Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23

wi jer Sunday.-Rev. c. y. Thomas,
tn o ngrcgationll pastor, was taken i'll
SUE, morning while conducting ser
vie There were no services in the
cvC There was dance at the
hose house Wednesday evening, Feb. 22.--
! Tho stewards of the Methodist church
for the ensuing year are, Alfred Ferguson,
B. /. Downing. B. w. Pollard, G. Il. Cox.
i. *. Wilson. G.. II. Doty d. II. Mcad,r,
| L. Il. Bissonette, Mrs w. +. Dunshee,
Mrs. NJ. T. Narncy, Mrs. r. G. Dixie, Mrs.
u. II. Meader; recording secretary, p. *.
! Wilson, district steward, Alfred Fergu
son; treasurer, G. Il. Cox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Purrinton are re-
ccving the congratulations of their friends
on the birth of a son.-Rev. G. n. Thomas
who was taken i'll Sunday at the Congre-
gational church. continues quite sick
| Reuben Bsbio and daughter of Ferris
| burgh have been in town for several days
assisting to care for Winthrop Gove.-E.
| N. Smart has been on the sick list the
past week.-Mrs.. j. j. Dumas is at home
! from visit Of several days in Charlotte.
The new carpets, furniture. etc, for the
new Masonic hall have been received and
Libanus Lodge will have the best finished
room IN the county.-The revival meetings
continue at the Advent church.-The
Christian Endeavor Society held a busi-
ness meeting Monday evening to make ar
rangcments for the county convention to
be held here next Saturday.-Andrew Dill
Ion has been visiting his mother in tho
Queen city this week.-C. +. Alternately
made business trip to Middlebury Mon
day.-F'ord Bingham visited in Middle
bury Monday.
The funeral of Noble Mccormick. who
died of diphtheria was buried Tuesday,
Several other members of the family have
been sick with the same disease but have
all recoVerod.-The funeral of Winthrop
Cove was held from his late residence in
South Bristol Wednesday afternoon. There
was a large attendance of relatives and
friends. Mir Cove WAS man highly re-
spected by all who knew him. Rev. l.. A.
Biselow ofiiciated.--Miss Jennie Grow is
quite seriously i'll with heart trouble
John Siples William McVar and a young
son of +. II. I.andon are on the sick list
A. f. Nahum and Miss NJ. G. O'Nei
visited the Queen City Tuesday.-Dr @. f.
Edmunds wife and daughter visited in
ilinesburgh this week
NORTH FERRISBURGH.
The funeral of the late Ez,a Hazard
was held Monday at two o'clock from his
late residence.-John Martin is homo
from Saranac Lake. p. Kenyon visit
ed friends in llinesburgh over Sunday
Mrs. Fred Harrington Is on the sick list
Mrs. Joseph Stone remains about the
sam DIR. Charles Dean has returned to
Dorchester, Mass whore he is to locatc
CORNWALL.
At the Congre gational church Friday
evening, March 3rd. Rev. r. \. Carlson of
MiddieburY College will give his popular
Lecture on Hawaii, illustrated with a
stereopticon.-Rev. j. c. Houghton Of NJ d
led to his home in New Haven. Conn.,. last
week, on account of the severe illness of
his mother.-Rev. J. c. Houghton of Md
dlebury occupied the pulpit of the Congre-
cation church on sunday in the absence
If
Rockwell. who have both been quite i'll
with the grip are improVing.-M Stella
Turner is nome after another term of
school in Fcrnsburg.
RIPTON.
Bert Harrington is very sick.-Rev Mr.
McDonald's goods came Friday and the
family are nearly settled In their new
home.-Miss Adah Damon is no better
Tho Willing Workers meet with Mrs A.
McQuivy the sd inst.
LINCOLN.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hammer attended
the wedding of Ruth Cove, "a sister of
Mrs. Hammer in Charlotte Tuesday,
Miss Ida Page was taken to the asylum
mt Waterbury Thursday. +. w. Turner
and Mrs Alice Nichols accompanied her.
Ihis is the third time Miss Page has been
mentally notwithstanding to the
record of Clerk NJ B. Cove there have
been 10 marriages. % births and - deaths
from January LIST, 1895, to February 18th,
1899. There have been no deaths from
grip or pneumonia thus far, this winter
Mrs. Joseph Colby is reported better. with
prospects of returning to her home in a
few weeks.-William and James Butter
field received word "Wednesday night Of
the death of their brother, George Butter
field of Manchester, n. H. He was G5
years of age. His nephew, w. L. Butter
field attended the funeral, which was held
rom his late home Saturday.-Mrs. Kate
Swan of Monkton is visiting her sister.
Mrs. a. n. Green. G. G. Lee and wife, who
nave been visiting in Ferrsburg and Shell
burne the past three weeks, returned
home Tuesday.-Jennie Morgan, Edna
Bristol, Lutheria Butterfie.d and Arthur
arney were chosen delegates from the
local Y. =. $. G. e. to the county union
to be held in Bristol next Saturday.-Rev.
X. j. Barton of Salisbury will speak in the
Union church next Sunday morning in the
Interest of the Anti-Saloon Leaguc.-Mrs.
Mercy Woodbury. of Monkton is visiting
her cousin. Mrs. j. H. Bean.-Lewis Ilag-
Sett's family moved to Monkton Monday.
Mrs. Mary DO ige of Bristol visited at
l.. {. BainS last week-The Ladies Aid
society will hold their bean" dinner as
usual on town meeting day, also sale
of useful and fancy articles in connection
with.-Mr and Mrs Arthur puttcr-
-. IL.
Royal Hamilton has gone to housekeeping
in South Lincoln in the Coughlan tene-
ment.
BRIDPORT.
Mrs. Hiram Barton is slowly recover
ing from pneumonia.-Frank Hehert is
seriously i'll with typhoid fever.-The
schools in town closed Friday last.-A
large delegation from this town attended
the charity bah at Middebury on Friday
last The ladies give a socable at the
Nostry on Thursday evening.-Mrs. O. w,
Pratt Is expected TO return soon.-T A. |
Nlson went to Albany last week.
NORTH FERRISBURGH.
Mrs. +. a. Sinclair, aged St years. died
at the residence of her daughter i'm North
Tcrrisburgh yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock Mrs Sinclair was born in Midi
dlebury and afterwards moved to Boston
whence she came to North Fcrrsburgh
The deceased leaves one daughter Mrs.
f.. H. Martin. ut whose house the funeral
will he held tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. The remains will be taken to
Boston, whore the interment will occur.
MONKTON RIDGE.
Antine Ncisonkock has purchased
fine pair of matched horses.-Andrew
farm this season,
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet with
Mrs, w. w. Turner on Friday afternoon,