Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-02

day for the spring vacation. The next
term will begin April g.
Mr. Warren d. Clark of Addison Is very
low with acute Brlghts disease.
| Miss Lille Cram, a teacher in the Brad
ford academy of Bradford, Mass, is
spending her Easter vacation with her
mother here at Mrs. Morgans.
Miss Katherine Witherbee of Port
| Henry is in town the guest of Dr. and
Mrs. w. N. Knowlton.
Palmer & Everest will open their cheese
factory and creamery here next Monday.
Their business for the present will be but
ter making, and Will make cheese later In
tho season.
Miss Ada Crosby will teach in the Bar
ton district and Miss Roberty Moy will
| teach in the Benton district in Waltham
Their terms begin next Monday
William Watt of East Orange, N. j.,
manager of the Review of Reviews, has
rented the Dalrymple cottage at the lake
for part OF the coming summer, and his
family will take possession of 1t about
| July 10.
At the annual meeting of the Vergennes
graded school district Tuesday evening,
Thomas Mack was elected moderator; An
drew Ross clerk; c. A. Booth, treasurer;
Frank l.. Fish. collector; Capt. Charles r.
Parker, was reelected a member of the
board of prudential committee for three
years; j. G. Hindes auditor; voted a tax
of 10 per cent on the grand list.
New maple sugar was placed in our mar
kets Wednesday at 20 cents per pound.
BRISTOL.
Henry Prime celebrated his S7th birth
day last Thursday. He Is In good health.
urday butter brought 90 cents a pound,
eggs IL cents a dozen.-The Bristol Base
Ball association are rehearsing for their
play "The Mock Trial. to be given SOON
Charles Guinan and Miss Stella Wood
bury were married in Compton, N. H., re-
Gently. The groom was formerly a resi-
dent of this town.-M F. Brewster of
Huntington and Miss Bertha Cutting Of
this town were married March "a
Rev. j. T. Hill preached in the Baptist
church In Starksboro Sunday-The meet
ing of the Baptist ministers and deacons
Wednesday afternoon and evening was
we'll attended. The afternoon was mostly
OF business character. In the evening
Revs. e. A. Herring of Brandon and H.
Slocum of Charlotte preached. C. J..
Sawyer of East Middlebury presided at tho
organ.-D. X. Hambin Is very low with
.dropsy.-The several schools outside the
village began work Monday for the spring
term.-Mrs. C. E. Severance of st. Johns
bury is visiting relatives in town.--Misses
Durgh, N. Y, on a visit.-Miss Cora Bing-
ham and Miss Retta Monroe of Middle
bury are the guests of w. c. Bingham and
NJ f. Rider and wlfe.-Miss Maud Smith of
Middlebury is the guest of II. L. Sherwln
and famlly.-Charles Averill is at home
from the Boston dental college for a short
vacation.-David Bosworth and Charles A.
Bigelow are at home from the L. V. NJ. for
a vacation of a week.-E. j. Bristol is
painting, papering and otherwise improv-
ing the house lately purchased by him on
Mountain avenue.-April is pension day.
Frank n. Hill and family have moved
into the c. p. Abernethy house on Maple
streets. r. Monroe has hired the Joseph
Lavarn farm in Lincoln and moved to it,
Mrs. w. d. Gaige of New York is in town.
She Is here to dispose of the household
goods of the late d. r. Gaige.
The first thunder shower of the season
passed over here Monday morning Rev.
Frank Bigelow, preached in the Metho-
dist church Sunday.--A hearing in the suit
of e. c. Dixie and Gldden, jay & Co. VS..
-. u. Sorrell, book accouDt, was had LAST
Saturday before Justice II. Z. Sherwin.
Judgment was rendered for the plaintiffs.
The annual convocation of Clifford chap
ter r. A. M. was held Wednesday even
ing, April 1.--Covenant meeting of the
Baptist church Friday evening, April a.
Christian Endeavor social at Miss Cora
Chapin's on Church street Wednesday
evening, April III. s. Flint of the Queen
City was in town Saturday.-James NJ.
Day IL rapidly failing in health. He is
confined to his bed the most of the time
G.. f. Pcet has recovered from his recent
illness.-Mrs. j. NJ. Day went to market
last week.-We hear that Mrs. G. i. Peet
is seriously Ill in Worcester, Mass.-Rev.
J. NJ. Smith and wife of Starksboro have
the sympathy of their many friends here
in the loss of their little daughter nine
years old.
J. NJ. Day Is very low and is not expected
to live but a few days.-But very little
maple sugar has been made as yet 1t
sells for Is cents pound.-Mrs. j. NJ. Day
arrived home from New York Wednesday
night.-A telegram to r.. b. Patterson was
received Tuesday saying that Mrs. c. T.
Goodrich was dead at Amesbury, Mass.
She was formerly Villa Vnton, and a for
mer resident of this town and teacher
in the graded school. The funeral will be
held at the Baptist church here Thursday
at p. m.-George Cole and wife are the
parents of a baby girl, born Tuesday
morning.-Eight members of the New Ha-
ven lodge /. o. G.. T., visited the local
lodge Monday night. The local lodge will
hold a sociabe Monday evening. April c.
Miss Bertha Spencer has returned from
her vacation and resumed her work in Il.
B. Patterson's store.
GRANVILLE.
John G. Sargent is the smiling father Of
n boy.-A few hundred trees were tapped
last Thursday, but there was no sugar
made last week,-H. A. Briggs has his
stock of logs nearly worked up.-Ide Sar-
gent of Burlington was in town last week.
Several men are engaged marking the
logs of the Fall Mountain Paper COM
pany.
W. V. Farr was In town last week taking
ct,l ri, ha
Bean OF Roxbury and Leonard Bean of
Middlebury visited their brother Earl last
week-E N. Hemenway was in North
field last weeks F., Hubbard was in
Bethel recently.--Ida Sargent of Burling-
ton was in town last week.-Edlth Green
is to teach school in Stockbridge this sum-
mer.-James Blair Is running a black
smith shop in Waitsfeld.
WHITING.
Mrs. c. II. Ketcham of Brandon and Mrs
Marion Hubbard of orwell were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Needham last week.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Needham of Orwell Is visit
ing relatives In town.-Mrs. Daniel Need
ham has been very Ill the last week. but is
better.-Versil Chamberlin's child is dam
gerously III with spinal menengtis.- Rev.
c. Il. Atwood, wife and son Carroll were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs ~ w. Foster
last Week.-Mrs. Ardelle Kelsey returned
from Poultney last week. having been alb
sent a number of weeks studying music.-
Mrs. C. b. Kelsey is still in Middlebury
being under medical treatment.-Miss
Edith Flint OF Brandon has been engaged
to teach school the coming spring in the
south part of the town.
ADDISON.
thunder storm visited this place Mon
day morning.-Mr. st, Clair Is improving
and in fair way for health.-Morrison &