Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-20
VERMONT LOCAL NEWS
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force upon the ground, that he was unable
10 move The horse was so tied up I'm the
harness that he remained upon the ground
until discovered by lad in an adjoining
field when Mr.. Birchard and man came to
their assistlnca. Mr.. Haskell was taken
TO Mr. Birchard's where he remained until
Wednesday when he was removed to his
home in West Cornwall where he is con-
fined to his bed. While there are no
bones broken it is feared that his spine is
hiurcd.-Frcd S. Haskell came up from
New York Thursday night to spend a few
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. b. +.
Haskell of West Cornwall.
Ihe condition of B. T.. Haskell, who
was injured in n carriage accident last
week, is not improved and IT is feared
that his injuries may prove to be very
serious.-Miss Louise MacKinnon, who
has been visiting Miss Daisy Cushman of
Middletiry and Miss Jessie Lane of this
place for several weeks, left on Monday
for her home in Mcnasha, Wis.-Mr. and
Mrs. G.. r.. Sampson spent Sunday in
! Starksboro. where they went to do
cvangclistiC work.-MisS Jennie Robbins
and brother. Ralph, returned Friday even
ing from Detroit. Mich, where they have
been in attendance upon the Christian
/ EnueaVor convention.
HANCOCK
Mrs. Lyman Rhodes went to Boston
Monday on a visit of several weeks. Mrs.
George Fassett and son from Mdllebury
were in town visiting fre.ds Il few days
this week. -Mahle Clann from lIills,)oro,
/ n. H., is home for a wcek.-Samuel Tart
and his daughter Mcrte. were called to
Starksboro Tuesday on account of the
Illness Of younger daughter. who is
there visiting with her mother.-Ilenry
Nj, rrman and wife from Suuthington,
N xstgft frty har Irn h
and old friends.-Charles Clahn from
I Hillsboro, y. H., Is in town for a few
days, after an absence of about 20 years.
/ He has been in the West until n few
years ago.-Clinton Clahn from Bethel
was in town one day this week.-Mrs..
I Cara Church has gone to Il. l.. Pierce's
for the summer.
RIPTON
r. j. Barton of Salisbury addressed
fair sized audience in the NJ. l.. church
last Sunday evening. Grace Muir
ray is improving slowly.-Mond1 morn
ing W. NJ. Smith pleaded guilty TO a
charge Of intoXication and had his choice
of $40. or 70 days in Rutland. In the af-
terncon Joe Obear, jr.. pleaded guilty ard
7 shared the same fate. He disclosed on
the Lake Dunmore house and Officer Lay
went down there and at 10 D. m. II rep
rcsentatve from the hotel came and
pleaded guilty and was fined $40 and costs
/ amounting to S25. Tuesday O. S kGg was
called to answer to disclosure by
Smith and was granted continuation
John Ross answered to a charge Of in
toxicaton and was fined s. and COSTS
The pastor of the Nj. f. church goes on
his vacation next week and during his
absence II. Powers will occupy his pulpit.
REV. j. j. Macdonald will speak in the
Bread Loaf school house next Sunday at
4 p. m.-Mrs. Danforth's grandchildren of
Igttt1 s,n .t.t,t
pastor of the Congregational church =, IS
to Silver Lake next Tuesday To attend
the meeting OF Congregational ministers,
to be held at that practitioner Noble
met with severe accident last week.
While loading a hayrack chain struck
his leg cutting a cash three inches wide
and Il inches in length.
EAST MIDDLEBURy.
Miss Grace Nichols of Woodstock is Wis
iting at James Kirby William
Tisdale was very pleasantly surprised on
the afternoon of July eth by a number
of friends and neighbors calling to he!p
celebrate her birthday.-Rev. S. w. Bid
well. who attended the centennial of
Methodism at West Salisbury June 9th,
was assigned the leading address. he be-
ing the oldest living preacher Of the CEN
fury. Fifty years ago he preached there.
Six towns We're then counted as Il circuit,
Little and Bidwell He had hard year,
his wife was Frustrated with fright from
a man dying with cholera in the house
where she was living and died soon after
the close OF his year of l"tcI. An in
teresting meeting with quite a number of
ministers present is reported.-Mss Grace
Foote is in attendance of the school for
teachers, which opened at Rutland on
Nonday.-Sevcral telephones have recently
been put in. in the village, one At j. 4.
Douglass market and at b. .. Peck's and
at h. II. Ross grist halliburton Rus
sell is visiting with friends in Bristol this
week.
FERRISBURGH.
w. II. Miller. who died Friday at his
home across the lake was buried at
Bristol Tuesday afternoon.
See Prindle's Sale, want column.
WEST ADDISON.
In spite If the bad weather the soctlble
held at William Morby's was quite sue
cessful.-Thc Helping Hand society met at
the parsonage on Friday of last week.
Miss Ella Sherman of Moriah has been
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Grant Horns
by
RICHVILLE.
A brother of the late Horace Ltttlejohn
died Thursday at Caroline Litrejohn's,
aged = years. His funeral was held Oh
Friday. Mr.. Partridge offciated.-Mr and
Mrs. Huntington, from the west, are
guests of Mrs Hattie Waite.-Mrs. James
Baldwin and son Ira, have been visiting
Mrs. Fillion in Brooksville,-Gcorge Lit
tlejohn come to attend his uncle's funeral,
and returned Monday. accompanied by
his mother.
WEYBRTDGE.
Prof. w. l. Twitche,l of Hartford. Conn.
spent last week at the Twitcnell home
stead-1'here will he a Union Temperance
service at the Methodist church next Sun
day evening. An address will be given 10y
Rev. r. w. ThompsOn.-Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Rivers are happy over the advent
of son in their home.-(ieorge 5. Wright,
who has been teaching for the past two
years in Spencer, Mass, is at his home
CLUBBING LIST.