Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-04
WORTHWHILE.

! There being few cases of scarlet fever
the trustees THOUGHT best 20 close the
schools tho past week ami there were no
services Sunday in any Of thc churches.
There being no new cases developed 1t IS
quite rSobable that school will resume
Monday.
Mrs. jenkins, mother Of Mrs. George
Drown. has returned from Boston and has
gone to housekeeping in the Tiff block.
The sugar store house of Fisk 4 S!Ocum
has been NOV ID from the rear of the gym
nasium building to Winter street.
Miss Mitchell, sister Of Mrs George Cur
riec. who has bcou seriously i'll at Hotel
Lamole, diel Tuesday evening. Funeral
Thursday.
Mrs Frank Agan. who has been spend
ing some time Mt tho Randall House LEFT
for her home in Ludlow last Saturday.
l2ev. George II. Bailey of Ashfcld.
Mass was a guest of his relatives, Hon.
q W. Hendee and c. w. Do1y the past
week
The street sprinkler made its first APP
pcaranCe May !.
Arrangam .nts are being made for tho
annual banquet of the alumni of Peoples
academy.
Bicycles are in evidence ana the numer-
Gus agents have been doing lively busi-
ness.
Miss Carrie Deavitt. assistant teacher
in the academy has gone to her home in
Montpelier for a few days.
Mos p. *. Gleed is having her residence
en- Park street painted
The buildings ON the Choate property
recently bought by tho town for site
for the new school building yesterday sold
for sl55 to -. II. Bede.l, the highest bin
der at auction.
new hunting flag was raised on tho
. nag pole over Col. Doty's store on Dewey
, day to replace the worn out one raise d
, when war was declared with Spain.
JEFFERSONNTLLE.
[ Miss Ethel Rlodgett who has spent sew
. eral weeks with her aunt, Mrs IL. W.
Narnum, returned to her home in Dan
. willie Monday.--J. NJ. Wilcox has the cellar
dug for his new house on the corner of
o Depot and Park streets.-Mrs. Fred Me-
3 Nally who has been very sick for several
weeks is very low-Ihc primary school
D has been divided and Miss Marion Page
. teaches in one dopartment,-Bishop Hall
= will hold services in Cambridge. Friday
: May g. at 3. y. m, at SCOTS hall.
d JOHNSON.
a Albert Kelley has gone to Ashland ~
= H. for the scason.-Bcrt Mills and family
C have returned from Fletcher-MiSa
+ Bailey has gone to her school at Cam
bridgc-W II. Nye went to Boston and
Manchester last saturday niGht.-Extra
help has been put on to the sections on
t the lake road.-This has been the poorest
}. sugar season ever known, and will not
:; average one pound to the tree.-Rev. Il
o f. Lowe goes this week to his new charge
}. in Brattleboro,-Geo. Smith has vacated
II the new house he built and moved on &c
y the old Prince place below the village
II William Sargent has moved from the old
\. school house tenement to the Cristy house
,r near the electric plant.-L. NJ Jones, act
g ing master Of Waterman Lodge. +, ont
d A. NJ, conferred the Srd degree on Prof
n Atwater last Thursday night In an arnos
faultless manner. after which banque
was served Ly Nine Host Kimball at thu
johnson House
IL STOWE.
so The schools In town commenced MondaN
as The dress promenade on May Day even
re ing at Lovejoys hall was success u
le every respect The prize was won by Mrs
sr Jesse a. KelloSg.-A hail storm such 8