Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-16


store at Barre.-C. S. Leach was ,ip from
the Medical college to spend Sunday with
his parents.-Mrs. c. $. Page left for Bos-
ton yesterday for weeks visit with the
family of her brother Charles Fatch-C.
n. Novel; paymaster Of the b. and NJ. X.
r. and Mrs. John Hardy jr, of Boston,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the Phoe-
nix with Mrs. IIardys parents. Miss Mar
tina Sawyer accompanied them ana s Wis
itnE her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Il. d. Saw
yer
WORTHWHILE,
A very important purchase Of mill prop
ertN Is Just being conSummated whereby
Henry ~ Slayton, wholesale and retail
dealer in -four grain. etc, buys all Of the
Stafford mill property situated on Mil
street In this village, including grst IN II
ana wood working shUps.-The marin -e
of y. H., son of H. \. Slayton and Miss
Maud, daughter OF Roy. and Mrs. Il. ~
Kellogg was solemniZcd ut the Slayton
home at four O'Clock Tuesday afternoon.
The wedding ceremony took place there
instead of at the Congre gational parson-
age, because Of the Illness Of the younger
daughter of Rev. and Mrs Kellogg. After
short wedding trip the couple will make
their home at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. II. Griswold.-Dr w. A. Chase is
at home after prolonged ahsencc.-Z. II
Griswold is much improved from n severe
illncss.-Mr. browne Of Peabody. Mass,
father of George y. browne of q. Is Cur
rler q Co, Is in town.-T. w Ctton is
driving nineteen horses this winter He
expects three more about the first Of
March tn camp .ign the coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Utton returned here
from Connecticut last week. They Will
occupy their home on Maple street The
United Workers of the Congregational
church will n,eet and serve supper at their
Nestry on Friday afternoon.-Mr. and Nj s..
w. II. Robinson and daughter will gonext
week to visit friends in New York and
Philodelphia.--Mis Agnes Woodward is
lat home from Berlin. n. 1.-THE Mctho-
dist church will expect the return here of
their present pastor, Rev. NJ s. Eddy,
who has been here but one year.-Co d
weather, long continued has had its effect
upon the volume Of water in Lamoille
river. There Is an occasional consequent
letting up of that portion of the clectr c
plant that furnishes the street lightS.-On
Thursday the 2Sd Lamoille Grange will
entertain the Waterbury Grange. y din
ner will be served.-Huch Mccullough has
finished clerkng in D. n. Hutchinson's.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry CoWles have moved
to the Powers house where they will make
their home with Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Fish
Charlottesville gymnasium basket ball
team will go to st, Johnsbury Friday to
play a return game with the Y. NJ G. A.
1t is shown that in order to comply wit h
the law this town must turn over to the
State something like $3.50 representing
profit on liquor sales in the town agency
or that portion of profit which the Star
demands Those who are in the habit of
buying whine Il little because the stuff
wasn't sold for Il trfle less profit. -llarri-
son Dodges milk farm having been vacat-
led by Charles and Guy Herrck, Mr..
Dodge has moved back to his farm Mrs.
Fable George is quite sick with the grip.
nP 10 asst IL
est days of the season.--The town auditors
have completed their work on accounts
land the annual reports are in the hands
iof printers. Frank Small, a former clerk
in the Hall e Cheney drug store is clerk
ing in a drug store in Boston.-In spite of
the unfavorable weather conditions a
good number of the local Changers gath
cred at the home of George I. Smith
Thursday for their sixth anniversary din
ner.
VAUDEVILLE.
Nathan Leach is visiting in Canada. -
Miss Maud Parsons of Burlington Is visit
ing Mrs L. II. Shattuck. Mrs. Arthur
Howe of Hardwick is visiting her grand
mother Mrs. Russell.-Mr. and Mrs. l.. l..
Patterson of Fletcher visited Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. c. Pierce, rccently-Rev w. F.
, Stanley and wife of West Berkshire made
a short visit in town last week Mis- IS
Mabel Miller is spending a few weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. Will sherman at Nor
risville.-Mrs. Edward Maynard IS visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Mark Hebb at Jeffer-
sonvile-Mrs. Henry McKannon of Bur-
, hnSton visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncey Tiliotson last week.-Mrs.. Louisa
Parker and daughter of St. Albaus are
in town caring for Mrs. Parker's mother,
who IS sick.-James Fitzgerald of Fletche-
visited his brother Edward over Sunday.
JEFFERSONVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs. Merton Shattuck OF Fair
; field having spent several days at the
home Of their parents, Mir. and Mrs ]. W.
Green, returned home Monday-The mor-
curry registered 20 degrees below zero Sun
, day morning The will Of the late Chaun-
: Cey Warner was made public IN Hyde Park
, Monday.-Mrs. G. |. Cornell and daughter
| Damic, who has visited at II. NJ Cornell
returned to Holyoke, Mass, last Thursday
T The annual church rally and roll call OF
the Second CONGREGATIONAL church will e
held at the parsonage Wednesday even,
ing, Feb, 15.-The latest cases Of the grin
are MIR. and Mrs. +. A. Raymore, and
Miss Ida Gomo.-H. n. Cornell and family
are improving.
STOWE.
Mrs. W. Vt. Culver who has been at
. 'Cadys Falls caring for her father Nh
Peck, who is sick, came home Sunday
f.. II. Hitchcock of Westheld with his $ n
Harry is visiting his sister, Mrs. Alice \.
Raymond this week, on his way to Mont
. pelier-Inez, the young daughter of Will
: liam NJ. smith is dangerously sick with
2 pneumOnia.lt is only a few weeks Since
Z she had scarlet fever and had not fully
recovered from its effects when +hc w.
attacked with pnoumonia.-'rhere will be
"a special corps meeting Saturday after
q noon at q. A. r. hall at . o'clock-A
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs F,d-
l mund c. Wells Friday, February 10.--Thc
!, funeral Of j. =, Slayton was held at The
/ Methodist Episcopal church Wedne sd y
afternoon. On account OF the sickness OF
. the pastor Rev NJ. II. Ryan the services
? were conducted by Rev Nj. s. Eddy Mr.
Z Sllyton died at the home of his daughter
9 Mrs c. NJ, Watts after an illness of only
4 a few days lie had been an invalid toI
: about three years and in his enfeebed
i, condition was unable to cope with the
grip with which he was uttacked.--On tho
D same afternoon the funeral Of Mrs Han
! ma Collins was held al the home of hcI
! daughter, Mrs A. a. Kendall attended uy
Rev. T.. \. Munroe and Rev. S. T., Drew
!, of Waterbury. Mrs. Collins died in Barre
: Whe,e she lived with her daughter Mrs
G. III. Rathbum and the remains were
brought to Stowe for Intermediates. G.
y. French is very low with consumption
Mr.. and Mrs. George wilkins are boti
sick.-'The following is the report of Mo-
: COW school," taught by Bertha May
g lsham. Those having no marks We're; Net
: tie Moulton, Frances Clel Gland, Ethe
1 Shaw, Lillian Kendall. Maui Salies. Geo
8 Moody, Budd Warren, John Smith, Tn IN
l. as GrliIlths, Those absent but one daN
= were Clara Smith, Angie smith. GeorL'