Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
FHANkLIN CUNOIY.
ST. AI.BANS.

order 81 Railroad conductors, the 10 low
Ing officers were elected: G. c., II. \. Dun
tar; \. &. G.. {. Remington; S. and r.. j.
Il. Wiley; 5. G.. y. Stewart; j. c.. +.
Holland; |. S, T. +. Gully; q. S, j. l..
Berry, delegate to the Grand Division at
Detroit. g. II. Fiskc; alternate. Geo. W.
Wells, finance committee. J. A. Sturd,-
want, !. {. White. J. c. Hurley; grievance
committee, j. &. Hurley, j. y. Sturdcyant
and j. kccfe.
Mrs. G. y rcrcival has still n fine lot
% millinery and notions. Pattern has
ana hornets at cost. cali in, though you
do not fecl like buying.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton II. Bostwick and
daughter Marion Of Chicago are expect
"a this week ana will make their home
here for the future. MIR. rostwict going
into business with his father, |. 5. Best
wick.
Roy Gallagher who was quite seriously
injured wniic pressing straw for Walter
brooks NJ the Fay last Friday, is slowly
recovering.
Mr., and Mrs. John Finn celebrated the
10Th anniversary Of their marriage ON
Monday evening. The ~ friends present
ut the gathering presented the couple
with nm" purse Of gold as reminder
of the esteem in which they are held.
SWANToN.
The new commissioner. Col. &. G. Gil
more has appointed Nv. r. g. Sheldon,
proprietor of the Peoples Drug store. as
town liquor agent FOR Swanton.
The tfr"' yuuug men from St Adams
who We're arrested here Sunday for steal
Ing a dog from Mrs Clark in Highsate
had their trial AT II. q. Furm ans cfice
Monday. Judge Brooks fined each Of
them s. and costs for intoNication, and
then lined them AL together s. for stealing
the dog.
FLETCHER
Roscoe Klns.cy of Lowell is visiting in
town.--Emma Jane Wcthcrbce died Dec.
l5th.-Mrs. Winfield Scott recently gave
birth to tripicts. They are all alive and
w,ll-Nrs. $, y. Gibbs is quite sick
John bouZam is home from the Vest
The masquerade was well attended, the
net proceeds wcrc sl5.-last week the
thermometer went down TO ~ below zero.
The annual cut price shoe sale of the
Allen Shoe Co. Is now In progress. Buy
your shoes now and save money.
MONTGOMERY.
The l.. \. S. of the Methodist Episcopal
church will meet on Thursday with Ms
q. e. Hichardson.-Mrs f. l.. Goodspecd
. has bought Moses Casavant's house
There is 10 be a Christmas tree with APP
T prorriatc Exercises Christmas eve ut the
( Methodist Episcopal church.-Mrs b. Il
p iuoddCll Of Gardner, Mass, came last
I
70 ents. Mr., ana Mrs. q. 4. Richardson
. Miss Ruby Fuller visited last week al
Rchford.-Mr and Mrs, Joseph Grant vii
, spend the holidays with their children II
: Massachusetts.-N. w. Taylor is stil con
fined To the house with rheumatism.
On aries Messier was badly hurt In IN,
woods Saturday, stub having pierce,
4 his throat.
= MONTGOMERY CENTRE.
y There will he a Christmas tree and ex
, crcises at the Congregational church Of
Friday evening. Dec 23-Students from
/, johnson Normal school are home for tn
1 two weeks holiday vacation,-Alrs Chas
/. Campbell has returned home from Mont
:, pcEer.-Mr and Mrs. a. c. REGAIN cNpec
To spend the holidays in Montreal
$ FRANKLIN.
j.. Mrs. Frances Langford and aughtcr O
y Coventry are spending short time wit
- Mrs. Laugford's parents, Mr. and Mrs
j. Il. Anderson, before leaving for he
! now home in New Lebanon, n. H.-Mis
- Lou Farnsworth, who has been spendn
=, several months at +. l., Hopkins return
, ed Thursday to her home in Minneapoli.
- deputy Collector Ill, {. Pomeroy an
, wife OF St Adams spent a few days /
. town last Week.-Mrs.. ii. w. Pratt ha
=, leen spending some time with her daugl
r ter, Mrs. b. b. Scrbner in Cornth.-Th
. L. V. NJ. Glee and Mandolin club gave
n concert in the town han Tuesday eveniu
D. the 10Th inst. The evening was rainy,
/, the audience was not rs large as IL othel
=. wise would have been.-Mrs. kNngsbuI
~ died Tuesday after n very brief Hines
~ Mrs, Kingsbury was 20 years OF age al
y, leaves "A husband and other relatives
-, mourn her decease.-Mrs. w. j. Drap,
-; died at the home of her son b. A. Drape
~ Saturday night of pneumonia. Her Il
- neral was held at the house Tuesday
-, 10 O'Clock. Burial was at East Frankli
l. Rev. IL. w. Worthen officiated.
r. EAST FAIRFIELD.
Edward LaRook, light battery NJ, u.
regulars, who has heen at home on n
NJ days furlough, returned to his duties Mo
"a, day morning.-There will be Christm
exercises at Union church Friday eve
r. ing. An elaborate program has been a
n, ranged.-Mrs. Barr of Highgate is vi
- iting at c. J. Resd's.--The Grange are
"a give an entertainment in their hall ne
ar month entitled, 1.-THE District School,
The arrangements are being made by Mi
nr Lillian Soule and Miss Anna Spafrord
nd Mr., and Mrs, Z. II, Burleson are the ha
,r- py parents of a baby girl. born Decemh
nd i4th.-Charies Anderson of st. Adams W
&C. has been visiting his grandmother M
OIL Farrell, returned to his home Monday
ay The neat sum of SO has been raised
ID. our citizens for the benefit OF the band
r. John Sinnott has position on the eli