Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-08
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS
Continued from 9Th page)

ert F. Straine VS.. Ebert q. Leonard Is an
action on section 1859 of Vermont Statutes
in the chapter relating to private corpora
lions which provides q penalty of $40 for
each 2! hours neglect of the clerk to ex-
hibit the bylaws and records in his pos
session. Mr.. Leonard was for some years
the treasurer of the now defunct Bradford
Savings Bank and Trust company. The
term of court seems not likely to continue
very far into January.
RANDOLPH
I. u. Litchfeld, who recently sold his
| meat market here to F. n. Jerd, has now
purchased the meat business Of Bragg &
| Parsons in Mortified. in partnership with
A. a. Joslin of that place.
c. NJ Howard is quite i'll with pneumo-
! mia, but is now improving.
The Rebekah district meeting Will be
held here with Fern Rebekah lodge next
! Friday evening. There are seven lodges
! in the district. The degrees will be work
cd by Northfied and Barre lodges. A large
number have reported that they will be
in attendance. The meeting VIII be held
| in Grange hall.
Russell Burridge went to Warren Sat-
usday, where he has a position as teacher.
Miss Maud Dudley arrived Saturday
from Middleboro Mass, and Is spending
her vacation with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Levi Dudley. Her sister, Katie,
makes her nome there.
| Miss Mary Marcott has returned from
Montpelier. where she has been acting as
matron at the prison there.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grain were rendered
a wedding reception Monday evening.
Mr.. Common, a nephew of Mrs. Lyman
| Hutchinson, who had been visiting here,
/ returned Monday to his home in Manches-
/ ter
! Car loads of spruce and other evergreen
/ trees for Christmas are being shipped
! from this station.
! T.. V. steele has rented his boarding
house on Weston street to VIII Slack.
Mrs. Addie Hunt, who has been conduct
ing it moves away this week.
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy went to North Thet-
ford Wednesday where he delivered the
address in the evening at the ConGrega-
tional Fellowship meeting.
Jos CNh Harlow cut his foot quito badly
last Saturday while choppinS.
Mis- Clara Bu,nham is at homo from
Concord, N H., where she has been work
ing as millner.
An agent OF the Alaska Commercial
company is authority for the information
that DIR. George p. Morris, who left here
several months ago for Klondite, Is now
practicing at Circle CITY, Alaska
At the whist party at GRANGE hall Tues
day evening there were II tables. The
prizes fer best score were secured by
tin cups rewarded the boobies. Mrs. j. d.
Battles and W. p. Connolly. Refresh
ments will be served At the party next
Monday evening.
car. rhrrshor formerly OF this place
hut now with the Mohican company at
New London. Conn. leaves soon on n
trip as travelling salesman for the firm
He goes to San Francisco.
/ rhe ladies of st. Johns church will hold
their annual fair and sale of fancy goods
in G. a, II. Hall Dec. 18th and are busily
preparing for the event.
/ Eev. Homer White will be Mt the Center
next week Tuesday and Wednesday 10
attend the celebration of the Goth ami
Nersary of the conservation OF Grace
church.
| VERSHIRE.
Miss Bertha Cross has returned from
| Boston.-Therc was pleasant party al
Fred Woodcock's last Tuesday evening"
| Miss Bertha Eastman of Corinth is a
guest at b. II. Martin's.-Will Young and
! family visited at f. b. Spears last week
William Beckwith and wife are board.
ing at James Woodcock s.--Myron Hill has
| returned to Thetford.-As George Hood
was driving between Vershire Upper and
Lower village Sunday morning his horse
suddenly fell dead in the road.
WILLIAMSBURG.
Arthur Simons and Miss Nellie Brown
| were married on Wednesday evening of
| last week by Rev. Alven NJ. Smith. They
| will live with Miss Fannie Simons on
Construction ground.-The band gave a
promenade concert at town hall Saturday
evening, the Sd inst, which was well at.
tended.-Frank Godfrey and Arthur L.
! Davenport are at work for w. L. Pratt,
! finishing house in the quarry neighbor.
| hood.-Miss Sara Burnham began teach
ing last Monday in the Clogston district
| i. II. & r. NJ. Jeffords are making re.
pairs on their farm buildings.-Su
tons to the daily or weekly Free Press
may be left with George f. WILDER and
will be forwarded promptly.
TUNBRIDGE.
The Congregational church has elected
tho following officers: President, Elihr
fuller; clerk, Fred V. fuller; treasurer
Miss Alice Moxley; finance committee
Henry Walcott, Mrs. Rose l.. Adams
Elihu fuller; associate committee James
l.. Farnham. Ben Tucker. Miss Alice Mox
ley; entertainment committee. Mrs. Eva
Tucker, Mrs. Evie Howe, Miss Sadie
Howe, Mrs. S. E. Hayward. Miss Mary
L. Nelson.-David p. Grant. an old ant
respected citizen, died at his home on tn,
Randolph road Friday, aged 76.-Corneliu.
Gould of Paw Paw, Mich. was called
Mrs. Florence Brown of Lawrence
Mass, is a visitor at Hon. d. f. Chan,
mans, her father's.-Whitney Post ant
Whitney w. r. c. held their annual meet.
ings Saturday evening.-Mss Daisy g
Rolfe has gone to Chelsea for few
weeks.-W. w. Swan spent last week II
Jersey City and vicinty.-Miss Bertha
Leisure has gone to Winchester, y. H.
Tor the winter.-AIrs Julia NJ. Gould, aged
so years. died last week Wednesday, Flu.
neral services We're held at her late res.
dence Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank II
Hayward, who passed a few weeks II
Montpelier and vicinity, returned here las
Thursday.
RANDOLPH
The local chapter of the Order OF tn,
Eastern Star has elected the following of
tcers to serve during the coming year:
Worthy matron, Mrs j. l.. Brazll!e
worthy patron, Lucius Webb; assistant
matron. Mrs. +. S. Newton; treasurer
Mrs. Ellen b. Blanchard; secretary, Mrs
c. l.. Abbott conductor, Mrs. r. T.. Park
or; assistant conductor. Mrs. ]. T.. Cleye
land.
Mrs. Ira Sanborn, sister of Mrs. Charlie.
T.. Abbott of this place, died December
Mt Manchester. N. H. She was buried a
Sharon.
William Hoisington, the veteran beaI
hunter, went to Mortified last week witt
his famous bear dogs on the track OF sew
eral bears, Other hunters got after hi
large game, however, and he gave up III,
hunt
BRAlNTREE.
Willie Banster cut one hand quite bad,
one night while out skating-Miss Jenni
Cleveland is attending school at Shows