Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-02
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OR. w. Seward Webb of Shelburne
Farms has given an order to the II. j.
Lilloy Wagon company Tor 10 lumber wa
Eons.-Mrs. Il. #. Page was the guest Of
Mrs. c. =. Sawyer at Hardwick Saturday.
Miss Maud Bailey gave an Interesting
report Sunday evening of the County
Christian Endeavor convention held at
johnson last week.-The annual church
meeting and roll call took place at the
Congregational church Saturday. Dinner
was served at 1880, after which the regu-
lar business was taken up. At this meet
ing the advisability was considered of
holding the regular Christian Endeavor
meetings on Sunday instead of Tuesday
evening. 1t was decided that If the Chris
tian Endeavorers We're willing to make
the change that it would be done accord
ingly.
WOLCOTT.
Mrs. c. NJ. Wood visited in Jefferson
vile last week.-Mrs.. S. T.. Conant visited
her daughter in Morrisville last week.
Rev. A. W. Anderson of Enospurgh Falls
Will occupy the pulpit at the Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday.-F. T..
Wheeler was in Barre last Week.-Mrs..
John Scott visited in Hardwick last week.
George Lebaron is home from New
Hampshire, where he has been WORKING
Last week as George Merritt was rolling
ogs he broke mis- leg below the knee
Carrie Colgrove is working at r. H.. Hub
bel's.-Mrs. p. Smith has been at l.. n.
Hebert's during the absence Of Mrs. r..
Thompson, who was unexpectedly called
to Morrisville last Sunday by the sudden
death of her sister, Mrs. Burke and niece,
Mrs Belle shaw.
MORRISVILLE.
Mrs. Burke and Mrs. Shaw. daughter
of Mrs. Burke died at almost the same
hour and minute on Saturday night
at their home on Congress street, where
they had lived for several months after
coming here from Stowe. Mrs. Shaw mad
severe double pneumonia while her mother
had pneumonia OF Il milder type coupled
with a chronic heart trouble. Tho above
are the first deaths in town IN many
weeks. The funerals of Mrs. Burke and
Mrs. Shaw vas held from the late home
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. G.. n. Kellogg of
the Congregational church officiating. In
the question as to which Mrs. Burke or
Mrs. Shaw died first Will rest tho distri-
button of a smal property.-J. NJ. Farwell
who was visiting at Mrs. l.. q. Spaulding's
on Summer street died there last Thurs
day night after a short illness with the
grip, developing into pneumonia and
coupled with a chronic heart trouble. His
two sons from Worcester, Mass, arrived
here Friday. Mr.. Farwell was 70 years
olN Was al tAllCI5 VI VI UNA ". ~
ton of this place. At . o'clock Sunday af-
ternon the funeral was he'd, Rev. NJ. S
Eddy of the Methodist church officiating
Friday night Mrs. Il. f. Edgerton, the
aged mother of Mrs. L.. S. French, died
at her home on the Elnlore road. with
only a short illness coupled with old age
The burial WAS on Monday.-Mr. Ctton
the aged father of Morrisvile's vel
known horsemen, John md Thomas Ut,
ton. died at his home on Olive street last
Wednesday night, his death being quite
sudden and resulting from Bright's dis
ease and other troubles. The funeral wa
held on Saturday a~fternoon.-pr. Wheel,
of Burlington was in town Friday nigh
in council in the case of Miss Nettie
daughter of Rev. G. n. Kellogg, who Is
reported bettcr.-Presiding Elder l.. Olir
Sherburne of the st. Adams district, viii
hold quarterly conference here Saturday
night of this week and quarterly service
with communion next Sunday morning
This is the last quarterly meeting of thu
conference year and the last that the
present presiding elder will hold here as
he has nearly completed his term.-Lu
ther Adams, an esteemed farmer, resident
of the town is in serious i'll health,-Mis
A. r. Tewksbury and her son, George, re-
turned from hero TO Llttleton, N. H., Mon
day.-Dr. Culley has gone to KirksTtlle
Mo, to study osteopathy.-The United
Workers of the Congregational church
meet and serve supper III the vestry or
Friday of this week.-ii. T.. Munson an6
Miss Maude Moulton are added to The
list of sick.-Dr. William Adams aveterin
airy surgeon has come here from Hardwick
Interesting services were held in the
Cniversalist church Sunday morning ant
evening, the day being observed as Young
Peoples day.-The New England Order Of
Protection held a special meeting on Sat
urday eyening.-A. r. Campbell, Mrs
Bentley, Miss Nina White and others are
added to the grip list.-William Cheney Is
to receive 500 from the railroad company
for the horse which was killed on tht
railroad after having run away and taker
the track where there was no fence
Fremont Bowen is to open a grocery
store in the basement of A.. G.. Vests
building There was a meeting of Tucker
Chapter, II. A. NJ. on Friday afternoon il
the rooms of Mount Vernon Lodge, No. s