Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-25

business last wcck.-Fifty persons are in
camp at Aspenhurst.-Janie Spicer and
brother, Robert, have gone to Glover to
reside with their brother, Allen.-Mrs.
George Rogers and little daughter are
visiting in Danvile.-.Mr. and Mrs. Wheel
er while in their sailboat Tuesday were
capsizcd. Thoy chung to the boat some
time before they were rescued.-Dr. and
Mrs. j. s. Brownrigg, with their son and
daughter, and Miss Kate Cahill. who
have been boarding with J. ]. Lindsay.
returned to their homo In Boston Wednes-
day.--Prof. Graham, formerly of Rich
mond college, quebec, is visiting at Will
liam Marshalls.
CRAFTsBURY.
Thirty-six students took the public ex-
amina ton here last 1'uesday.-Mrs Mary
Hoyt and her two daughters. Julia and
Emma, from Burlington are in town WIS.,
it!ng their former home and friends
Mrs. George Merrill went to the Mary
F'luetcher Hospital last week and had
cancer removed. Guy Goodrich and fam
ily have gone to Burlington for week $
visit.-Rev. d. c. Evans has returned
from his vacation and occupied his pulpit
last Sunday.-Mrs. Julia Nye and Mrs. H.
n. stevens have gone to Ogdensburg. n.
Y, for a few weeks visit.-Mrs. Henry
Scott has gone to Old Orchard Beach,
Mason Leavitt and family from Connecti-
cut are visiting in town-The Union Sun
day school picnic was held on the Chase
Point, Lake Caspian. last Friday.-The
annual concert came off last Wednesday
evening in the Congrega tional church. 1t
was very successful affair, the proceeds
amounting to fifty dollars and fifty cents
NEWPORT.
William Greene has gone to Portland.
Me, for a few days.-Mr. and Mrs. r. o.
Newell are the parents of a l2-pound boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Tinkham are
away for a month. William Bean takes
Mr.. Tlnkham's place in tho bank during
his absence.-George b. Young Of MIN
ncapolis, Mimi. Is home on a visit to his
parents. Hon. and Mrs. John Young Rev.
w w. Livingston and wife Of Jaffrey, n.
H., are here visiting their son, Edward
Rev. Mr.. Thompson of Newport Centre
VIII preach at the Congregational church
Sunday, August 2S.--The Misses Nye have
returned 10 their home in Burlington af-
ter visit to Miss Lizzie Richmond.-Mr.
and Mrs. {. l.. NJ. Bugbee went TO Bur-
lington last week.-A. G. Mansur OF Bur-
lington spent Sunday with his parents
at the Memphremagog House. He will go
with his mother Mrs. z. NJ. Mansur, to
Norway. Me-, for week.-Bert Bowley
met with an accident while driving tow
ard home recently. He coihdcd with n
team and was thrown out, breaking an
arm.-J. W. Redmond, esq. has received
the appointment of referee for Orleans
county under the bankrupt act-The first
ANIMAL fair at the Memphremagog Park
was success. There was q good show IN
every department, with large attend
ance and some good races, which were
go close that it took the third day to COM
plete them.-At the republican caucus C.
+. Ranney was nominated as candidate
FOR representative. The democrats nomi-
mated DIR. NJ. II. Hamilton.-Mrs. o. l..
Bennett and Mabel Joslyn go to Boston
this week.
D. L. Tildreth, wife and granddaughter
of Newport Centre. had n narrow escape
from death at the Trow railroad crossing.
The horse was hit and killed. but the &C.
cupants OF the carriage escaped with only
few bru!ses.-Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stod-
dard of Maiden, Miss, are visiting at Ru-
fus Spears Miss Alice Enos has return
ed from a visit TO Barnet-The Congresc-
tional Sunday school held n picnic
at 5. H. Holbrook Beach Saturday.
Gladys Osmore. living with her mother on
the causeway was burned to death Monday
Aug. Is. She went to empty a pan of
live Goals when her clothing caught fire
and soon she was enveloped in flames. DR..
Gaines was called and everything was
done to relieve her suffering but death
came in few hours-Charlcs Cousins cut
his foot quite badly while bathing In the
lake recently, so that 1t required several
stitches to draw the wound together.-Mrs.
NJ. j. Blair mas gone to Enosburgh on n
three weeks visit with her mother, Mrs.
Chaffce.-Mrs Minnie Pringle and daugh-
ter are visiting at II. II. Caswells.-Mrs.
A. Stevens and son are visiting for two
weeks In Island Fonda young girl of
Clayton Niles died Aug 16-Mr. and Mrs
Horace Story, Mrs. w. L. Lock OF Iras-
burgh and Mrs. Benjamin Eaton of Leb-
anon n. H., were the guests of Mrs. n.
and Miss Lucy Hibbard were married
Wednesday evening at the BRIDES home
on Second street. The happy couple took
! the train for Montreal and other points
In Canada. They will return and make
their home here.
DERBY.
The lightning during tho heavy thunder
shower of Wednesday afternoon struck
| Gov. CIRCUITS barns. Instantly they were
all ablaze and in an incredibly short time
they were all burned to the ground. A
large crowd of people gathered in the
pouring rain and assisted In carrying wa.
ter from the several MIGRANTS near by tc
save the governors residence and tene.
ment houses. The heat was so intense
that it was with great diff1culty the work
was carried on. One OF the academy stu.
dents had his back burned to blister
Other men worked within two feet OF the
blaze The Newport fire company was
| telephoned for and came as soon as posi-.
BILE but too late to render material aid
Fortunately the wind was In a direction
! that carried the fire away from the dwell.
| ings near by so the loss was confined tc
the barns, which were filled with a large
amount of hay and grain. A litter OF
| pigs were burned About 80 cows were
Obliged to remain in the pasture tina,
night. One or more calves were burned
The horses were removed TO the Rickard
stables with great dlfncuity. ono breakins
away after he was fastened, and return
ing to the fire. Mrs. Grout was away anc
knew nothing Of the hre until she came
In sight Of II upon her return. The loss 1.
heavy but reported we'll covered by in
surance.-C. X. Bates Is very sick again
WESTTGELD.
1 Mrs. Amanda Stebbins. an aged woman
was run over and dragged in the road las
Saturday by Fred Ducharme, near VIII
i rescue with their near neigl,bors the
Chambers family. A team that was jus
behind Ducnarme went at onco for tn,
doctor but there seems to be little hope o.
her recovery,--David Jones and wife, ani
Louis Jones and wife of Worcester, Mass.
arrived at II. o. Miller's last Thursday. :
M. W. Farman supplied the Congregation
al pulpit at West Glover last sundl,
morning. The caucus Saturday night re
suited in the nomination Of John Brown
republican, by q majority OF eight.-Re v
and Mrs. Barnes and Miss Maude Millel
returned from North Hero last Frida,
where they had been camping.-Mrs. vii
liam Bryant Is expected home froH
Campton, N. H.. this week, where she hal
been visiting her sister.--Mrs. Geo. Wat
son and children went to Newport Mon