Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-09

il'lh lIlluHlSlOWn mo tnc tenement of
q. a. Bohanotl, in this v~illage.-Ernest
NJ. Scaver and Mabel Jefrords were mar
ried here last week, and nave taken rooms
in Skibncr's block.-MiSs Nina Cutting. of
Norwich, has commenced teaching i'm the
Noah Taylor district.-Rev T.. Il. Briggs
visited his son Edward at Pike Station.
n. H.. last week.-Mrs.. Rhoda Crane has
taken possession of her residence recent V
built in this villagc.-Gcorge NJ. Seaver is
III With lum~hago.-Iebina sleeper, of Yer
shire, visited relatives and friends i'm town
last Saturday and Sunday.-A. T. New
man has discovered a new mineral deposit
on his farm, and is to have an expert de-
termine the nature of the same.
CHELSEA.
The first entertainment of Chclsca's Ice
ture course was a dramatic reading by
Edward II. Frye. who gave rip Van
Winklc' and a few other selections in
pace of David Harum. which was adver-
tised, he having been e%nioined by the APP
Ilctons, publishers, from repeating the
latter. The Representatives given were
very intcrestinE.-Mrs. Austin Skinner,
an elderly woman, who broke her hip by
railing from a piazza about four weeks
ago. died Sunday and her body was car,
ried to Barre Tuesday for burial.-Mrs.
NJ. II. Corwin went to Burlington Tuesday
To see her daughter Alice who is under
medical treatment.-On Sunday last 81 new
members were admitted to the Congrega-
tiotal churchill. 4. r. Corwin returned
Monday from n fortnight's soiourn with
his son, Charles r. Corwin. in Somerville,
Mass.-Mrs. George l.. Stow, as county
manager. accompanied two small children,
Joseph II and Laura T.. Abbott. to the
Home for Destitute Children In Burling-
ton TuesdaY.-HearinES at the law offices
and grand jury room last week occupied
the local lawyers and w. Il. c. Stickney
of Bethel and Charles i. Tarbell of South
Royalton.-A. H.. Powers, while under his
grtst mill Thursday afternoon, fell into
the wheel pit and seriously bruised his
face, besides tanning his arm and right
stde.-lt. w. Smith, esq, of Wells River
was in town last week hearing as referee
the case of T.. O. Tracy, apt. VS.. estate
of Alden T.. Tracy.-R. W. Allen had his
meat cart smashed up and n horse spoiled
in a runaway accident Wednesday, No
vcmber I. Arthur Slack, the driver, plead
cd guilty to being found drunk and dis
closed on a West Fair,ec man who came
over Saturday and settled with Allen for
part of the damages, Slack paying for the
rest.
WILLIAMSTOWN.
David c.. Gale, who began a course at
dartmouth last September, came home
last week. He had some difficulty with
his eyes while at Goddard, and now finds
that it would cause permanent injury to
attempt to 20 on with a college course,
for a time at least.-The second entertain
meut in the Lecture Course was given at
the Town Hall last Saturday evening to Il
large audience. The lecturer was Mr.. G..
a. Gearhart. and his subject, "The Com
ing M~an."-Rev. Pliny h. Fisk of Waits
field, formerly a missionary for the Con-
Ercgational faith in South Dakota,
preached at the church of hat denomina-
ton last Sunday.-Mrs. Joanna White of
Mclrose, Mass, is visiting Misses Annette
and Alice Edison for a few daYs.-Mr.
Ephraim Snow and Mrs. Martha Dickin-
son of Cohasset, Mass, visited friends in
town last wcek.-Rev. Frances Kimball
ana sister We're called very suddenly to
the home of their parents in Poland. Me-,
on Monday the 18th of October. by the
death of a younger brother after an Illness
they viii return before mex Sunday.-Mrs.
lens in Barre.-Most of the schools in
town close this week. There are to be
several changes in the list of teachers for
the winter term The next bi-monthly
meeting of the Social Library will he held
on Tuesday, Nov. IA, at the usual place
The Reading Gu meets Will Mrs. Walter
Granger on Friday afternoon of this week.
Topic. THE Period of King Alfred in Ear
ly English DIR. Lewis D..
Martin will move to Barre this week.-Al-
fred l.. House and wife who have been
at Mora, N. Y, with l.. r. Blanchard for
several weeks. arrived in town last Satur-
day night.