Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
ORLEANS COUNTY.
NEW PORT.

Helen IIibbard has gone to Fall River,
Mass, on q three weeks visit.-Mr. and
and Mrs Clough of Lenoxvillc. +, O.,
visited at II. f.. Lanes the past week
u. l.. Comings died August 20 at his sons
home He had lived in this town for 60
years The funeral was held at the house
Wednesday at 2 p. m.--Thomas Fleming
has returned from Montreal hospital.
There is but little hopes of recovery
Mrs. Joseph Hamilton has returned from
Montreal, where she went to be treated
at the hospital She is doing nicey.-Mrs.
Colby and daughter Ruth, Mrs George
West and daughter and Mrs. Clarence
Bugbce are spending week at Moor's
cottagc.-Mr. and Mrs. Walker of Graft
ton and Mr.. Mr.. Walker of Chicago re-
Gently visited their sister, Mrs. G. G.
Furrar.-Rcv. Mr.. Livingston and son of
JaTrey, n. H., are visiting their son and
brother.--Mrs. G.. II. Moore and children
are visiting her parcnts ia Magog, +. O.
Mrs Edward Counter and daughter are
visiting i'm Meguntic, T. Q.-Mr and Mrs
William Hamilton and her mother OF
WATERFOWL. n, y, are visiting at w. w.
tis'.-Mrs. Sarah Stockham, who lives
with her daughter Mrs. William Curtis,
has a sister visiting her from Water
town, y. =, whom she had not seen for
~ ycars.-Wiliam Burnham has closed his
lahors at the livery stable Of f.. =. Davis
and gone to work for the Boston and
Maine Railroad company in the yard.
Mrs. Eben Counter OF Megantic, Que
bee, visited her sister, Mrs. Jerry Tatro,
rcccntly.-Mr. Hurlburt of Westfield has
moved into NJ. J. Blair's tenement and
will work for Blair & DeG.arm.-J c. Dav-
orson and Mrs. Stanton of st. Iohnsbury
were married the past week and returned
here Friday-B. w. Lee of Lowell. Mass.
a former resident. is in town.-Mr, and
Mrs. w. Il. Ranrey have gone to Webster,
Mass, to visit Mrs. Ranney's parents
L. G. In r1o hai
lease of the White shop and Mr. White
will take the shop in the future. Miss
Marian Richmond of Burlington is visit
! ing her uncle, William Richmond.-C. A.
! Wiley, proprietor of the variety store,
has gone back to Littleton, y. H. where
| he had formerly been in business.-liarry
Dickens and Ethel NJ Spauding made a
trip to ManSonVille recently and were
married, and after returning remained at
home a few days and then went to Bos-
ton. They We're gone a week during
which time it became known that they
were marriod.-Mrs. James Peters has
gone to MaGOg and Sherbrook on a two
weeks visit.-Mr and Mrs. VIII Daverson
of Boston visited -. G. Davcrson the past
week.. c. Daverson made a trip to St.
IJohnshury last week Wednesday. return
ing Friday with a hridc.-C. w. Pierce,
who was quartermaster sergeant of CO. l..
, lst Vermont regiment, has recently been
commissioned n second Lieutenant of vol
unteers by President Mckinley. He was
ordered to Boston. where he went Sunday
Uight-Thomas Wright has sold his place
on the Coventry road to his nephew Ell
mer Wright. and has moved to St. Johns
bury.-E. l.. Tracy has purchased the
Hutchins farm.-Rev A. l.. Wadsworth
has returned from a weeks trip to Bos-
ton.-Mrs. Clara Hobson and daughter
Belle Robinson, and Mrs. c. p. Story
have gone to Boston. Miss Belle will en-
for al Mrc Will
few days proceed to New York, where she
has n position in the Wanamaker store
George Kendall, brakeman on the Boston
and Maine. had hand smashed last week
Mrs. Sarah Noyes of Bolton Springs =.
O.. is visiting her son. A. II. Noyes.-H.
| II. Caswell and daughter have gone to
Boston, Plymouth, New York and Ash
burn, y. j. His daughter Mrs. f. c.
Prngle, lives at the latter place.
| VIII Green has returned from Boston
| Mrs. +. y. Biledeau ras gone to Boston
/ 10 visit her ents.-Wllie Tower of Bar
l. Foster's.-C. NJ. Bailey, wife and
daughter have returned from two weeks
trip in Massachusetts.--Mrs. Felix Taylor
has gone to Barre to visit her sister, Mrs
w. II. Murphy.-D. A. Dololf's lunch cart
took fire Sunday afternoon from an oil
stove considerable damage from smoke
was the greatest loSs.-Mrs. Jane Iilan-
chards house on % street was entered
last Saturday evening while most Of the
family were out and the bur-
giar got away with some food
and a small amount Of nponey.--Mrs
Carter was robbed ono night recently of
So it being takeh from bureau drawer
she had saved the money to pay her taxes
and insuranc@.-Mrs T.. q. Leavins and
three boys have gone to Holland on visit
joel Hubbard has moved into l.. f.
Rays house in the eng of Exchange
bock,-Mrs. Willard Sylvester and laugh-
ter Grace of Barton Landing are visiting
her sisters, Mrs. G. n. HOVE and Mrs n
l.. Foster-Wh lille G. y. Howe was at
work shingling on d. NJ. Camps house &c
Gently, the staging gave way, lie tell but
Il few feet but the shingles fell on him
and bruised him quite badly.-Roy Cheney
of West Derby has purchased the express
team of r. q. Cameron and will meet all
day trains and deliver all express matter
and do other light teaming.
CRAFTsBURY.
| Several from this town went to Caspian
Lake last Monday to assist in dragging
for the bodies of the victims of the late
aCcident.-It Is expected that the Rev. u.
J., Evans will be home from his vacation
and occupy his pulpit next Sunday.--The
village school commenced last Monday
with Josephine Cass in the higher depart
ment and Nora Smith in the primary
G. f.. Goodrich, whose sickness was men
toned last week. is seriously il.-Fannle
Stratton is home from New Brittol,
Conn, for several weeks Vacation.-Mr
and Mrs. Stevenson from Bradford visited
friends in town last week.-The union
Sunday-school picnic, held at Caspian
Lake last Saturday, was a very pleasant
occasion.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Silver
are in town. Mrs. Silver will teach the
present term on the Branch.-The Simp-
son relatives and family held their annual
picnic at tho Carter cottage, Caspian
Lake, last Saturday. A general good time
was enjoyed.
BARTON.
Rov. y. Miller Pratt, pastor of the
Bethny church, New York city. preached
at the Congregational church here last
Sunday morning, Martha Post of I1amil-
ton College. Clinton, ohio, proved him
! self al effective reader in his rendition q
David Gaclck" at the CONGREGATIONAL
Vcstry last Wednesday evening. -About
twelve of the friends OF Clarence Austin
gave him a pleasant surprise party at the
residence Of Mra, A. G. Austin last Friday
evening, Mr., Austin left Aug. 20 for Min
neapolis, Mimi, where ne will enter the
University of Minne,oti.-A crowded
house greeted the San Francisco Ministries
Saturday night. Their entertainment was
the best one OF the kind that has been
given In Barton for years--The bal
game Saturday afternoon between the
Barton and Barton Landing teams was
very exciting at the close. with score
of to IA against them ut the close of the
first half IF the 9Th inning, the Bacton