Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-08


blow 10 miles per hour on the average.
and at one time reached as high as 49,
When the wind commenced to blow the
barometer rose rs of an inch and the tenn
perature fell ID degrees. The greatest
wind velocity ever registered at the sta
ton was GO miles, but there are very few
cases where IT has registered So miles per
hour.
The large amount of corn coming I'm
has made 1t necessary for the force of
help employed at the corn factory to work
evenings of late. 1t is thought the season
Will practically be over In another week.
Private John Shaw of Co. f. arrived
home Tuesday from Fort Mcpherson
Ga, where he had been in a hospital for
several weeks with typhoid fever. Fred
Holden also arrived home Tuesday, not
having been able to come with the others
of the company Sunday owing to typhoid
fever.
Frank Blake has moved his family to
the farm he recently purchased.
seymour Howe, whose serious illness
was mentioned in yesterdays Free Press.
died last evening about 6 o'clock. The
cause Of death is believed to be due to d
stroke OF apoplexy or paralysis of which
he had had two previous to this last i'll
ness. He was 60 years of age and un-
married. The near surviving relatives
are four sisters, the Misses Della and Ma
Tic Howe, Mrs. Harriet Dole OF this place
and Mrs. David Averill of Brockton, Mass,
two brothers. Edward and l.. A. Howe,
both of whom reside in this place. The
funeral Will be from the residence where
he died. Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
and burial Will be In the Centre cemetery.
The members of Mortified lodge No. II,
J. o. o. r.. will attend in a body and are
to meet in their hall at l o'clock Thurs.
day for that purpose. He was a member
OF the order for more than Is years
"a n IYrnh ~ tyntn ru ct fn,. t,tt
representative was 500 Of which number
James Morse, the republican candidate
had 279 and c. 3. Tilden, the democratic
nominee, PAS. There were five scattering
each for different man.
Prof. c. C. Brill and wife and daughter
left yesterday morning for Illon, n. y,
where Mrs Brill will visit at her home
while the professor takes a business trip
through western New York and Pennsyl-
wanna.
Geo Everett Talbot has secured a po-
sition as u civil engineer at Albany n. y,
which at present is temporary but may
prove permanent.
A. +. Wnslow was in town yesterday.
llo has finished work as assistant civil
engineer Of the Central Vermont road and
leaves in a few days for Terre Huutc.
Ind, where he will be an instructor IN
civil engineering in the Rose Polytechnic
institute of that city.
! Professor Rice" who has been staying
Mt the Northfield House for several days
past. and an unknown" from Barre. took
place at the race track of the Dog River
Valley fair grounds Monday afternoon.
There was considerable betting done, most
of the Mortified crowd stalking their
money on Rice while the other fellows
from out of town did the opposite. In the
race Mr.. Rice was defeated and It Is be-
leved by some that the whole thing was
n put up lob" If there was n combna-
ton John Cotter discovered it and was
the happiest man in town last night The
time made on the 100 yards was less than
~ seconds p. r. Hoeher and A. F.. Down
ing were Judges.
Miss Susan Kent arrived home from
Boston last evening for a two weeks
stay with her parents s. II. Kent and
wife and other relatives In this place and
vicinity.
Mrs. Charles Clark has returned from
the hospital at Burlington improved in
health.
FAYSTON.
Mrs. +. A. Bragg and daughter Edna
have returned home from visit to Chico
pee Falls. Mass.-Nearly one hundred
friends and neighbors met at the double
home of Sumner Wallace and family and
John SmGll's and family Tuesday evening.
Aug. 80. to welcome them. Cake and
coffee were served and all enjoyed a very
! pleasant evenIng.-There will be n basket
picnic and literary programme to cele-
brate the one hundredth anniversary of
the settlement of this town. Friday, Sept.
| IS, on the grounds of ]. b. Thompson, that
being the first homestead. Lynde Wait
was the first inhabitant. All natives OF
the town residing eleswehere and all resi-
dents with their families are cordially in
vited.
MORETOWN.
Mrs. L. S. Pierce and children OF Nor
risville are visiting her parents.--Mrs. Il.
A. Foster is quite ill.-Miss Annie Bagley
Of Haverhill Mass, is visiting at w. j.
Royces-Mrs w. III. Griffith. who has
been ill., is somewhat improved Miss
I1ettie Goss is visiting her sister, Mrs. Nj.
A. Nelson.
WATERBURY,.
Miss Matte Williams of wal,ham
Mass. is a guest of Mrs. f. j. Boyce.
Miss Julia Shipman, who has been Wis
itins friends in New Hampshire for Il
few days has returned home.
Miss Mae Lavine has completed her SER
Vices at the asylum and returned to her
home in Burlington.
Mrs 4. H. Seleck of Omaha, Neb., Is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs c. d. Robinson and son George
WIZ nstNe pccu q lew WEEKS
with her parents in Knowlton. +. O..
have returned home.
Samuel Hattie, who has been spending
few days with his brother. James Hat
tie left here enroute for England yester-
day.
Miss Ida Fuller is spending a few days
with Miss Katrina Landt.
! DR.. Mckenzie of the asylum is spend
ing few days vacation in Chicago.
! William Deal is confined to the house
by illness,
Mr., and Mrs. Wing and son of Derby,
are spending a few days with Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Grout.
Anna Davis left Monday morning for
the White Mountains, where she has Sc
cured a position for the remainder of the
season.
Alice Booker and Mabel Carpenter are
spending a few days with friends in
Montpelier.
Mrs Hattie E. White passed away at
her nome on Main street Tuesday, at the
age of i2 years and three months after
several weeks illness. The remains were
inferred In the cemetery at Waterbury
Centre yesterday.
NORTH FAYSTON.
Miss Mary Marble has returned to
school ut Johnson.-School No, 4 began
Monday with Miss Josie Prentiss as teach
er.-Miss Luna Is. Howe began her school
Monday on Waitslield Corners.-Hannah
Durkee has begun work for Thomas Ferris
of Moretown.-Misses Nellie and Alice
NELL are home for weeks vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Durkae are at
lchabod Thomas caring for Mrs. Hannah
Durkee, who is very ILL.,
SOUTH WOODBURY..
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