Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-04

noon on Wednesday, June II.
BRISTOL.
Mrs. II. #. Hatch is at home from New
York much improved in health.-Rev. l..
a. Bigelow Is to preach in Lincoln Sunday
afternoons at 2:30 during the summer
The Memorial exercises at the graded
schools Friday were very interesting, con-
slsting Of singing by the pupils. remarks
| by members Of the q. a. H. and others
| Munsill Council will hold their regular
meeting Tuesday evening. June 2. and
| CLIFFORD chapter, regular Convocation
"Wednesday evening June 3.-1.con Adams
| of NerRenncs has been visiting in town
the past wcek.-C. W. Corey and his men
are doing some needed work on the side
walks in the village.-Miss Hannah Bar
rows is visiting friends in Middlebury.--
Dr. F.. c. Prime has begun
work on his new house on Spring
strcct.--lcXtensive repairs and alter
ations nre being made on G.. n.
Prime has began work on his new house
on Spring strcet-Fxtensive repairs and
alterations are being made on G. II.
pnrmlee's tenant house on North street.
II. Il. Sherwln and family are in receipt
of news from Now Haven, Conn, that F.
L. Sherwin and wife are the happy parents
Of n fino boy, born May 2S.-Word was rc-
Ccived here by Row. y. a. Bieelow Friday
that Mrs. Bigoows father was dead in
f4SSCN, y. ! ., MTS lblRClOW mas Dcen with
him the past week.-Fred 2. Smith Of
Brdgewnter Is the guest Of his brother.
Conductor r, s. Smth-Mrs. purrinton
on Maple street is quite seriously i'll.
Rev. W. A. Kinzlc and wife arrived
home from New Jersey and Rochester.
y. Y, last Friday Mrs. Purrnton. who
has been seriously III Mt her residence on
Maple street Is convaescinB.--The drama
| Down in Dixie" given by the band last
Saturday night. drew good house.
Ira w. kirgman is making outside repairs
on his csidcnce corner Church and Maple
strcets.-An Improvement has been made
in front Of the residence OF ]. w. Patch
and Charles Hathorne on Fast street,
grading. etc.-Charles Cole and wife of
Mount Holly are the guests of their son,
George and wife-Tdings from Ludlow 10
the friends OF Miss Anna Sheldon here,
who was injured by being thrown from
her bicycle, are not encouraging g.-Mrs r.
a. Allen is improving her residence on
Pleasant street by new paint.-The w. G.
T L. met with Mrs. George Cole on
Fast street Tuesday afternoon at 2;30-
Tho baccalaureate sermon by Rev. ". a.
Klnzie. was delivered TO n large and at
tentive audience Sunday evening In Holly
hall II was both interesting and in
structivo, and held the attention of the
audience TO the close.
John sullivan has rented and moved
into Frank Tadoo's house on Mountain
nvcnuc-Fred Haskins has so far recov-
cred from a serious Illness as to appear on
the street.--George N Cove of Essex juno
ton was in town Monday. Judge J. u.
Smith OF Nergennes was in town Monday
holding session OF Probate Court.-There
is the usual delegation from here attend
ing County Court az Mddiebury. Tho
Methodist church was well filed Monday
night TO hear Miss Cushman. the returned
missionary from Chna.-Will Whittemore
is reported very low at his homo in New
fiavcn. tions all point to a crowd
cd house NJ the commencement concert
next Friday oveninR-Mrs. George r..
Bartlett goes the last OF this week to
iioosick Falls, n. Y. to attend the grad
uation OF her brother-The ball games
for this week are Wednesday afternoon,
Fat Men VS.. Lean Men: r .iday afternoon.
Brstols Va. Norwich University: Satur-
day afternoon. Bristols VS.. Rutland In
stltute-Mrs. Frank Hickey Is dangerous
ly i'll and not expected to recover-The
band realized 500 81 from their drama last
Saturday night Theodore Wells of Mid
dlcbury has been engaged for the season
to play third bnsr for the Brstols,
sTARKsBORO.
The Educational service upon the SUBJ
iect "Elucatiopal Advantages Afforded
the Methodist Episcopal Church as Com
pared with other Denominations" held in
the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
hy the fourth quarterly conference proved
credltable succcss.-The Ladies' Aid
Society Of the Methodist church held
most enjoyable and interesting session at
tho residence OF Mrs. Hilton, Wednesday,
afternoon and evening May 27th.-Mrs.
Guy Bushnell Is here from Massachusetts
on an extended visit TO hor Stark sboro
friends Next Sunday morning tho Free
VIII Baptsts Society will hold their an
al ,,,;,
ist people by invitation will attend the
service which the Baptist people will re-
ciprocate by attending the Methodists
Childrcns' Day Anniversary, Sunday
morning, June 1ith.--The Brown Hill
Methodists have recently presented their
pastor, the Rev. W. II. Agate with hand
some eight-foot. extension dnlng-room
table for the parsonage. The Starksboro
people have secured carpets and have pa
pcred and painted the parsonage THE first
Quarterly Conference of Starksboro
charge for this conference year will he held
In Starksboro Methodist church, Thursday
evening, June 11th, The Presiding Elder
LINCOLN.
! The Republican caucus to elect delegates
to state and County Conventions Will be
held in the town hall next Saturday eve
ning,-Mrs. a. Hurlburt and daughter
from Jericho are visiting friends in town.
-Rcv. ]. ]. Macdonald and George Nor
gan returned from their visit TO Randolph
Monday night.-Arthur Caldwell and bride
from Worcester. Mass, are here to spend
tho summer with Mr.. Caldwelrs father. ]
Caldwcll-Gcorgc Colby, wife and daugh-
ter from Warren are visiting in town
/ +. ID. Roys and family visited in Waits
field last week.-Mrs.. Lydia Breed and
Miss Hannah Huntington are very poorly.
C W. Burnham is better
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Mrs, ]. p Champlin returned on Monday
from Lynn and Willimansett, Mass
Soon Sumner having served his connec-
tlon at Hotel Brandon is home for short
vacation-Mrs Nathan Decker who has
been i'll for the past two years died on
| Sunday, aged 81 ye ars. She was seeming
| ly improving and was sitting in her chair
having said she would read n while, The
family were in the room adjoining when
they heard noise and on going to her
found her dead. Mrs. Decker was a kind
mother and faithful friend and neighbor
She leaves n husband and n daughter who
have the sympathy of many friends I'm
their bereavement,-Quite number OF
Cold Spring Lodge attended the County
Union at Lincoln this wcck-The funeral
services of Mrs. Decker were held nj tho
NJ, Il. church on Tuesday at 2 y. M, Rev.
5, w, Bidwell ofIiciating.-Ben Sumner is
home from Troy, n. Y, for n short vaca
! tion.-Albert little son OF C. f.. Russell
has the measles.--There was quite a gath
ering of young people at the home of A.
a. Boardman on Monday evening tho
occasion being the 18th birthday OF their
only daughter, Miss Agnes. 1t was
genuine surprise TO the young lady. Cof
| fee. cake and ice cream Uara eary,l