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

Harvey Williamson has received an in
crease of pension.-Mrs. Louisa Bisbie,
who recently returned from a Queen City
hospital, has been removed from Lincoln
to Hiram Carrs in this town. Her daugh-
ter Miss Maude Bisbie is stopping at II.
q. Peck's on East street for two weeks
Rev. Simeon Gardner is very low with no
hopes of recovery.-Reuben Bisbie and
Miss Bisbie of Ferrisburgh were in town
Saturday.
The work on the graded school building
Is completed. The addition is q by As feet
two stories high, with basement. Two
new school rooms are In the new part
both we'll lighted and with tho McGee sys-
TEN of ventilation will be ventilated. A
large McGee hot air heater has been put
in, and everything in the shape of black
boards, racks and desks are of modern
style. A corridor runs through the main
part into the new. The outside doors will
open outwards. This will give all the
room needed for several ycars.-An effort
is to be made to raise and organize a mill
tagy company herc.-Henry Warner Is
very fecblc.-Work will begin soon in re-
moving the old house on North street TO
make room for the new congregational
church that is to be erected this fall
Howard Hill was at home from Ncrgen-
mes over Sunday.-Miss Maud Bisbec Is
quite seriously i'll at tho residence of II.
l.. Peck on East street.-New York city
papers have given an account Of the com
| ing to New Haven of n Mr. and Mrs Will
| son recently leaving their three children
| in destitute circumstances The woman
| in the case is II former wife of Edgar
Myers of this town. She loft hero several
years ago in company with n well known
citizen of Bristol, both leaving families.
The well known citizen died n few weeks
ago so reported hcrc.-Willis r. Peate
has been on the sick list for several days,
hut is now improving.-There will be no
preaching services at the Methodist
church next Sunday-Mrs Herbert Glib
son of New York 10 the guest of Mrs. ].
T. Tucker.-Will Vandcrwatcr OF Rich
mond is in town.-The Spring Grove camp
meetings begins this week Thursday.-Mrs.
Wainwright OF Salisbury who Is the guest
| of Mrs. ]. r. Tucker had the misfortune
| 10 break her wrist Sunday. She had just
returned from the cemetery and while
caring for her horse she fell or was
knocked over by the horse with the above
| rcsult.-Mrs. Labombard Is reported Sc
| riously i'll with heart trouble.-Mrs. Il. c.
Guindon made misstep sunday and badly
sprained her ankc.-F. w. Thomas of
| New York is the guest OF his parents Rev.
g. y. Thomas and wife for n few weeks.
Dennis Casey of Woonsocket, II. l., has
been the guest of his brother, James
| Casey, the past week.-George Buzzell
and family of Waitsfield were tho guests
of John Chase and wife over Sunday.-F.
| W. N1Sn ana WIG NlSltlnG III 1TONl
| Point. y. Y.-H. b. Allen and wife have
moved into the Drake tenement on
"Stoney IIill."-Mrs. Amanda Bush is at
home from a stay of several weeks in the
queen City.-Ncrnon Atkins of Co. r and
Verne Brooks OF Company ID. First Yer
mont Regiment are at homo on furlough.
l-F. H. Shcrwin, who has been visiting his
relatives here for two weeks past return
cd TO New Haven, Conn, Tuesday. Mrs.
| Sherwin and child will remain longer
! Mrs. T.. B. Clark and Bert j. Clarke have
gone 10 New Jersey to resdc.-Dwight
l5ddy's now house on Munsll avenue is in
the hands of the painters. His new barn
l. nearly completcd,-The representa- tive
fight in this town promises to be a lively
one and the friends of both republican
candidates are sure OF victory. w. w.
Rider. the democratic candidate will poll
q large vote.-Thc board OF civil authority
will meet next Saturday to correct the
check list.-Mr. Albert Webb of New York
is tho guest of L. A. Dodge and wife. Mrs.
Webb has been here for several weeks
Miss F1ossie Quimby has entered the Nor
NAL school at Castlcton. Mark Quinn by
has gone TO Dandy and Mrs. Qumby, their
mother, is attending the Advent camp
meeting in Fair Haven.-Fred Landon is
laying cement walks.
a party Of young people from the Bread
Loaf Inn. Ripton, took dinner at the
Bristol House Tuesdav.-G. L. Hasseltine
Of Nergcnnes was in town Tuesday
William Mathewson sawed one thumb
quite badly in Drake & Smiths box fac
tory Tuesday. He was attended by Dr.
Walker.-The frame work of Lavarn's
tenement house on Mountain street ex.
tension is up and encosed.-Judging by
the number of commercial men who vlsi,
the local hotels. Bristol must be a good
town to visit.-W. II. Morris, wife and
son OF Brooklyn, n. Y, are registered nj
the Bristol House.-E, b. Palmer has pur-
chased tho monument erected to the me.
mory Of the late DIR. f. d. Hall of New
lIavcn.-James Shedrick and Walter Shed.
ric|; are at home from Camp Olympia or
, furloughs.-Wilber Bingham has gone tc
Massachusetts, on business.-Sevcn gov.
ernment head stones for deceased soldiers
! were received Wednesday by Duntor
Post. G. A. r.. and will be placed in the
different cemeteries where intended.
MIDDLEBURY.
: Cark have been received here announc
} ing the marriage at La Crosse, Wis., or
= August 10th OF Mr.. Louis Winslow Aus