Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20


other points Of interest. -Sunday morning
the mountains cast and west of us were
covered with snow.-Mrs. Alexander
st. George of Bristol spent Sunday in
town.
Miss Florence Poole of Albany was in
town last week visiting her parents. MIR.
and Mrs. A. S. Poolc.-Mrs. Burton b.
ington of Hinesburgh spent Sundcy in
town.
We hear that the Allen Shoe Co. If Bur-
llngton are making extremely low prices
on shoes.
MILTON BORO.
a boat load of coal came in Wednesday
night of last wcsk.-T T.. Smith took a
load of cheese to st. Adams Friday to
ship to Iowa.--Mrs. Alonzo Graves has
closed her cottage at Camp Rich and re-
turned to her homo IN Chicago.
They do say that the Allen Shoe Co. takes
he lead in low prices in Burlington. Every
one say So
ESSEX JUNCTION.
A number of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Fletcher presented them with
an elegant dinner set Friday evening in
honor of the goth anniversary of their
marriage The party was held in the G..
o. +. hall. Whist and dancing furnished
the entertainment.
Delegates to the Sunday school Conven-
are desired to furnish the following stat
istics Aggregate number of scholars,
average per Sunday; number If classes:
amount of money raised for Sunday
school purposes. and that raised for 9TH
er purposes; also give an estimate of the
young not reached by the Sunday school
In their territory. Delegates are to fur
nish the secretary, A. u. Bradford. Jcr-
icho. vita the required statistics ami sec
that the delegates bring from each school
penny for each scholar and give items
of interest in tho Delegates Hour assign
cd for $3.50 Friday afternoon. The Central
Vermont railroad offers the usual two
cents "a mile rate to those attending this
convention.
X. Dearborn Of Bristol. =. H., spent
Sunday at DR.. c. NJ Ferrin's.
A l2-pound BOY was born 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Mag Tatro Monday.
y. NJ Brownell has received a letter
from his wife who is ut the waterbury
asylum for treatment, written by herself
which shows she Is very much improved.
The trustees OF the village Of Essex
Junction will ask of the legislature an
amt ndment to the village charter TO al
low them TO bond the village not to en-
coed $500 to furnish the village a system
OF water works. The committee which
WAS appointed at the last village meet
ing to Investigate the several plans have
spent mucn time in the work but have
come to no decided plan yet.
A man from Shelburnc in driving
through the covered bridge Sunday night
in the darkness drove too near the side
ana hitting the timbcrs smashed his way
ond and harness. The triaing cost Of
lighting this bridge would save many such
accidents.
We notice theAlen Shoe Co. at Burling-
ton are doing the business of theto Sn; low
prices must win,
ESSEN CENTER.
Rev. II. c. Howard of Jcffcrsonvillo,
preached at the Brick church Sunday
morning and evening in exchange with
Rev. l.. r. Tcnncy.--'rhe delegates to the
county 5. 5. convention at Essex juno
ton next Friday and Saturday are Mrs.
c. f.. Green and Mrs. f.. l.. Marsh.-Thn
| funeral Of Mrs. Julia Bliss Nichols. aged
a. wife of Judge r. w. r. Nichols, occur
red Friday afternoon. The services were
! held in the Congregational church. Rev.
| T.. VIII, clock of Cambridge preached the
! funeral sermon. Mrs. Nichols was born
in Essex and has always lived there. Her
parents were Oliver and Rosina Bliss. AMI
| her grandfather Samuel bliss. was one of
| ,he early settlers of Essex. coming here
| from Connccticut.-Gcorge H. Brown is
assisting Judge r. W. X. Nichols in III"
! town clerks ofice.-Thc dwelling Of Thos.
Casey Was burned Monday evening. The
fire is thought to have been incendiary
We hear that the Allen Shoe Co. of Bur-
| lngton are making extremely low prices
| on shoes.
MILTON.
Mr. and Mrs. IT. ID. Rood started We'd
ncsday evening on visit To their son, Or.
| l.. -. Rood. in Dee Moines, Iowa.-kd-
ward ?rcntiss of Windsor has been visit
| ing his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Prem
| IN
Keene, y. H.. Wednesday, where they
will spend some time visiting friends
| Scvcnty-threc tickets were sold from this
station ia Burlington Thursday.-MrS
Mary Frisbce of Denver, Col, spent a
part of last week at w. +. Parmelcc's.
Mr., G. l.. Pratt Mrs. f.. J. Rankin and
Mr.. II. II. Fuller started on trip to the
West Monday evening. Mr. Pratt and
Mrs. Rankin will visit in Chicago and
| other points in Illinois, while Mr.. Fuller
will g. to lowa-Mss Maggie Dcnno OF
| Burlington spent Sunday with her father
Levi Denno.-Percy Ballard returned
home last week from his summers work
at Loon Lake. VIII Morton is also home
from the same placc.-Miss Jennie Rankin
| of Burlington was home over Sunday
LornS c. Wood of Oakland, Cal, is visit
ing at ~ S. Wood's.-Miss Lillian Pratt
and q. y Wood were elected delegates to
the county sunday school convention at
Sunday-sChool Sunlay.-Miss Ella Phelps
Is visiting in Boston.-O. e. Landon OF
johnson was in town, calling on friends
| Monday. John Camley OF Stowe has been
spending a few days in town. calling on
/ old FRI, nds and ncighbors.-'rhe funeral OF
, Mrs. Martin of Colchester was held from
, st Ahn's church on Monday,
| We hear that the Allen Shoe Co of Bur-
lirEton are making extremely low prices
on shoes.
WINOOSKI
Charles H. Rice of Johnson Is in town
visiting his parents.
Thomas e. Iiardacre has returned from
n two weeks visit with friends and rcla.
tives in Nashua. y. H.. and Boston,
The following is the list of advertised
letters at the postofiice: John Agnn, Dom
nic Assiis Edward Better. Michael Da
bone. J, il. Dorey, George Mahair Georg,
Mcdonald and Pat OLeary
The marriage Of Miss Mary Minahan o.
this place to MIR. William Snow of Bur
lington is to take place next Tuesday a
st. stephens church.
Rev. 5. ID. Angel, pastor OF the Congre
,gdtional church. after having spent two
weeks at the Blair farm in MORA, y, Y.
has so far rogained his health as to h,
able to resume his duties Sunday, Oct. %
We nave discovered that good goods anC