Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-09

T.. A. Hasseltine of this town.-Max l..
Powell of the Queen City was in town
Saturday attending the Ridley auction
David Whittemore had a stroke of pac-
alysis last Thursday. funeral of Ed
ward Burlburt was held from his late
home Sunday afternoon, Rev. l.. A. Bige-
How officiating. The bearers were George
Hurlburt William Hurlbugt, Noble Hurl-
burt and Roy Hurlburt. The burial was
in the village cemetery. Il. A. Hasseltine
had charge of the funeral arrange
ments.-The Bristol Manufacturing
company in their proposition to
the proposed casiot trust made it a vital
condition of the proposition that the plant
here should be maintained which means
much to this thrifty village, as this cas-
iket factory is one OF the largest in the
world 1t keeps six statesmen on the road
and employees Il large number in the pro-
iduction of caskets. The proposed trust is
TO be capitalized at twenty million-The
lardcnt was us free in Bristol Saturday as
the gospel ut Downing's meetings and the
partakers came from afar.-The Bristol
High school, class '99. will by request pre-
sent their drama THE Rough Rider in
Holley hall Wednesday evening. March
l5.-The Ladies Home Circle met
with Mrs. II. r. Hatch Wednesday after
noon.-tdward Hurlburt, who died Friday
WAS buried Sunday at p. m. from his late
residence.-The Ladies Home Circle SER
we'd dinner to the voters Tuesday.--G. r.
Orcutt has been housed with a cold since
his return from Dr, Clarks sanitarium
last week
c. w. Dunsbce of Proctor. formerly OF
Bristol. has gone on the road for the
Vermont Marble company as salesman.-
Farr. the Free Press hustler was here
Mordhy.-1own Clerk W w. Wilson is in
receipt of copy of the klondke Miner
dated December % from G. Il. Hanchett.-
fgts 1.Ng1y
hearsing for a play to be given in the
near futurc-N. D. Bissonette made II
visit to the Queen City Sunday he an
nual meeting of Libanus lodge +. and 4.
NJ, will b. held Monday afternoon MaCch
13 in the new hall.--Pat Maloney's troupe
We're greeted with a fair house Monday
night.-Eugene Narramore and wife have
again become citizens of Bristol--A. j.
Hoag has moved on to the d. w. Nash
farm in Nv Haven.-Charlcs /. Hatch,
wife and child of Waterbury are the
guests of relatives here foG a few d,ys.-
Three young men took the freemans ;
oath Tuesday.
Town meeting passed off very quietly.
There was no balloting all the officers be-
ing elected by acclamation.-Mrs +. II.
Daniels continues very feeble.-John Dan
icls expects to move back to his farm
soon.-The meetings at the Methodist
church are attended by large consrega-
tions. and the interest is increasing.
County Superintendent Y. c. Boyce VIII
hold public examination of teachers in
the graded school building next Friday
and Saturday.-Nearly "a foot of snow fell
here Tuesday and Tuesday night.-Nira
the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Lu-
thcr Purrinton is quite seriously ill.-Road
Commissioner Smith is busy breaking out
the roads and cleaning the streets and
sidewalks.
HANCOCK
Charles Higgins, an old and respected
resident of this town died March 1st aged
about so years of pneumonia.-Gcorgc Ba-
con has moved back to Braintree.-Mr.
Flint from Braintree has moved into tho
house vacated by George Bacon.-Willard
Higgins from Barnard was in town last
week to attend the funeral of his father
The home of Lyman ID. Rhodes sad
dened Thursday. Feb. 16. by the death of
their daughter, Lula May aged 10 years,
. months of la grippe, terminating in con-
gestion Of the lungs.
LINCOLN.
Rev II. l.. Story has been engaged by
Garfield Post as speaker for Memorial
Day.-A donation and oyster supper for
the benefit of Rev. NJ. w. Hale will be
held in Morgans hall Tuesday evening,
March 1ith.-Mrs Lucinda Murray who
has been spending the winter in Amster-
dam. n. Y. was called here Tuesday by
Mrs Farr is in a vorv criticnl condition
req Bryant was nome from Middlcbury
College over Sunday.
SOUTH STARKSBORO.
george U. Elllott ana fanny are s'ttlod
oH 'lie urlntoil ldrh Wilch thcy recently
purcHased-N after hlmhal is reported
l" nave purchased the place opposite the
furhtoh piacc follanSpec mas
nargalhcu lor Mrs Bcan pIace.-MrS II.
NlmpalI Is expected nome soon.-MrS.
Slephch 1ounS Is suffering from pdd
coIu'-fcttr Lafayette VINO 1eIl on an axe
IaSt week ana cut the cora OF ms ncei
Is dolhS as Well as couId pc expected
george t.4lott mas bought ana moved on
TO the farm on the four corners in
Jerusalem.-Henry Dwire has moved into
AilureW HaIiocks honse.-Mlsses Eva ana
Celia Sprague of H'nesburgh with ther
grandmother, Jenettc Norton are visiting
Uenrv Eorton,s in Iinco1n'-f;oorra Kove,
will move to South I-ncoln.-Frank Tart
has gone to the Gore to work in the mill
ooiiIirs - 'n"t
place near the four corners and that Ed
ward Follansboe will buy Mrs Beans
place.-Mr. and Mrs. Elcazar Shattuck
visited in Lincoln over Sunday,-The
| Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Eliza Orvs
last ThursdaY.-There will be young
peoples meeting at Daniel Sargents FRI
day evening of this week.
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