Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
FRANKLIN COUNT
ST. AI.BANS.

Miss Anna l.. James has accepted the
position as one of the assistants in the
high school at Mortified.
The entire capital stock amounting to
$25 600 has been subscribed for the street
railway and work on the road will be be-
gun in the the near future.
Tho midsummer race meeting OF the
st. Adams Driving Park Association will
be held on Friday and Saturday OF this
week. The classes with tho exception of
the -for-Gll, which was declared off.
have filed well, and some speedy racing
is expected, tho track being in excellent
condition and everything in the power Of
the officers having bcea done TO make II
success.
The annual tennis tournament of the
St. Adams association will be held on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week at Col Smiths new tennis
court. A large number of contestants for
the trophy cup are expected to be pres
ent, including the winners of the previous
year. Charles Adams of Arlington, George
Worthington OF Bennington and Arthur
Fuller of Boston.
DR.. c. O. Mitchell leaves the last OF this
week for Portland. Me. TO attend the an
nual meeting OF the Maine Dental soc-
ETY. on July - and 20. DR.. Mitchell Is pres
idcnt of the association.
I DR.. Waldo Upton has gone to Fairfield,
/ where he will visit his mother until FRI
day, when he go to Waterbury to enter
upon his duties ms one of the assistants
in the State insane asylum.
! Mr., and Mrs. II. c. Royce of Pueblo,
/ Col, formerly of this city are spend
/ ing the summer in Richford
FAIRFAX.
/ Miss Belle Danforth started for the Adj
rcndacks Thursday to spend the summer.
DIR. C. +. Hawley is improving.
! Rev. Henry Crocker exchanged pulpits
with Rev. Mr.. Lorrimer of Georgia last
Sunday.-Bert Merriam of Oberlin, Ohio,
is visiting at f. w. Shepardson's.-A lawn
marty for the benefit of Co, b, given by
DR.. Phelps and Fl. O, wilkins, will be
held Wednesday evening. Cake ana Ice
cream will be served for 10 ccnts.-Mrs.
Hiram Hale of Georgia is visiting at
James Lewis .-May and Flossie Ballard
visited friends in Georgia last week.-E'
A. Ashland OF St. Adams, democratic
nominee for States attorney, was in town
on legal business July ll--Dr. |. L. Car
penter, city physician OF Manchester, ~
H., visited at II. L. Pease's with Mr.. Ash
land and wife July n.-Mr A. b. Butler,
wife and son of Lewiston. Me. are In
town for a few days, called here by the Ill
ness of Mrs. Buffers mother, Mrs, NJ. f.
Pease.--,A. b. Beeman and wife, Mrs. Pur-
mont and sister, and Mrs DR.. Allen of
Burlington are planning for two weeks
outing at st. Adams Bay.-Delno Bearus-
ey and wife are rejoicing over Il daush-
ter born July Sth-Mr, Il. Burns and wife
visited at Swanton last week,-Miss May
Ballard is assisting h. M. Ballard in his
lstore-Fletcher Allen and wife OF st. Al
bans visited at James Ruggles' July 0,
Il We have discovered that good goods and
low prices can be hound at the Allen Shoe
Co, Burlington.
i WEST BERKSHIRE.
Max Andrews has gone to Lake Placid
where he has a job for the summer.-Tht
farmers are busy haying Mrs. George IL
Ewins, who mas been stopping with hei
imother, Mrs. Ewins. returned to Montre
aI.-The recently organized brass bant
IS progressing well-Rev. w. p. Stanley
is having a vacation.
RICHFORD.
/, Rev. ]. II. Wallace preached in tht
Methodist church Sunday.--Mrs. George
Butler of Worcester Mass, Is visiting mel
sister, Mrs. C. q. Hamilton.-H. e. Roye
, of Pueblo, Col, is in town.-A union praise
service was held in the Methodist Ep,sco
, pal church Sunday evening in observance
l. OF o0ur war victories,-Some excitemen
, WAS gotten up Saturday evening abou
, six o'clock when strange man ra,
! through Main street with clothes partl,
, torn off and jumped into the river nea
the postotfce. lie was insane from drinl
) and attempted suicide. lie was gottei
out OF the water before II proved fata
} and cared for. He came from Canada