Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS
Continued from 9Th page)


Aug. %. lie expects to return to Holyoke,
Mass. soon.-Snmuel Dickinson from
Fitchburg, Mass. Is spending several days
with his parents, MIR and Mrs. Royal
Dickinson.-Sherman Bunker and James
Hubbard from New York city are guests
of Mrs. Caroline Mead-School comment
ced Monday, Aug. 90 with Mrs. Elsie
Smth in tho primary. Miss Fairbanks in
the intermediate Department and Mr.. Her
bert Upper from Bakersfield in the high
SCHOOL Mr.. Darling .ea hes In southeast
Cambridge, Miss Sadie Morris in the Full
Ter district, Miss Carrie Carroll In the
Territory and Miss Ruth Whtcomb in the
Smile district During the shower which
visited this place last Thursday, the barn
elorgng 10 Mrs. Lamira Osley was
struck and consumed with Its contents of
hay and grain but plenty of water and
helping hands being near tho barn and
dwelling house near by were savcd.-Mrs.
l.. s. Hebb from Burlington, and Miss
Fannie Hebb visited friends in this vicin.
ity the past week.-Wil orion of Burling.
ton and Miss orion of Fairfax who recent
~ took carriage drive to Greensboro,
were guests at MIR. j. r. Wilcox's last
Thursday.
We hear that the Allen Shoe Co. of Bur
lngton are making extremclylow prices
on shoes.
WORTHWHILE.
1t has been noticed that through some
error several of the State papers have
been announcing Lamoille county fair as
coming September 1915. That Is wrong.
1t is held next week. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. September T. s and o.
The Vermont State Holiness camp meet
ing opened on the Methodist camp ground
here Monday evening, and will continue
over another Sunday. There were several
already on the grounds Sunday, so II
| III. -
noon. These meetings are in charge of
Rev. l. T. johnson of Douglass. Mass, an
evangelist of considerable ability. Details
of business connected with the meetings
are looked after by the secretary, Rev
G. NJ. Stebbins of Wolcott. Mrs. Abbe
Lawrence of Boston leads the singing and
the wife of the evangelist, Mrs. johnson,
plays the organ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phlo Matthews of Fort
Covington. n. Y. are at O. d. Matthews
having returned here from Old Orchard
DIR. David Randall Is seriously HE. NJ
Davis in Doty's furniture store pierced
his hand with piece of glass going
through the hand.-The polls will open at
. o'clock next Tuesday mornlng.-The
| meeting and supper of tho Methodist La
DIES Aid held in the campground boarding
| house on Friday afternoon, was largely
attcnded.-On Thursday of this week Nor
risville and Bakersfield will again play
! ball here. Last Thursday, as good a
same as was ever seen here was played
! by Morrisvile and Greensboro In which
the home team won by "A score of to s.
Mrs. Gates and Mrs. Niles went to Wells
| River on Relief Corps work.-A few from
! here will attend the National G.. A. r.,
and w. r, c., gatherings at Cincinnati
The ~ f.. Telephone and Telegraph Co..
| have completed their new and improved
! line to Waterbury.-Dell Sanders Cor
poral Co. H., 1st VT Reg, was ut home
from Tuesday to Saturday when he re-
| turned to the camp. He has lost 80
pounds in the south.-The fall term in
Peoples Academy opened on "Wednesday
on Saturday of this week there is an cx-
cursion from along this line OF railroad to
| Hardwick, and over the Hardwick and
W oodbury quarries, said to be the high
est point reached by raj in Vermont
| The Young Changers and Young Norris
villes played a game of ball resulting in
a victory for the Changers by n score of
| % to 49,
| Harvey NJ. Brown, aged nearly 80 years,
| father OF Mrs. John W. Daniels and Mrs.
! Sleeper of Morrisville, and Mrs. Moody
of Salem, Mass, died on Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Sleeper on Congress street.
Mr.. Brown was born in Corinth, VI, in
| 1905 lived in Wolcott many years, and
had lived in Morrisvllc Is years. The fu-
neral will be held here Thursday: inter-
ball with st. Adams here on Tuesday af-
| tcrnoon OF next week-Richard Leach, a
graduate of the Brandon High school,
class of '9S, Is at work for w. II. Robin
| son.
Mrs. C. A. Sanders is in Barre, called
there by the critical Illness Of n brother
"A parlor car conductor on the mail train
east Monday noon strolled up town a the
train stopped for dinner at the depot rec.
taurant. There was lonesome colored
individual in town the balance of the day
Twill Utton, Morrisville's popular young
driver, was at Stanstead, p. O., races last
week, winning first money in two races
and one second and one third
lie is at Barton fair this week. Geors,
Brady with Tom Uttons string of horses
is at Sheldon fair this week-H. j. Owl
tell was on Mount Mansfield last Sunday
James NJ. Warren Post No 4. will NEE
on Saturday evcning.-Services will be To-
sumcd in the universallst church mex
Sunday Rev. DR.. Booth will preach IL
the morning, the Sunday-school will as
semble at noon and the Y. p. G.. L. vii
meet as usual.-The Universalist Ladies
Circle meets on Friday afternoon In theil
lvestry.-As Mr.. c. W. Russell is TO re
: main here for n little time longer he viii
with the assistance of local talent presen
; q pleasing entertainment on two success
sive evenings at an early date. On eact
evening he will put on "A Turn in tn.
Market" play written by himself. anC
the comedy Down On the Farm. "-Th,
teachers of the town will meet at Towr
! Superintendent Booths on Saturday o
this week.-There is a remarkably cheal
excursion from here to Old Orchard
Beach and return next Sunday for $3.50
Frank Joyner, U.N,M. ball player is il
town and will do some work with tn
, town team,-Mrs. Lewis of Wilmington
, Del, is visiting her sister. Mrs. f. A
! Iiadley.-The village trustees will put il
Il sewer on the Brooklyn side startinI
- from near Charles Davis house, passin
G. A. Spillus' house to the river.-Amoni
those who are at White River junction
this week are James Clark Harold Bill
: lings Fern Boynton. VIII Goodrich an,
Hugh McCulam.-On Saturday Afternoon
there Will be an exciting game of has
ball on the athletic grounds betwee
lardwick and Morrisvile
: STOWE.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. C. Mower of Burling
. ton are visiting in town.-Ellet Perkins
after an absence of many years. Is agai
: IN town, stopping at II. G. Thomas's.-
u A large picnic party consisting of Stow
I people with visiting friends went int
p the Notch Tuesday.-The family of tn
i late Luke j. Town held a family picni
I Monday afternoon at the vestry OF IN
g Congregational church. Over forty wer
v Yresent.-Between thirty and forty OF IN
II convention people went on the mountai
g Friday after the close of the convention
II Charles II. Hosmer has bought tn
:, Haven T. Stowe place on Maple stree
i and taken possession.-M. j. Kimball ma
ii a sister visiting him.-Carroll j. Scribno
= and Ellen l.. Drugg were married Thurs
= day afternoon, Aug. %, Rev II. A. Abbo
- performing the ceremony. MIR. and Mr.
u Scrlbner made a short trip to st. Albsn