Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-17


dam, n. v, are visiting at II. A.
I}ushcc's.-IIarlan BostwiCk and MIR.
Rice visited Mount Mansfield last week.
Tho public schools will open Monday,
August 2S.-Itcv. Mr.. Crawford of Willis
ton occupied the Methodist pulpit Sunday
in the absence Of Rev. J. y. Kolton, who
is attending a camp meeting in the north
paCt of the StatC-1hC band gave n CON
cert in Starksboro Friday night. The eff
fort to raise money to purchase new horns
promises success.-C A. Bates has return
Cd homo artcr a weeks Vist.-Mrs. y. ID.
Partch and laughter, Mildrod, nave gone
to New Haven, Conn, to visit Mrs.
! Celestia IiVcrmorc and will then go to
Watch Hill. II. l., and spend week with
Mrs. @. A. Milcr.--A commission appoint
Cd to settle the old canal question at the
north end of the village on Friday, award
ed l.. Sanctuary SlOc for his rights in the
same. This will he paid by the land
owners adjoining, and the caral will he
filled up f. Fiuney has been engaged
{" teach the fall ana whites terms of the
Huntington village school-One hundred
and tvcnty-siX dollars has been expended
on tho steele hill takiug dirt from the
top and filling i'm at the bottom. Inc
money was raised partly from the town
treasury. partly from the road commlS-
sioner's fund and partly ny subscription.
The cesldonts of Silver street Will cover
it with coat Of gravel from Buck HILL
Or. r. T. Hunt had a paralvtic shock
sunday while at S. G. Rays and is in n
critical CONDITION. He has been moved to
Lls home.
Sec Prindlc's Adv. in this number"
ESSEN JUNCTION
/ John H. Bates Of the firm of Read &
Rates, had his pockets picked while see
1lg relatives Off on the noon train Thurs
day. He lost his pocltetbook containing
about s7l. In entering the vestibule of tho
ST "a
crowded against him. minute after
Mr. Bates thought they had come too near
him and put his hard to the pocket where
the book had been and it was gone. Tee-
grams were sent to different stations and
a large party were out looking about the
village I'm the afternoon but nothing had
been heard of the pckpockots.
Mrs Spauding of st. Johusbury is visit
Ing Mrs. f.. l.. Fancuf
Miss Bcmice Drury is visiting in Bur-
lngton.
Mrs. H. D. Dr,ry and children are
Speeding two weeks in Randolph.
Mrs. Herbert Grodavcnt ana daughter.
Julia. have returned from a several weeks
visit in DanVile and with MIR. Grodavest
are boarding at Mr.. Deficits.
Charles Kelley in the employ of Nichols
& Parker while at work in the Fletcher
block Friday fell from a staging and
broke his left wrist.
several houses were broken into here
Friday night. among which were those of
Homer Wright, George ParmcleC, and
James Gddings. Those Of John Davidson
and y. y. Brownell are reported to have
been also. Small sums of money wore
taken from the first two places and things
were generally muSsed up and burned
matches scattered about in all of the
houses.
Mr.. and Mrs G. NJ. Huntley of West
ford are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.. Hunt
ley.
Miss Garlic Ferrn. Miss Eldora Hodges
Miss Minnie Donahuc and Miss Julia Jack
maH returned from Queen City Park sat
urday.
Mir and Mrs. l. T.. IIuntleY. Harold
TIuntlcy. Mr.. and Mrs r. l.. Nichols and
daughter went to MallcttS Bay Monday &c
spend two weeks.
Miss Ethel Bingham returned from VII
liston Saturday.
Miss I1ldora Hodges went to East Berk.
shire Saturday to visit her sister.
Miss stella Bowman Went to Northamp-
ton. Mass, Monday for u visit of several
days.
Mrs. George Partlow is visiting in John
son.
Alexander Corbet. ir, of the Boston
Globe is the guest of l.. Nj. Hays
George Flanagan of Rutland visited
friends here Tuesday
Tho Essex Junction Cornet Band serc
naGctl G. T.. Macomber who is visiting hi.
father, ID. H. Macomber Tuesday evening
y. l.. Davis of West Berlin. Conn, is a
ID. II. Maoombor's.
a larg" party from here were at Queer
City Park Tuesday.
Mrs. l.. II. Hopkins returned from n 81,
weeks visit with her brothers in Lansing
/, burg, Mich, and West Farnham. p @.
last night.
Rev. ID. .. owen of Central Park. New
York, has been unanimously invited tc