Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-28

is in town, visiting old acQuaintances,-
Miss Blanche Rawson has returned from
Burlington, where she has finished a
course in stenography.-Wil Bean Is
home from New York wnere he has been
in a Jaw school-Mrs. Nichols of Boston
is here on a vist.-Mr T.. s. Drew died
at his sons home last Friday. The flu
neral WAS held from the Baptist church
Sunday afternoon. Rev. Charles Brown
OBLIGATED. -Rosaline Bernard died at her
home on Lake street December "a The
funeral was held from St. Mary's church
Tuesday morning. Rev. Father Clermont
catod.-Thc engagement of e. j.
Prouty of this place and Miss Bean OF
Lowell Mass, has been announced.
NEWPORT.
Hon. c. A. Prouty and family of WASH
ington, u. c., have come to spend the
holidays in town.--Mrs. o. N. Elkns has
closed her house and gone to Lowell,
Mass, to spend the winter with her two
sons.--Mrs. Lucius Welcome has gone to
New York to spend Christmas with her
daughter. Mrs. John Smith.--Mr. and Mrs.
l.. ID. Miles have gone to New YORK in
company with States Attorney Graham,
where they will be the guests of Mr. Rob
ert Acknowledgements Livingston and
wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a
daughter, boCn December 0th.-Misses
Madse Ratchelder and Olive Bean from
BuTn0BtOn, JULIUS l'uItOn anu JOStpn
Colby Of Dartmouth and Fred A. Blunt
of Yale are home TO spend the holiday va
cation,-Mr. Nat Emerson of Dartmouth
is the guest of Joseph Colby.
ALBANY.
Ora Rowel and family are moving from
the village to Alice Frazer's farm on the
hill.-Mc. and Mrs. ]. Il. Darling have gone
to Massachusetts to visit their daughter,
Mrs. j. Goodrich.-Russell p. Hitchcock
died Dec. II of Brlghts disease, aged 20
years Funeral services were he'd ct his
home at 1890 Wednesday morning, with
burial at Westfeld at $3.50, Rev. NJ. b.
Davenport of North Troy officiating. He
leaves wife and threc children. He was
the oldest of a family of five children,
four of whom now survive him, the
youngest being Al years of age.--Ray
E.ldridge is failing again.
LOWELL
George Gay has returned from Rhode
Island.-Arthur Eldridge who has been
quite Ill, is improving. Samuel Wedge
has moved into Mrs. SINNERS house. -
Belle Stannard. Amy Kingsley and
Merrinott Durvage are home for the holi-
days.-Miss Bertha Stickney of Newport
is the guest OF Mrs. w. f. Curtis.-Mrs.
Adelbert Powers, who has been i'll with
consumption. died Dec. 20. She leaves a
husband and five children, who have the
sympathy of their many friends. Funeral
services were held at her late home Sun
day afternoon. Rev. f. A. Eldrdge Of
ficiating.
CRAFTSBURY
Mrs. Levi Glidden, an aged woman, fell
in the barn floor last week while feeding
the hens. breaking her shoud%.-C. H.
Hanson was in Connecticut last week or
business.-Mabel Kelley spent a few days
in town last week.-Simon Shields took
the prize for the boys at the speaking
contest in the Academy and Anna Ma
comber for the girls last Friday evening
All the contestants performed their parts
creditably.- Christmas exercises nj
the NJ. t.. church Saturday evening, anC
the exercises at the Congrega iona
church Monday evening were very inter.
esting occasions.
WESTFIELD.
) Mrs Belle Williams is home from St
JChnsbury to spend few weeks with he
father, Mark Bean.-M. NJ. Miller is hon,
from Brown University for the holiday
vacation.-Almon Cross of Worcester J!
home for a few days.-Clarence HitchcoCl
or I.yndonville is visiting at John Mar
tin s.-There was a large attendance at tn
union Christmas tree at the Congregation
al churCh.-Troy and Lowell c. +. socie
ties will hold rally with the WesttielC
C. f. society Jan. 49, In the evening thu
North Troy orchestra will be in attend
, ance.