Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12
ORLEANS COUNTY
BARTON.
(Over looked lest week.


(Over looked lest week.
n. NJ Scott was the grand juror from
this place at County Court this term. A.
NJ. Tower Is the petit juror.-C. q. AL
drch visited his parents in Bloomington
last week. II. S. Green of Newport taking
charge of the Store.-H. p Baldwin has
gone to Cambridge. Mass, where he has
secured a position in furniture house.
Miss Jessie Gorham has returned from
Bethlehem, y. H.. where she has been
this summer working in the Mount Wash
layton hotel.--Thc item last week, stating
the number of head of cattle, sheep and
hogs shipped from this place since Jan. 1
by -. Blanchard should have read 1900 in
stead of 1S0.-Mrs. K. NJ CHRISTOPHER of
Cincinnati, o., is visiting her cousin. Miss
Alice Nelson.-The Methodists realized
about s25 from their harvest supper and
hash breakfast last Friday night and Sat
urday morning.-Mr. and Mrs. Meecham
of St. Johnshury drove to Barton last Fri
day on their wedding trip.-The nine
young ladies. who represented the Barton
ball club at the masquerade Saturday for
q group picture at WolcOttS studio last
Saturday.-Last Sunday was rally day at
the Methodist Sunday school; 167 name 5
were registered.-M Elizabeth Rich
mond of Burlington visited last week at
A. NJ. Towcr's.-Fred Conner has bought
the Hiram Fletcher place on Park street,
listed in the L. S. volunteers and eX-
poets to go to the Philippines.-C. II.
Blood and c. W. Tenney went last Friday
to LOwelltown, Me. where they will sperd
ten days hunting @. F.. Jewell is taking
Mr. Blood's place in the passenger depot.
o, II. Mossman and John Parker are also
in Maine. hunting along the ST. John
River-The band will be at Willoughby
Lake Wednesday to drill with the New
port division of Knights Of Tempar. Tho
band VIII accompany this orRariZa ton to
Montpelier on Dewey day.-Oscar Cook
will go to Denver Col, about the middle
Of October, where he will work in a do
partment store.-The 25th anniversary Of
the dedication of the Congregational
church was celebra ted with appropria TO
exercises at the church Friday afternoon
and evening, In the afternoon the follow
ing ministers took part: Rev. A. +. Ell
bridge OF Lowell, Rev. r. L. Sheaff of
Barton, Rev. C. II. Morse of North
Craftshury, Rev p. p. Fisk of Green's
boro and Rev. J. NJ. Dutton of Newport,
who gave a fine address on The place
Of the Layman in the local church" F. W.
Baldwin of this place read an interesting
paper giving the history of the church.
Supper was served at six o'clock in the
church dining room, about 175 being pres
emit In the evening letters were read from
the following eX-pastors: Rev. Geo. w.
Kelley, Rev. S. V. McDuffee, Rev. Law
renee Phelps. The address of the evening
was given by William A Robinson Of
MiddletoWn, n. Y. who took for his sub
| ject. The abiding and permanent in
! fiuences which centre in the Sanctuary
| Harry Grow has bought a helf interest IN
| C. c. Grows store.-The man from
| Greensboro Bend who tried to sell n Nj.
Scott four tubs of sand, each having a
two-inch coat of maple sugar frostinr,
learned that sand and sugar do not have
the same specific gravity and also that
honesty is the best policy."-Mrs. c. w.
Monkey and Miss l.. C. Coburne are to be
in New York this week on business -
Mrs +. l.. Barstow returned from Bos-
ton last week
Homer Hitchcock has moved to St.
Johnsbury. where he will work in the
Fairbanks foundvy.--Ernest Cass former
~ of this place and Miss Myrtle Reece of
sutton were married October A. at the
home of the bride. They vert to Bos-
ton on their wedding trip.-Thc oath an
nual reunion of Co d, 9Th Vermont volun-
teers, was held here at G. A. r. hail, Oc-
tober ,, IA members being present At the
business meeting in the afternoon the fell
lowing officers We're elected: President
w. II. Drumming of Barton secretary. A.
J. Miller Of Newport. executive commit
tee, A. j. Miller and wife. 1t was voted
to hold the next meeting at the home of
A. J. Miller at Newport. Resolutions were
passed on the death of s. S. HuntleY. A
chicken pie supper was served by the
quimby Relief corps. Those who took
part at the evening exercises were Miss
Bertha Stickney of Newport Center, A j
Miller, e. II. Nye of Bradford. F. j.
Knapp of Cabot.-Paul Bedford two.
YEAR old son of l., j, Bickford, died OF
meningitis last Thursday The funeral
was held Saturday, Rev Mr.. Douglass Of
ciatng. Charles Hamblet and wife Of
East Berkshire went Wednesday to at
tend the marriage of Miss Mildred Aler
and Mr. Richard w. Paul,-Frank Tower
Is laid up with a dislocated knee.
NEWPORT.
w Ic. Kipp has moved from the Aring.
ton block into tho basement of the New
land block where he will carry on the
tailoring business Mrs. A. D. Beede has
returned from Barton Landing where she
has been visiting her overwhelmingly
Shorey has gone to Montreal to work IL
sale stable.-Chas Enor has gone to St
Johnsbury to school-H, l.. Doyle Of St
Johnsbury formerly of this place has
moved back here into one of II. H. Cas-
wells tenements.-Oscar Cook has sold
his interest in the drug business formerly
known by the firm name Of Davis e Cook
to Mr.. Livingston, formerly clerk for a
L. Wadleigh. Mr.. Cook has secured a posi-
ton in Il store in Denver Coll where he
will go about oct 15th-T. II. Stewart OF
washington WHO mas spent tnt summer
here with his brother, f.. A. Stewart has
gone to Boston. He intends to visit i,
the West before returning home.-Mrs. l.
Burt of St. Johnsbury and Mr. II. Moore
are visiting their sister, Mrs o, b. Gould
Rev. Mr.. Robertson of Middletown, n
Y, recently visited his niece, Mrs. Tim
othy Hinman.-The Orleans County Cour
was kept busy several days in trying Les
lie Banmlster of Jay, The first case wal
of furnishing liquor ia gang of mon a
work on the highway. He was found
guilty. his second case was for an assault
on one Chaffy of Jay last March. TIT
: jury rendered verdict Of guilty, Hi
} third case was for an assault on his bro
Their George, in which he was acquitted
The present case is State VS.. Fred Du
charme for manslaughter,-M Maynard Skin
ncr clerk for True and blanchard Com
rany, and Miss Eva Richmond daughte'
of Mr.. and Mrs. X Richmond OF TIM