Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-01
WINDSOR COUNTY.
BETHEL.

J. G. Chadwick Is i'll with pneumonia.
The entertainment Friday evening by
Miss Amy Bradford, reader, assisted by
several local musicians, was one Of the
best of the season.-Copies of THE Tur-
ner TRUTH an eight-page monthly pub
lished by Rev. John Kimball of Turner
Centre, Me, have been received. Mr..
Kimball was pastor of the Universalist
church here 10 years ago and made many
friends.
Jason c. Chadwick died OF pneumonia
early Monday morning, after an Illness
of only three days. He was one of the
best known men in town. having come
from Randolph at an early age and re-
NAMED here ever since. Besides being a
skilful workman at his trade of carpenter
and builder, he had for many years acted
as stage manager of nearly all the en-
tertainments in town, from the simplest
to the most pretentious. and he Will be
remembered by all the theatre men that
have ever been here. Since the erection
of the present town hall a few years z
he had been its ~janitor and the selectmen
knew that they could entrust him with
large responsibilities, and they often did.
Every local organization has repeatedly
felt itself indebted to him for courtesies
received on festive occasions at the hall.
He would have been 81 years of age We'd
nesday. He is survived by his wife, with
whom he lived more than 40 years. and
by two sons, Henry of st. Adams and
Harry of this place, and four daughters,
Belle, wife of f. w. Bcckman of Somer-
Vile, Mass; Alice, wife of Representa-
tive c.. II. Allen of Tunbridge; Jessie and
Anna
SOUTH ROYALTON.
George Randall has returned from his
trip to New Hampshire.-Dr. II. w. Bar
rows OF Stowe visited at d. l.. Burnett's
last Wodnesday.-Mrs. Joseph Somerville
has returned to her home in Bethel.-Miss-
es Bertha and Gertrude Leisure are visit
ing their parents hore.-Ernest Metcalf is
spending his vacation witt his brother in
Hartford.-Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Smith of
New York are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
II. Kent.-G. II. Aldrldge is moving into
the Wall house in B~rooklyn.-Leon Skin
ner has returned from Boston where he
has been for the past few weeks.-Mrs
Houston OF STAFFORD has moved into her
house on Railroad avenue.-Charlcs Bur
bank of Providence, Il. l., Is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Burbank
Mr.. Dingo of New York is moving his
family here this week to the farm which
he recently purchased on Dairy Hill.-The
winter term of the graded school, com
mences Monday. the 2Sth.-Mr. and Mrs.
c. r. Tarbell spent THANKSGIVING at Camp
Martin, In Milton.-Mrs. Ann White is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. James Cow in
BarSe.-The village improvement society
is putting in several new sidewalks.-Mrs.
Fred Hudson has returned to her home in
Worcester, Mass.
READING.
Robert Stewart and wife have moved
from Baltimore to his ather's for the
winter.-Mrs. ID. o. Mahoncy, Miss Pau
line Hatch and Miss Ida White Of Lud-
low, visited in town last week.-The school
ut Felchville opened on Monday, with
Frank Hook as teacher.-Mrs. o. S. Hold
en- is teaching at Amsden and Miss Kate
Griswold in MISUNDERSTANDING Blue
Ribbon Club recently elected the following
officers: Harold Randall, president; Miss
Ethel Rice. vice-president: Clarence Ran
dali, secretary; Miss Stella Rice. trcasur-
or; Myron Vittum. usher; Miss Kate Girls
void, organist.-Mrs. Walter Buck and
daughter of Windsor are at Mr., David
Rurrham's, where they expect to spend
the wintcr.-Mark Davis has gone to Bal
timore to remain for the prcsent.-Mrs
Hank White and Mrs. Lucinda Clark visit
ed Mt Enfield, n. H., last week.-National
Soldiers Memorial day services were held
In the Universalist church at Felchville
last Sunday by the pastor, Rev. Elizabeth
Go'dthwaite.-Mrs. Edwin Carpenter Is
ut Woodstock for the personalities Ferry
has returned from Proctorsville.-Miss
Clara Round of Chester was the guest of
MISSES Fila ana Beulan Nlttum last week.
SOUTH READING.
The last of the cheese was shipped re-
Gently from the factory.-At John T. Aims
worth's auction the cattle sold very well,
but the hay went cheap.-Mr. and Mrs.
Harley Jackson of Ludlow. spent Thanks
giving with her parents. Albert Ray and
wife,-Miss Ethel Ainsworth, who has
been at home for a short time, has return
cd to her school in Claremout, n. IL.
ROCHESTER,.
Mrs. Charles Townsend and son have
been in Burlington a few days.-Frod Mar
tin Is in Rutland n New Hampshire for
II couple of weeks.-Mrs. Warden ilodg-
kins Is slowly improving.-The hotel is
again open to the public under the man.
agemcnt of Calvin Morse and wife.-Wal-
lace Campbell has recovered from his fall
SO far as to he able to be at his business,
Fred Marsh has bought True lions
place and will move in directly,-George
Harvey has been confined to the house
with the grip.