Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-25


ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis l.. Osborne of
that city. Mr. Austin is former resi-
dent of this place and now occupies the
position of professor of chemistry in the
University of Wisconsin.
Work was commenced Monday on the
tearing down Of tho old wooden fume on
the west side of the river which is to be
replaced by an iron one.
The Middlebury electric company have
placed In the basement of Smith e. Wells
saw mill n dynamo with which to run the
incandescent lights during the putting in
of the new fiume. The street lights will
not be run and the village will be in
da rkness for two or three weeks.
Edgar w. Payne was arrested Tuesday
afternoon In Huntington by Consta BILE
Bean of Lincoln. Payne will be remem-
bored as the man who stole from n party
In Lincoln about two weeks ago horse
and carriage and harness He was af-
afterward traced to Waterbury, where the
horse and carriage were captured but
Payne escaped the officers. Payne was
placed under 1906 bail to appear at the
December term of the Addison County
Court and in default OF which he is now
boarding with Deputy Sheriff William II.
Cobb a his popular resort on Court street.
Invitations have been received for the
marriage of Miss Hortensc n. l.. Foss to
Mr.. John plow on Wednesday evening,
Sept. 7th at St. Bukes church at St. AL
bans.
Hon. f. ]. Phelps of Burlington, late
United States minister to Great Britain,
was in town yesterday and called upon
Hon. William Slade ex-United States
consul at Nice, and after stopping at the
Addison for a short time, proceeded to
Bread Loaf Inn, where he is to remain
several days.
There will be a new feature introduced
In the Addison county fair at its meeting
N hc uo nf pI
race for which the following entries have
been made: Chestnut stallion owned by
Roy Robbins, mark OF 80; bay gelding
owned by John Benson; brown gcldng
owned by DIR. i. IT, Mcllen; sorrel fily
owned by A. Williamson entered by Fred
Nash and a dark brown geldns owned by
Landon Abcrnethy. mark OF 1859.
wEYBRIDGE.
Rev. Mr.. Gordon Thompson OF Hartford,
y. Y. was the guest of his brother, r.
l.. Thompson. Inst week.--C. A. Dodge OF
Syracuse, y. Y, is visiting friends in
Itown.-Miss Gracia Howe of Burlington is
the guest of her niece Mrs. II. l.. Thomp-
sor.-John Shaw is in OgdersburE, y. Y.
where he expects to get a position as
travelling salesman for Newell G. Co..
Mrs. Charles Gilmore and two daughters
of Swanton are spending a few weeks
with Mrs. Gilmorc's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. ME. Spraguc.-Miss Helen Richard
son Of Mddlcbury is visiting friends in
town.-Clara, only daughter of Wallace
and Hattie Robbins. died last Friday af-
lternoon after n short Illness and was
buried from the home of the family on
Monday. The sadly afflicted parents and
brother have the deepest sympathy Of
the community.
NORTH FERRISBURGH.
| Mrs. A. Wicker and children are spend
ing few days with Miss Alma Webb
The entertainment given by Mr.. Post
Tuesday evening was of n high order, and
was greatly enjoyed by large and ap.
precotive audience. The receipts were
;l6,-Miss Kate Mooney is spending n
short vaca ton with her sister, Mrs. Nor
ton. of Richmond.
| A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. X l..
Wells OF Essex, y. Y. Saturday. August
20. 1898.
I They do say that the Allen Shoe Co. takes
the lead In low>prices in Burlington. Every
one say so.
| LINCOLN.
| I. G. Elliot and family of Shelburne and
Mrs. Bertha Babcock Dustin and husband
of Randolph visited at C. c. Lees the last
of the week.-Elmer Haywood OF Worces-
ter Mass, has been visiting her father for
the last week.-Mrs. Louise Risbee has
been moved from MIR. Heywoods to Mrs
Carr's in Bristol Flats and her daughter
to Mrs Peck's in Bristol-Thursday Mrs.
VIII Leo and Mrs. A. T. Morgan of this
place with Mrs, d. II. Orvis of Starksboro
and Mrs. John Elliot and Mrs. C. S. Ia
Dor OF Bristol spent the day with Mrs.
Nettie Barnum of Monkton.-At the social
held Thursday evening for the benent of
the West Lincoln Sunauy school library,
nearly ten dollars was realized beside n
very enjoyable entertainment Mrs. d. T..
Hanks OF Huntington and Mrs. Genie Ell
llson of Randolph visited friends here. the
latter part OF last week.-There seems to
be no doubt of the election of NJ B. Cove
as representative from this town as he is
the only candidate in the ncld.-Mr. and
Mrs. Elijah Fuller of Warren were guests
of Edgar Narney's family Wednesday,
Mrs. Alice Siple is improving.-Mrs. Sarah
Atwood and Mrs. Hannah Varney visited
in Warren the last of the week.
| Constable j. II. Bean was notified Mon
day afternoon that young Paine. who is
charged with stealing Geary's horse two
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