Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-15

mother. The case was held open and he
was put under bonds of 500 for future
good bchavior.-A collision on Saturday
morning near the west end OF the covered
bridge between the team of VIM. Wilder
and the creamery team of William Long
resulted in badly demolishing both wagons
Mrs. o. @. Eaton and daughter Lena re-
turned Monday night from three weeks
visit in Massachusetts and Connecticut
]. j. Dumas OF Bristol was In town few
days last week visiting relatives and
frlends.-A meeting was held on Monday
afternoon, the 18th, inthc brick church in
the interest of the proposed Mad River
Valley electric railroad, which has been
granted a charter from Montpelier TO
Warren. Mr.. +. G. Kennedy of Burling-
ton was present and addressed the meet
ing at some length, outlining the plan on
which IL was hoped funds might be raised
for the construction of the road. Very in
| teresting remarks were also made by
Hon. j. IL. Hastings, II. o. Ward of More
| town, e. w. Slayton of Warren, A. ID.
Bragg and G. n. Billings of Fayston and
several others. 1t was decided to appoint
a committee of three from each of the
towns in the valley to canvass their re-
! spective towns and ascertain as nearly as
| possible the sentiment of each in regard
I to bonding the towns for the purpose OF
purchasing stock in the proposed road in
accordance with the plan proposed by Mr.
Kennedy. Committees were appointed for
! Warren. Waitsfeld, Fayston, Moretown
and Duxbury The following were named
for Waitsheld; John j. Kelly, c. f. Eddy
and Fred Il. Wilder.
WARREN
4 IT. B. Catchapaw, wife and son are to
spend the week at the lake.-Will Ptklns
remains about the samc.-Frank McKcn-
ney was moved to his mothers in DuX-
bury last week.
CALAIS.
J.. L. Provost and family of Burke have
moved into the A. Dwncll house on North
Main street.-The Universaist society
held a special meeting on Monday even
ing, September 12.-G. w. Cate and family
of Montpelier, Il. w. Cato and wife OF
North Calais were the guests of the
Lamb family on Sunday, Mrs C. j. Lamb
being their sister.
WORCESTER.
Henry IIersey, who has worked for NJ.
7. Wheeler for several years, has moved
to Northhod.-Iienry Holmes has moved
here from Hardwick land is working on
the mountain for his father.-Miss Bill
ings, the evangelist from Boston, is as
slsting the pastor of the Congregational
church and holding meetings every even
ing this week.-Georgc Sands of North
Hero visited his sick brother Charles at
, Frank Jones on Wednesday Of last week
Miss Maggie Wilson OF Barre is the
guest of A. j. Chase and wife.
NORTH FAYsToN.
Horace Morse has been quite sick fol
the past week.--Mr. and Mrs. o. s. Davi,
went to Warren the past week to see Mrs
| Davis father, Elder Brigham. who is very
. ill.-Mss May Howe is attending tho
Waitsfeld school.-William Nelson anc
daughter of North Haverhlll, n. H., are ir
town visiting friends
PI.AINFGELD.
Edgar l., Martin returned to Manches
ter, ~ H., after Il weeks visit at his ole
| home.-Mrs. Nancy Bailey of Brattlebort
: has been visiting William Gore, her broth
: era little son of Malcomn McLoud dieC
last Thursday of cholera infantum.-FreC
I Gliddcn. one OF Plainield's most respect
ed young men, died last week Monday a
, ID. T. Pages, where he has been very ii
with typhoid fever for the past thre,
weeks.-John Ryan was seriously hur
: while loading stock at Marshfeld las
r week Monday.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
, Elder Ross was called to town last Sa
/ turday to officiate at the funeral of MIR
Q Nichols.-There were ~ teachers presen
at the teachers meeting last Thursday
5 three being from out of town. goo
I sized audience greeted State superinten
dent. NJ. S. Stone in the evening. Rev
Norman Seaver gave a brief talk. TIL
closing remarks by Rev. MIR. Ganley wer
I a most fitting SliDDlpment