Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-29

transferred to the training ship Essex, at
Newport, r. l.
The annual meeting and election of Of
fcers OF Green Mountain Council No. Q,
Junior order United American Mechanics
was held on Monday evening at which the
following officers were elected: Councillor
II. c. Campbell; vice-councilor, H. l.. Hill;
recording secretary, A. ID. Silloway; as
sistant recording secretary, j. w. Sever
ance; financial secretary Geo. Il. Sillo-
way; treasurer, J. W. Severance; conduc-
tor, g. H. Wood warden, Allen Moore;
inside sentinel W. A. Baker; outside sem
tinel, f. NJ. Gray
w. NJ. Ordway of this city has brought
suit TO recover damages for an assault al
legged to have been made upon him last
week by n. p. Nichols. merchant at Mid
dleseX. The hearing is set for next We'd
nesday and will be held in Montpelier city
court.
BARRE.
! Work on the city building is now nearly
completed and the taxpayers of the city
are boa sting of the finest city building in
this section of the country. 1t includes the
postofflce city clerks office, council cham
Der. mayors office, court room. liquor
I agency assessors ROOM police station and
4 the upper story Is devoted to the use of
the opera house and theatrical men who
have been here to look at tho new house
say that it is the best and most modern
of any house in Northern New England.
WATERBURY.
EX-Gov. w p. Dillingham; was in town
Monday and stated that the contractors
had agreed to rebuild Bolton Falls dam at
Waterbury and would begin the work at
once. new dam will not be constructed
against the present structure but the old
dam taken out and new one constructed in
the same place.
/ a detachment of the I'D Cavalry, number
ing about three hundred soldiers camped
on the fair grounds over Sunday leaving
about half past seven Monday morning.
/ Dan Russ who has been attending the
indianapolis navy training school is home
| for a few days.
| Jesse Morse came very near being seri-
ously injured last Saturday evening. When
returning from Duxbury on his bicycle he
ran off the steep bank near the bridge but
excepting a few slight bruises he escaped
uninjured.
Children's day was observed at Knee
land Flats Sunday afternoon. The chill
dren, about 20 in number had prepared a
very interesting programme rejecting much
credit on the ladies who had trained them.
Rev. Mr.. Ladd delivered sermon to the
children.
The special village meeting which has
been called to again discuss the sewer
question will he held in July.
Kew l.. N. Wlllfnan VIII return tnlS week
and will conduct the services at the
Methodist church next Sunday.
The races which were to have been held
here yesterday and to-day have been post
poned until Thursday and Friday on aC-
count OF rain
Mrs. r.. NJ. Forest, who has been with a
daughter in Chicago for some time has re-
turned to Waterbury, She will sell her
residence and return to Chicago to hive.
/ Carl Foss has received an appointment
as postal clerk on the first division i'll New
England and has resigned his position at
the postoffice
Miss Pearl Randall has returned home
from Wellesley college to spend the sum-
mer vacation.
CABOT.
DIR. and Mrs. Wiswell have returned
from a four months trip on the Pacific
cOast-Mrs Sarah j. Morse is in Burling-
ton visiting relatives. Miss Julia Far
Cington is also in the same place.-The
resignation of the pastor of the congre-
gational church, Rev. II. l., Hartwell was
accepted at the church and society meet |
ing. Mr.. Hartwell has a call to PUNISHABLE. |
Mass.-The closing exercises of the schools
of the town were held at the town hall
last Friday afternoon. The hall was filled
to its utmost. To Hon. ]. +. Lamson, SUI
rerintendent of schools much credit is
due for his interest in school affairs.-AIss
Nellie Williams graduated at Johnson last
week. Her mother, Mrs. II. G. Williams,
attended the graduating exercses,-Missl
Pansy Smith graduated from ST. Johns
bury academy at its last commencemcEt.-
The Good Templars will hold a promenade
and supper at the town hall July T.
MIDDLEsEX
F. H. Daniels was run over by load
of hay last week.-W. II. II. Buck died
Thursday after several months of Illness.
The funeral was held Friday.-Dr. and
Mrs. Pierce returned Friday from a few
days visit In Johnson, Watervlle, Cam
bridge and Bakersiield.-Rev. Mr.. Bass, ,
presiding elder of the Southern New Eng
land conference. has been visiting his cIi
home, and preached Sunday for Mr. Ryan.
C. w. Densmore was quite badly huCt
Monday by being hit with a block while
loading blocks for the clothespn factory
Gertrude Norris has returned from her
visit to Franklin and Orleans counties
The old Pender house was burned last
week.
WAITSFIELD
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barber are away on
visiting trip to friends in Canada Miss
Carrie Greenes who has been teaching in
Florida for several years past. came home
last Wednesday for a summer vacation OF
a couple of months, which she will spend
with her mother, Mrs. f.. A. Boyce. She
w az accompanied vi UP fOTIn ny ner
friend MIS- Smith, who is stopping with
her at Mrs. Boycc s,-A son was bern
Wednesday, Jure 81, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo
Simonds,-Miss Alice Bushnell, who is
teaching in Hudson, n. Y. came last Sat
urday TO spend a two weeks yacat ton with
her parents Mr.. ana Mrs H. n. Bushnell
George Howe was in Proctor a few days
last week, returning Saturday.--O. NJ. Eat
on started on Monday on a carriage drive
to visit friends in Essex county New
York.-Miss Ida Fisher of Greenfield
Mass, former Waitsfield girl, Is visiting
friends In town this week.-A rather one
sided base ball game was played last Sat
urday between nine from Warren and
one from this place resulting in favor of
the Warren boys by a score of "a to o.
Miss Nina Newcomb returned last Satur-
day from st. Johnsbury, where she has
been the past six months attending the
st. Johnsbury academy.
NORTHFIELD.
The Rev. Walter Dole, Mrs. w. s. Wood
bury and Mrs. C. V. Kent will attend the
y. j. c. L. convention at Lynn, Mass.
next month as delegates OF the Universal
list church union of this place.
Court Senator Morrill,. Foresters Of AM
erica, was instituted in this place Satur-
day evening by State Organizer Hensy
Premier of Barre with the assistance of
delegations from the Graniteville and
East Barre courts. These officers were
elected and installed: G. r.. r. c. Jones;
S, G. r., George Duncan; s, W. George
Mccormick; j, w, Robert Redpath treas
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