Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-27
ORANGE COUNTY.
RANDOLPH.

| rohn f.. Hobart is having electric lights
! and bath room placed in his nous
which he recently purchased of Charles
Briggs.
Friday Editor l.. y. johnson will open
the Herald and News Office for inspection
and sort of "housewarmiug. The Green
Mountain Band has been engaged to FUR
nsh music. Light refreshments Will be
served, both in the afternoon and evening.
Miss Della Grant, who clerks for Bell
Bros, entertained her sister over sunday.
Monday they were called to their home
in Tunbridgc. their father having suffered
a shock.
Henry Chandler lately suffered slight
paraytc shock but is now better Mrs.
Chandler Is also i'll.
Miss Josie Emery began her school in
Bethel this week. Miss Winnie Mann
opens hers in Braintree branch next Mon
day.
Wednesday at high noon, there was a
quiet home wedding at the east village at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Pear
sons the parents of the bride when Mrs
Alma A. Holden, was united in marriage
to r. W. Horner of Rutland. The bridal
march was played by Miss Eliza Davis
and the ceremony was performed by Rev.
L. L. Davis, the ring service being used.
Miss Alice h. Hendrickson Of Rutland. Il
niece of the groom, acted as bridesmaid
and Walter kinsman, also Of Rutland "a
best man. They left at once for their fu-
ture home in Rutland. The brides de-
parture brings regret to a host of friends.
| Wednesday afternoon Charles steele of
this place barber with c. W. Hayward,
was quietly married to Mrs. Winifr5 d
Wadleigh. Rev. Homer White. performing
the ceremony. They will reside in |. d.
Williams new house Oh Dudley street.
/ Mr. and Mrs. John Clifford have return
cd from their winters stay in California.
| Mrs. Clifford is visiting her son. DR. j. p.
/ Clifford, at Coos, n. H., while Mr.. Gffo d
| is looking at farms in town
s Burton Adams of Hartford. Conn, is
| in town on business.
j. NJ. Atwood returned Tuesday from
Walling ford where he and his wife have
| been spending several weeks.
Sunday. a daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs John Stimets of that place. She is a
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Atwood.
RANDOLPH CENTRE.
Joseph Hayes was thrown from his
buggy last Sunday evening ard quite seri-
ously injurei.-Rev. Charles F. PaFts'idge
for the last five years pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church goes to Windsor
next week. HIS successor, Rev. l.. n
Moody, recently of Gaysville is expected
| to preach next Sunday.
WASHINGTON.
Il j.
Edwin Foster, and will take possession
the first of May. The house n the mean
| time being thoroughly renovated and re-
| painted.-T Warner Granite company
are shipping stone by the car load to New
| York and the West. The new manager
Mr. b. p. Friend, is pushing business at
| the uuarry.-The Washington Agricultural
| aocety will hold their annual fair on
September &c, q, and &-John +. Calei
has retired from the feed business and dis
posed Of his stock and good will to c. II
Johannessen.-Ira and Lucy Calef are ex'
| pcCted back from Chicago next week.--It
! is expected by many that a new towr
house will be erected in this village this
| summertime G. A. r. Post will observe
7 Decoration Day this year with appropriate
/ exercises.-Cyrus II. Smith is suffering
severely with the shingles.-The Bapts
| church is undergoing extensive repairs
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. f.. Huntington leave
this week for West Lebanon n. H., wher,
u Mr., Huntington is to superintend the
erection Of Il store for George KILLING.
WILIIAMSTOWN.
This branch Of the Capitol Creamerie.
paid % cents per pound for March butter
/ In the absence of Mr.. Hawley, who is II
Smyrna, y. Y, with his father who is very
sick. A. D. Brown is in charge of the worl
At the creamery, with Henry Cross as as
sistant-Deputy Sheriff b. T.. Sibley ha:
lately had orders to foreclose five chatte
mortgages on the stock, farming and dair!
i tools and personal property on the farm
occupied by Edison s. Martin, and wi
/ sell the same on Wednesday, May Bird
near the premises.-Geo l.. Edison anC
! Charles NJ. Seaver were in Boston las
week buying goods.-And Odd Fellows
lodge Will he organized in town on Thurs
! day the 9th inst A large number OF mem
bers are expected from other lodges. ATTIC
the installation IL banquet will be furnish
ed by the ladies of the Woman's Relic
, Corps,-The following teachers have bee,
J engaged for the spring term of school No
!, Sarah f.. Ladd of Mortified; No.
Myra A. Seaver; No 3, Mary Il. Loom
of Mortified; No. 4, Mabel b. Stewart o
Berlin; No. ., primary, Mrs. Henry Wood
intermediate, Belle NJ. Hbbard gram
mar school, Mrs, Anna Nj. Franklin; No
g. Belle d. Smith of Cabot; No. 7, Belle j.
Robinson; No. 8. Amy Walbrdge: No. ?
upper room, Charles A. Webb of Bradford
lower room, Cora NJ. Lewis; No. 10, Sar
G. Durham; No. H., Susie Nj. Benedict
30. Il. Ida +. Covel; No. 49, Carrie V
Jackson. Arthur Simons has his new sho
on Construction ground up and shinE led
He will buid a house for his own us
during the summer-Chares NJ. ErsI5n
. found his house on fire in the Chambe
occupied by his hired man one day las
week. The fire was discovered on his re
turn from the creamery about noon, an
is supposed to have caught from a mate
thrown into a wooden Cuspidor containin
r Sawdust. a sharp fight by Mr.. Erskin
and wife saved the house from burning.
= TUNBRIDGE.
l Maj. Richard Smith who died at hi
, home in Chelsea Saturday, was for man
years "a resident of this town and assisto
, in organizing company e., OF the End VI
Regt., which he commanded until tn
close OF the Peninsula campaign of 1856
when ne resigned on account ofill-health,-
= George H. Colby, a native of this town
l died at his home in Dutch Flat, Calf, las
= Friday. He is said to have been a bacho
> lor and wealthy. A brother, II. b. Cobb.
, Is now at the poor house in Chelsea. d
, L.. T., Dean Of Lebanon, n. H., was n Wis
itor n town last week.-Will A. Clark ha
gone to Worcester. Mas, for a few day
Hon. Willard r. King is spending tn
! week In Boston and Vicsnity.-Mr. an
Mrs s. f.. Cilley returned from Mon
, pelier Thursday after Il short visit
CHELSEA
( Richard Smith aged rs years, who ha
l lived in town since 1891. died last Satul
day afternoon. lie formerly lived In Cabo
but came to Tunbridge some 30 years az
and spent about 80 years of his life ther
thence removing to Vershlre, where h
lived ten years He was chosen represer
tative from Tunbridge in 1856 and frol
{ Vershre in 1886. For some years he wa
: constable and collector in Tunbridg
| Three sons by a former wife, Emerso
hvinG in Fargo, North Dakota, Charlie
who lives in 'Tunbrdge, and Fred
Northampton, Conn, also second wifi
Ida Roberts) Smith with two childres