, C. NJ. Hartwell.
The Universalist society will hold it's an
nual festival at Raymond's Wednesday,
February 5.-Hon. v. l. Spear Saturday
tested cows belonging to Edgar w. Rowell
and George w. Rowell for tuberculosis.
Both herds proved to be free from the dis
ease.-Isaac Emery of Bethel has been a
guest at Jasper Lyman's the past week.
d. B. Giles. aged 81 years died last week
Thursday and was buried Saturday, Rev.
Mr.. Sheppard of East Randolph preaching
the funeral sermon. Mr.. Giles was one of
the Oldest residents and the oldest manu-
facturer in town.-Ex-Gov. Pingree has
been engaged to speak for Whitney post
Memorial day.
VERSHIRE.
A farmers institute was held In this
place on Thursday and Friday of last
week. The meetings were well attended
and much appreciated by all the farmers
OF the vicinity.-By the recent inspection
of cows only three cases OF tuberculosis
were discovered-A valuable horse be-
longing to William A. NATION died OF
pneumonia last week.-Mr j. Parshley