Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28

York arc in town for the summer
Edwin Seymour an employc of the Re-
gister Co., met with avery painful accident
Saturday morning. Mr.. Seymour had
just started the motor and stepped upon
the press to feed 1t when his foot slipped
and was caught by revolving shaft Mr.
Seymour was taken to Dr. Martins Of
flee where he had two of his middle toes
amputated. His big toe was badly bruised
but the doctor is IN hopes Of saving it,
High Sheriff Kent w. Merritt who was
SO very dangerously i'll during the winter
and spring has been gaining rapidly for
the last five or six weeks and Saturday
made his first trip to Mddlcbury since the
opening Of the December term OF court
Mt and Mrs. =. NJ. Stewart and daugh-
ter of New York are guests at the Ad3i-
son House.
Frank A. Bond, Miss Ella and Mable
Bond with Miss Alice Newton and Miss
Grace Cowan of Holyoke went to Lake
Dunmore Monday and will occupy
M. Bonds cottage, "rhe White Blrches."
Miss Madeline Footc is i'll with typhoid
fever.
Pcrclval Manchester of Chicago has been
sp,udiug II few days IN town.
Postmaster Il. H. rhorp has returned
from weeks outing ON Lake Champlain.
\ house owned and occupied py John
Spcrry of Cornwall was completely de-
strCycd by fire at an early hour WedneS-
dav morning. The loss is estimated at
5000 Insurance in Vermont Mutual $3.50
How the house caught fire is unknown.
William Hammond Of New York is visit
In his parents. Mr. and Mrs Henry Ham
mond of South Pleasant street.
District Attorney l.. p. Hale and wife OF
Canton. y. y" who have been spending II
few days as guests Of II. A. Peck, have
Returned home.
Rev. W. y. 7. Dean has sold his re sidcice
on South Main street to Mrs. Beach Of
Ioultncy. who will move here and occupy
the same. considerations $500. Mr.. Dean
will e this week to Orange. Mass where
hi VIII make his future home.
Mrs Henry Kingsley is visiting her sis
ter in Gloyersville, n. Y.
Thcrc will be no services at St. Steph-
ems Episcopal church next Sunday.
President E2ra Brainerd. Mrs. Bralnerd
AID Miss Barnes left yesterday for
Knights Island camp at North Hero. Ru-
ius Wa'nwriEht. Charles Pinney, Gardiner
Wa!nwright and Miss Jessie Wainwright
returned from the camp Tuesday evening.
Rov. AMI Mrs. A. W. Dickens have gone
to Boston and the sea shore to remain
through the month of August. Prof, j.
w Chickcring Of Washington, d. c., will
occupy the Congregational church pulpit
Sunday morning and Rev. George l.. Per-
In of Boston Sunday evening
Mrs Mary Hale Of ST. Paul. Mimi, who
has been visiting at her brothers. Col. A.
a. Elctchers left Tuesday for New York.
AJi =. lHIllp MdnCnPsttF OF bridgeport,
Conn, and Gardiner Allen Of New Haven,
Conn, are guests of Mrs. DtiRald stewart
Charles A. Adams. who has been In town
for month past has returned to his home
in Arlington.
y son was recently born to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Mills, formerly of this place.
W. Seymour Edgcrton, a graduate of
the local college in the class of IS and
now Of Chicago, H., has been spending a
Few days with his mother here and left
last night for New York.
Miss ElSa Stewart gave a very pleasant
tea party to number of her friends on
Tuesday evening.
Ward Brown has opened a livery and
sale stable on Court street below tho
Pierce House.
Miss Madeline Footc is i'll will typhoid
fever at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Footc on Washington street
An excursion to Plattsburgh is billed for
next Thursday August 4, special train
will leave here at 9:lG a. m. returning at
7:3l p. m Fare for the round trip SLID
children 80 cents.
Messrs Harry and Theodore Wells arc
spending n few days in camp at Long
Point, North Ferrisburgh.
Prof w. w. McGiton is visiting his
mother in Troy.
VERGENNEs.
". G. Ross, who has been visiting hi,
returned to New York Saturday. Mr.. Ros.
is employed in the office Of the Topeka
Atchson and Santa Re railroad.
Col. Walter Scranton and Lieut.. c. A
bradbury arrived from New York Satur
day.
\. C. Lamb returned to Portland, Me.
Saturday, Mrs. Lamb Is to remain for
short time before returning home.
Miss Mabel Sault, who has been visit
ing her brother, r. w sault, returned t,
Randolph Saturday.
II. II. Hicliok has sold his insuranc,
business to William j. Strong. Mr.. Hick
ok Will give possession August LIST. He
will remain here until September LIST tC
assist Mr.. Strong in getting the run o.
the business. MI Hickok will move t.
Burlington Mr.. Strong has resigned hi
position as teller in the Farmers Nation
al bank. He is succeeded by II. ]. HIN o
Bristol
John Garno, manager of the ST. Alban
exchange of the New England Telephone
company was in town over Sunday visit
Ing his parents.
W. R. Griffin of Alburg has commence,
work for David Duquette in his barbc
shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ross started Tues
day afternoon for a two weeks tr.
They will visit friends in Burlington
Montpelier and McIndoes Falls
DR., j, c. Hindes, who recently graduate,
from Harvard is home for the summer
He will locate in Boston this fail.
The Epworth and Junior League of hi
Methodist church will hold an ice cream
social on the park Friday evening Tn
proceeds 10 be used for the parsonag
fund
We hear that the Allen Shce Co. Of Bur
lngton are making extremely low price
on shoes.
BRISTOL.
The Bristol Manufacturing compan,
have removed an old landmark in tearin
down and removing the old Whitney build
ing to make room for their new addition
1t was used for the manufacture of chair
before the present casket company had
local abitation.-Bristol paid into tn
State treasury s753 for excess of liquo
sold the past year.-The lectures by j. .
Lewis on the Passion Play" and Am
erica and Spain" will be delivered durin
the session of the summer school 70
teachers August ! to lS.-Miss Lena Bos
worth gave a talk on Spain and HI
colonies" before the United Workers q
Mrs. W. II. Ridleys Wednesday evening
July H.-Curtis A. Rathbun, who has bee
In poor health for year past Is now yer
low with little hopes of recovery.-Re,
W, A. kinzie and wife, w, b. Newton
Lindey Dean and wife, Miss Danfortl
Prof. IL. Fl, Eastman. Miss Matte Parm
lee, Rev. b. B, Bosworth and Miss Hele
Abraham Friday,
office from the Drake Farr block into tn
office of the railroad company.-Rama {
Martin has gone to Montpelier, where h
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