Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-18

''dN. Inc tltlIenS Dand VIII furnish music.
The many friends Of James Brewer Cobb
VIII regret to learn of his sudden death
which occurred on May 7th at his home
in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mr.. Cobb was a
native OF this place. having been born
mere over seventy years ago, and mas an
nually visited the home of his boyhood
manifesting a deep feeling for his early
life and friends
NORTH FERRISBURGH.
The w. c. T. u. will meet at the home
of Mrs. Emma Palmer on Friday after
noon.-William Barrett of Rutland is
doing considerable work in the cemetery
setting new head stones and monuments
and also cleaning and repairing old stones
M. +. Allen, who has been in Boston on
business for the past week arrived home
saturday night.-Mrs. NJ s. Carr of Mid
dlebury is visiting at d. O. Noonans. s.
Homer 1sham and Earle Meade of Hines
burgh were in town Sunday-M. +. Allen
went to Whallonsburgh, n. Y, Monday.
WEYBRIDGE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Shaw are visiting in
St Albans.-Rev. r. w. Thompson WI,
preach in the Methodist churcn next ST '.
day.-Miss Sarah II. Wright is home from
her school quite ill.--Therc will be union
services on Memorial Sunday at the Metho.
dist church, sermon by Rev. r. A. Carl
son, pastor of the Congrer a tional church
The Congregational Sunday school have
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Superintendent, Henry Car
rier; assistant f. j. McMurty; secretary
Miss Letta McMutsy; treasurer Samuel
Jewett; librarian, Charles Jewett or
ganist, Miss Grace James: choirister, c.
o. Harvey: book committee. Miss o.
Sarah Wright. c. r. Smith. Miss Martha
Bowdish.-C. S. Paige, principal of Bristol
high school, will deliver the Memorial
Day address Tho exercises will be held in
the Congregational church
BREAD LOAF.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Calvin from
Rochester visited relatives here recently
Mrs. r. A. Damon and Mrs. H. |. Spoor
visited In Hancock last week.-Mrs.. Nellie
Atwood and Miss Mary Kirby have been
having the mumps.-MGrtin Manning has
moved back on to his farm.-Bert Riley
ana Minnie Larma were married at the
congregational parsonage by Rev. j. J.
Macdonald May 12th.-H. I. Spoor is a,
home for few days.
ADDISON.
f. c. Dixie of Bristol was in tow, the
14th.--Rev. H. II. White has been quite
sick the past week, but is now GONZALES
cent.-R c. Goodale has three small ali
gators on exhibition at his home, brought
from Florida.-Mrs. A. S. Crane has been
Whitford is slowly recovering.--Rev. John
Blanchard of New York is the guest of
Rev. II. II. White.-The ladies of the Bar
tist church cleaned the church the 18th
and 1eth. There will be baptismal services
at the church Sunday, the 2lst.-J |. Clarl,
and wife visited friends in Monkton last
week.-James f. Tracy of Burlington is in
town at l.. =. Tracys.
HANCOCK.
Emma Claflin is home from Bethel for a
few weeks.-Mrs. Emily Wilson from Mas
sena, y. Y, was in town few days ago
Mrs. George Farr is on the sick list.-Mrs
Clarence Niuton is slowly getting better. -
Work began Monday on the cheese fac
tory to be built in town.--Prayer meeting
Sunday evening will he at e. j. Boyden' s.
A. l. MaXham has rented the place va
Gated by John Edwards and moved in. His
mother is to live with him for a time
Mrs. Hannah Flint and son we're in Rocn-
ester this week to see her sister, who is
very fecble.-Orm Lewis and wife were in
town from Pittsfield few days ago.
WHITING.
r. n. Needham returned home from
Florida last Frilay.-Frank Williams was
unloading Daled hay at the depot when
he slipped and fell on the side of THE
wagon, breaking two of his ribs.-Eli
Stevens is very i'll with q heart trouble at
the home of his son, Royal Stevens.
LINCOLN.
At the annual meeting of the w G. T.
I; held 1T the residence of w. n. Cove.
May 10. these officers were elected Pr, si-
dent, Mrs. Ann Cove; vice presidents Mrs.
Josie Morgan. Mrs. Louisa Bristol Mrs.
\. Butterfeld; recording secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. Lois Bean; corresponding
secretary, Josie Morgan.-Dr Weston Of
consultation with Dr. Hodge in the case
of Mrs. Mary Davis. Her condition is such
as to cause her friends much anxiety
The school at Downngville opened Mon
day with a young lady from Rutland as
teacher. The school on Quaker street is
still without a teacher.-Mr. and Mrs.
Perry Eddy of Burlington are visiting
friends in town.-G A. Thayer returned
Friday from business trip to Alburg -
Mrs. VIII Lee is again confined to her bed
with stomach and heart difficulty.-AIrs.
DIR. Cushman has received news of the
death OF her brother, George Stone who
died in Braintree May 11th. Mr.. Stone re-
sided in this town several years.-Mrs. f.
II. Watson of Bristol. who recently re-
turned from the Mary Fletcher hospital.
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Hanks, last week.-Road Commissioner
Hatch began last Monday to 'mend the
ways of the town.
LEICESTER.
Guy Williams, wife and son Royal, of
Sudbury, visited last week at o, Dow's.-
Frank Johnson has begun work on his
barn and will soon have the frame up
son was horn to Rev. and Mrs. II. ".
Rickert and wifc last week.-George
Spooncr of Cobleskill, n. Y, called on
friends n town last week-A little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller has been
c oil Il, u
leg for some time. DR.. Abels of Salis-
bury opened it last Wednesday and she Ii;
now gaining slowy.-The school at Fern
vile was closed last Friday on account
of the illness of the teacher, Miss Lucy
Hitchcock.
RICHVILLE.
Mrs. Dorcenau and son Joseph and Jed
Collette and family started for Iowa We'd
nesday for their future home. e.-Edward
Godette and family are at Adolphus Nor
ris'.-Nlrs, Lucy Cook is afflicted with a
felon.
CORNWALL.
Miss Hortense NJ Drake is home from
Boston, where she has been since October,
studying voice culture under Prof Winch.
MIR. and Mrs. c. NJ. Keller, who were in
town last week visiting Mr.. Keller's par
ents, left on Friday for Portland. Me.
where they have positions in the Indus
trial school, located there.
RIPTON.
W.S,Huntley has built large bay win
dow on his residence Bert I;ren If lincoln
was before the court Tuesday to answer
to charge of intoylcation. +. L. Fish
appeared foe the State The verdict was
IPuilty.-Rev, c. II. Hogie is to deliver the
address on Memorial day in East Middle
bury Henry Damon's family has moved