Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-07


younger but are all Colbys, and what is
singular are widows. They are all also
In fairly good health. A. C. Merrill IL presi-
dent and Miss Jennie Farr secretary this,
year. |. G. Colby and wife of this town
will entertain next Year-The Purintons
gathered to the number OF A Thursday
from Canada, Massachusetts, Warren,
Huntington, Bristol. New Haven, Starks-
boro and Vergcnnes Much sadness was
felt over the loss sustained in the past
year in the death of Mrs. Merrill Barton
and Seymour Davis. JOY was also express
cd oVes the presence of Mrs. Davis. who
seemed to be near deaths dOoi for many
weeks this summer The family elected g.
II. Furinton president and Mrs. Lois Eean
secretary for the coming year The next
years meeting will he with w. 5. Nor
gan Of this town.--Oliver Barnard, n high
ly respected citizen of this town, died
Tuesday morning. aged 80 years. Mr.. Bar
nard was born here and with the the ex-
ception of the time he was In the civil
war. has always resided here He leaves
widow, Mrs. Lovet Frank B,narl and
a son and daughter, by a former wife. be-
sides many frlends who mourn their loss.
The funeral vas held from his late resi-
denCe Thursday afternoon ana was large
ly attended. Mes. Crossett Of DuXbury
was the speaker on this sad occasion and
her brother Morris Whitney had charge
Quartette composed of Mrs. A. y. Green.
y. J. Cove. Lois Sargent and A. NJ Sar-
rent, with Sybil Morgan organist, "hiie
kind friends contributed beautiful flowers.
Much sympathy iE expressed for the be-
reaNed family.-Mrs. Robert Morcy and
husband If Canaan, y. H., visited her
uncle. Ziva Elliot and wife last week.
George Morgan went to Montpelier Mon
day and will enter the Seminary thcro.--
Miss Myrtia Atkins is home from Rurlng-
ton for a two wenks' stay.-Bert Clark
is visiting his mother and brother, c. c.
Clark Arthur O'Bryan has been engaged
to teach the fall term Of school on Brown
llill in Starksboro.
WEYBRIDGE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Mitchell Of st. AL
bans visited in town last week.-Mrs.. w.
J. Newton is still very sick.-f'rank Fox
of frooklyn, N Y, was in town last
week, and his wife and children, who have
been spending some weeks at W.
Sturtevant accompanied him home.-Tho
village school taught by Miss ORourke OF
West Rutland. and the Monument school
by Miss kingsland of B'idport, opened
last Monday. o. Sarah Wright will
teach in Addison and Miss Sarah H..
Wright and Miss Martha Bowdish in
Cornwall this term.--Miss NJ. Wynnc
Wadsworth, who has spent several weeks
/ in town. returned to Springfield, Mass.
last week.-Gcorge H. Wright commenced
1 his school at Bethel last Mondny.-Thc
new furniture foc the library rooms has
arrived and it IS expected il will soon be
open to the public.-Cards are out an
nouncing the marriage of Charles James
and Miss Rhoda McMurtry, also g. f.
Soelev and Miss Grace Richards, to take
place at the Congregational church Sept.
L, the former at p. M, the latter at !
p m-Danie c. Wright died at his homo
.arIx Sttt1 MI n
ing, after an illness of one week, from
some intestinal obstruction. An operation
was performed on Saturday by DR. Bing-
ham of Burlington. which proved unsuc-
cossful. Mr.. Wright leaves a wife and
daughter, two sisters, Mrs. Alfred Fer
guson of Bristol, and Mrs. l.. b. Dodge OF
this place besides many friends, who
sympathize with thcn and personally
mourn the loss Of a friend, neighbor, and
an excellent citizen.
HANCOCK.
Lutte Rhodes and wife have been visit
ing ic Starksbcro and vicinity for over a
week.-Mrs. Lizzie Edwards and two small
children from Woodstock have been max
ing calls around town the past wcck-
Charles Flint who has been 1T work in
Montpelier the past summer is homo foI
a short ime.--ieorge Church and Frank
Claflin started for Conecticutn last NJ pndaS
morning-A new blacksmith named Re
cord began work for Mr. Lyman Flint las,
Monday and had the m sfortlW" TO saw his
left thumb almost off at the first joint
the first day.-The Sundays ,hoo NeXt
Sunday will begin a; l2 O'Clock after which
the children vii speak and sing --Frlnt
Ford is working for George Farr.-Borl
Boyd and family have novel to Granville
Corner He is to work for y. II. Rice.
SOUTH STARkSBORO.
The Wadley and Moody reunion has
been pos.poned from the 18th until the
18th .nst.-Schoo.s commenced Mon'lHy Will
Miss Swing,r and Miss Donley as teach
ers-Alice Morrison has retuWed to schoo
in Rar-e-Mrs Minnie Peet Of Burling o,
visited relatives here last Week.--Mr. anC
Mrs. Edward lill visited MIS- tfill's broth
or, Amos Tucker, here the first OF thu
weck.-Miss Frances Ward from BoStor
is at William Orvis's few days to re
turn with Miss Anna Lyman who has
spent the summer here,--The BanL O
Hope will meet with Mrs. Eta Sarcen
Gext Saturday afternoon.-charles Dwir'
has moved into Perlev Doty's house.
, William Larosc and family visited at he
fathers, George Mocriis, last week.
George Brown had the misfortune to GU
his leg quite badly while choppng las
Friday but is at work again.-Adan Hal
lock will attend the graded school in Bris
,, to- this fall.
BRIDPORT.
Mrs. Buck and Mrs. Hale OF st. Paul
Mimi, were at |. T. FletCher's last week
; Pcof. Seeley and family, who Uere a
: camp at the lake, have broken camp an
returned to their home in Middlabrlry.-
Mrs, Nottingham and son of Shoreham ar
! guests at c. L. Parish.-Mrs. b. A. Skii
, Is in town.
= BREAD LOAF.
Clayton and lie Roy Kirby, George Fish
er and Curtis Farmer from Worcester
Mass, are visiting friends here.
= The school in this district opened Mcv
y day with Miss Abbie Dyke of Bristol a
4 teacher.
= Miss Lizzie Sullivan. owing to the sick
:, ness of her mother, returned to Worceste
: Mass. last Wednesday.
4 A. n McQurey from Middlebury visit
', ed old neighbors here recently.
d RIPTON.
p Schools opened Monday.-Rosie Tucke
has returned from Rutand.-Rev. (. !
Schofield of Shrewsbury. secretary Of III
Vermont Christian Conference, will prcaC
II in the Congregational church next Sunda
; AZ II a. m.--Rev. j. j. Mcdonald preache
= in Sudbury last Sunday.
s RICHVILIE.
:, Mrs +. F.. Towscnd is in Richford wit
u her sister, Mrs. f. f. Gulley. Henry I
=, Ward is spending a short vacation in II
- north part of the State.