Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-06
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS
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mother OF A. C. Hamel and Mrs. G. A.
| Niles, recently went to Enosburgh Falls
| to visit u daughter, II being the first time
she had ever rode on railroad train
! State Grange Master G. j. Bel was In
town Thursday and took part In an IN
terestiug meeting held by Lamoille Grange
in the vestry of the Methodist church. -
! Melvin Morse, on a furlough from duty in
| the Sixth Massachusetts regiment, was in
town last week. Morse was a former
student in the Peoples Academy and left
his studies in the law department of the
| Bosto University to enlist.-Addison Hill,
q former resident, moved his household
goods here from Utica, N Y.-George
Lawrence went to Burlington because of
the illness of his sister, Mrs. Barnard
During the absence of Carroll Spaulding,
Postmaster ID. c. Spaulding's assistant,
Miss Nora Chase, a former clerk there, is
in the postoffice.-Mr. G.. *. Currier has
been on the sick list since his return from
New York.
The trial of Leslie j. Fox. a Fairfield
man who has worked on David Wood $
farm and who was arrested by Officer
George Town and taken to the county jail
having, it was believed created strange
disturbances about the premises, firing a
revolver, reporting struggles with un-
known parties in the darkness, and with
masked men in the day time, etc, was
heard before Justice A. A. Niles, State S
.
Powers prosecuting and Lawyer Chase of
| Fairfield defending. The charge upon
which the respondent, Fox, was taken
was for an assault upon officer Town in
heaving at him a huge stone which struc k
Town on the head and proved to be the
climax of a series of very strange events
upon TIE farm. The defence made some
attempt to make the point that Fox when
arrested had a dlscolored bunch on his
head caused by a blow from a stone
thrown by mysterious some one, Town
and his assistant Hamlet both being hit
by stones which they were confident were
thrown by Fox. The prosecution claimed
just as he, Fox, was detected in the act of
| throwing the stone at Town he threw
himself upon the ground and inflicted the
injury purposely. The prosecution show
cd that Fox, who had had a full loaded
revolver, came out of the darkness after
six shots had been fired in quick success
sion claiming that he had an encounter
with some one, they had shot three times
and he three times. he didn't know how
many he had killed, that the officers re-
quested a look at his revolver, took 1t
into the house and found six empty cham
bcrs. The defence introduced no testl-
mony of any sort The court found the
respondent guilty and fined him 500 and
the costs of prosecution. Bail was asked
and accepted. David Wood, Charles Fox.
;ne respondents brother, and Attorney
Chase being accepted as securty.-Mar-
shall c. Mower returned home from Bur-
lington Saturday night, having visited his
son, Attorney Il. G. Mower.-Mss Edna
Cutting. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Franz;
Cutting and Harold, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. j. Billings, were married Saturday
evcnng.-Seven o'clock instead of half
past is the future hour for Thursday
evening prayer meetings.-Mr. and Mrs.
Harrison Dodge are visiting friends in
jersey CITY Connecticut and Massa chu-
sctts-The Methodist Sunday school rend-
cred harvest concert last Sunday noon.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs Ora
Hoyt on Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
billings returned Friday from Nashua
n. H.. and other points.-The Morrisville
school nine were defeated at Johnson in
Saturdays ball game. 1t was a clever
game. Score to miss Cora, daughter
of DR.. Woodward went to Boston Monday
TO study elocution.-Dwinell, the druggist,
will leave here Friday for the triennial
conclave of knights Tcmplar.-Addison
Hill left Tuesday for trip through New
York State for wholesale paper house.
The change in train time going into Ell
feet Monday brings the Burlington Free
Press at ten a, m. or two hours earlier
than formerly.-The Woman's club OPEN
cd the season Monday evening, holding
their first meeting in the public library
a. c. Noyes Is on Western trip with il.
~. Slayton.-Mrs. Henry Waite Is visiting
q sister in New York.-The Methodists are
hereafter to hold their class meeting at
10 o'clock Sunday morning.-Col and Mrs
G.. W. Doty and Miss Alice Doty are In
Montpelier for the opening of the session
Mr. and Mrs. George Currier will re-
move to the village from their farm or
the Gilmore road. Ora Hoyt has leased
the farm.
, Miss Eta Doty has returned from Bos
ton.-Quarterly communion service viii
hn haI n ITniNprSaliSt
Sunday with baptismal services.-Rev. DR.
Booth is in Mortified to attend funeral
CAMBRIDGE.
Tho large and spacious farm house anC
grounds of Mr.. and Mrs. Is. NJ. Ellinwoo,
was the scene OF quiet home weddinl
/ the eighth ult., when their only daughter
Nettie A., was married to S. Gould Star
) of Bakersfield, now highly esteemed doc
| tor of this village, in the presence o
{ about fifty relatives and invited guests
5 The ceremony was performed by Rev. Il
Wheelock in a very pleasing manner Thu
= bride was charmingly gowned in Whit
brocaded satin under white mousseline d.
, sole with no flowers. AT the appointed
hour they entered the room, all the usua
attendants being omitted. The piano wa
l not used. Tho room was tastefully dec
Grated with flowers and bouquets the gift
of loving friends, showing the high es
I
After the usual congratulations, cake, frui
and shrub were served by four young la
4 dies. The gifts were many, consisting
largely OF silverware, with chairs and 9th
= er articles both useful and ornamental
4 The travelling gown was a lovely shad
Y Of brown cloth with brown and blue trim
, mings of the same shades. BY pre-
= vious arrangement they were driven to tn
= residence of Charles Ellinwood. When tn
S train rtoppcd at the depot the situation
$ was taken in and as the party were abou
= 10 take passage they were confronted b.
: the usual amount of cereals and goo
= wishes.
n l.. c. Leavcns went to Enosburgh hi
:, former home the first of the week.-Mr 5
d b. S, Ellinwood who has been danger
i ously III is on the gain.-The projecto
u scope entertainment at SCOTS hall Mon
: day evening for the benefit of the Cam
= bridge Cornet Band was well patrinized
o William Lohler left Tuesday for hi
n seasons work in Boston.-HarVey Whit
= comb of Morrisvlle has been visiting hi
s parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ID. Whitcom
il the past week.-Mrs.. +. Il. Luce was cal
n led to town the past week by the lines
:. of her mother, Mrs M. L. Ellinwood,-
: Rev Edwin Wheelock who has been 4
Il Boston the past week having his eye
r treated returned Saturday night-Clarenc
t Morgan of Co. M. has entered the emplo
n of Wiley Bros.
= We hear that the Allen Shoe Co. or Bun
: lington are making extremely low price
?. on shoes.
JEFFERSONVILIIE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johanthan Nichols fror
n Underhill Centre are guests at Mr.. j.
10 French s.-The little daughter of Mr.. an