Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-28
ORANGE COU NTY.
RANDOLPH.

has been awarded by the graded school
trustees to Leighton Abbott, who was
graduated from the High school in the
class of last June. He will enter college
this fall. Arthur s. Bean, who has been
at the Waterbury asylum as attendant for
nearly two years, will also attend, com
pleting his course there. Howard Chidley
brother OF Rev. w. II. Chidley, will enter
the burlington High school to prepare for
college.
DR., l.. B. Allen, who is associated in
practice with Or. A. G. Bailey, is to be
married October to Miss Graca u. Mead
of Northfield.
Norman Nichols finished work Wednes-
day for the Central Vermont Railway
company, having rendered his resignation
several weeks ago. He has made an ex-
cellent record during his 30 years term of
service in the bridge department, which he
entered as common laborer in 1852, af
ter the big freshet Two years later he
became foreman of the bridge repairing
gang and has held that position for the
past Is years. He has had only one week :
vacation and lost very little time during
his long term of service. He is going to
take a good rest now and will visit his
son, CHARLES in New York awhile
The cooperative creamery paid 20l4 cents
for butter fat for the month of August.
and the c. Brigham creamery paid 20 S-5
cents for butter, less cents for making.
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He takes possession of his new purchase,
the Barre Telegram, Oct. LIST.
Jason Battles, father of Densmore and
Dana Battles Of Braintree, died Thursday
He was 76 years old and a much respected
citizen. The funeral was held Saturday
afternoon and interment was at the
Branch cemetery.
The funeral of George Il. Wood was
held Sunday afternoon from the home Of
his brother VIM S. Wood, Rev. w. n.
Chidley officiating. Music was by a
quartette composed of Misses C. Kate
Howard and NJ. Blanche Sparhawk and
A. H. Beedle and Or. w NJ Kelly The
body was brought from Bennington where
he died Friday, aged nearly 70 years. at
the soldiers home, which he entered for
the second time less than a month ago.
-Four brothers, VIM. S. Hazen and Ransom
of this town and Thomas L. Wood, the
well known librarian at Montpelier. and
three sisters. Mrs. Ellen Coville and Mrs.
Mary Goodwin of Randolph and Mrs. s. s.
Briggs of Brockton Mass. survive, and
all but the last named were present at the
funeral. A niece, Mrs. C. S. Paine of
South Randolph and two nephews. Clar-
ence Wood Of Barre and Henry Wood of
Willlamstown were also among the rela-
tivcs in attendance
Walter Woodward left Monday norninr
for Cambridge Mass, to enter the medical
department. of Harvard college as student.
Robert Morton left Monday for Boston to
enter the school of Technology
States Attorney Hale X. Darling has
been making Investigations in the North
Village lately for evidence of "old moon
shine" rumors of its manufacture there
having been circulated.
Mrs. Henry Ninton and daughter. Mrs
Davey with her daughter, Lucy, arrived
Monday at Hen. w. 3. Wallis for visit.
Their home is in Belvidere ILL.,
Miss Drake arrived from New York
Monday to assist in the millinery depart
ment of Bell Bros store. Miss Gertrude
1rerise is also with Miss Bell this season
Norman Nichols and daughters, Mrs
Edward Nichols and Mrs. f. c. Angel
and son are visiting relatives in New York
city for a week. Mrs. L. A Russlow and
baby and her mother, Mrs. p. f. Grow
Judson Fits and wife and Edward L.
Bass and wife also took advantage of the
excursion rates.
John Averil. who had been i'll for sew
eral weeks with pneumonia. and later
cholera morbus, died Tuesday on the
bearing farm In Giead, which he was car
rys, on. He was 90 years old and left a
wife, one son, Burton. employed in this
village. daughter, Lillian, who is mar
ried and lives in Bethel and two younger
daughters. The funeral will occur to-day
from the home.
BROOKFIELD.
w. c. Clark has been appointed one of
the n>arshas for Dewey day at Montpel-
ier.-Mrs. Julia Peabody has returned from
her visit to relatives in Ovid, n. Y.-Mrs
+. I. Sargent has gone to Rumney, \. H.
visiting.-Rev. r. II. Abercrombie is spend
ing his vacation in Lawrence. Mass-B.
w. Davenport of Topsham is working for
w. w. Sprague.-Petty thieves are operat-
ing in the east part of the town.. NJ
Angel has purchased a horse in Chelsea
to mate his and now has fine span.
TUNBRIDGE.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Fairbanks and Miss
Winifred Higgins of Worcester, Mass,
who have been guests of William A.
Clark, left here Monday afternoon for the
return trip to Worcester.-William Drew
Of Barre was guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Durkee, recently.-Miss Bcr-
tina Danforth who spent the summer at
Kittery, Me-, returned here last Thurs
were called to Windsor Friday by the
death of a friend.-Mrs. James p. Farm
ham of New York city came Saturday to
A. p, Farnham's for a few weeks stay.
Mrs. T.. NJ. Cilley, Miss Elsie Pearl,
William Pearl and Dyer Pearl, who have
spent several weeks in town as guests of
MIR, and Mrs. S. f. Cilley. returned to
their home in New York city Tuesday
Mrs. George S. Emery, Miss Ina C. Emery
and Fred A. Emery of Washington, D. c.,
who have been guests of i. ID. Monkey,
returned to Washington Saturday.-Mrs.
A. j. Wills returned from Boston last
week, after an absence of a few weeks.
CHELSEA.
Or. II. II. Hanks of New York city has
been recently visiting at Horace Y. Walk
er's on the West Hill.-An improvised ba Sc
ball club has been crossing bats with
the club at Tunbridge, the latter some
what reinforced with volunteers from
South Royalton. The result in each of
two trials has been adverse to the local
team hut the score was pretty close
Robert Is. Smith of Hooksett, n. H., where
he holds an excellent place as superinten-
dent of electric works, has been taking a
vacation on horseback through Vermont.
He was last week the guest of Col. II. o.
J3iXby with whom in former years he was
very intimate while he was attending
One Thousand Five ]
be given for the best