Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28

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Monday afternoon requiring the hurried
calling Of DR.. Howe.-A son was born
to Mrs Martha Chatterton Sunday night
the 24th.-Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Kicker and
son, of Lebanon, n. H., are at her
fathers, T.. G.. Persons for q weeks visit.
"A party Of six or eight from here, went
the fore part Of the week to Highgate
Springs for a two weeks outing. Another
party of about the sumo number intend
going the last OF this week for "a weeks
stay.-Mrs. c. II. Newcomb went last
Friday to Burlington, where she Is to be
treated at the Mary Fletcher hospital for
a long landing difficulty with one of her
ears.-Mr. l.. ID. Cady OF Mortified, to-
gether with his daughter, Mrs. Della
Gowdy, of Springfield, Mass, visited his
brother, II. b. Cady a few days last week.
DIR. +. G.. Hooker of Waterbury was
IN town two or three days last week to
attend C. NJ. Richardson, his brother-in-
law who was quite seriously III, but Is
now somewhat improved.
NORTHFIELD.
A pleasant event Monday was the mar
rage of Harry G. Moseley to Miss Nellie
Judd. The ceremony was performed at the
residence of the bride III Main street by
Rev. W. s. Hazen. Both are well known
Northhcld young people. Miss Carrie
Cushman was bridesmaid and Or. W. G..
Huntley best man. Mr.. Moselcy ls in TIE
employ of the New England Telephone
Co, and has been In Massachusettsfor the
past few months,
The editor Of the Reveille. the college
publication of Norwich University, recent
~ received a letter from Lieut.. Coninan-
der George p. Colvocoresses who Is with
Admiral Dewey, in which he stated that
he had just returned from a visit to the
Admlral's flagship and together they had
been reading several back numbers Of the
Revcille.
won't rn,nucpcn1 TUESDAY on tho slate
quarry recently acquired by Prof. Charles
Dole and Prof. G. G. Brill. The rubbish
which OF necessity collects about a slate
quarry, is being removed, a pump Is be-
ing placed in position 10 pump the water
standing in the quarry and the gentle
men expect to have slate quarried before
the middle OF next month.
, 1t Is that at the Centennial
:, Exposition the Mortified slate was award
ed the prize as the best in the world. There
are several rtfs in town covered with
this slate which have been on for % and
more years and still looks as well as the
day they were laid.
B Miss Martha NJ. Hazen was Monday
2 elected by the Montpelier board Of school
) directors, as Il teacher in the high school
Of that city. Miss ffazen taught last year
t In the Mortified high school.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Kimball and Mrs.
: w. j. 1arlln are among the Northicld
! people in camp at Mirror Lake,
, T.. Is. Ellis has rented the Davis Broth
= ers' stone shed near the Central Vermont
e station and is getting 1t in readiness to
work. 1t is expected MIR. Ellis
I VIII nave n force 81 stone cutters at work
? the first of next month.
( Misses Hattie I. Evans. Maude Downing
and l.. S. Whitmarsh have gone to Roch.
ester to remain a couple of weeks witt
t friends.
Q Street Commissioner Morse has beer
S placing guard rails in several places ir
the village.
+ the prospects for a profitable season a
,, the corn factory are considered very good
1t is now thought the canning of corr
= will not until a week or two
c later than usual.
G Mrs. Mary Martin, mother of Mrs. d
S =. Wooster, is reported quite seriously II
With heart trouble and Fears are entertain
ed that she may not recover
l NORTH FAYSTON.
Wesley BENJAMIN and wife of Eas
e Montpelier have been in town visitini
n friends.-Nrs. Babcock and children o
Waterbury visited at her brothers, Steph
en- Johnson's, ,he past wcek.-Mr. W. S
6 Chapman, a former resident. was In tow
h the past week.-Mr. George Mil er of Bos
s ton visited at the home farm.-There |
o to be n picnic in NJ. +. Davis sugar or
O chard next Thursday. All are cordially in
$ rited.-The heat OF the past week wa
very intense but it did not hinder quit
. of number from finishing up haying. Pc
d tatoes and other crops are suffering from
q the drought.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
Mrs. Harriet benjamin had nm attack o
e heart failure while at church last Sundd,
{ and had to he assisted to her home.-Mrs
II Kenyon was the guest OF Mrs. FarnswortI
= las, Saturday and returned with Mrs
Burt Wells of Barre.-Mrs. Charles Dud
S ey and daughter leave this week for thci
" home in Massachusetts. Grace benjamin
it was able to attend church last sunday
IS Mrs, Alice Lamberton has been visitin
friends in town,-Severai teachers In tow
n Will attend the summer school at Morris
3 Vile.
MORETOWN.
Everard Marshall has closed mis- labor
for J.. Wilcox and has retl rned to hi
- home in WaItsficld.-B. =. Gillett and VIII
" have commenced Housekeeping in the Bar
Der housc.-Jacob Bates and wife ar
spending their vacation In Northtield.-
:. J.. s. Pierce has gone to Morrisvllle wher
! he has a position in a creamery, his VIII
20 and children expect to so the first @
" August.-Mrs. B. r. Griffith and son an
- Miss Lillian sleeper spent Tuesday /
Waterbury,-Miss Maude Maxwell of Lir
:; coin visited In town last week Mise
~ Lettie Goss and Emma Royce visited III
formers sister, Mrs. NJ. A. Nelson, a fe'
-, days this week,
,e CABOT.
m Two Cabot BOYS received certificates c
* marriage last Wednesday the 10Th. u
It J.. W. Burbank was married to Ma
Is stevens OF Manchester, y. H., and ALDER
IL Ainsworth 10 Cora Nichols of Cabot. NJ
> and Mrs. Ainsworth went 10 Burlington
IN DR.. Burbank and wife are at Caspia
~ Lake. Greensboro at present, The pee
sc pie OF Cabot would extend TO them the
rs best wishes A. +. Morse and son. Bal
70 net, are visiting at his mothers. Mr.
g. Sarah Morse's.-Mlss Collie Foster of Blu,
lie lington is visiting her aunt, Mrs, J.
io Harrington. Douglass Is visiting hi
III sister, Mrs. Frank Parlin,-N. F, F~rrins
ton has concluded his services at Nj
Clouds, Hardwick, and is to 60 to NJ
Hermon to school.
,e WATERBURY,.
- Mrs. c. u. Robinson and son Geore
h. are to leave the last OF this week &c
e. Knowlton. +. @, where they are to spen
a few weeks with her parents, Mr.. an
Is Mrs. G. w. Beals.
A. II. Smith and family, w. \. Clar
and family, have returned from a fe
days outing at Queen City Park.
&c The Ladies' Aid society gave a suppt
er and literary programme at the churc
n last night. Mrs. Montana rendered n W
cal solo and Cushman Gray, Charl
a Moody and several others spoke,
Mrs, Martin Mcintosh IL spending a fe
days at Waitsfeld.
Bert Blakeley OF Hartford, Conn,
ak spending a few days vacation at home,
re Mrs. b.. +. Boyce and Mr.. and Mrs Y