Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15
NERSHIRE.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
RUTLAND,


Rev. G. W. Phillips has had a copy made
OF the old book containing the records of
the local Congregational church from 1877
to 1911. Nearly all OF the records are in
| the handwriting of Rev. DR.. Heman Bail,
who was pastor of the church for % years.
Miss Lillian y. Chase of this city and
Geo. T.. Ham of Somerville, Mass, were
quietly married at the brides home on
Chase avenue Thursday at IL o'clock.
Rev. Gibbs Braislln performed the cere-
mony with only the near relatives present.
Mr.. and Mrs Ham will spend a short time
in Boston, after which they will live in
Somerville.
James. Hanloy of Worcester Mass, was
sentenced before the city court to four
months at the House of Correction for
vagrancy.
Rutland Council Royal Arcanum elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
Regent, John S. Richardson; vice-reyent,
Chas. Young; orator, Jno. A. Foyles sec
rotary, Jas. o. Lynch; collector, VIM. Man.
gan; treasurer, Edward Dana; chaplain,
John Hulihan; guide, r. A. Murphy; war
den. Napoleon Gosseln; sentry John Las
sor, trustees, o. Monahan, =. C. Hulihan
and Louis schwarz; auditors, John S.
Richardson, J. A. Foyles and Frank Tracy.
Edward Hodges of Clarendon was
thrown from his sleigh last Saturday
night ana badly cut and bruised. Hodges
was running his horse down Strong's ave-
nue when his sleigh colided with n wag-
on breaking a wheel and throwing him
out. He was dragged for several yards
and when picked up was unconscious and
his face was covered with blood caused
from numerous gashes on his head His
wounds were dressed and he was taken to
his home In Clarendon.
The annual district meeting of the sec
ond district OF Vermont Independent Or
der of odd Follows was held here with
Killngton lodge Monday night. Represen-
tatives from the lodges at Proctor, Bran
don, Poultney, Mechanicsville, East Wal
lngford, Fair Haven, Rupert and Paw ct
were present. Grand Master j. II. Blake
ly OF Bellows Falls and others prominent
In the order were present. The work OF
the first degree was exempllfed on six
candidates by Killington lodge after which
collation. was served by the Daughters
Of Rebekah
Dr. {. NJ, Marston, who has pract!ccd
medicine here for several years. has gone
to Braintree, Mass, where he will reside
In the future. DIR. F. I. Hall, formerly OF
Middleboro, Mass, will occupy the office
vacated by DIR. Marston
The Temple Brothers Marble works Of
this city have taken the contract for
building receiving vault in II new ceme-
terry at jamestown, n. Y. The vault will
be built OF Barre granite and will be 40
feet deep with a 10 foot front. 1t will con-
tain 70 marble catacombs and will cost
about $500. The interior walls of the YES
thule will be polished marble and 1t is ex-
pected that 1t will take nearly two months
to complete the work. Twenty-Five car
loads of granite have already been shipped
to jamestown The work Is superntended
by r. c. Paige of this city, who drew the
plans for the vault.
A class in mechanical drawing will be
mr. = 81 MI cd AT ha ~ A
day evening. The work will be In charge
of e. l.. Grimes.
The charity ball in the city hall last
evening was we'll attended and the relief
funds of Roberts Post are materially in
creased. There were is numbers on the
dance programme with music by Relies
orchestra. A concert was given from 8
to o'clock after which Mayor Cleme mt
led tho grand march Lunch was served
during the evening on the European PLAN
Roberts Post, Grand Army OF the Re-
public, elected the following officers last
evening; Commander George W. Ken
ney; senior vice commander, Milo Lyman |;
junior vice-commander, II. w. Spafford !;
surgeon. DIR, j. d. Hanrahan quartermas-
ter +. H. Wood; officer of the day, w g.
Humphrey; officer of tho guard, r. 9. Hoyt
chaplain, f. r. Cove; delegates to the de-
partment encampment, e. Bowman, Milo
Lyman, John A. Sheldon. Walter G. Lam
upn' dllcTlluttS, II. Ii. SneldOn, James
EVCrson, George Patterson and Albert
Gillian; trustees Of the relief fund L. c.
Kingsley William Cronan and Charles
Clark. The Roberts Relief corps also
elected the following officers: President
Mrs. l.. II. Wood; senior vice, Mrs. Ada
Woodward: junior vice, Mrs Harriet Dun
tom treasurer, Mrs. Emma Bowman;
chaplain, Mrs. Mary Hit; conductor Miss
Emma Mcguire guard, Miss Kate Hoyt;
delegates to the State convention Mrs
&c. II. Granger, Mrs. Lucy Lee Mrs &. KEEL
ton and Mrs. Emily Leonard; llternat ties,
Mrs. s. M. Carthy, Mrs. Ada Woodward
Miss Florence Ward and Miss Mabel Will
lard The officers elected by the post and
the relief corps will be installed in Jan
uary.
BENSON.
A social dance ana party was given at
the residence of s. C. Grinnell Friday
evening. ingalls, and Clark furnished the
music. George Steavens returned to his
home in Warsaw, N. Y, Monday morning.
There Is considerable sickness about
town, mostly hard colds.
WASHINGTON COUNTY. .
MONTPELIER
Roger A. Donahue, through his attor-
ney, F. l.. Laird, has entered suit against
h. Nra1