Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-06

care of him.-The visit OF the industrial |
and aid society to Mrs. Tatro in Starks- |
boro that was set for Oct 5th, has been |
postponed to some future time.-Gilberts
Jubilee Singers gave concert at the
Union church Friday evening.
BRIDPORT.
r. Fletcher and daughter attended a
dance in Mlddlebury Friday evening"
Mrs. G. Il. Cady and Miss Edna Elithorpe
are home from visiting friends in Bristol.
Miss Alma Elithorpc is home from Rip
ton where she has been employed.-Mr.
Taylor of Rutland is visiting his brother.
Horace Tyler of this place.-Thero
was a chicken pie supper on Tuesday
evening Oct 4. in the Masonic hall for
the benefit of the Methodist church,-The
young people of the Christian Endeavor
are having the vestry paintcd.-A. Delphi
is homo from Bristol where he has been
at work.-Rcv J. ]. Noe will preach
morning and evening in the Methodist
church Sunday Oct. g.-Perry Wolcott
has returned from Poultney and will re-
side on Cream Hill he brings with him n
wfc.-Nelson Barton OF Westport is visit
ing his brother, Hiram Barton.-The
selectmen arc putting in an iron bridge
by MIR. Barton's.-Master Howard Cady is
with his grand parents in Bristol.-A few
OF the young people attended the Chris
Saturday.
/ STARKSBORO.
| Sylvanus Hin and wife went to Jones'
| willie last week to visit l.. @. Ferguson
! Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Wood OF Michigan,
are visiting relatives in this vicinity
The Baptist church is being improved by
u coat of paint.-Mrs Ann Atwood has
returned from Thompsons Point.-Mrs
Catherine Steady returned last week from
Whitehall. The Ladies Aid Society of the
Baptist church will meet October IL. at
/ G. B. Cllford's.--Lizzie lIannon is visit
/ ing relatives in town.
We have discovered that good goods and
low prices can be found at the Allen Shoe
Co., Burlington.
ORWELL.
Cant. Levi Lille died of consumption on
Thursday. Sept. Sth aged G2 years. The
funeral was held from his late home at
Chipman's FONT Saturday morning.-Gen.
William Smith, retired, formerly of WASH
ington D. c.. now OF St. Paul. Mimi. has
been Il guest of his sisters at the Smith
humcstcad.-Mrs. Nellie Lewis left home
Friday. Sept. 80. for Kingston, n. Y,
where she has accepted n position In a
photograph gallcry.-A number Of young
people attended a husking bee at William
Martins last Friday evening.--Ar enter
tainmCnt under the auspices OF tho Chris
tian Endeavor society will be held in the
Congregational church Friday evening.
oct. I. j. Harry EnEels Of Rutland will
preside at the organ, and others from out
of town will assist in the programme
The missionary society Will be entertain.
, cd on Wednesday afternoon at tho home
of Mrs. ID. l.. Wclls.-The conundrum
supper held at the homo of Mr.. Simon
Stevens was Il very enjoyable AFFAIR. Tho
ladies' society cleared ten dollars from
the proceeds.-Mrs. Harriet Bascom ha.
at..l A..r tAA 1lA-
Holmes of Shoreham who will move here
with his family for the winter. Mrs. Bas-
com will spend tho winter with her family
IN the Ilemcnway farm.-C. II. Lewis Is
spending a coupe Of weeks in Boston
During his absence Mss Lillian William.
has charge OF the store.-Mrs. Col War
rem, Mrs. Amanda Warren and hcl
| daughter Miss Alice Warren. left Tues
day on the excursion for New York. Mis-.
Warren will remain in the city during th'
} winter to pursue her studies in voca
culture.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray spent
last week in Boston.-Mrs. Caroline
, Dewey has returned from n three week.
stay in Saratoga.-Dnvid II. stimson.
prominent citizen of Austin Mimi, was
, guest OF his cousin. Mrs. Alice Root las
= week. Mr.. Stimsoa has not visited her
since his wedding trip twenty-five year
S ago. He was ono of tho two State repre-
:, sentativcs appointed to the Odd Fellow
r Amelia Ward and Mr.. and Mrs. Dwgh
q Young OF Wallingford visited relative
:. here last week
CORNWALL.
n Mrs Julia Sampson Foote, wlre OF Rol
4 lin A, Footc died nj her home at an earl
hour Wednesday morning. Mr2. Foot
s had been in declining health for severa
months with n malignant malady. and 70
= the past month great sufferer. Mrs
3 Foote was IL daughter OF tho late Willar
sampson of Malone ~ Y, and of a lare
family only two sisters, Mrs. Alice Hunt
mgton OF Wcyhridge and Miss Annctt
IS Sampson OF Middlebury survive her. Mrs
a Footc had been for many years an aCtiV
t member OF the Baptist church in We,
f. Cornwall and in her death the churc
ID loses a warm friend and supporter. .
IS husband and two sons, Abram w. an
% Frank :. arc left to mourn the loss OF
t. devoted wife and loving mother Her II
l. neral was held from her late homr FIR
r day at II o'clock.-AIrs. Theodore f. T.,
s. gar returned to Boston Wednesday atts
IL "A short visit with friends In town.-Ralp
+ and Herbert Robbins are visiting frlcnc
IS in Malone, ~ Y.-William Swift of Ne
90 Bedford, Mass, is guest at D.
l. Dcan's.-Ilev. and Mrs. S. II. Barnum n
le tended the meeting of the Western We
- mont congregational club held in We
er Senncs on Wednesday,
Mt JoHn H. Alien OF Worcester MoSS,, ar
IL 4 member of Company c, Second Mass
e. chusetts, brought up several souveni
ye from Cuba and they are now on exhibitio
G. in the windows OF Norton & Warne
Among them the most noticeable is
e. iira8-Jorgcsen rifle which belonged to
r. United States regular and found on Il
,ir battle field at at FL Caney, q genuii
ed machetc, and several kinds
by loaded shells, showing the Krag-Jorgese
il Mauser, Spaniard brass explosive sh,
of and shells for rapid fire guns. last b
RS not least are n few genuine Havana
ny gars This is an interesting exhibit.
as Peter Alden died Saturday afternoo
1T aged 70 years.
is S. S. Gaines returned from New Yo
in Saturday morning accompanied by Nj
cr William II. Protheroe and son, Mas,
- George Protheroe OF Swansea, Wales, W
\l- arrived in New York on tho steam
l.. Britannia ON Friday. Mrs. Protheroe is
+. cousin of Mr. Gaines
Sc Mayor and Mrs. o. c. Dalrymplc
,er Ncrgcnnes were in town Friday,-Jo
is Porter OF West Cornwall who has been
in fer several months is In a critical con,
Ar tion,-Mrs. Sarah Stearns OF Brattlcbo
is Is in town on n visit to her sister. NJ
m Phoebe Britton.-Mrs. Hill, wife of
on late Darwin I'm, for several years Gle
ss- at the Addison in Midilobury was in TO,
rss on Saturday, calling on old friends.
las Mr., and Mrs. Arthur l.. Sampson
nix Hartford, Conn, are in town on a vi
it to their parents. Mr., and Mrs, e.
Get Sampson.-Nrs. Edward Harris and s
es, are in Lewis, n. Y, on visit tn NJ
rs. Harris mother.-Mrs J.. w. Poet Is slov
ew improving from her late ilncss.-Cal
ma are out for the marriage OF Miss Ami