Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-27


were played on account OF rain.
Friday the lightning struck the barn adj
joining the Calvin Mouton residence at
Waterbury Center, now occupied by FL
hot Worthy and both the barn aud honse
William Mullen of Worcester. Mass.
has purchased of George w Randall the
lot on Randall street which he has occu-
ped since 1894 under a lease for the pur-
pose OF his creamery business. one Of the
conditions of the sale is that the creamery
shall be removed within two years. AL
though the creamery has been a conven-
fence rather than a nuisance where loca-
ted, 1t has somewhat marrcd the street as
"A residence street.
One Of the large derrick engines wastak-
en- down to the falls Friday during tho
heavy rain. 1t was about five inches too
tall to be gotten through the covered
bridge on the team and had to be un-
loaded and rolled through. Tho work Is
being pushed regardless Of the weather.
A freight car was derailed la he yard at
this station Sunday and 1t was necessary
to have wrecking train from st. Albaus
which arrived here in tho afternoon and
very quickly lifted the car back on to tho
rails.
Wheelock Towne has purchased Of q. q.
Evans the American House, and will take
possession about August /. Consideration
$4,000.
The books have all been reclassned and
ready for distribution on Saturday. The
juvenile books have been divided into four
classes: Travel history, nature studies
and stories. Tina miscellaneous depart
ment has been divided into the following
classes, religion, science and general liter
azure, art, pedaSogics and political writ
ings. There are now eighteen hundred
books in the library.
| Lyman T.. and George T.. Wrielev of
Deeifield Mass, visited with w. H. TrOw-
bidge yesterday
/ A. l. Foeg of Duxbury, who has been
confined to the house some time with an
Inquired foot, is out again.
4 Bert Ryford and wife of Boston are
spending a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j. Royce.
4 1t is expected that ono hundred men will
be at work on the Bolton Falls dam by
Saturday. Mr. Ward. the contractor will
remain here and direct the work person
ally
L.. f. Tracy and wife and f. C. Luce and
wife are spending a week at Thompsons
Point.
Miss Edna Johnson Of Stowe is visiting
friends in town.
Miss Beatrice Carpenter Of Winooski is
Spending a few days with Mes. George j.
Euinham.
Misses Blanche Cram and Grace Bedell
of Morrisvilla are spending a few days
with Meg H. d. Blakeley.
( David Joslyn of Waitsfiold visited friends
in town yesterday
! James Wallace, who has been threatened
with typhoid fever for several days is i'm
proving.
The asylum team will play the Stowe
team at Stowe on Saturday afternoon.
WAITsFIELD
Mrs. D. p. Dwinell and children of East
Calais are visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. f.
Berry this wcek.-A party of twelve or
fifteen fCom this place go about the mid
die of this week to Highgate Springs for
a two weeks outiUg.-AldermAn &. r.
Beach and wife and Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Fitch of Burlington were in town Monday.
Valley Lodge No. 16, ]. o. .. +. hold d
s1c:al at their rooms in the Norton and
Boyce block on Wednesday evening of this
week. Refreshments consisting of ice
cream, cake etc, will be served.-A large
number from this place were at East War
rem on Sunday afternoon to attend me fu-
neral services of James Mclaughlin. for-
mer ell known and highly respected res
ident of this town. His remains were
brought to tho Waitsfeld village cemetery
for ntes-ment.-The Ladies' Home Circle
meet Wednesday afternoon this week
with Mrs. j. II. Hastings.-Mrs. John Nc
Giegor of Walden. Mass Is visiting Tor
a few weeks with her brothers, George A.
l.. C. and ]. +. Berry.-itran Stoddard
went to Waterbury Monday and haG
cancer removed from the back OF his left
hand by DIR. Henry Janes.-.Iohn james, a
young man at work for Robert Kew re-
ceived a terrible cut on his arm by fallir &
against an old scytne last Saturday after
noon. He was attended by Or. Howe who
was obliged to take some fifteen stitches
!, to olose the wound.-JeCry Ryle Jr, Is
quite sick with a stomach trouble, ard il
is feared Inflammation of the bowels.
PLAINFIELD.
Clinton Cutler, John Foss and severa
Y others are camping at Groton Fond this
W eek.-While Mrs Oscar Wheeler anc
t daughter were driving to Montpelier last
= Thursday, the horse took fright at ar
: electric car, throwing Mrs. Wheeler ou
: and iniuring her quite badiy.-Deput,
, Sheriff II. T. Slayton Of Barre raided tn,
] barber shop of Robert Little last Sat
urday night, finding seven pints OF whisky
and a small quantity of beer. Little was
r taken before Justice w. s. Martin anC
placed under 800 bonds TO appear tht
. following Monday. Early Friday mornini
r severe storm passed north of the vii
A lage and lightning struck the house Of $
= l.. Gilman, occupied by Henry Corrar
s burning the house, sheds and horse BARI
= and killing two horses. Loss 81, 900: insur
anoe $1,000. In the afternoon anothe
e storm passed in nearly the same track
= striking a dozen telephone poles and !
t number of cattle and shade trees TIL
friends and neighbors Of Mr.. Corran kind
lly contributed some 500 to replace tn
property lost in the fire.
q CABOT.
r Mrs. Albert Noyes has again been so un
II fortunate as to rebreak the knee broker
II some time ago II Is feared that complet
c use will never again be had.-Cards ar
! out announcing the marriage Of Selden c
= Smith and Miss Emma Ritchie of Yves
Barnet on August lOth.-Miss Flora
= daughter of Hon. Charles Stone OF La
Il coma, n. H., is visiting relatives in town
|. G. f. Harvey is in town. 1t is expecte
n that his automobile will next arrive.-C
c ii. Haines and wife of Waterbury visite
e his father, |. F. Haines, last week.-Harr
s Coburn, wife and daughter and Burnt
y Coburn OF New York city are in town 70
: a few days.-Guy Britt and wife are i
a town.-The creamery made $500 pound
% of butter in June. 1t paid II cents TO
butter and % cents for fat.-Mr. and Mrs
h +. w. Southwick of Boston are Visitn
= relatives in town.-Mrs. Susan and Mar
l. Story have arrived At p. *. Garney's r.
n their annual summer yacation.-There wi
y be A minstrel entertainment under IN
Y auspices of the Good Templars August
10 and 4. Local talent and a variety of cos
10 tunes will characterize It'll. n. Tel
? belts had two bushels of Strawberre
l. stolen one night last week.-Frank an
x Bradford Allen of Portland are visitin
Is their aunt, Mrs. r. Il. Cate.-Rev. II. ,
i Kibourn preached at the Congre gationf
church last Sunday. 1t is not known VIII
will occupy the pulpit next Sunday.-N