Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-26

married at the home of the bride IN
Georgia Tuesday morning. They have
gone to Boston and New York on thcii
wedding trip.
ENOSBURGH FALLS.
The class of '96 will give pink and
white tea" ut Farrar. Burt & Co. S hall on
Monday evening, March %. Music will be
furnished by the orchestra.-Mrs. +. w
Ellwood, living on the branch road about
two miles from this village, died very
suddenly of heart failure on Thursday
morning. the 9th inst.-Thomas Cross has
gone to North Adams, Mass, to work in
box factory. His family are to follow In
the sprinE.-A tax of 40 cents on the dollar
of the grand list IL recommended as nee
essary for school expenses for the coming
year-The Baptist Sunday-school elected
officers on Sunday, the 18th inst, as fol-
lows: Superintendent, w. V. Phelps as
sistant superintendent, Frank Forsythe
secretary and treasurer. Miss Edna Har-
ris; librarian, L. w Chamberlin; assistant
librarian, O. u. Lamson,--Nellie Il. Pelton
of IIighgate has been in town several days
the guest Of Mrs, S. McFeeters.-Dr. a. i.
Bell was in Montreal last week with the
State Dental association. returning Satur-
hhN H. iNlIlbhll anu wiz Slltlll StNtldl
days recently in Durham, p. "a bust
ness meeting of the opera hail orchestra
was held on Thursday evening at ]. +.
Labonnfs.
ENOSBURGH.
Rev. j. W. II. Baker began his labors
as acting pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church the 22d. His family are
well settled in the parsonage.-The Y. T..
S. C. f. will hold their next meeting in
the Baptist church at East Enosburgh
the evening of the 2Gth.-The roads were
badly blocked with snow Sunday morn
ing necessitating breaking out before the
people could go to church.-Daniel Stevens
was the first TO tap his sugar place do
ing so the 2lst. Most of the sugar makers
are waiting for better weather.
swANToN. F,
s. II. Tilley of South Burlington has
been spending a few days with his brother
The Emma Wells Concert company gave
fine concert 10 a good house here last
Saturday evening. The company stopped
at the American House over Sunday. The
entertainment given by 1.-The Merry Max
crs" Monday evening was SHINY attended.
Rev. DR.. Flanders of st. Adams preached
most excellent sermon at the Tuesday
evening services of the Episcopal church
this week.--James r. Farrell and Patrick
Farrell OF Farrell Bros, went to Boston
Monday night for new goods. o. X.
Brown and a. NJ. Monet also went to
Boston Tuesday morning to look over the
markets and buy new goods.-Mrs. T. NJ.
Tobin arrived home Tuesday evening
from a trip which included New York,
Washington, and Baltimore. where her
daughter Mamie is attending the Balti-
more School of Oratory, She and Miss
Tobn visited President Cleveland at the
White House-Mrs. II. NJ. Stone started
on trip Monday which will include
burlington, Rutland New York and Bal
timore. She viii visit two of her sons
one of whom is an Episcopal clergyman
at Rutland, and one at Baltimore-Judge
William p. Davis of st. Johnsbury who
Is Judge of probate for Caledonia county
arrived here Tuesday evening on business
connected with the case In insolvency of
the Swanton Suspender company. He re-
turns to st. Johnsbury to-day (Thursday0
Moves Burton, Eugene Smith and ii. A.
Burt, jr., went to Burlington Tuesday,
Band promenade concert at Billiards. hall
this Thursday evening.
SHELDON.
Rev. w. ]. Watt returned Saturday with
his wife and two children, who
arrived in New York Wednes-
day, March is. from Liverpool Mr..
Watt and family are stopping at the Port
land House for few days before going
TO housekeeping Miss Fanny Wead of
Swanton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
W. II. Wright-Frank Roberts, who has
the pneumonia, does not improve very
fast. Fears are entertained that he will
go with quick consumption,
The New England Telephone company
have placed phone in the Riverside Ho-
tel at Sheldon Junction.-Ice 10 inches
thick Is being harvested In the creek. The
Ice has been out twice this winter-B. j.
Brow has moved back to Sheldon from
where he has lived for several
years to educate his children.
Sheldon wants electric lights. Five hun
dred lights would be taken as soon as 1t
was in running order We have good
water power than could be leased for a
term or years at a small expense per
& Marsh are finishing
their hall over their store, When complet-
ed It VIII be good place for entertain
ments, etc.-Josiah Reed, who lives out of
the village, Is going to move into the
Haines House, recently purchased. in the
village by his son, s. NJ. Reed.-Martha c.
Durkee returned home last night from
Lyndon, where she has been visiting,
RICHFORD.
James Fife who has been Ill all winter
WIN consumption, died thursday. The
funeral was held Friday at the Roman
Catholic church.--Friday last was the
worst storm of the season.-The Emma
wells company gave one of their entertain
ments In Ayers Opera Hall last Thursday
closed Friday for two
weeks vacation Prof. Benjamin win
spend his vacation at his home In New
Hampshire, Miss Farmer will go to her
home In Canton, N. Y, and Miss Burt will
go 10 her home In Swanton.-A. X. Brown
returned from New York Friday.-The
statement that our school had only 304
scholars was a mistake as our register
SHOWS $50 names for the year 1S96.-The
food Templars gave temperance con-
cert IN the Methodist church last Sunday
evening.-L d. Corliss has rented his
mousse on Province street to Mr.. Darrah.
EAST BERKSHIRE.
Edward Baker, who was the guest of
MS aunt, Mrs. William Samson, last sum-
ner; native of Enosburgh whose health
nad been failing more than year. died at
MS cousins, N. B. Williams. at North |
craftsbury March 10. He leaves wife,
formerly Jennie Gates of Montgomery. |
me, funeral and interment was held at
Mt Bakers home In Gardner, Mass
what came near being quite serious ac-
,ident occurred at william Samson q |
COS factory Saturday. In the doping, -ora