Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-09
FRANKLIN COUNTY.


Tho postoffice receipts for the month Of
December amounted to $685.. GO.
For the month of December the entries
AZ the custom house We're valued at S5l3-
$500, while the duties assessed amounted
to 1921 ,26l.s2. Among the articles entered
were 7llll4 tons Of hay, so horses, 81. 422 box
shocks. llS0 pounds tin plate. 1919 pounds
cordage. 1000 pounds mica, 5S115 pounds
wool, 81. GA pounds fax. 2l90 bushels bran.
1863 bushels turnips, 1886 bushels peas, 2S, sS2
pounds poultry and lO0ia gallons whiskey
Capt l.. D. Savage of Waitsneld has
been rc-appolnted to his old position in
the customs house.
Hon. o. L. Kinds has purchased the
l.. ]. SWEET house on North Main street.
and VIII remove his family from Highgate
here soon.
Jeweler Charles II. Place has on exhibit
ton in his window a<beautiful polished
brass alta. cross. which Will be put up in
st. Johns Episcopal church at Hiehgate
1t bears this inscription: "St. Johns
church, Hlshgate. 1885,. from the Church
Guild"
The officers of Bellevue lodge No. 2s
!. o. @. r., were installed Thursday even
ing as follows: Noble grand, Mrs. Cora
dunbar; vice grand, Mrs. Bertha Wallace.
treasurer Mrs. Bertha Webster. score
tary. Mrs. Laura Wells: chaplain, Mrs.
Laura Thomas conductor. Mrs. Flora
Spaulding; warden. Mrs. Josie Shaw: in
side guardian. Miss Hattie Robbins
1t Is understood that a petition is being
circulated by one Of our prominent clergy
men for the appointment of a special pros
ecuting officer for the town.
Foster r. Clement of MINNEAPOLIS. was
married to Miss Lillian NJ. Searies at Des
MONIES, Iowa, on Dec. 2Ith.
a meeting of the board of directors of
the st. Adams branch OF tho Granite State
Provident Loan and Building association
was ned recently and A. s. Richardson
a. j. Lang. F. A. Bagnall II. w. Badger
Joseph l. Milo and w. ID. Wilson were
elected directors. H. t. Lewis and A. s.
Richardson elected to the executive COM
mittee and L. A. Ashland was elected
treasurer in place of a. j. Lang, re-
signed.
The fourth annual banquet of The Well
den Hose company will be held at The
Weldon on Wednesday evening, the 22d
inst An elaborate programme Of toasts
has been prepared and the following
speakers. among others, will be present:
Rev, DR.. A. B. Flanders, Rev. DR.. C. S.
Nutter. Rev, Dr. W. II. Avery, Rev. ID. j.
OSullivan Roy. Andrew Gillison, Rev. c.
II. Provost, Hon. +, S. Stranahan and Hon
Alfred A. Hall.
The officers elect of George r. Chids
camp, No. Sc. Sons Of Veterans, were in.
'NPi'NN oN iIt HHNAul meeting MONDAY
evening. The officers are: Captain Fran
els r. lngraham; first lieutenant, Homer
b. Fuller second lieutenant, James Y
Stewart; chaplain. John G.. Norton; first
sergeant Stanley a. Greene; quartormas-
ter sergeant, W. n. Hungerford; sergeant
OF the guard, Eden f. Fleury; color SER
geant. A. S. Malasso; principal musician.
c. IL. Anderson: corporal of guard Arthur
Davis; camp council Sheridan Il. Perkins,
ORA L. Culver and I Y Stewart
The residence OF Mrs. w. C. Smith had
narrow escape from destruction by fire
Sunday night. Smoke was found issuing
from out the partitions in the walls which
enclose the folding doors and investiga-
ton disclosed that the fire was in the floor
below the fireplace in Mr.. and Mrs, w,
Tracy Smiths room. When the fireplace
foundations had been ripped out, the
flames. which had been smouldering,
burst out but were quenched with hand
grenades and chemicals The loss will be
about 5000
Hon. Elias Lyman OF Burlington and
Mr.. w. Beecher Fonda sail from New York
on the 18th inst. for three months trip
abroad
The annual meeting of the Missisquoi
valley Railroad company was held yes
terday and the following were elected di-
rectors: Il. c. Smith, W. Tracy Smith,
f. Stewart Stranahan. 7. NJ. Deal, James
NJ. Foss, W. Beecher Fonda and s. p.
Carpenter Of Richardson; organization
was perfected by the election of w, Tracy
Smith, president; f. Stewart Stranahan,
vice-president, and f. Walworth Smith
secrei larry and treasurer.
The report of County Treasurer f. w,
Hyde shows that he received during the
year Slb26.7O and paid out sl3S9,Sl leaving a
balance on hand of 1878 and Is protested
orders amounting to s37'O3
The wedding OF Miss Julia Powers to
Mr., Sheridan Il. Perkins was quietly cele-
brated at st, Mary's rectory at o'clock
last evening, the Rev. w. j. o'suliivan OF
montpelier performing. the ceremony In
the presence Of only tho relatives OF the
contracting parties. The happy pair left
on the evening train for Montreal for a
short bridal tour.
ENOsBURGH.
The Y. p. s. c. =. will hold their next
meeting in Memorial church the evening
OF January lO.--At the annual meeting OF
the First Congregational church., held
January 2 Deacon 8. II. Dow was chosep