Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-15

Wednesday evening. June It'll. They will
remain in town.-Mr and Mrs Henry
Stehbns have moved to Sheldon. Mrs.
Stebbns will act as organist in the Meth
odist church there She has for some time
played the organ in the Congregational
church here very acceptahly.-Rev. J. W.
H. Baker of the Congregational church
will exchange with Rev. Mr.. Burke of the
Methodist church Sunday. the 18TH
James kidder is sick.-Loraine Kidder of
Holland is visiting friends in town-Mrs.
NJ Wright and three small children
barely escaped serious injury last week
by being thrown from their buggy near
Frank Cassidy's. The horse was frighten-
ed al a large stone left by the roadside.
Mrs. Wright was famed, hut no bones were
broken.-Mr and Mrs. G. S. Fassett re-
turned June 10th from a trip to Massa-
chuSetts,-The damage to apple and maple
orchards by the tent caterpillar is more
widespread than in 1897 and ls9S. but those
orchards suffering most in those years are
comparatively free from the pests now.
BIN@HAMVILLE.
Chidren's day will he observed ut the
local church June lS.-Mrs. y. r Bingham
remains about the same-The visitors in
town this week are Ezra Montague from
Barton, Eddie Melvin and mother of Cam
bridge, p. b. Blair and wife of Morrisvl!e.
-CEellis Kingsley OF Georgia will be 80
years old in July He is we'll and active
Mrs. l.. Stuart is home for a short STAY
Mrs ). \. Gibbs visited at East Fletcher
this week. Mr. Gibbs is at work at North
Cambridge Mrs. Prescott from Water
bury visited her aunt Mrs. n. Bingham.
Mrs j. 5. Hunt has gone to Fairfax TO
visit her sister, Mrs. Leonard.
NORTH FAIRFAX.
Rev. 5. S. Brigham has been appointed
pastor of the NJ. T.. Church-Mrs. c. O.
orion went 10 Randolph last week and re-
turned with her daughter Helen, who was
taken sick while attending the Normal
school.-Children's day was appropriately
observed at the NJ, f. church Sunday
morning. The church was well filled and
the children and young people did very
nicely.
HlGHGATE.
l.. j. Sanderson went to Boston Satur-
day night,-Miss Mamie Manner Of st. AL
bans visited a her fathers over Sunday.
j. r. Sanderson and Mr. Wilson. son Of
Mayor Wilson of West Newton, were in
town Friday-Dr ID. NJ. Foss of De Pey-
ster, y y, visited his cousin, Mrs. B
r. Nye, June ll-Children's day exercises
were held at the Methodist church June H..
A large congregation was present and the
exercises were very enjoyable.-Eleano nor,
the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. b. f.
Nye was baptized Sunday.-Miss Churle.
returned missionary, spoke at the Con-
Yregational church June ll.-Mrs Payette
died Sunday morning and was buried
at St Armand Tuesday, June 13th.-Mr
and Mrs. f. Z, Smiths youngest child,
Gertrude, is very ill,-C. F, Sanborn of ST.
Adams is at work on l.. O. Nye's barn.
SWANTON.
Commencement exercises of the High
school We're held Friday evening at Bull,
lards hall. The stage was festooned with
class colors and decorated with ferns and
flowers. A well rendered programme was
as follows.
Music, orchestra Invocation, Rev. II. j.
Ranslow essay, MARY stuart" Annie Niue
Blake; essay, Satire on Fashion" CARA
LILLIAN Brown: Grafton, Have We Reach