Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-25
VERMONT LOCAL
VoTEsAND GOSSIP OF Dol IINTHE
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4he winooski Valley, villag u, North,
Along otter Creek and by N hores
of white River Covered by
Special Reporters.
ADDISON COUNTY.
YERGENNES.

James McCuen, aged IS years, died FRI
lay night of heart failure after an illness
lasting four months. He was born in Lon
aon, England and came to this country
when 13 years of age, with his parents
who came Immediately to this city where
the deceased has spent the remainder of
his life His younger days were spent in
the railroad business. In later years he
mas conducted mercantile business in
town. He married a Miss Tunney of AL
bany, N y. lie is survived by a widow
ono daughter and ewo sons. Tho funeral
was held from the house Monday after
noon at o'clock, Rev. ii. Il. IeF. Gra-
bau ofciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. s. Haven and son have
returned from o four weeks trip TO At
lantic city, n. J.
During the past week the town of Proc
tor has contributed three boys to the In
dustrial school and Waterbury has added
one
The funeral st the late James McCuen
was held Monday afternoon from his late
home on Main street, Rev. ii. +. LEI.
Grabau of st. Pauls church officiating
There was a large attendance of friends
and business men of the city.
William Primer, who has been an en-
ploye of the Vermont office for the past
- years has closed his connection with
that paper and went to Westport. n. Y,
yesterday. where there is a good opening
for a paper and job office.
The Champlain Driving club were
obliged to postpone their races Of yestor-
day until to-day. To-days races will he
carried ahead until tomorrow afternoon.
r. +. Browneli of Burlington will be the
starter.
We notice the Allen Shoe Co. at Burlins-
ton are doing the business of the town; low
prices must win
BRISTOL
1-,.o In 10,
night and placed in nomination the fol-
lowing candidates: Representative w.
W. Pider; justices, II. W. Small, John
Handln. ]. B. Rider, n. Mcintyre, A. j.
Crane, r. S. Smith, Patrick O'Connor.-
j. T. Hogan. C. II. Gates of the Queen
City, Il. ID. Burditt of Rutland and P. j..
Smith of Middlebury were among the VS.
itors in town Thursday.-Iienry Prime,
who was taken suddenly i'll Thursday is
recovering. The doctors pronounced 1t
heart troublc.-A young child of j. S.
Wilson has been seriously i'll, but is now
somewhat improved.-The republicans
have two candidates now in the field for
town representative. C. W. Norton and
Fred Landon, both good men.-The Bris-
tol railroad are putting in new Howe
scales at the local station.-Miss Ethel
Hoffman of Lebanon, y. H.. has been
the guest OF w. w. Rider and wife the
past week.-Ernest Sherman of Hartford.
Conn, is the guest of his relatives here
Mrs. Ezra Brainerd of Mddlebury has
been in town the past Week.-Mrs. Anna
Sheldon late of Black River academy
Ludlow has been enga gcd as assistant In
the High school department for the next
school year.-Mrs. E. r. Guindon has been
spending the pnst week with friends IN
Starksboro.-Rev. Simeon Gardner is very
low with apoplexy at his home on North
street. Mr. Gardner is quite aged and q
retired Methodist clergyman.-Rev. r. j
Pruden of Rutland was in town Friday.
Tnc work on the graded school building
is nearly completed. and the building will
be ready for business September 6.-Fort
Bingham. Howard Averill and Misse:
Mabel Mix and Minnie White went to tho
lake Friday for days outing.-Rcv. ant
Mrs. W. A. Kinzie with party of boy.
and girls from the Baptist Sunday schoo
are at Lake Dunmore for a week. ]
Dumas has been elected one of the trus
tees of the Baptist church in place of r
ID. Stewart deceased.-E S. Fall has sole
for the r. d. Stewart estate the hous,
end lot on the corner Of Maple and Yves
Pleasant streets to Guy Bushnell O.
Starksboro.-Ira White arrived home from
Oregon Friday. MFR. White has been alb
lent about four years.-Harvey d. Orcut
pf Bristol and Miss Lena King of Riptor
were married in Moriah. n. Y, August II
-. T. Tucker who went to Colorado fo
pis health few weeks since. writes t.
Ills family here that he Is improving