Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-21

! Noyes Of Boston, Mass, dramatic reader
was decidedly successful entertainment.
! The large audience was delightfully."- on
tcrtaineI by carefully selected pro-
sramme, charmngiy rendered Summer
! bQardrrs are coming to the island again,
/ increasing each year in numbers Some
OF the finest yachts on the lake are found
| anchored along the shores.-Miss Ella
Fraser of Lynn, Mass, and Miss Edith
! Noyes of Boston. Mass. are spending
! few days in town.-Mrs. Olive Chase is
quite seriously i'll.
We hear that the Allen Sh-s CO. OK Bur-
lngton are making extremely low prices
on shoes.
ALBCEG.
ON Saturday evening the following dclc-
gates were chosen to attend the reptii,l-
can county convention ut North Hero ire
2id inst:h. W. Marvin. II. II. Reynolds,
| w. j. jameson, l.. II. 3ouc IT, 6. Laid.
! J." H. Sowles, w W. Rockwell. John
l'lair.-Mrs. G. VI. Young of Burlington is
visiting relatives and friends in town
Miss Lura Marvin + visiting Miss Lydia
Root of South Hcro.--John Sicily of AL
burg Springs was buried the 10Th inst
Mss cynthia l'akcr spent Sunday with
her brother in St Adams.
ALBrRG CENTRE.
/ 7. W. liazen, who has been visiting his
father, u. ila2cn, returned to New York
Monday Mrs. Edgar Haynes has rccov-
cred from her Illness ana is able TO be out
iaglin.-Miss Mud Hawrcon of North
Hero visited Mrs. Josie Lewis last week,
I Mrs Il. :. Haynes visited her daughter
in Swanton last week.-At the caucus held
saturday evening the following delegates
were elected TO the county convention: n.
" Marvin, II. II. Reynolds, Lewis
SowlcS. i. +. Soulc, ~. G. Laid, w j.
Jameson. w. W. Rockwell and John
Blair.-Mrs Julian Kingsley and daughter
ki;tc of Waltham, Mass. are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs John Clrio--Brlman Rock-
wei has gone to Lake George to visit his
father for a few days
ALBrRGH SPRINGS.
! After a lingering Illness, John SkelIv
/ passed away Sunday evening at q2O in
the s"vcnty-llrst year of his age. A man
Of business ability and strong consti'u-
ton. he had conducted the affairs of his
store to the 10th day of December last,
when he gave up to the advance of axe
and Illness. Mr.. Sicily began his business
i cai,er at the age Of fifteen years in
Georgia. where he worked for local
merchant for some years. finally coming
to Aburgh, where he entered u partner
ship with Steven j. Sowlcs. In i,57 he
/ married Miss Jane limerick of Clarence
VIE T. O. with whom he had spent Il
happy married life of 10 years. He lid
/ business later at East Alburgh in partner
/ sup WIN ASA KcNnOldS, ana dfttr that
with b. w. Reynolds. For the past cigh-
teen years he has conducted his own busi-
n"ss at the present stand in Alburch
Strings He leaves. besides the wife. a
son. Arthur r., AMI three daughters,
| Florence +. ,Mrs. Folsom. Winnie r.
and Gertrude Il. Mr.. Skeliy was a man ot
kindly. genial character. moro than most
/ men a lover of home and its circle while
cordial toward his nciGhbors. by whom he
Will be lonG missed. The funeral was bold
at the Congregational church Tuesday
morning at 1879.
NORTH HERO.
There viii re an ice cream social at
the town ~ Thursday evening for the
benefit OF the church.-Rcv. Mr.. No
! Glaughlin Of Brownsville, who Is here for
his health. went out fishing one afternoon
ierd caught Is pickcrel, two Of them
/ weighing five pounds each. His wife and
/ sister will join him here on "Wednesday TO
remain about four wccks.--A large party
are in camp on Hihbard's Point.
/ We notice the Allen shoe Co. at Burling-
ton are doing the business of the town, low
prices must win.