Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-16

for Massac chusetts Wednesday.-Mi
Maud Bisbec, who went from here last
august, to a hospital in Boston, returned
last week much improved in health. She
expects TO remain in the family of Joseph
Colby this summer.-Mrs. Harvey Farr is
no better. Her condition Is such as to
cause her friends much anxiety.-Mrs
Mary Davis gains very slowly, and is still
/ unable to leave hcr ed.-Mrs. Hannah
| Huntington Is about the same-S. u.
! . Bryan Is so far improved as to be alb G
| to be dressed Maria Murray Is i'm
! very poor hoath.-Sybi Morgan is visit
ing friends in Middlebury, and expects to
go from there to Massachusetts the last
of the week. where she will visit friends in
! Fttchburg. Gardner and other places, be-
/ ing absent a month.-The next meeting OF
! the Aid Society will be held with the Mrs.
/ Lees, March end.
/ At the town meeting March the follow
| ing officers were elected: Moderator. G. A.
! Hammer; clerk and treasurer NJ. Il. Cove:
| selectmen, A. T. Morgan. C. A. Murray.
/ Frank Thompson; overseer of the poor \.
! &. Merrill: constable and collector, j. n.
/ Brane; listers. George Parmalee, Charles
| sweet. David Grant; trustee United States
fund, A c. Merrill; town grand Juror. S.
/ r.. Hodge, road commissioners, |. w.
! Hatch; auditors, V. ". Morgan, w. n.
/ ,
school director for three years, V. w. Nor
gan; voted to raise tax of s1.2J on the
| dollar the coming year.
RICHVILLE.
Mrs. Waite from Potsdam, n. Y, has
recently been the guest of Mr. and Mrs
Fred Brookins.-J. b. Rich was in Boston
last week.-Henry Wright has rented the
farm belonging to the estate of the late
| u. j. Wright.-Miss Katherine Wait has
! been out Of town giving recitals in diff
ferent places.
FERPISBURGH.
Volney Baker and bride Of Brandon are
sperding their honeymoon at l.. Il. Av-
erys.-Mrs w. B. Field has so far re-
covered as to be about the house. The
Rev. w p. Rulison OF Brandon preach
ed at the Methodist church Sunday after
noon.-Guy Field visited in Bridaort last
week Miss Daisy Danyow is able to sit
up for a short tme.W. A. Kelley moves
to Middlebury this week Wv. Il. Field de-
livercd six calves to Nergennes this week
which averaged 167 pounds and brought
him so.
CORNWALL.
Richard Nichols who has been for some
time with his brother-in-law. Robert
Easton. left on Saturday for Roxbury,
where he has postion-Robert j. Easton
is laid up. the result of an accident. While
handling logs in the woods with ropes and
tackle, by the slipping or breaking of Il
rope heavy log rolled upon his ankle, in
iuring it severely.-Miss Anna Hall Of
Wallngford will return after vacation
and resume her duties as teacher.
sTARKsBORO.
George Russell has moved into Wallace
Hills tenement.--Lester He'll is sick with
he tlgt To Mo-. @. L..
ed to Lincoln.-Mrs. John Layn has closed
her house and is staying with her sister
Mrs. f. j. Tucker.-The Green Mountain
Cold Spring Creamery is receiving 1000
pounds of milk.-AhSS Carrie Hill has re-
turned to her school in Enosburgh after
a weeks vacation.-Mr. and Mrs Thad-
dens Stevens of JOnesville visited at Wal
lace Hill's last week.-William Hanson
has returned to Thompsonville, Conn-O
ID. Baldwin never had a larger stock of
LOGS on hand than at present.-Miss Mary
Cady of Middlebury Is visiting Miss Clara
Smith.-Nlrs. Carleton Bostwick is slowly
improving. Mrs. Doten of Bristol is caring
for her
NORTH FERRISBCRGH.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety will meet with Mrs. J. NJ. Appleman
Friday aftcrnoon.-Homer Tsham of
Williston was guest at Albert Cronk =
over Sunday.-Mrs. Edward Daniels. who
has been spending a few weeks in Yer
gennes has returned home.-The Misses
Carrie ard Frances Wheeler left Monday
Tor Washington, d. c., where they Will
spend few weeks, the guests of Judge
u. j. Brewer.-Mrs. s. ~ Allen and
daughter returned home Saturday night
from West Pawlet, where they have been
spending the past two weeks.
ORWELL.
Moderator, J. q. Branch; town clerk,
Gideon Abbey; selectmen. A. r. Bush, j.
r. Lille, George Thomas; ovesste er of the
poor, John Hail. constable w. G. Hack:
listers, r. NJ. Sholes, Gideon Abbey, II.
+, Hack; auditors, ID. l.. Wells, Charrs
Hammond. VIII Jennings; road commis-
eioner, j. T.. Conway: school directors, w.
IT, Vincent. G. d. Bush, Will Jennings;
library trustees, c. Il. Abel, Mrs. r. ID.
Hall, W. II. Vincent Rev. n. o. H.
Dortion. Rev. Benjamin Swift. The town
voted 800 for the Orwell Free Library.
SHOREHAM.
Mr.. and Mrs. G, II. Hall are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. S. G. Moore in Fall
River, Mass.-Miss Clara Moore returned
from Mary Fletcher hospital in Burllng-
ton last week.-II. w. Jones spent Fri
day and Saturday in Middlebury. There
are several cases of measles and scarlet
fever in town.
PANTON.
There was a quilting at Mrs J. n
Stages Friday eVening.-William Whitio
was taken very i'll Wednesday, 1t is
expected that Basin Harbor will have
two mails a day through the summer
NEW HAVEN.
Herbert A. Iiinman has secured n posi-
ton in a military academy at Lynden, Ky.
Mrs. C. +. lianchett of Bristol is the
guest OF Mrs. f. f. Rowley.--Mr. and Mrs
j. j. Rhoads of Lincoln, were the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Ross Friday--Mr.
and Mrs. c. S. Dana were the guests of j.
j. Wright of Burlington over Sunday
Charles Wicker of Oshkosh, Wis. visited
his sister. Mrs. S. ID. Dana this week.
Miss Esther II. Elmer of Addison was the
guest of Mrs. +. l.. Adams, Sunday.-Mrs.
George p. Iathorne died Monday of pneu--
monia, aged 76 years. She leaves a hus-
band and six children, four sons and two
daughters. Her funeral took place from
her late residence, Wednesday, at II
o'clock a. NIL. G. Conant is seriously
i'll with pneumonia
WEYBRlDGE.
Bert Dodge, of Proctor. spent last Sat
urday and Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs J., B. DOdgo.-M n Baker has