Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-19

births, n marriages and ~ deaths in town.
OF the births o. were males and 90 fe-
males. Thirteen of the deceased werc
males and 20 females. Seven died of old
age.
The Red Lion Inn meat market has been
sold by Mrs. Iona Chase to f. n. Jerd,
who has already taken possession He has
closed his other market on Pleasant
street. Mrs. Chase has gone back to Bos-
ton.
TUNBRIDGE.
Fred b. Nelson of Montpelier is guest
of Miss Mary Il. Nelson, his sister.-An-
drew j. Knight of Newbury, was a visitor
at H. r.. Haywards last week.-Mr. and
Mrs Charles b. Smith, who have been III
Hooksett, n. H., a short time, are now at
homc.--A. ". King was reelected presi-
dent of the national bank of Orange coun-
ty of Chelsea, at its annual meeting.-The
annual meeting of the Worlds Fair So
cicty has been postponed to Saturday.
Jan. 2s--Chares A. Wheeler of Windsor
was called here last week by the death
of Mrs. Della Farrar his sister.--John
&c. Iilay has gone 10 North Hartland for
a few weeks.
VERSH1RE.
Work was begun at the Copperfield mine
Monday. As mall number of hands are en-
ployed, and it Is hoped that a much larger
force will soon be at work.--A d. Blk by
of Manchester, n f., and Fred Kinney Of
Lebanon are spending few days at tho
BiXhy place.-Sevcral from this place at
tended the prom made and band concert
at West Fairlee last Friday night.--Most
of the sick in this vicinity are GONZALES
cling. though rather slowly.-F. d. Rich
ardson is in Boston on business.-S. II.
and u. II. Martin are buying lumber from
parties at West Corinth.-Mrs. Oscar
Corse has gone to spend some time with
her husband at Newton Centre, Mass,
where he has been at work for some
months.-John +. Johnson an old resident
of this town, died on Thursday of last
week at the residence of of John Ham
mer, near the mines
CHELSEA.
j. A. r. Corwin returned on Monday
evening from a 10 days trip to Boston,
where he has been visiting relatives.
Miss Adde French has returned to her
school in Northteld, Mass.-Edgar J.
Rich. the father of Mrs. James Hosking,
ir., formerly a dressmaker in this village,
died suddenly of pneumonia in Roxbury,
aged 81 years-Mrs. Edmund f. Peters
has bought of the Jane McGaw estate the
undivided half of the dwelling house,
known as the Belts house beside North
Common, and intends to occupy 1t as a
residence.-At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the National bank of Or
ange county. Aaron n. King, Willard r.
King of Tunbridge John b. Bacon OF
Chelsea, and fllas L. Roberts and George
+. Kimball of Boston were chosen direc-
tors. At a subsequent meeting of the di-
rectors Aaron N. King was chosen presi-
dent and John 3. Bacon was elected Vice
president. A semi-annual dividend of 2
per cent was declared.-During the month
Of December the Orange county creamery
received of patrons 1871 06l pounds of milk,
q
butter, for which lSa4 cents per pound
were paid, churn test. This is the same
as q cents per pound by the Babcock
tcst.--A joint installation of officers Of
Waterman post, G. A. r., and the Wo-
mems Relief Corps was recently held at
the G.. A. X. hall. The post officers are:
Commander, Story N. Goss; S. V. c., G.
w. Durkee; j. V. c., Fifeld Bohonon;
adjutant, G.. o. Smith; quartermaster, o..
f.. ISohonon; surgeon, Nathan Noyes
chaplain. G. +. Reed; o. D.. Richard
Smith; o. G., b. F. Smith sergeant-ma-
ior G.. H. Hardy; quartermaster-sergean
f. S. Noyes; provost marshal, A. L. Skin
ner The Relief Corps officers are: Presi-
dent Mrs. Anne Z. Goss: S. V. p, Mrs.
Nellie G. Hardy; ]. V. p, Mrs. Philena
Davis: secretary. Mrs Matte j. Atwood /;
treasurer, Miss Martha l.. Noyes chap
lain. Mrs. s. j. Bohonon: conductor, Mrs.
Emma McAllister; guard Mrs. Georgia
Bohonon; assistant conductor, Mrs. Alice
purkee: assistant guard, Mrs. Lavinia
Noyes.-Mrs. William f. Hood ia vsitin z
her daughter, Mrs. George j. Helmer, in
New. York city.-Arthur Cotton Baldwin,
accompanied by his wife, formerly Eva
Veazie, of Somervile, Mass, Were the
guests CT Mrs. J. A. r. Corwin over Sun
day, having driven over from Bradford on
saturday.-Miss Nellie NJ. Corwn is visit
ing her brother, Charles r. Corwin, in
Somerville, Mass.