Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-29

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An entertainment will be given in Village
| Hall Wednesday evening, oct. 9TH by pu-
pills from tho Industrial Homo for the
| Blind of Hartford. Conn. The entertain-
mcnt Is TO consist OF mock trial and II
musical programme. comprising both vo-
| cal and Instrumental music.-Mrs Charles
Osgood Is to have rooms with Mrs Il. A.
Tillotson-Mrs. Harrison Jackson remains
about the same. Cyrus Holcombe is visit
ing his son, br. i. G. Holcombc. Mrs. II.
q. Mlnot and niece of Boston were at
Mrs. H. NJ, Ashlcy's Sunday.--Thc con-
tract for the railroad to the pulp mill will
be let next Saturday.
We notice the Alien Shoe Co. at Burling-
ton are doing the business OF the town; low
prices must win.
RICHMOND.
Mrs. Lizzie Rhodes wife OF Frederick
Fay. who died sunday evening, was buried
Tuesday afternoon Mt . o'clock. She leaves
= husband and daughter, the daughter
rring about 10 years OLD. She had
been a great sufIcrcr.-E. r. Jacobs
and wife returned from Boston Saturday
evening. whote Mr.. Jacobs has been on
husincSH.-William S. Walker and wife
wore in Boston Last week on business
Miss Zee Tow who has been quite III,
is much improved. Walter Fuller has
leased the farm that Er. Jacobs has oc-
cupicd the past year and Deacon ~ $.
Nhitcomb makes his home with Mrs. wal
ter RULER, who ~ hts grand daughter.-
Henry W. Mason and wife. who have been
visiting his mother, returned to his homo
In New York last wcck.--Thc Ladies'
church Aid society meet with Mrs. G.. -.
ELLIS Friday afternoon ut o'clocli.-Miss
Anna Ryan. the nurse is at homo for n
f"v days.-Airs. William Barney, who has
hccn sick FOR some time, dicd last Thurs
day. She leaves a husband In very poor
health, two daughters and eight sons.
TIL" funeral WAS held last Saturday. Mrs
Barney WIS II good ncighbor and a very
Cstimablc and worthy womHn.-Mr Glenn
cnt Austin of Richmond and Miss May
ilncc Of Jericho We're married by the Rev.
Alou2o Chase of Wlliston last Thursday.
Miss Nellie Green. who has been in
fiizahethtown y. Y, all summer. has re-
turned home.-Nlrs. G. H. Pine and sister
went to Now York last wecii-Niss Kate
Gleason went TO Boston and New York
lest weck.-Thc Towers creamery paid for
August standard mill; 20 cents per hum
Grrd.-Nrs. Charles Swift from Middlcsex
Is the guest of her brother. Asa Sherman
Mr. ana Mrs. Clark Andrews ard chill
drcn from burlington were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. S. +. Andrews over sun
day.-Ariss Kate McGauvln returned to
Brattlchoro last Monday after n weeks
Nistt-Mrs. Martin from FAN River and
james carney from Maine woro present
ot the funeral of their mother. Mrs. VIII
liam Rarncy.-nr Heath has returned
homo from his three weeks wedding trim.
Mrs. Austin Hazcn and five Of her sons
have been spending two weeks at tho sea-
shore In Madison, Conn. With thcm were
Miss Mary llazcu. who spent summer
In town three years since. and Miss ,,d!th
ana Helen Gates, with other niccos and
norhcws.-The Misses Gatcs have entered
Nj Holyotc CollogC.-rracy Uazcn has
returned TO Columbia University for an
other year Of study.-Nlrs. iIazcn went
with her son Austin for few woel,s'
stay in Thomaston. Conn. and then will
return 20 Rochester where she will mako
her home for the present
CHARLOTTE.
lr the death Of Ezra Alexander, at the
advdnt 81 age Of 81, Charlotte loses one
of Its oldest citizens Mr.. Alexander was
born AZ the old Alexander homestead In
the %7ar 1911 and married Flora Gillctt of
Hartford, Conn. in lS39. They spent their
early married life on q farm which was
a portion OF the old Alexander estate now
in The possession of his Rcnhow f.. II.
converse. Selling out his interest In the
farm he removed to the central part Of
the town, interesting himself largely In
mercantile pursuits, usSoclatlng himself
In a partnership business with Abial I.vnn
until about 1879 when tho partnrrship was
dissolved. He then enlarged his business
~ i"i' 4'dS'llS INC luIUWln store IN the
east part Of the town and the Gcorae
steel store at the west continuing in
trad" until 1873. During this time he
served as town clerk for 10 AMI postmaster
for 20 years. Before the advent Of cheese
factories and crcamtrics his store at the
Centre was largely known throughout the
portion of tho county as well as
IN Addison county and acruss the lake as
n place of exchange (or all farm products.
mere esp 'Ci3lly cheese and butter a..
paid out many thousands of dollars for
these articles in the days when they were
made ut home
Retiring from trade in 1873 he ana his
son, II. ID. Alexander, interested them
selves largely in fruit raising and in i'm
proving ana adorning the grounds around
his nome to which he was greatly attach
ca II having been mis- home for 10 years Of
his wooded He ana which was severed by
the death of Mrs. Alexander one year
ago N August, Two sons u. ID. Al,xsn-
der, 9. Ii. Alexander and n grandson, Or.
Frank H. Alexander survive him.
ar. Alexander's religious preference
was for the Society of Friends OF which
his parents were members. but he sup
ported the Congregational church.
The funeral was held from his late
residence on Sunday. the 25th INST. ut
O'Clock p, m, Rev, ID. W. Dayton Of shell
burne officiating in the absence OF the
pastor
Mr., r j. Pope of Chicago is visiting his
mother Mrs. s. G. Bush.--MiSs Janette
Boughton has been visiting in Burlington
for a few days.-Aliss Alice Pagan Is stop
ping with her grandmother, Mrs. William
Qunlan.
y ligh' apple crop is expected T..
A, Lansdon is homo again from the West.
Mrs. L.angdon is the mother of S. f..
l-Hngdon. and has spent the past wear
win her daughter, Mrs, r. 3 Champlin
OF Vernon, Minn.-'rhc extra meetings
church in North Fcrrisburgh for the rast
three weeks have been discontinued for
the present.
he funeral Of the late Ezra Alexander
was held from the CongrcGa !onal church
Sunday afternoon. IN the absence of the
pastor Rev. q. ". Dayton of Shclburne
oiiciatod john II. Thorp had general
charge. The bearers wore S. A. Williams,
A. y Byington. Ezra Hosford. II. G,
Leavenworth. Nj. y. Williams, .. p. Read.
~, j. Pope OF Chicago and Il. f.. Bush
or Maiden, Mnss" are visiting in town.
Lake View Creamery paid rs cents a hun
dred for August mlk.-W. n. Root is
building a new ioyeD barn on his farm,
with basement stablc,-Partics are offer
ingSS for apples,-E, II, Field had thirteen
sheep killed by dogs last wcek.-Wilinm
II. Holmes intends leaving before long 10
engage on tho coffee plantation of the
l'eafe Brothers San Juan Evongcista,
Mexico. Mi. Holmes has been greatly
troubled with rheumatism and he seeks
this climatic change hoping to be bene-
lifted in health. The location is about
1000 feet above sea level. He intends going
by steamer from New York to Vera Cruz,
possibly by way OF Havana. At Vera Cruz