Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-01


followed by a reception at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Donahue.
The marriage Of Oliver Value to Miss
Ida sheridan will take place at the ChurCh
Of the Holy Family Wednesday evening,
June Z, at 7:30 o'clock. Following the oere-
mony there will be reception at the
hore of Ma and Mrs. Joseph Labounty.
Mrs. W G. Stevens Of Ottawa is visit
ing Mr. Stevens mother, Mrs. Ellen Ste
vcns.
JERICHO CENTRE.
There is 10 be a musical festival at the
chuCch on Tuesday evening, June 18TH
consisting of Chorusos. solos, duets, quar-
tctts Instrumental selections etc. rem
dered by combined home talent, assisted
by several from other places. 1t is to be
given under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid society for the benefit of the carpet
fund most interesting and pleasing pro-
grlnime is being arranEed.-Miss Melana
Mclaughlin lied last Friday after long
ana painful illness from consumption of
the bowels. The funosal was held At tho
church last Sunday. and attended by a
large number Of sympa thizng friends.
The intcrm"nt was i'm the village Gene
terry. Miss Mclaughlin was very at
tractive young lady. esteemed and loved
by many friends and has borne her suffer
insS with christian fortitude and pa
tience.-'rhc Ladies' Home Missionary So
at MIS-. Fl. W. Pack1rds on Thursday of
this week.-,Jordan Bros. have had their
barn moved back forty feet have rails d
H. and are having lcw basement stables
built under it. The work is being done by
William Flynn and his mcn.-G. G. Bick-
neil IS going to have his horse barn moved
back and connected with his COW barn.
William Finn has taken the contract for
the joh.-MrS. &. r.. Hayward and baby
went to Ne~Sennes last week, called ny
the illness of her father and mother
Mrs. Larned and children of RcVidere
have been visiting her sister. Mrs. w. y.
Church.-Mrs. Austin Field has been very
poorly fcr the last week or two. but is
now better-Miss Louise G. Hunt VINO
has been boarding at II. II. Wilder's the
past few weeks. died quite suddenly last
Monday night Of internal hcmorrhaGe-.
Her brother, Mr.. Hunt Of st. Albans WAS
notified and came for the body. which was
taken to Fairfax for bural.-The Jericho
Centre band furnished the music at Tn
dcrhll for the Memorial day celebration.
They are also going to burlington in a
week or to furnish music for the For
esters' cclehration-Mr \. y. Warner.
the aged mother of Mrs. \. *. Morso, has
been very i'll the past few days threaten
ed with pneumonia. At present. howevo r.
she is much bettod.-Mrs. II. +. lIoVeY.
who has been spending the past few
months with her daughter in Springfield,
Mass. returned home Tuesday.
UNTINGTON CENTRE.
+ u. Cover and family moved to North
tnosburgh the first of the week. Tncy
have many friends in this community
who regret their departure.-About "a
couples attended the dance at the town
hall Tuesday evening-D. Z. Hanks is
moving into q. L. Congcr's tenement
house.-John Grace is moving into the
house vacated by d. +. Hanks Mrs O.
II. Ellis met with "A painful accident one
day last week by having a needle fly and
hit her in the eye. 1t is hoped nothing
serious will result from the accident
Miss Kate Ellis is worse again.
ESSEN CENTRE
commencement exercises at Maple Lawr
, Academy vii be held in the Coneregation-
f al church at Essex Centdc as follows
, Baccalaureate sermon, Rev. EdwarC
Hawes -. D.. of Burlington. Sunday
, June at s p. m Music by Essex June
. ton male quartette. Graduating eXer
cises Tuesday June at p. m. The cius:
have secured the services Of Miss Ida NJ
, Stanley, .thc well known vocal sooist
: Hence treat IS in store for all loN ers o
hne music.-Mr. and Mrs. Newell Story Of
, Nashville Vt, visited at a. +. faCn'
I worth's last WednAsday.-Mds Jane.
y, platt of Wnooski and Mrs. clara Parson!
l of liurliugton visited at Mrs. Bessie y
70 EarnSWOrth'S last ThurSday.-1lc Ntti'
i, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fay i. CClhiuE
vho has been very sick is somewhat bet
s ter.-Patriotic exercises were held in al
, the public schools on Monday afternoon
= The speakers wo!c, in School No. >, Er
: G. NJ Fcrrn; Nos. and ( united and th
spelker was w. +. Chapiu; NO ;. Butler
Corner. r.. + GarVin: No. 6, Essen Cen
= ire. j. W. White, Nos S and lo GeorS'
, Beocher.-Thc baccalaurcate discourse he
= fore the graduating class of the T.. c.
- last Sunday evening by Rev. r. J. Whit
!, of Undcrhil was "A mastcrly production
/ The text was from PHILIPPIANS, As
IoEESVIIJE
'O-> 10 '-'''''
Noah Preston died at his home in 30!
y, ton, two miles from TINS place last luea
- day morning at nine CLOCK OF cancer
: the neck. aged eighty years. Mr. iresto
- had been life long resident Of boltol
iG ""s Di h a''u i ','' ana vii hn n,iesfa n
Il large ci.cle of friends by whom he wa
highly esteemed. lie was in former year
VERY prom!uent in the business attaNS q
the town having once represented II i
the State Legislature. lie leaves on
. SEQ, William q. Preston ana tnse
- daughters, Mrs. james Foley, Mrs. Jane
:, Blair and Mrs. Walter Nertenhurg. Tn
funeral was held at ten O'Clock a, n
-. Thursday.-Mr Daniel Preston and so
. Carl eXrect to leave this week for low,
- their former home. Mrs. Preston VIII b
- gone month, while Carl Will RENAL
~ longer.-Mrs, j, a. Atkins and daushte
- Irene visited at Ma Crandalls TINS Weel
>, Memorial day exercises were observe
. by the school children Monday altoTnoo