Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-20

Allis
Almond Norton of this place and Alice
Flint of Hancock was married last We'd
nesday.--There was a very interesting law
suit in this place last Monday between
James Grace and Jason Ravelen. Neither
had any counsel to represent him. 1t was
an ejectment suit brought by Grace.--Mrs.
Abbie Purnton Is very i'll. Truman Clark
Is also very sick.
WEST ADDISON.
Mrs d. c. Smith has returned from Con-
cord, Mass.-Mr. and Mrs Fred Olcott
have returned to their home in Crown
Point N. Y.-Several ases of measles and
whooping cough are reported to be in
town.
WHITING.
Mrs. II. NJ. Parker, Mrs. e. d. Peck and
Miss Maud Peck left home last Thursday
to visit relatives In Boston, Mass. They
will not return until April.-Mrs. v. c..
Kelsey entertained here Sunday-school
scholars, a class of nearly 20, on Tuesday
| evening. Refreshments were served and a
pleasant time enjoyed.--J. Il. Daniels left
| last week for New Haven, Conn, where
! he has secured position as clerk in a
clothing store.-Mrs. r. d. Needham is
slowly recovering from a severe attack of
quinsy
NEW HAVEN.
Amos Sherbernan was up before Justice
| Donaway and Prosecuting Attorney Fish
Thursday for being intoxicated. He plead
guilty and disclosed on the town agent
| of Bristol as having sold him liquor and
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Rounds as having
given him cider. He was fined IS and costs
amounting to $685. Afterward the Bristol
agent was summoned before the court and
admitted he had not asked If 1t was fol
medical purposes and was fined $40 and
costs, amounting in all to s25.55. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rounds was then summoned, plead
guilty and were fined s. each and costs
amounting in all to $2sA daughter wa:
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Danbrook or
the 11th inst.-Mrs. George Hinman ha:
been quite i'll but Is now much improved
There was a social gathering at Mrs
Charles Pecks on Town Hill Tuesday
evening.-The Ladies Working club have
completed a very handsome quilt which
they intend to present to Mrs. Thomas
! Next week the farmers institute will NEE
at the town hall.
The sociable at Mrs. Charles Peck
! Tuesday evening was very pleasant ar
fair, about 70 being present.-Mr. and Mrs
Thomas have been called to Malone. N. Y.
to attend the funeral OF Mrs. Thoma
! father-Mr. Clinton Conant has rente'
. his farm for the coming year to Mr.. Al
| bert Danbrook. late of Aurora, Canada
Quite a number from here attended tn
: Roscoe Sprague Palmer reunion al Bris
tdl-Tuesday evening, February % the pu
Y pills of Beeman academy will present tn
= drama Between the Acts" the proceed
n to be used to defray the expenses of TN
D., graduating class.-The farmers meetn
, will be held here Thursday and Friday
February 27 and 2s.
( BRIDPORT.
y Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eldredge of Der
= yer, Col, are visiting friends in town.
:, A. Bush of Orwell met with the Mornin
=. Sun lodge last week for a series of meet
- ings.-Daniel Hayes lost valuable hors
b., last week by broken leg.-There is to
= an "od folks" concert at the Congregs
= tional church, to be rendered by the choi
i February 90
8 LINCOLN.
v Rev. r. j. Barton of Salisbury WI
preach in tho Methodist church ne'
8 Sunday morning. He will address the Y
a c. Il. L. in the evening.-Monday evenir
o the mercury stood 80 degrees below zero.
Rev. c. e. Sadly will preach in Salisbui
next Sunday morning and evening.
STARKsBoRo.
n Mrs. j. b. Norton is visiting at Z
y Olson visited friends in town last week
T., Miss Kate Casey closed a successful ter
=, of school with an exhibition last Frid;
80 evoning.-Elder Land Is holding mcetin
+ at the Baptist church.
ID WEST SALISBURY.
-, There will be donation and oyster su
~ per at the Methodist church, Wednesd;
"a evening, Feb. 26th, for the benefit of 4
N pastor Rev. Il. B. Harris. Rev. S.
ra Dunn of Shoreham will upon the occasi'
- deliver his popular lecture, "a takii
NJ clock and its articulations." Mr.. Dun
e, is an eloquent and entertaining speaker
s. wEYBRIDGE.
% Daniel Twtchell is soon to move to n,
10 Haven. There will be donation for t
w benefit of the Methodist society at I
or residence of Lewis c.. Sturtevant
Thursday evening. February 27.-The
IL Olson County w. C. n, U. executive me
so ing will be held with the local union FL
- ruary 90. There will be afternoon a
-, -, evening sessions.-Carson Robbins is hol
o from Poulney.-Miss May Elliot, who h
o been spending a year with her uncle,
~ Elliot, leaves for her home this week.
to ORWELL.
~, Miss Alice Warren is home from Trt
ha n. Y. She expects to return soon.-M
,ol Anne fnelpS elOCullOT GLASS; gave d plti
,rs ant entertainment last week The diff
yn ent characters in the drama were W
'or played and the young ladies showed thu
Ter ough drll.-A company of young peol
n from Ticonderoga gave an entertainmo
- at the town hall Thursday evening. 81
Dig per was served by the ladies of the Catl
et lie church, and dancing followed.-A pa,
,st of boys and girls from Ticonderoga, cha
nd eroned by Miss Warner, came on slei
his ride last Wednesday afternoon, stoppi
.en at Eagle Inn" for supper and dance
A the evening.-Mrs. Solomon Perry has
err turned from the hospital in Burlngt
where she has been staging several wee
Ill for surgical treatment.-The Ladies' Sc
w ing society will celebrate their 18th an
re versary next week Wednesday afternc
!. .9o and evening by reception at the pars
,er age. A very pleasant programme has b'
Ipe arranged.
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H. BENNINGTON COUNTY.