Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27

he held in the congregational church one
week from Sunday morning.-PuliCc Court
has taken a long rest of late. No cases.
The United " orkcrs will serve supper
In the congregational vcstry next Friday
afternoon at o'clock.-An interesting
pro crammo is down for the next meeting
of the Woman'S club at the public library
next Monday evening.
Hiram Town, the oldest man i'm town,
died Sunday morning at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. II. II. Griswold. He had
been a vigorous, unique character about
town rp to within very few weeks ago.
lie was born in the town Of stowe, Feb
rulry -, lSOh came To this town whom
less than two years old and had passed
his life on the same farm up to "A few
months since, when he came to the VIII
lagc to live. lie was the father of seven
teen children, seven of them now living.
The funeral services were held at the
GriSwoli home on Tuesday at ~ a. IN,
Rev Or l. l.. Booth officiating. The re-
mains were tatcn to the cemetery at
Gays Fails for intcrmcnt.- Misses Rcna
johns and Ethel ClaXton of East Char
lottc were al the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ira White over Sunday.--Hanicl Iiealcy,
manager of tho local telephone cxchangr,
Including Iamoillc county, spent Sunday
with his parents IN Rutand.-Mias Genie
Eush, lcad was in Montpelier over SUNDAY
with her friend, Miss Winnie Davis
Henry y. Slayton is expected to return
from IN extended trip through the West
crn StateS.-The means for giving pruml t
alarm in case of fire. especially in the
night has just been improved. a new
striking hammer aas been placed under
| the hell in the Universalst church tower,
a rope, instead of stopping in the gallery,
goes down TO the vcstibule, whore it's lo-
cation is shown ny an all-nisht electric
light Another dll-night light is located
outside tho church. showing a box with
glass front, in which is Il key to tn,
church dOor-Dr James W. Robbins al
New York Is in town.-Thc aged father o
ID ana ~ IIUtchins is very low.
/ ihil" hin mas returned to a position IL
n Boston drug storc.--Thc four orsanza
!tiunS in Grand Army Hall have q join
isociublc on Friday evening. The funerq
of the lttc Or. David Randall will be helt
at hr Randall hotel on Wednosday at on,
o'clock, Rev. DIR. Booth will o;iiciate anc
the intcrment Will be in Hyde Park. tn,
bearers will be Congress: man II. II. Pow
Crs and cN-Gov. q. w. Hcndce of Morris
willie. Col. T.. =. Sawyer and Judge T.. e
lNhite CT Hyde Park DR.. Randall wa,
Engaged in the active practice of medicin,
for furty-thrcc years in this vicinity. H.
had served as county sheriff. three term,
"a town rcDr, sentative from Eden and on,
torn from Hyde Park. had boon post
n astcr in Eden and inst selectman II
IdlNht I hIhs--JIll W I.lll''N Ttlulneu n'l
iron Burlington Thursday night-Harlal
l. French of Albany, y. Y. addr, ID tn
Academy students IN an informal wa,
Monday morning Merriam AM
lwifc of Cnicago and Rev. Dr. Hardy am
wife of Randolph are in town.--Stocnhoid
crs in the granite shed plant are practi
|ca,ly decided to make necessary change
and improvements in the sheds to max
Il warm for all winter use.-Will!s Cleo
of Topeka, Kansas, a former Morrisvill
boy, was in town over SundaY.-Th
Academy students are to present IN
lshlrt play, "A PrearranGcd Accident" u
la Halloween dttraCtion.-The now nr
alarm arrangement is to be tried Thurs
lduy.-AisS Clement f.. Smith is abou
town after serious illnesses cove: I'm
.cisht monthS-Dr. Minott returned Sal
tuldaV.