Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-18
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kins and wife on their farm.-Thursday
evening, August nth. congregational
sociablc VAS held at the home of MI. and
Mrs Willard +. Townsend, at which
rich ard varied musical entertainment
was given, consisting of II duct by Cashier
IL. y. Mattson and Mrs William ". Cum
minsS, a piano duet by Mrs. Cummings
and her daughter, Julia, besides other eN-
cclcnt piano executions by Mrs. John u.
Bacon, Miss Sadie Ford and Miss Allen,
the niece of H. Edison and the daughter
nt Rurnham Allen of clinton, Mass, who
with his wife and daughter Is spending
the summer mt Almond u. Bicknclrs, Miss
Elsie Powers of Braintrco, who Is an IN
struCtor In the Emerson School of Oratory
In boston. gave two entertaining rectta-
lions and Miss Blanche Townsend enter
tanned with her whstling solos.-Mrs. s.
Ellen Cooley has returned from u several
weeks vacation in Fairlee. West Fairlcc
and Ncrshirc.--Orcutt BiNhy is making
considerable repairs on his house. having
torn out part of the south side and begun
to build an ell to correspond with that
erected on the north side two years since.
-ArChibald Il. Mills has arrived from his
ST. Louis home to spend the summer with
his sister, Mrs. John y. Atwood.-Amos
Emery of RoHalton was in town over Sum
day, visiting his son. Curtis s. Emery
Tho village school house Is being improved
with Il coat of white paint.-Edward A.
Davis, cashier of the National White
River bank in Rcthel, was In town owe"
Sunday. accompanied by his wife, on II
visit to his mother, Mrs. George l.. Stow.
Truman Spear, Il young farmer living
In tho northeast part of the town. is very
scl, with inflammation OF the bowels, he
ing attacked while attending the Milo
Hood auction last SaturdaN.-pr, George
I upTnnnnnipI
Gail lHood) Hclmer left town Tuesday,
August Q, to visit his relatives In Wales,
T. O.. whence they will soon return with
MS two children, he coing on To New
York with one and she keeping the 9TH
err here awhilc.-Saturday morning Clar-
cncc Corllss and Mrs. Mary Burnham
were married by Roy. w. T.. Allen.-Har-
~ j. and Ernest A. CorWin are on Il
bicycle trip to the White Mountains. Mrs.
Ernest Corwin and her sistCr, Nellie. GO
ing in "A carriage. Last week they Jour
neycd in similar manner to Williams
town Springs.
RANDOLPH.
Mrs. Joseph Il. Wells has gone to Willis
ton and Cambridge to visit friends
Miss Jennie WadleiGh has resumed her
place in Thomas store after u brief out
ing at Highgatc Springs.
A large number from this place went to
Bethel Saturday afternoon to witness a
game of baseball between the Rochester
and Bethel mines. II was won by Bethel by
4 score of to |.
! Eugene Wardncr and John Battsc went
to IIighgate Springs Saturday to try the
fishing.
/ f.. A Thatcher and daughter, Ida spent
Sunday in BARNARD.
4 Miss Grace smith is in Windsor for a
several weeks visit.
Miss Lena. the four-year-od daughter
of Arson Burroughs, died Saturday night
at L. o'clock of typhoid dysentcry after
an illness of only four days. The funeral
was held Monday afternoon at two
o'clock. Rev G. w. Morrow officiating.
/ Mrs. Anna Chase and daughter, Alncc,
have returned from a ten days visit in
B Burlington and Bakersfield,
/ Mrs. Jennie Bass and son. Fritz went to
! Pomfrct Monday morning for Il short
stay.
Miss Mary S. Du Bois has been rc-en-
gagged as first assistant in the high school.
This completes the board of teachers for
the coming year
| Kendrick Crawford wife and baby of
Boston are boarding at Geo. Woods.
! +. Wayland Baldwin of st. Adams was
down over Sunday.
| f. w. Sault of Ncrgennes was here Sa-
| tucday to meet his sistcr-in-law, Miss
Hannah Paine, who accompanied him to
his home.
Harry Eaton went to Boston Saturday
| to look for work.
| Joseph W. Atwood Of Plymouth, y. H.,
| formerly station agent here Is visiting in
town for a FEW days.
! Chas. Reynolds came down from Barre
Monday to visit his wife.
Vim. Brown of Montpelier visited at
"Dick" Banisters over Sunday.
Miss Edith Preston returned Monday to
her homo in STAFFORD after IA two weeks
| = 1t Roy. NcnOphOn ll1llS
EDITOR l.. p. Johnson of the Herald and
News left Monday for weeks outing in
northern Vermont,
c. l.. Hodges went to St. Johnsbury
Monday
Richmond skinner Of Royalton came to
Hon. j. d Dennson's Monday to visit,
Mrs Towne of NARROW, y. r., ana Mrs,
Perry of Rutland stopped TO visit at y,
NJ. Diapers here Saturday. They were
en- route to Montpelier.
Miss Elsie Powers returned Monday
from Chelsea.
Mrs Charles Miller of Lebanon, y. H..
was here to attend the Granger family
reunion at the Centre sunday. She was
the guest of Mrs George j. Prince. her
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nichols and little
daughter have returned to New York city,
William Bacon of Philade lphia has join
ed his wife and baby at Mrs. Ezra BrrC'S =.
and Lilly Jewctt of Cambridge, Mass, are
guests of Miss Lucie Wall at "Cobblc-
hurst"
y. W, McColom and family are camp
ing in Enfield, y. ii,
Thirtyleight candidates for teachers
, certificates took examinations at the Hich
, school building Monday and Tuesday Ur-
der the direction of County Examiner
Prchard.
j. Parish Williams is i'll at Chickamauga
He is the son of Wallace Williams and is
a private in Company +.
Mrs. George L. Spearc is entertaining
Mr. and Mrs, r. L. Morse of Boston.
, Mrs. Dutton returned to Concord y. II.
, Monday. Her sister, Mrs Laura Metcali
= of BARTON Landing rs still a guest at \. b.
Fishs.
, ,lahu Wclch of Elmra, y. Y. took his
: departure Monday night for mis- business
in Syracuse.
Miss Eva Bates is taking three weeks
vacation from her duties as bookkeeper al
, Mann a Aliens.
, Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock in the
, First Congregational church, occurred a
wedding which the large number Of
friends in attendance pronounced an eX.
, cocdingly pretty and dainty one. The con
: tracing parties We're Eugene ID. Segar
VINO holds AN excellent position with tn,
Porter Screen company Of Burlington, hui
was formerly IA prominent business man Of
this place, and Miss 1nez, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. ChaPleS Il. Abbott. The church
was beautifully decorated with palms
ferns. Clomatis and sweet peas in gener
; Gus profusion. The lady friends of III,
bride entered In a body and were seats,
in pews inclosed with white ribbon. The