Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-26

organization has been formed for cir
culating library, and about eighty vol
umcs have been secured, mostly through
the interest and kindness of Miss Ger
trude Selden of New York, who spends
the summer in town.A meeting was held
last week and Rev f. b. Phelps was
chosen president, DR.. b. ID. Colby secre-
tary and treasurer. and Rev. W. F. Ills
ley, libarian.-Nellie Ketcham and E4efa
Baldwin are home, as school in Middle
bury has closed, there being cases of scar
let fever.
SALISBURY.
Capt s. II. Killcy's family are all, six
in number, sick with la grippe. Many
more in town are having the same dis
easc.-Farmers are getting discoura ge1
about the duiincsS of the hay market.
Buyers are offering from two to three dol
lars for good stock hay. Farmers are
holding for higher prices.-Considerable
wood Is ready to be drawn to the Lime
kilns at Leicester Junction when there
is pletny of snow.-One of the town $
Oldest and most respected citizens, Mr..
Horace Thomas died on Friday. January
18th. aged IS years. He was a member OF
the congregational church. lie was born
in this town and lived here to the time
Of his death, honorcd and respected by
all.
CORNWALL.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Lette Wooster only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Harrison Wooster OF West Cornwall,
Mr.. Frank Wells of Whiting. at the home
OF the brides parents Feb. 4th, at 1890 a.
m.-AiSs Rena Towlc is very Ill at the
home OF her father John Towle.-The in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benedict
is very ill.-Mss Alice Crane of Middle
bury is spending a few days at her uncle's,
G. u. Sampson's There will be an apple
social at the town hall Friday evening,
Jan. q. under tho auspices of the Congre-
gatonal church.-Mr and Mrs. Robert
Easton have had an addition to their
family. a pair of twins, boy and girl
born Jan. 22.-Mrs. Charles Remly, daugh-
ter of Mr. Joseph Adams is very i'll with
typhoid fever and little hopes are enter
tained of her recovery; much sympathy is
felt for the family as two sisters have
died within a short time of the same
malady.-Mrs. SilaS Parkhill and Mrs.
Henry Foote are i'll.
LINCOLN.
Mrs. Pearlie Burnham Tracy of Ohio has
come to spend a few weeks with her Sis
ter-in-law. Mrs. George Burnham. Mrs.
Tracy and her husband, Alfred Tracy, are
natives of this town, and moved to Ohio
some thirty years ago.-Miss Ruth Bar
mum of Monkton was the guest of Miss
Stella Cove over Sunday.-George Dear
born and wife visited friends in Warren
Saturday and Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs A.
mer Bagley of New Haven Mills were in
town over Sunday visiting Mrs. I3agley's $
parents, Mr.. and Mrs r. Wheeler
Friends Of Watson Narney received word
Saturday night that he was not so WELL
business is still at a stand-still. Thou
sands of logs are ready to be hauled as
soon as there is snow.-There have been
few additions to the sick list in the last
few days.-Dayton Hanks is still danger
ously sick.-Mrs Sarah Cove, Judge
GoNes mother, is very feeble.-Miss Ida
Pages mental condition has become very
serious within the last week.-Fred Bryant
and Bert Hatch were home from Middle
bury over sunday.
NEW HAVEN.
Rev. f. G. Partridge OF Shoreham gave
tho fourth lecture in the course Tuesday
evening. Subject, Life in Appalachian
Anne rica. The State Board of Agricul-
ture Will hold a meeting here Thursday
and Friday, January 26 and 27.--Mrs. John
Welcome visited friends in Charlotte last
Week.-Mrs. c. y. Hunt is seriously i'll at
the home of her father. A. f. Wright
Miss Ella T. hathaway of Adams, Mass,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. a. T. Roscoe
NJ. j. Landon was in Burlington last week
Il, +. Rowley has recovered his usual
health.-CommencinE Wedne sday Febru-
airy lst meetings. will be held in the vestry
three evenings each week and Friday aft
erncons during the month of February.
WEYBRIDCE.
C. NJ. Baker is visiting in st. Adams
this week.-Mrs.. Gertle Roland of Cor
!nth, y. H., has been spending a few days
1T her fathers, Dea Samuels James
Willis Sampson of Salem, n. Y. visited
his mother, Mrs. Rosetta Sampson, last
Monday.-Thc Ladies Aid society Will
give an ent, rainmcnt at the town hall
Friday evening, February 3.The program
Will consist of readings by Miss Anna
hinEman. clocutionist, and vocal and in
strumental music, after which the ladies'
Will serve refreshments. Proceeds to be
applied on the pastors salary .-SThe Sun
d1y school board Of the Methodist church
elected the following officers to serve for
the ensuing year: superintendent. Rev.
K, /" Thompson; assistant, Mrs. f. c.
Ryder; secretary, Miss Mary Sturtevant;
treasurer, II. L. Thompson; Librarian,
Cameron Sprigg; organist, Miss Mona
Sturtevant: chorister. Mrs. f. c. Ryder.
Miss Tryphosa Dunnlng died on Thurs
day of last week, aged 50 years She had
been kindly cared for in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Wright for the past four
years, and was buried from their resi-
dence on Saturday. Rev. T. a. Carlson,
pastor of the Congregational church. of
winch she was member officiating. But
one relative, niece, Mrs. Drury OF
Swanton, followed Miss Dunnings remains
to their last resting place, but many
friends testified hy their presence to the
esteem in which she was held in the COM
munity where She has always resided.
ADDISON.
Mystic Whitford is very sick with the
the residence of II. w. Spooner Friday
evening, about 100 being present.-The
drama which the young people have been
talking of has been postponed indefinite
iN, on account of sckness.-Mrs Lyman
Clark is conNalescent.-Rev. II. II. White
is spending this week with his relatives
in lra.-Arthur Clark, Clara Clark and
Mrs. II A. SticElcs have been very sick
with the Grip.Ihe sick are mostly better
-CeOrg" Everest and wife of Nergennes
spent last week with the latter's parents,
Mr.. ana Mrs. w, Elmer.-Miss Emelia
Norton is the guest of. Mrs Mary Smith.
Mrs. Warren Norton is rapidly recoV-
cring from her recent sckness--Eugene
HallOck ana family move to Woodstock
THIS week. Jesse Dixie and family will
occupy the liallock place.-Mrs. q. O.
Hanks has been very sick the past week
her home the 2lst inst, after spending Il
few days with her sister, Mrs. II. II.
White.
EAST MIDDIlEBURY.
Mott Bourne of Fair Haven is visiting
his uncle VIII Yale.-rhe sick all Geem to
be on the gain.-The funeral of George