Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01


Chelsea, Mass, visited in town last week,
the guest of Allen Flint and wfe.--Mr.
King. wife and three children of Plain
field visited in town last week.-Thc q.
A. r. Post and Woman's Relief Corps
of Randolph held n picnic on the lawn OF
g. w. Flag Wednesday OF last wecf.
Also at the same time and place the
Blanchard annual picnic was held. In all
there was a. company of about 200. Mr..
Flagg spared no pains to make 1t an en-
joyablc day to all There were plenty of
tables aud seats and a liberal supply of
fruit Although the day was unfavorablc
there were assembled people from Plain
field. Montpelier, Warren, Granville
Brookfield, Randolph. Williamstown, Rox-
bury and Observation-Disclosures auction
of Mrs. Mary Page was well attended and
things sold well.-Miss Sella Flint has
been quite sick and under a physicians
care for the past weel.-C. Il. Woodward
and wife visited in Roxbury last week.
Mrs. Mary Drury returned to her home
i'm Randolph the first of the week.--The
union justice ticket consists Of S. r..
Bachelor, II. C. Ncff. c. M. Bass, ]. II.
Fits and W. w. Banlster.
WASHINGTON.
! Tho Mite society met with Mrs. William
Wilson last week Thursday.-George
Downing and family, who have been Wis
iting in Minnesota for several months,
have returned to Nermont.-fIarland
Clough, wife and two children are visit
ing the parents of MIR Clough in this
piacc,-Miss l.. A. Calef gave n large tea
party last Saturday afternoon in honor
of Mrs. Ross of Brooklyn and Mrs. Bar
ron Of LaCross, Wis.-At the caucuscs
last week S. II. Carpenter was made the
republican nominee for representative and
Dan Stanley was the choice Of the demo-
crats.-Mrs. Martha Calcf White who has
been spending n few weeks In town with
her husband and infant SON, returned to
her home in Boston last week. |. G.
Calcf, Mrs. Whites father, returned with
them.-Mrs. .E. Carpenterand daughter
Claire. who have been spending two
weeks at Dalrymple Cottage, Lake Cham
plain, returned home last Thursday.
RANDOLPH.
! The town of Randolph pays this year
under the State highway tax si06O.99 and
receives back on the apportionment based
on road mileage about 500.
/ A letter was received Tuesday by Mrs.
Martha Bass of Peth informing her OF the
death of Arthur NcAllister. formerly Of
/ this place. He enlisted in the 18th L. :.
infantry regiment, and was instantly kill
ed at the battle OF FL Caney and buried
with about 10 others on Hill near that
town. The letter was from the captain of
his company. Arthur was about 20 years
old He was the son of Conductor Nc
Allster.
BROOKFIELD.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. X. Sprague are the hap
Ply parents Of a son born the Ped ult-
AT the republican caucus j. c. Holmes
was nominated as candidate for represen-
tative. The justice ticket nominated is, Ii
a. Flint. r. Callagan. C. II. Bigelow, A..
, c. Ilibbard, Y. A. Clark.-Mrs. Adams of
Ncrthfe,d is caring for Mrs j. X. Sprague
hnr ictn hn lie I G,.fr . =.
horse broke his halter and ran away re-
Gently completely demolshing the car
rage. No one was hurt.
WILLIAMSBURG.
Neal r. Smith of New York has been
spending his vacation with his father, NJ.
a. Smith. and returned to his work last
Friday, the 26th inst.-Rev Alven NJ.
Smith and Mrs. Anna NJ. Franklin were
in Stowe last week attending the conven-
ton of the Young Peoples Christian
Union.--Mss Goldthwate of Calais
preached at the Cniversalist church last
Sunday. in exchange with Rev. a. NJ.
Smith.-Olivcr Bacon and family of FL
more have been visiting relatives in town
the past week. His wife will be remem-
bered as Miss Phoebe Hibbard of this
town.-Mrs. Elizabeth Tarbell and daugh-
ter Clio, of Randolph Centre visited in
town last week.-Joel A. Bass spent his
Ralph at Bridgewatcr, Mass, and is now
in New York city preparing for the COM
ing season. Miss Julia Bass spent her
vacation with relatives here and returned
last Friday to her work in Boston,
Among tho visitors of last week may be
mentioned Mrs. Calista CTownshend)
Childs of Lowell. Mass, at Henry G.
Houses and Mrs, Mary (Smons) Snow
! of Montpelier at l.. 5. Simons'.
CHELSEA
The fall terms of school in several dis.
: tricts began last Monday. In the Academy
are the former principal, John NJ. Com
stock, Miss Lena N Spaulding, of Barre
| LIST assistant, and Miss Anne r. Howe OF
Tunbridge, the latter taking the place oil
: Miss Lillian T.. Wells OF Newport ~ H.
second assistant; No. 5. Nellie d
Barnes; No, I, Eunce Il. Moulton: No. S
Annie 3. Camp; No 10. Martha l.. Noycs
No. II. Arthur G. Smith No r. Emml
Adams, of Williamsburg; No. 10, Mis-.
Taft, of Brookneld; No II, Clara ]. Laird
Flora NJ. Corwin has gone to New Bed
! ford, Mass, to MI position as teacher
in grammar school there,-Mrs. Richard
Smith left town Saturday to spend som,
l time at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Bur
l lington. whore she expects to have
=. surgical operation pcrformed.-Curtis $
! Emery went to Burlington last Thursds,
! and returned on Saturday afternoon Will
his wife and daughter Sallle, Mrs. Elmer,
having been absent nearly four months
: under medical treatment. Mrs. Dr. NJ. ii
> Corwin has gone to Washington
d. c., to spend several weeks with al
: acquantance.-Fred A. Ordway of Aber
deem, ~ c., has purchased of Willis Scale
> for 1925 tho f. Plummer Bixby place in tn
upper village and intends to remain il
town with his family as soon as he cal
n dispose OF his store business at the south
. Miss Mary A: Burbank left town las
. Thursday for two years study In the Os
teopathic Institute at Kirksvillc, Mo-
Last week the road commissioners me
: at the court house grand jury room, !
q OF the II towns bengrepresented. ]. 4
: Wells of Randolph. was chairman and G
A. Clough of Braintrce. secretary.-Calvi
4 NJ. Brown has sold his residence alloy
|, the Lucas blacksmith shop to Casper I
r and Wilbur A. Abbott the sons of Cola
!, mer p. Abbott, of this town and I h
!, place will be occupied as a summer home
Q TUNRRIDGE.
Nathaniel X. Goodwin has gone to New
:, port, n. j., for a few days.-At the reput
= lean caucus last week, York Whitne
V was nominated for representative. TIL
' democrats nominated Charles II. Allie
i for the same office. A. union justice .ticl,
> ct was nominated.-Fred b. Nelson ha
6 gone to Washington County to purchas
y herd of cows.-Mrs. f. A. Corwin an
u sons of Chelsea were guests OF Mr.. an
Q Mrs Ben Tucker last week-Mr. an
n Mrs Otis Flint spent last week In Mont
:, peiier and vicinity.-Clarence Dutton LEI
u here last Tuesday for Worcester, Mass
: to take part in some bicycle races.-Pro
= and Mrs. e. j., Bugbee OF Weymouth
Is Mass, who have passed several week
no Of Mr.