Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-05


Friday and Saturday evenings by local
talent directed by Harley Ncwcomb, the
composer The gypsy shaker court and
childrcns dances and the action through |
out was remarkable, pleasing and fault !
lcsslY planned. The ladng soloists were
A. II. Beedle, Miss NJ Blanche Sparhawk,
Miss Grace Isamson, DR.. W. NJ. Kelly and
Missess Grace and Emma Bailey.
Saturday there came near being serious
result of peculiar accident at Connec-
ticut Corner, in Braintree. An old-fash-
stoned Gray cylinder ana separator was
heing used in +. G.. Wheelcr's barn to
thresh his wheat Leon Flint sat on the
frame over the cylinder as the last bag was
being run through a second time. 1t is
supposed that the speed was too high for
the cylinder, which exploded throwing
Flint IL feet. where he struck on pile
of straw. Pieces of wood and iron were
strewn over the barn. and some pieces
were thrown out into the yard "A distance
of Is feet. Strangely enough none of the
mon were injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Booth, who has been
at the Profile House in the White Noun
tains, during the season just closed. ar
rived home Monday. He will go soon to
Daurcl-in- the-P Pines at Lakewood, n. j.
Il. h. Snow, who came here from Bos-
ton several months since and opened an
ice cream saloon, has rented the Shows
Vile hotel and he and his wife took pos
session Tuesday
~ inc valley IHlr at fbTattleDOTO ldSI
week, George II. Temple received first
premium on creamery butter, scoring 9la
out of possible 100. Mr.. Temple has the
milk of nine other dairies besides his own.
i. c. Manchester, it is feared is now
steadily failing. lie is at Valley Fasm
with his parents and his own family, but
his condition lately has not warranted the
san guine hopes of friends for his recovery.
BRAINTRBE.
S,ta to Gun at no
last Of the week to visit her sister, Mrs.
i. Jones-Alrnon Morse of Randolph has
taken the John Kimball farm and took
possession the last Of the week.-Mrs..
George Brown AID daughter of West
Hartford visited at Mrs. Clara Browns
the first of the week.-Oscar Colburn, af-
ter spending a short vacation here, re-
turned the first of the week to Boston,
where he is serving as janitor in the
Youths Companion building.-Judson
Fits and wife and Mrs. f. II. Nichols
went on the excursion to New York last
week.-Tohn Kern has moved from the
Kimhall place to Bethel where he Is to
work TO- Mr. Dunham.-Rev. Mr.. Sturde-
want and wife returned home Saturday af-
ter a two weeks vacation Mr.. Sturde-
want having spent much of his time ut
the Congregational council session in Bos-
ton.
CHELSEA.
Mrs Carrie A. Cooke formerly Of this
town. was married on oct 1st to Arthur
Camp of Worcester, Nt.-HaCry j. Bell of
Iconinster. Mass. accompanied by sever
nj fellow hunters mas arrived III TOWN ior
his usual autumn hunting solouih. Mr,
Rell was formerly manager of The Bell
shoe company in Chelsea-Rev. Carl II.
Corwn Of Red Jacket, Mich, accompan-
icd ny MS Nlte ana INFANT daughter' ar
rived last Wednesday on a visit to his
parents, DR.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Corwln lie
I.,,t
was formerly located at GENEVA ~, pul
- "a C,,r,o.o,io oh,,scb Of 90
members in Red Jacket.-At last weeks
annual state convention Of the w. c. T.
L. at Barre Mrs. Ellen NJ. Corwin. was re-
chosen superintendent of the department
of Sabbath obsewvance-John r. Bacon,
G. +. Dickinson, II X. Darling, II. n.
) Mattison and H. q. Bixby have been APP
pointed local members of the Dewey re-
: ception committee.-The National Bank of
Orange county moved into its new quar-
ters at the north end of the Hall, Bacon
block last Saturday.-George f. Tracy
and his wife of 10 we'll, Mass, are visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Mary Tracy.
vrpctupE
Rev. G. b. Drake and FAMILY leave TINS
week for two weeks trip to Western
New York to visit relatives.-lt Is hoped
that services will be resumed at the Al
) vent chapel very soon.-Bernard jackson
} of Ludlow is visiting IN town LOT le"
! dnys-William Nation sold his stock OF
) cattle at public auction Wednesday the
9Th ult.--Rev. Burton Richardson occu-
pied the pulpit at the Congregational
church Sunday-Miss Hattie Daring is at
home for a short vacation. The house
owned by Lyman Porter at the upper
village IL being fitted up for occupation
} The special meeting held Mt the Mines
, during last week We're interesting and 1t
, is hoped will be continued several even
ings longer
1U1r11A,1cTou-I
The first entertainment OF the course
4 was given a the town hall last Satnr-
! day evening by the oxford Musical cluo
} of Boston. large audience was in at
, tendance and fully enjoyed the concert
given. The lecturers who are to appear
2 later are under the management or the
! guarantee of their ability to instruct and
, already engaged and que hotlce OF thelr