Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS.
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF DOlNGS IN THE
FREE PRESSES BROAD FIELD.
The winooski valley, villages Up North
Along otter Creek and by tho shores
of white River Covered
Special Reporters.
ADDISON COUNTY.
NlIDDLEBIRY.

MlDDlItbl NJ
The democratic county convention VIII
DC held at Bristol on Thursday, AUGUST
lth at If O'Clock u. m. The several towns
I'm the county are entitled 20 the following
number of DELEGATES: Addison g Bridpott
g. bristol y Cornwall 2, Ferrisburgh .,
Goshen .. Granville 3. Hancock ?. Lei"es-
Ter g. Lincoln 3. Mddlcbury >, Monhton j.
New ffaVou 3. orwell 3, Pantun >, R'pton
}. Salisbury >, Shoroham !. Stnrl;aboro ..
Nersonncs 1. Waltham q WcyirdCc >, and
Whiting ..
+. r. Chapman has sold his clothing and
furnishing store to John @, Dickinson ana
Frank Rcmicl. The business will be con-
tinucd under the firm name Of Rcmick K
Dickinson. Mr. Chapman will devote his
interests to the tailoring department.
The democratic caucus held al the town
hail Monday evening was very largcly at
tended. j. {. Durlck was elected chair
man and Joseph NJ. Burke secretary. The
following del, gates we're chosen to tie
etutc convention to he held in burlington
July ~: otto II. Moore Frank +. Shep-
ard and Joseph NJ. Burke; to the district
convention to be held i'm Burlington July
b., Frank H. stowe, Thomas sullivan ana
John O'ConnOr. to the county convention
TO hc held IN Bristol August t. j. &. Du-
rick. Ira II. LnF'lcur. Joseph NJ Burke, S.
Il. Surprise and W : Tisdale. Tle dele
yates were Instructed to appoint their own
Altcruatcs.
Tho funeral of William Matthews. who
died suddenly Monday evening from apo
plc%y, was held from his late home at
u'c.ock yesterday afternoon. Prayer was
fal1 at the house and the remains wrr"
taken 20 Cornwall. Mr.. Matthews former
home. for ntcrment
Miss Sophie Wilds. eldest daughter of
Charles NJ Wil.s, fell from her bicycle
tuesday and dislocatcd her shoulder. She
nag attended by Drs. Plat and Martin.
Al last accounts she was resting quite
comfortably.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cartmcll and Mrs.
james Nagus are at Thompson's Point
FOR the summer.
VERGENNES.
The Democrats Of Nergenncs have elect
ed tire following delegates to attend Their
several conventions; state Convention
G f.. q. kimtuil and j. II. Donuellcy. de-
leeatcs: A. T. Calhoun and Louis Rom
drau. alternatcs; District Convention. Dr.
W. ~ knowlton and W. y. Yhomps0u
delegates: Henry Ringer ana Amos Rom
dcdu altCrnutes; County Convention, Dr.
W. y. Knowlton. j. II. Done ly. \. u. Cal
houn. j. f.. BARLEY, w. y. Thompson and
Louis Hondcau. The town committee, j.
H. Dcnclly. Or. w. y. Knowlton, Louis
Rondeau, Patrick Lyons and William Cum
ninehan.
The Society Of Colonial Wars in the
State of Vermont, of which Col. T.. G.
Smith is president, will visit Fort Cassn
Thursday July 2lst on tho steamer Rein
deer for the purpose Of setting Il marble
tablet on the site of old fort.
Samuel January, son of Joseph January
OF This city has enlisted in Co G., Of the
9Th Massachusetts, from Lynn, and is
now with his company at Chickamauga.
HIS younger brother Fred enlisted in CO.
Of the same regiment but did not pass
The required physical examination.
Edward Hardy Of 81. Adams was ar
rested Monday afternoon by Sheriff
Stephen Bates. About o'clock in the
morning he was discovered around the
Stevens homestead looking into the win
dows, rafting blinds and throwing stones
at the buildings DR.. Parker ordered him
of from the premises. He was seen about
them three or four times in the forenoon.
just before noon he went over to the In
dustrial school, where he was formerly
an inmate and told several stories of his
intention to get along without doing
Work. After dinner when seen about or
IN front OF the Stevens homestead again.
Sheriff Bates was notified and he caught
the fellow at the railroad station. Yes
terday morning he was taken into court
and given hearing before Justice +. NJ.
Mnulton. He pleaded not guilty to the
charge of being tramp, but after hear
ing testimony in the case Justice Mouton
sentenced him to three months at the
House OF Correction at Rutland. Hardy
Seems 10 be fairly well acquainted there
rs he has served three terms there before
this besides two years In states prison
at Windsor, where he was released July
list Deputy Sheriff Middlcbrook will con-
duct him 10 Rutland.
T.. G. Norton ana family have returned
from their cottage at Mile Point and A.
W. Norton and family have taken pos
session.
Mr.. and Mrs. " g. Norton and Miss
Norton are stopping at the Basin HarboI
homestead.
Deputy Sheriff Mlddebrook went tc
Mldilebury Monday night and from there
drove to Bridrort with a Lebanon ~ H.
man 10 recover blankets and buffa lC
robes that were stolen by a man named
Ware who is now serving IA term at the
etate's prison at Windsor for stealing the
horae OF II. l.. Booth in Ferrsburgh
Wares term will expire Thursday. II,
will again be arrested for stcal ling in New
Hampshire and tried, Four years ago. il
Is claimed that Ware stole those blank
cts etc, and sold them near Mddlcbur,
and vicinity. These goods have been re
covered from time to time as they wer,
found about the country
j. II, Ensign, who has been taking or
der for a tailoring house, has skipped on
md left many unpaid bills. There ar
quite number of packages in the eX
press Office containing suits which he ha,
ordered for people and on which the.
have advanced money. These parties can
not get the suits, as they came G. O. ID.
and they don't care to pay more for thes
suits than they agreed TO.
Fremont Everest has finished work 70
Timothy Neville at the Park drug store
where he has been employed for the pas
nine yenrs, He went to Bennington yes
tcrday, where he has employment will
the electric railroad
We have discovered that good goods ant
low prices can be found at the Allen Sho
Co, Burlington.
BRISTOL.
Tho Odd Fellows captured tho town Fri
day night Sixty-three marched from tn
station in body, 20 coming from tn
Queen city. Bristol Lodge was institutes
ly Grand Master BlaRcly. The degree
were conferred by Lake Dunmore Lods
OF Middlebury and two lodges from Eur
hngton. The following officers were elect
ed; y. G c. 5, Wardwell; V. g., A. j
Hoag; r. S., f. b. Palmer; T. j. ]. On
mas; +. s., w. a. Kinzie; w. w. w
Hatch; c., n. D. Bssonette; r. S., Free
Garvey; l.. s., |. T. Sewart II. V
s., Charles Clifford; L. V. S., Edwar
Dixie; O. g., J. *. Smart; /, g.
Brown; c., E. l.. Walker; r. S. s., w. i
Chase l., S. s., Frank Lavarn. The lodg
starts with about 30 MEMBERSHIPS Jess
Stearns and children of New York ar
at Col. n. f. punsheo's. -Rev. B. 3. Bos
worth and family Of New York are tn
guests of David Bosworth and family
The odd Fellows will hold their meet
:ngs In Dunshee's hall for the present.
Sheldon and Chester Wardwell of HaveI
hill, Mass, are the guests of their grand
parents, s. Nj. Eaton and wife.-The tax
faN .,.IR IL.