Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-28

in the capitol at Wa shngton. He was oflC B
of the founders and for long time the ,
president of the State Agricultural society. |
He was for 73 years a member of the Ma
sonic lodge here and for SO years a mem |
ber of the Congregational church. serv-
ing for the last ten years as one OF two
consulting deaCons. Not only his family, !
but the church and the entire community
deeply feel the loss of so wise and inllu- !
entail friend and citizen. His funeral
was held on Monday. September %. at his
late residence and was attended by n
large asSemhlage of people from this asld
adjoining towns
Another highly respected citizen of the
town, and member of the church. Mir.
W. VI. French, died on Thursday last at
the age of 81 years, and his funeral vas
held on Saturday, the 23d In the absence
OF the pastor of the church Rev. S. l..
Bates Of Burlington, who supplied the pull
pit on sunday officiatcd at both of these
funerals.
William NJ French of Chipman's Point
whose death has been announced. leaves
Il widow, aged 76 years and three SONS.
William b. and Benjamin of this place and
Walter French of Ticonderoga, y. ~
Phillip Warren has gone to New York.
where he will enter upon a course of study
at the College of Physicians and surgeons.
ID j. Vail. United States consul to
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Mrs. Vail and John Vail have returned to
their post, after spending the summer on
their farm herc.-Ifad it not been for the
continuous rain on Thursday the 21st
which prevented n large attendance at the
fair, tho farmers would have been re-
warded in their efforts to make the oc-
casion success, as the exhibition was
unusually good, there being fine show of
cattle, horses and sheep.
SOUTH sTARKsBORO.
Mrs. Lucinda Grace died Tuesday after
noon. after year of great SUFFERING She
was a kind and faithful wife, mother and
neChbor,- Mrs. Ka5e Hannford Of Con-
necticut is visiting relatives here Joseph
Br'}sall will attend the high school in
New Haven this fall
SHOREHAM
Miss Anderson started on Monday for
New Orleans, La, to fill a position in
Straight University Mrs. Nancy With
erell has gone to visit a sister in Wiscon-
sin.-lIarle Cook is taking an electrical
course in the University of Vermont.
MONKTON
Phelps Kellogg has gone to BURLINGTON
to enter college.--Misses Louise and Lena
Gee attended the fair at Plattsburgh last
week.-Leonard Mead is moving to the
Boro 70 live with Mrs. Ladd. Charles
Holcomh takes Mead's farm.-E. c. Scott
OF hiddlebury called on friends here this
eek.-Wilber Higbee of Proctor visited
his brother Fred Saturday.-Jennie Collins
is at work at the Parker house in Hines
burgh.-Mrs. A. j. Brill of Burlington is
visiting friends in town.-NoarlY every
other family at the Boro has one or more
cases Of whooping cough
See Prndlcs Adv. in this number"
BREAD LOAF.
Roy Kirby and family have returned to
hnD1n
Mary Kirby is in Worcester Mass, TO
spend few weeks with friends
HANCOCK.
Mrs Nellie Patrick and three children.
and benjamin Pierce from over the noun
tain arc visiting her sister, Mrs samuel
Tart--Georee Wright and his friend Louis
Gibeault from Cochituate. Mass, are with
his aunt, Mrs. c. r. Church, for a week
J. H. Church and wife started for New
Jersey last Monday for visit to her
brother.
WHITING.
| r. L. Boomer has gone to Mystic. Com.
| instead of Providence. r. l., as wdS re-
ported last week.-Mr. and Mrs Cleber
Williams are visiting relatives in Tona-
wanda, ~ Y.-Mrs Ada Williams and
daughter have returned to their nome in
Dubuque, Ia.--F. j. Hubbard of Middle
bury was in town Sunday-Chares Hub
bard is in Middlebury for a few days en-
gagged in football.-Miss Eliza Hubbard OF
Brandon spent Sunday with Mrs Web
ster'S famly.--W. II. Baldwin and Her
bert McCauley went to Rutland last week
expecting to obtain work thcre.--C. II.
Ketcham of Brandon was in town Monday
Clyde Ketcham, Carl Church AMI Ralph
Brock, went to East Creek in Orwell, duck
hunting the first of the week.
STARKSBORO.
Mrs. Hanson is spending the week with
her sister in LinColn.-Mark Hill and wife
OF Jericho spent Sunday with his parents
Mrs. Jesse Carpenter has returned to her
home somewhat improved in health. Mrs
Leslie Atwood who is sick with typhoid
fever at Thompson's Point is better
win Cotey and sister of Nergennes are
Visiting at Noble Wymans.-Wm. Wyman
and wife are in Bristol for a few days
The Glen Mountain Cold Spring creamery
received for the month Of August 24S $50 lbs
Of milk from which II SAP lbs of butter " as
made; average test 9SS12; gain from churn
16i2 per cent. Patrons received 10 cents
per lb for butter and S5ia cents per hum
dred for milk. The creamery is now re-
ccivin9 7oto lbs of Irilk per Gay.-AIrs. Fred
Hin has gone to the Victoria hospital in
Montreal for treatment.
CORNWALL.
The address given Sunday evening at
the Congregational church by Mrs Mabel
| Wing Castle of Honolulu, on "The Mis-
( slonarY IemNt in the Hawaiian n
Islands," illustrated by lantern views. Of
some of the life and features of our new
| possessions, was of exceedingly interest
ing and instructive. Mrs. Castle has a
most pleasing address, accompanied by a
4 pleasant voice, and a choice vocabulary.
! Her lecture was far above the ordinary. -
! Fred S. Haskell went last week to New
York city driving via Saratoga To Troy
and from there 6y boat.-Rev. s. H. Bar
mum is in Boston in attendance upon the
/ interna tional conference of Congrega- =
tonal ministers.-Mis Estelle and Jes-
sic Lane are spending the week in TicoN-
deroga, n. Y, the guests of their cousin
Mrs. +. +. Preston.-Mr. and Mrs A. T..
Foss and child Of Painfieid are the guests
of a. o. Lane.
NORTH FERISBURGH.
Melvin Davis. who has been at work in
Concord, n. H.. has returned homes. Il.
Martin and w NJ Dean and wife have re-
turned from Saranac, ~ Y, where they
have been to visit John Martin. Mrs S.
T. Martin returned with them--Miss Lucy
Wicker has gone to Northampton, Mass
where she is TO attend school-Cassius
Wicker returned to New York Monday af-
ter a short visit with his family
RICHVILLE.
Frank Gulley of Addison was the guest
Of T.. +. Townsend and wife last Friday
Mrs. NJ. f. Rich has returned from Cas-