Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14


members of the corps, but for nearly a
year has been confined to her house.
Mrs. J. r.. Alexander has gone to Man
| chester n. H., for few wepks-Mrs G..
II. Allen returned from Bethel Saturday
evening after u short visit.-Mrs. Mary
Goodwin Flanders and Miss Jessie Flan-
ders of Rutland, were recent guests OF
Mr.. ahd Mrs. Clarke NJ. Smith.-At the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning the theme of the sermon will be,
| Christian Growth"
WILLIAMSBURG.
Mrs. G. j. Rose of Worcester. Mass,
visited her sister, Mrs. w. A. Reed Sun
day.-H. Il. Erslline returned Saturday
from a hospital in New hampshirc.-M IS
Grace Ditty has been staying at her
uncle's, Ralph Ditty's, tho past month";
G. NJ. Edison went to St. Adams last week
and on his return he accompanied his wife
home from Burlington, whore she has
been visiting his brother, II. j. Colby
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Williams of Brookheld
we're in town the 2lst inst. visiting her
sister, Mrs. Ralph Ditty whose condition
Is somewhat improved.-F. l.. Wheeler,
general engraver Of Worcester, Mass,
went to Montpelier Saturday. whore he in
tends to open businoss.-Mss Dora Henry
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. c. H..
/ Holden, of Brookdcld, for the past two
weeks.
CHELSEA.
| Job NJ. Slack aged 70 died at Orange
County Hotel Monday, July 4th, after Il
long and painful Illness. He lived in town
for most OF his life till some ten years
ago, when he removed to Royalton,
whence he afterward removed to Bethel
and from the latter town he came home
to Chelsea to die, as he expressed IL. last
March. For many years he pursued the
"a hp n -
cumulated n comfortable propcrty.-July
ith j. *. Darling, George l.. Stow and
Hale Is. Darling rode over to Fairlce to
attend the funeral of Hon. william II.
Kibboy for nearly four years assistant
Judge OF Orange County Court who died
nj the hotel In Chelsea the preceding Sat
urday from obstruction and rupture of the
bowels. He was " years old last Deem
ber.-Miss Mary A. Burbank on Saturday,
July Cd, returned from Barre for her final
vacation from teaching at Spauding grad
ed school, where she has been employed
during the last four years.. A. r. Cor
win and his wife returned last Saturday
from an eight weeks trip through the
West, visiting particularly in Minnesota
Iowa ana Illlnois.--Mrs George II. kim
ball. who has been spending several weeks
ut Orange County Hotel, returned to her
home in Boston last Friday-M'ss Emma
Wilson returned to Boston last Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Whitney. in whose
family she spent several years Of hsr girl
hood In Chelsea--W ednesday evening
July 9Th n Crawford Tea" was served by
Mrs. George l.. stowe to the ladies Of the
Reading Circle who have recently been
reading the quaint old English story of
Crawford"
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Stearns of Thorn
dyke, Mass. arrived on Saturday evening
TO visit her mother Mrs. Sophronia ord
way during the next few wceks.-Alonzo
H. Powers and his wife went over to
Bra'ntree last Thursday to attend the
funeral Of his brother Heman A. Powers
who died the Tuesday before, aged II
years. He resided In this town % or 30
years ago and is we'll remembered as an
excellent farmer and good citizon.--Friday
evening the wife and children of Fred A.
Ordway of Aberdeen, y. c., arrived to
spend the summer. MIR. Ordway is ex-
pccted next week TO remain during the
warmest portion of the summer.-Mrs. FL
mer Bradbury and her infant child arrived
last Wednesday fom Keene, y. H. to
spend some time with her mother-ln-law,
Mrs. Edmund l.. Peters.-Rev. ~ NJ Shaw
OF Montpelier assisted by Rev. T.. Trow-
bridge OF South Albany has been holding
tent meetings during the last fortnight
Sunday in the absence of the CongrcEa-
tcnal pastor, Rev. A. j. Eastman, Rev
William Il. Allen OF the Methodist Episco-
pal church preached an acceptable SER
mon to large union congregation. Revs
Shaw and Trowbridge were in the pulpit
Three services were also held in the fonts
conducted by the tent preachers abov"
named.-Mrs. Mary Walker has returned
from her visit to her son In Montpelier
and the latter, William d. Walker. has
been visiting his mother hcrc.-OrcCtt Biz
by has bought of Edwin ID. Fuller the
Ave acre moving field south of the cream
- NHt,aar -.
Willis Scales had his moving machine
broken to pieces by his horses running
away with 1t last Friday as ne left them
standing near bees nest. The horses
were not hurt.
VERSHIRE.
Mrs. Bowley of West Fairee Is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. S. II. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
1hurston of Lowell Mass is the guest
of Truman Parshley.-Mr. Lyman Titus Of
STAFFORD is visiting his brother Silas II
tus and other friends In town.-Mrs. EN-
ma Beckwith Of Post Mills was In town
the past week. She returned home Tues
day. July n.-Mrs W. G. Wetherby visited
friends In Lyme. n. H.. last week.-Rev.
George Is. Drake is still detained at Pike,
n Y, by the serious Illness OF his father
Mrs. Drake has conducted the services al
the Congregational church during his alb
sence.-School closed at Copperfeld last
Fr'day-Miss Wheaton of Barre is visit
ing friends In town.-Mr and Mrs. Jones
OF Barre spent several days at the home
or Mrs. Jones father. Mr. Henry Barstow,
last Week.-Mrs. Mamie Titus mas gone to
Maplewood for the summer.-Miss Hattie
Darling and her sister, Mrs. Buzzell have
returned to their home for the summer
Mr. Merrill Hastings and Mr.. Fred Slack
of Post Mills are haying for VIM Mat
toon,-A. b. Blxby of Manchester, ~ H.,
spent Sunday in town.-Mrs. Jane Pres
colt visited friends in Chelsea last week
WASHINGTON.
The Mite society meets with Mrs G.. T.
Huntington this week, Wednesday.-Mi
VI. c. Taylor. who has been spending d
few weeks with Madam Braley of Barre,
spent Sun6sy in town.-Mr and Mrs II.
NJ. Harvey of Topsham visited at S. y.
Carpenters last Saturday-The business
meeting of the Y. =. C. u. met with Mrs
ID. +. Smith Saturday evenng.-Mrs. EN-
ma Huntington was elected a delegate to
the Chicago convention and the society
voted to place memorial window In the
Universalist church for the late Hon II.
A. White.-Miss Florence Henry has ar
rived in town and her health is much i'm
proved.-S Il. Carpenter went to SPRING
held Mass, on business last Thursday.
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