Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-26
WINDSOR COUNTY.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

WINDSOR COUNTY.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.
A joint meeting of the directors of the
state Agricultural society and those Of
the Billings Park Association will be held
at the Junction House in this village Sat
urday. Jan. 2S, to elect officers for the an
nual fair and to fix the date for holding
the same this year. The meeting is APP
pointed at 1920 p. m. on the day named.
CHESTER.
Mrs. A. B. Hutchinson, who has been
visiting a sister in Boston returned home
last Monday. Mrs. Charles Walker is Ill
with the grip.-Olive Branch Lodge f. and
a. NJ, conferred the Master Mason de-
gree last Thursday evening in the
presence of a large delegation Of visitors
from Ludlow. C~avendish and Springfield
lodges. After the conclusion of the work
refreshments were served,-Miss Helen
Davis has been teaching the primary
school during the illness Of the teacher,
Mrs. Sherwin.-Several members of
Mizpah Chapter attended the district
meeting Of the order Of the Eastern Star
at Windsor on Tuesday.-Mr. James II.
Wetherbee. aged &c yea s. died at his
home here Sunday, Jan. Is, from the effects
of pneurnonia.-Mr. f. W. Pierce, who has
been confined to the house with illness
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same.-E. W. Gibson came home from
Brdttleboro last week. and has been
housed with the grip ever since. He is
better, but gaining slowly.-Prof. Riggs
has procured the rooms formerly oc-
cupied by DR.. A. A. Gibson for an Of
flee, where E. D. Bickford now resides,
and will use them for music rooms.
READING.
The 5Oth marriage anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. Gilbert occurred on JanuaI y
18th. They have been residents of Felch-
willie the last As years.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Lewis, from New Hampshire, are
at Mr.. II. f.. ObCr's and will reside with
them.-Frank Mason has been very i'll,
but is now improving.-Misses White and
Holde went to Newport, n. H., last
week .-EXtra meetings were held in the
Univorsalist church during four evenings
of last week. Sermons were preached by
the pastor, Rev. Miss G~oldthwaite, of
F~elchville. Rev. j. B. Reardon of Lud-
low, Rev. j. f.. simmons Of Woodstock,
and Rev. w. II. TriCkey of Clarcnout,
y. H.-Rev. Miss Milton Of Chester will
preach at the Univcrsalist church next
Sunday.-Mrs. Ackcrmln of White River
Junction is the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
e. *. Hewlett.-The Felchville singing
school, taught by Mrs. +. c.. Morgan, will
hold a concert on Friday evening of next
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CHESTER.
Clarence Burnett Davis, who is chief
yoeman on the United States hospital ship
Solace, arrived at his home here last Sat
urday night, from New York, on a week s
leave of absence.-E. A. Tobin of Ben
nington, was d guest of Mr.. c.. l.. Har-
wood last Saturday and Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs, John Williams have returned to
Providence, r. J., after one weeks stay
here.-Mrs. Grace Hadley has been Ill the
past week with the grip.-A delegation of
Masons from here attended the district
meeting at Bellows Falls last Tuesday,
also at Springfield on Wednesday.-Mr.
Pratt Of North Dakota, who was called
here by the death of Mr.. Warren Will
liams, started on the return trip home
last Wednesday.-H. NJ. Guild has been
i'll the past week.-The drama a Wreck
er's Daughter will be given here Friday
evening, February l0th.-The closing ball
of Prof. Chandler's dancing school will
be held in Fullerton hotel hall Monday
evening. February 18th.
SOUTH READING.
Lorenzo Cheney and wife Of North
Springfield are living with Mr.. and Mrs,
Reuben Douglass this winter.-Mrs. A. A.
Simmons is in Chester caring for Miss
Lottie Barrett who has had the misfortune
to fall and fracture one arm.-Grove,
BARLEY shot a wild cat last week Monday
in the Brown schoolhouse district. This
is the second one that has been killed
there.
SOUTH ROYALTON.
Miss Ala NJ. Day has returned from
~Bethel.-J. M. Thompson leaves town his
week and goes to Waitsfield, where he has
employment.-Arthur Fowler of Exeter
n. H.. is with his family at John Shep-
ard's.-Mrs. Abbott and daughter Lucy
are spending the winter at NJ. S. Adams
Miss Marjory Slack of Exeter, N. H., is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Julia Eos
ter.-Mrs. j. NJ. Thompson goes to RAN
dolph this week to visit her parents.-L
+. Terry has recovered so as to be able to
attend to his store.-Mrs. w. L. Webster
visited in Bethel recently.-Rev. II. NJ
Goddard exchanges pulpits with Mr.
Grant of Sharon next Sunday.-Mrs. Cas-.
per Abbott is In Hartford caring for Mrs
Hazen, her mother.-Mrs Carroll Girls.
void, who has been visiting at Mrs. Mar.
tina Sibley's, has returned to her home In
Barre.-Mr. and Mrs. Kent entertained a
number of their friends at Larchmoni
farm Tuesday evening.
ROCHESTER,.
Or. w. d. Huntington is very sick with
a complication of diseases arising from
tho mumps.-G. l.. Greeley was in Bethe
Monday. The Congregational sociabls
was postponed this week, so many beins
sick,-Mr. and Mrs. McMain are in Marsh,
field.-Miss Clara Soule is In Barnard fol
a while.-Mason Hunton returned Mon,
day from Barton. where he went to at,
tend the funeral Of a cousin.
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